BRIEN, Thomas
(Service number 60980)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 16/01/1879 | Place of Birth | Hilton, South Canterbury |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | C/o A. P. KELLAND, Waitohi Road, Rural District | ||
| Occupation | Farm hand | ||
| Previous Military Experience | |||
| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Miss Kate O'BRIEN (sister), Hilton | ||
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 | 30th Reinforceents, F Company | ||
| Date | 13 October 1917 | ||
| Transport | Corinthic | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Liverpool, Merseyside, England | |
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Military Awards
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| Service Medals | British War Medal; Victory Medal | ||
Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | Age | 74 years | |
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| Place of Death | |||
| Cause | |||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Geraldine Cemetery | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Thomas BRIEN was born at Hilton, the son of Irish parents, James BRIEN and Margaret née LEARY.
Sources
Cenotaph Database [17 July 2015); Timaru Herald, 2 August 1917, 29 May 1919 (Papers Past) [14 September 2014; 17 July 2015]
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