Thomas Handley RAE

Regimental number12/3453
Place of birthHerekin
OccupationClerk
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Rae, Hikutaia, Thames
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 37 SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unitB Company, 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 4 November 1918
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialLe Quesnoy Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row A, Grave No 23), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Anne Rae, Beresford Street, Pukekohe
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 17