THATCHER, Henry Lane
(Service number 7/2162)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Lance Corporal |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | |||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs J. Thatcher (mother), Woodbury, Geraldine, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 9th Reinforcements Canterbury Mounted Rifles, C Squadron | ||
| Date | 8 January 1916 | ||
| Transport | Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Infantry Regiment | ||
Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 16 August 1917 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Ypres, Belgium | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Prowse Point Military Cemetery, Commines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Geraldine Church Memorial; Geraldine War Memorial; Woodbury War Memorial | ||
Biographical Notes
Henry Thatcher was the son of Mrs. J. E. Thatcher, of Woodbury, New Zealand, and the late John Thatcher.
The 1913 Timaru Technical School roll book lists Henry was studying "arch. drawing", giving his occupation as carpenter and his address as 21 Gray Road (Timaru).
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database, August 2013, CWGC; SCRoll web submission from Julie James, Mountainview High School, 23 March 2015
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Lois Shears, SC branch NZSG
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