Thomas William ATTWOOD

Regimental number23947
Date of birth8 August 1891
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionProtestant
OccupationGrocer's assistant
Height5' 9"
Weight144 lbs
Next of kinFather, Thomas W Attwood, Warkworth
Previous military serviceServed in 3rd Auckland Regiment; at time of enlistment serving in 15th North Auckland Infantry.
Enlistment date8 February 1916
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 30-31 May 1916
A Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion, 13th Reinforcements, left Wellington on board two ships: 'Tofua' (sailed 30 May 1916) and 'Willochra' (sailed 31 May 1916). From the Nominal Rolls it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unitAuckland Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 2 February 1918
Discharge date22 December 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked, Wellington, 31 May 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 July 1916; marched into Camp Sling, 27 July 1916.

Proceeded overseas to France, 29 September 1916; taken on strength, No 2 Company, NZ Machine Gun Corps, in the field, 3 October 1916.

Detached to NZ Wing, II Anzac Reinforcements Cp, 5 June 1917; rejoined unit, 19 June 1917.

On leave to United Kingdom, 3 November 1917.

Appointed Lance Corporal, 26 November 1917.

Wounded in action, Ypres, Belgium, 3 December 1917 (gun shot wound, right elbow, right shoulder), and admitted to 3rd NZ Field Ambulance; transferred same day to 10th Casualty Clearing Station; to 7th General Hospital, St Omer, 4 December 1917; to England, 11 December 1917, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 12 December 1917. Classified unfit by Medical Board, 8 January 1918.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board 'Maunganui', 2 February 1918; discharged (no longer fit for war service due to wounds received in action), 22 December 1918.

Total war service: 2 years 319 days (of which 1 year 293 days was abroad)

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death24 January 1968
Age at death76
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 4
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805