Thomas Haehae WELLINGTON

Regimental number13/244
Date of birth21 June 1890
Place of birthWellington
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationContractor
AddressKiripaka, Whangarei
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height5' 11"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Wellington, Ngunguru, Whangarei
Previous military serviceServed for 7 years in the 4th Mounted Rifles Regiment.
Enlistment date11 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWhangarei
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Auckland on 16 October 1914
The Auckland Mounted Rifles, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 'Star of India' and HMNZT 12 'Waimana'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankSergeant
Final unitAuckland Mounted Rifles Regiment
FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 1), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Margaret Wellington, Ngunguru, Whangarei, North Auckland, and the late Thomas S.H. Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Killed in action, 8 August 1915.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Mounted Rifles/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22017667

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