Thomas Whightman STRONG

Regimental number49120
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs J Strong, Titoki, Whangarei
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 27th Reinforcements (First Draft), Auckland Infantry Regiment, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Tahiti on 12 July 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 2 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 22), nr Bapaume, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Elizabeth Strong, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 13