Charles Ernest THOMAS

Regimental number14505
Place of birthAshburton
OccupationGrocer's assistant
Next of kinFather, John Thomas, Coromandel
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 14th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 26 June 1916
The Infantry component of the 14th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Maunaganui' and 'Tahiti'. It is not possible from the Nominal Rolls to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 12 November 1916
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialY Farm Military Cemetery (Row F, Grave No 20), Bois Grenier, nr Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Phoebe Thomas, Coromandel
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 34, p. 3

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