THOMAS, Alexander Frederick
(Service number 13/465)
| First Rank | Trooper | Last Rank | Trooper |
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Birth
| Date | 1 March 1892 | Place of Birth | Hairini |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | 12 August 1914 | Age | 23 |
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| Address at Enlistment | Hairini, New Zealand | ||
| Occupation | Farm Hand | ||
| Previous Military Experience | C Squadron 4 M R, | ||
| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | F.C. Thomas, Paeroa, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Auckland Mounted Rifles | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Star of India or Waimana | ||
| Embarked From | Auckland, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Auckland Mounted Rifles | ||
Military Awards
| Campaigns | Gallopli | ||
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| Service Medals | 1914-15 Star | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 6 August 1915 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru; Timaru South School WW1 Memorial plaque | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Frederick Campbell Thomas and Margaret Ann Thomas, of 99, Richmond Rd., Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database, August 2013, CWGC.
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