Thomas Joseph HISTEN

Regimental number14104
Date of birth1 January 1896
Place of birthTimaru
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationFarm hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29.2
Height5' 4.75"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinFather, Dennis Histen, Factory Road, Temuka
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date8 March 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 5th Reinforcements to 3rd Battalion, G Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Place of burialTyne Cot Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row A, Grave No 17), Zonnebeke, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: Mr & Mrs D. Histen, Factory Road, Temuka, Canterbury
Family/military connectionsBrother: 62994 Pte Denis Patrick HISTEN, Otago Infantry Regiment, returned to New Zealand, 2 April 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 26 June 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 22 August 1916; marched into Sling Camp, 23 August 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 27 February 1917; marched into NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 1 March 1917.

Admitted to 24th General Hospital, Etaples, 6 March 1917 (injured toe); discharged to Base Depot, 21 March 1917.

Joined 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 25 May 1917.

Wounded in action, 7 June 1917 (gun shot wound, left thigh), and admitted to 9th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to No 1 Canadian General Hospital, Etaples, 8 June 1917; discharged to NZ Base Depot, 4 July 1917; rejoined unit, in the field, 4 August 1917.

Detached to 2nd Company, NZ Machine Gun Corps, 30 September 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 35
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 18048380