Private

Thomas Stanley Metcalf

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Mary Metcalf, of 22 Victoria Rd., Whitehaven, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Biographical Notes:

Thomas Metcalf's birth is shown as being registered in July-September 1890 whereas the date of birth given in his service record is 30 August 1889.

Public Contributions:

Private Thomas Stanley Metcalf, N.Z.E.F. Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion (Service No. 8 / 1575) - Thomas Stanley Metcalf was the third son of William and Mary Metcalf and was born at Whitehaven, Cumberla... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
8/1575
Name:
Thomas Stanley Metcalf
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Birth - Unverified:
1889 or 1890
Place of Birth:
Cumberland, Whitehaven,
Next of Kin: 
William Metcalf (father), 22 Victoria Road, Whitehaven, Cumberland, England
Date of Enlistment:
20 December 1914
Enlistment Address: 
Waiwari Road, Toko, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Employer:
Self, Waiwiri Road, Toko, Stratford, Taranaki
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
17 September 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 17
HMNZT 18
HMNZT 19
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. B. 25.
Cemetery Location: 
France
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