Lance Corporal

Thomas Charles Spence

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of the late Thomas and Elizabeth Spence. Native of Dunedin.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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There are no public contributions written for this casualty

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
8/701
Name:
Thomas Charles Spence
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Thomas Spence (father), 26 Cutten Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
26 Cutten Street, Dunedin, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action, at Quinn's Post
Date of Death:
01 May 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 5
HMNZT 9
Vessel:
Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
75
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Thomas Charles Spence
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