DOWTHWAITE, Thomas William
(Service number 80057)
| First Rank | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 02/02/1898 | Place of Birth | Waimate |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Box 47, Waimate | ||
| Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | |||
| Next of Kin | Mrs J. DOWTHWAITE (mother), Box 47, Waimate | ||
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 | 41st Reinforcements, F Company | ||
| Date | 27 July 1918 | ||
| Transport | Ulimaroa | ||
| Embarked From | Destination | ||
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Military Awards
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Award Circumstances and Date
No information
Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 30 April 1988 | Age | 90 years |
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| Memorial or Cemetery | Cremated; ashes interred Hamilton Park Cemetery, Hamilton | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | |||
Biographical Notes
Thomas William Dowthwaite was the son of Elizabeth Louisa (Lizzie, née Skevington) Dowthwaite. He was probably educated at Waimate. His brother Samuel Joseph Dowthwaite also served in World War I. Thomas married Agnes Henderson in 1924.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [04 April 2020]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [April 2020]; Hamilton Park Cemetery burial record (Hamilton City Council) [07 April 2020]
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