Thomas James HEALD

Regimental number24/464
Place of birthKaiapoi, Christchurch
AddressAwarua Plains
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, E J Heald, Awarua Plains, Southland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Tahiti on 10 October 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot XI, Row D, Grave No 6), Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edmund and Ellen Heald, Wrey's Bush, Invercargill
Family/military connectionsBrother: 24/1071 Lance Corporal Edmund John HEALD, 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, killed in action, 12 October 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: B Company/2nd NZRB