Thomas James DENTON

Regimental number7/188
AddressDefence Office, Blenheim
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, Alfred Denton, c/o Cunningham, Moorhouse Avenue, Christchurch
Rank on embarkationSQMS
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Mounted Rifles
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Lyttelton on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Mounted Rifles Regiment, Main Body, embarked on board two ships, HMNZT 4 'Tahiti' and HMNZT 11 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
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Mentioned in Despatches

'Mentioned in despatches from General Sir Alexander Murray, K.C.B., Commander in Chief, Egyptian Expeditionary Force.'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 1 December 1916

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Mounted Rifles/Main Body