Thomas William HAYNES

Regimental number32849
Date of birth13 October 1892
Place of birthWaimate
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationPloughman
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23.6
Height6' 1"
Weight162 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jessie Haynes, Waimate
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 July 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 19th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 November 1916
The Infantry component of the 19th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Jessie Pearcy Haynes, Hook, South Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 15 November 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 January 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 1 March 1917.

Admitted to 18th General Hospital, Camiers, 30 March 1917 (mumps); discharged to Base Depot, Etaples, 19 April 1917.

Joined 4th Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 25 May 1917, and posted to A Company.

Reported missing, believed wounded, 12 October 1917.

Court of Enquiry, 25 April 1918, concluded: 'Killed in action, 12 October 1917.'

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 45, p. 17
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 File 16793515

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