Thomas SNOWDEN

Regimental number12/2121
Date of birth8 December 1875
Place of birthMangonui, North Auckland
ReligionNo religion
OccupationBushman
AddressKaeo, North Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation39
Height5' 5.5"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinBrother, Ivan Snowden, Kaeo, North Auckland
Previous military serviceKaeo Rifle Club
Enlistment date7 January 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 4th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 21 Willochra on 17 April 1915
Final rankPrivate
Final unitAuckland Infantry Battalion
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 11), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Brother: Henry Snowden, Kaeo
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Joined unit at Gallipoli, 8 June 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915.

Board of Enquiry, held at Moascar Camp, Ismailia, 16 January 1916, concluded: 'Missing, believed dead, on or about 8 August 1915.'

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Fourth
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7819771