Trooper

William Evans Thomas

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Husband of Mrs. J. E. Thomas, of 1, Sawyers Creek Rd., Greymouth. Served in Egypt, 1915, and at Gallipoli.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
13/960
Name:
William Evans Thomas
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Miss Maud Chignell (sister), Y.W.C.A., Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
The Lions, Wellesley Street, Auckland, New Zealand
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Auckland Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
24 May 1916
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
47
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Main Body
4th Reinforcements
Places of Embarkation:

Auckland, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessels:

Star of India or Waimana
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destinations:

Suez, Egypt
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Ang. Block F, Row 9, Grave 33.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
William Evans Thomas
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