Sapper

Thomas John Eccleston

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of William Alfred and Kate Eccleston, of New South Wales; husband of Ellen Eccleston.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
37643
Name:
Thomas John Eccleston
Rank: 
Sapper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Ellen Eccleston (wife), Broadway, Reefton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Goldminer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Engineers, Tunnelling Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of sickness
Date of Death:
13 March 1918
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Engineers Tunnelling Company
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
26 April 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 84
Vessel:
Turakina
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
H. 23.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Thomas John Eccleston
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