Lieutenant

William Alfred Thomas

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Joydah Edward Thomas, of Glenedon, Auckland, New Zealand, and the late Alice Helena Thomas; husband of Edith Alice Thomas, of 5, Abbott's Rd., Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand. Served in the South African Campaign.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
18896
Name:
William Alfred Thomas
Rank: 
Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Jordah E. Thomas, J P (father), Houhora, Mangonui, Northland, New Zealand|Mrs Edith A. Thomas (wife), Essex Road, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Houhora, Mangonui, Northland, New Zealand|Unknown
Occupation on Enlistment:
Settler|Settler
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
02 February 1917
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
40
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

New Zealand Contingent
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Places of Embarkation:

Auckland, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 59
HMNZT 60
Vessels:

Cornwall
Waitemata or Ulimaroa
Destinations:

East London, South Africa (13 March 1901)
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
K. 43.
Cemetery Location: 
France
William Alfred Thomas
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