Thomas Leslie GABBATIS

Regimental number13434
Date of birth15 December 1894
Place of birthLadbrooks
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21
Height5' 5"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Gabbatis, Ladbrooks, Christchurch
Previous military serviceServed in K Company, Otago Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date9 February 1916
Place of enlistmentFeatherston
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, J Company (Unattached)
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 27 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 10 June 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord (Plot III, Row C, Grave No 54), France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Arthur and Annie GABBATIS, Ladbrooks, Canterbury
Family/military connectionsBrother: 62955 Pte Leonard Arthur GABBATIS, 1st Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, returned to New Zealand, 21 August 1918.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 16
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16784516