Thomas TELFORD

Regimental number13132
Date of birth31 July 1873
Place of birthVictoria, Australia
OccupationBushman
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 5"
Weight149 lbs
Next of kinBrother, W Telford, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia; Friend, T Mills, Commercial Hotel, Wanganui
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date18 January 1916
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 53 Navua on 6 May 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of disease 2 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records44
Place of burialCodford St Mary New Churchyard (Grave No 32), Wiltshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Mary Telford, Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked 6 May 1916; disembarked Suez, Egypt, 22 June 1916.

Embarked Alexandria, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916.

Marched out from Sling Camp and proceeded overseas to France, 20 August 1916; marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 21 August 1916.

Posted to B Company, 3rd Bn, 3rd New Zealand Rifle Brigade, in the field, 14 September 1916.

Wounded in action, 15 September 1916; admitted to No 13 Casualty Clearing Station, 23 September 1916; transferred to 1/3 Northampton Field Ambulance, 25 September 1916; left No 12 General Hospital, Rouen, for England, 28 September 1916; admitted to No 3 Stationary Hospital, England, 30 September 1916; transferred to NZ Convalescent Hospital, Hornchurch, 8 December 1916; admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 1 February 1917 (pneumonia).

Died, No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 2 February 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 25
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7824802

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