Thomas MARKS

Regimental number6/4303
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs R Marks, 416 Cashel Street, Linwood, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Details (to make up shortages in 10th Reinforcements), Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
Members of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 49 'Maunganui' and HMNZT 50 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 10 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord) (Plot II, Row E, Grave No 589), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Robert and Alice Marks, 42 Albert Street, Linwood, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 28

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