Alfred THOMAS

Regimental number27393
OccupationWool classer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Thomas, 33 Kent Street, Sydenham, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 17th Reinforcements, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 64 Devon on 25 September 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 17 August 1918
Age at death from cemetery records24
Place of burialBagneux British Cemetery (Plot IV, Row C, Grave No 24), Gezaincourt, nr Doullens, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Sarah Thomas, 10 Cotterill Street, Addington, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 41, p. 21