Private

Ben Thorn

MM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Ben and Jessie Thorn, of Seddon Avenue, Waihi, New Zealand. Also served in Egypt.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
23/301
Name:
Ben Thorn
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Ben Thorn, senior (father), Waitete Road, Waihi, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Wharepoa Road, Waihi, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Medical Corps, 1 Field Ambulance

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action on Menin Road
Date of Death:
20 November 1917
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
09 October 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 30
HMNZT 31
HMNZT 32
HMNZT 33
HMNZT 34
Vessel:
Maunganui or Tahiti or Aparima or Navua or Warrimoo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Ben Thorn
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