THOMAS, Alfred John
(Service number 76981)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | H. THOMAS (father), Temuka | ||
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 | 40th Reinforcements, E Company | ||
| Date | 10 July 1918 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | Plymouth, Devon, England | |
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| Last Unit Served With | Canterbury Regiment | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 17 May 1951 | Age | 63 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Alfred John Thomas was one of three sons of Henry and Agnes (née Whittington) Thomas, of Temuka, who served in World War One. Along with his siblings Alfred attended Temuka School.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [05 November 2016]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [04 November 2016]; School Admission records (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [04 November 2016]; Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland, headstone transcription (South Canterbury Branch cemetery records) [04 November 2016]
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