Captain

Barney William Thomas

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Husband of Mary Thomas, of Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
5273
Name:
Barney William Thomas
Rank: 
Captain
Date of Birth:
30 June 1914
Place of Birth: 
Marton, Manawatu, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs M.M. Thomas (wife), C/o Mrs A. Thomson, Waihi Road, Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
C/o Mrs Hillme, Preston Street, Eltham, Taranaki, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Research chemist
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry, 25 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
26 September 1944
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
30
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 January 1940
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
V, B, 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
Barney William Thomas
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