Regimental number | 12/2858 |
Address | PO Box 115, Hamilton |
Marital status | Single |
Next of kin | Father, Joseph Thornes, PO Box 853, Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 6th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board Willochra on |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | 1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Joseph and Tamar Amy Thornes, 231 Parnell Road, Auckland |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Sixth |
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