Thomas Ebenezer STUBBS

Regimental number24415
Date of birth14 February 1895
Place of birthPalmerston North
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStudent
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 11.5"
Weight160 lbs
Next of kinFather, William Stubbs, 30 Church Street East, Palmerston North
Previous military serviceServed in School Cadets.
Enlistment date3 April 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Navua on 16 February 1917
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialPoelcapelle British Cemetery (Plot XXVIII, Row C, Grave No 9), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Ada Louisa Stubbs, 'Kade', Ohaupo Road, Hamilton
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 15 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 April 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Proceeded overseas to France, 4 June 1917; joined 2nd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 27 June 1917, and posted to D Company.

Detached to Brigade School of Instruction, 30 July 1917; rejoined unit, 7 August 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 31
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7880963