Thomas John GILMORE

Regimental number8/42
AddressGoodwood, Otago
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, James Gilmore, Waikouaiti, Otago
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Otago Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
Members of the Otago Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left Wellington on 16 October 1914 on two ships, HMNZT 9 'Hawke's Bay' and HMNZT 5 'Ruapehu'. From the Nominal Roll it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCorporal
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsCaterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James Cork Watson Gilmore and Harriet Gilmore, Waikouaiti, Otago
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Otago Infantry Batln/Main Body