Thomas LOCKETT

Regimental number6/1901
Date of birth20 February 1877
Place of birthVictoria, Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Mrs Cockle, 41 Theodosia Street, Timaru
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation37.11
Height5' 11.5"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinFather, James Lockett, Tarnagulla, Victoria, Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitCanterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 7 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 13), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: James Edwin Lockett, Waanyarra East, Tarnagulla, Victoria, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined Bn, Gallipoli, 8 July 1915.

Wounded in action, and left firing line, 7 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'No further evidence'.

All enquiries made in England and Egypt: no avail

Now, 20 March 1916: 'Wounded and missing, believed to be dead, on or about 7 August 1915.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 10920177

Print format