THOMAS, Alfred John Cyril
(Service number 14167)
| First Rank | Lance corporal | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 11 July 1895 | Place of Birth | Temuka |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Gammack Street, Temuka | ||
| Occupation | Cabinet maker | ||
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| Next of Kin | Wilson THOMAS (father), 89 Gamack Street, Temuka | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Rifle Brigade | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 5th Reinforcements, 3rd Battalion, G Company | ||
| Date | 26 June 1916 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti ot Maunganui | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
| Date | 21 January 1967 | Age | 72 years |
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Biographical Notes
Alfred John Cyril Thomas was the second son of Wilson and Delcy Ann (née Hooper) Thomas. He was educated at Winchester and Temuka schools. A. J. C. Thomas returned to New Zealand on the Maunganui in June 1919. He married Alma Lily Hellier in 1924. His younger brother, Gordon Forest Dean, died of disease on 5 September 1918 at sea on his way to the UK, just 20 years old
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 March 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [18 March 2018]; School Admission record (South Canterbury Branch NZSG) [18 March 2018]; Timaru Herald, 16 June 1919 (Papers Past) [17 March 2018]
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