James Henry THOMAS

Regimental number14903
OccupationFireman
Next of kinFather, W J Thomas, 143 Colombo Street, Spreydon, Christchurch
Rank on embarkation2nd Lieutenant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Waitemata on 19 January 1917
Final rankLieutenant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 4 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBeaumetz Cross roads Cemetery (Row E, Grave No 1), Beaumetz-Les-Cambrai, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: W.J. and M.A. Thomas, Ashburton
Other detailsEx Samoan and 14th Reinforcements
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 31

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