Private

Thomas Forbes

Served As: 
Thomas Ford
Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Mrs. Rose M. Forbes, late of Sydenham, Christchurch. Born at Christchurch. Served on the Western Front, 1916-17.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
15513
Name:
Thomas Forbes
Served as:
Thomas Ford
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
10 August 1888
Place of Birth:
Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A Ford (Forbes, mother), c/o Mrs Pascoes, Ticehurst Road, Lyttelton|Mrs Rose M Forbes (wife), 196 Brougham Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
Religion:
Presbyterian
Date of Enlistment:
28 March 1916
Locality on Enlistment: 
St Helens, Hamner
Place of Enlistment: 
Trentham, Wellington, New Zealand
Marital Status on Enlistment: 
Single
Marital Status on Death: 
Married
Occupation on Enlistment:
Musterer
Employer:
Mr Turton, St Helens Station, Hamner
Armed Force: 
NZEF
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
18 November 1918
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 July 1916
Transport:

HMNZT 59
HMNZT 60
Vessel:
Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Block 36. Lot 49.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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