Charles Ernest THOMAS

Regimental number3/118A
Date of birth31 January 1864
Place of birthIndia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMedical Practitioner
AddressTimaru
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation50
Height5' 5.75"
Weight144.5 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs C E Thomas, Sophia Street, Timaru
Previous military service3rd London Field Ambulance (1885-1888); Timaru Port Garrison Volunteers (1891-1911); South African War (1900-1901)
Enlistment date16 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNot stated
Rank on embarkationLieutenant-Colonel
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Medical Corps (Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on board HMNZT 8 Star of India on 16 October 1914
Final rankLieutenant Colonel
Final unitNew Zealand Medical Corps
FateKilled in Action 28 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records50
Place of burialEmbarkation Pier Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No 17), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Son of H. Thomas, Devon, England; Wife: Mildred Thomas, Timaru
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, December 1914.

Killed in action, 28 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Medical Corps (MBFA)/Main Body

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