Thomas Leal WARNOCK

Regimental number10/613
Date of birth21 January 1892
Place of birthSouth Otago
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationMill hand
AddressWaituki, Taringamotu
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.7
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, Robert Warnock, Catlins River, Otago
Previous military serviceBruce County Rifles (3 years)
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNew Plymouth
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankCompany Sergeant Major
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs Robert Warnock, Catlins River, Otago
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli Campaign, 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 7 August 1915 (gunshot wound, left shoulder); admitted to HS 'Cawdor Castle', Mudros, 26 August 1915; transferred to No.2 Western General Hospital, Liverpool, 17 September 1915; discharged to furlough, 15 October 1915; marched into Base Depot, 3 November 1915.

Proceeded overseas to Dardanelles, 18 November 1915.; rejoined unit, Anzac, 7 December 1915.

Disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 29 December 1915 (general Gallipoli withdrawal).

Appointed Lance Sergeant, 1 February 1916.

Posted to 2nd Battalion, Wellington Regiment, 1 March 1916.

Appointed Sergeant, 3 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 9 April 1916.

Admitted to No.1 Convalescent Depot, Boulogne, 4 August 1916 (venereal disease, gonorrhea); transferred to No.18 General Hospital, Camiers, 5 August 1916; discharged to Details, 19 August 1916.

Marched into NZ Infantry and General Base Depot, Etaples, 20 August 1916.

Rejoined unit, 24 August 1916.

Appointed Warrant Officer, Class II, 27 August 1916.

Appointed Temporary Sergeant Major, 1 September 1916.

Killed in action, 15 September 1916.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Age at death24
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22016075

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