Thomas GARDNER

Regimental number12376
OccupationTimberman
Next of kinFather, Rev Robert Gardner, Woodville
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, F Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 6 May 1916
The 6th Reinforcements to 2nd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, F Company, left New Zealand on board two ships (HMNZT 52 'Mokoia' and HMNZT 53 'Navua'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 8 May 1917
Place of burialSt Quentin Cabaret Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 17), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: The Rev. R. Gardner and Mrs. Gardner, Woodville, Wellington
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 17