Thomas James FOSS

Regimental number24/1047
Address115 Maclaggan Street, Dunedin
Marital statusMarried
Next of kinWife, Mrs J Foss, 115 Maclaggan Street, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationDriver
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, Army Service Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 9 October 1915
Members of the New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 2nd Battalion, Army Service Corps, left New Zealand on board four ships, HMNZT 30 'Maunganui', HMNZT 31 'Tahiti', HMNZT 32 'Aparima', HMNZT 33 'Navua', and HMNZT 34 'Warrimoo'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 30 September 1916
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Wife: Mrs E. Foss, Stoke, Nelson
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Army Service Corps/2nd NZRB

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