Thomas Charles BILBY

Regimental number10/1185
Date of birth1 April 1875
Place of birthLyttleton
OccupationLabourer
AddressGreytown
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation39.6
Height5' 7.5"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Catherine Bilby, Main Street, Greytown
Previous military serviceGreytown Rifles (10 years); 17th Ruahine Regiment
Enlistment date26 October 1914
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationRQM-Sgt
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 2nd Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on 14 December 1914
Final rankQuartermaster Sergeant
Final unit17th Ruahine Company, Wellington Infantry Battalion
FateCommenced return to New Zealand
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Willochra', 25 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 30 October 1915; discharged (no longer fit for active service), 26 February 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 129 days (of which 321 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Second
Date of death28 April 1965
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22276198

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