DAVIE, Thomas Howden
(Service number 49609)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | 29/01/1897 | Place of Birth | Gapes Valley, Geraldine |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Gapes Valley, Geraldine | ||
| Occupation | Ploughman | ||
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| Next of Kin | G. Davie (father), Gapes Valley, 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 | 26th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company | ||
| Date | 9 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Devonport, England |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 2 July 1960 | Age | 63 |
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| Place of Death | Timaru | ||
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Timaru Cemetery | ||
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Biographical Notes
Thomas Howden Davie was the fourth son of George and Sarah Jane (née Howden) Davie. He was educated at Gapes Valley and Skipton schools.. In 1923 he married Henrietta Winifred Ryan. .
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database {10 February 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of internal Affairs) [10 February 2018]; Timaru Cemetery headstone image (Timaru District Council) [10 February 2018]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [10 February 2018]; SCRoll web submission from J Waters, 11 December 2014 & 29 January 2015
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Tony Rippin (South Canterbury Museum)
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