James THOM

Regimental number27625
Place of birthRothiemay, Scotland
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinSister, Mrs Oliver, Palmerston, Otago
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Pakeha on 23 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 October 1918
Place of burialRibecourt Road Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave No 3), Trescault, Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs Annie Thom, 24 Harrow Street, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 17

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