Sidney Edward THOMAS

Regimental number23/296
AddressStafford Road, Northcote
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMother, Mrs F Thomas, Stafford Road, Northcote, Auckland
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 10 October 1915
Final rankCorporal
Final unit1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 16 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row A, Grave No 25), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick and Florence Thomas, Auckland
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/1st NZRB