Thomas OXLEY

Regimental number10/461
Date of birth5 July 1894
Place of birthHobart, Australia
Other NamesThomas Claude
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarmer
AddressMarton
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20.4
Height5' 4.5"
Weight148 lbs
Next of kinErnest Blair, c/o Mrs E Blair, Wellington Road, Marton
Previous military service'A' Company, 7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unit7th Wellington West Coast Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 22), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Annie Oxley, Colebrook, Tasmania, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 21383212