Regimental number | 10/3694 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Takapau |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Farm hand |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 147 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Thomas Paget, Waipukurau |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Trentham |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on |
Final rank | Private |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 6), Belgium |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Samuel Francis Thomas and Nielsine Paget, Takaperu Road, Waipukurau, Napier |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Wellington, 8 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 12 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria for France, 9 April 1916. Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 20 July 1916 (diarrhoea); rejoined Bn, in the field, 8 August 1916. Reported wounded in action, 4 October 1917. Court of Enquiry subsequently declared fate to be 'Killed in action, 4 October 1917'. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 21 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805 |
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