Thomas Marshall Percy GRACE

Regimental number10/127
Date of birth11 July 1890
Place of birth Pukawa, Lake Taupo
SchoolWellington College
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationCivil servant
Address99 Coromandel Street, Wellington
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Height6' 1.5"
Weight178 lbs
Next of kinFather, Lawrence M Grace, Government Buildings, Wellington
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in College Cadets (Post & Telegraph), Territorial Force; on Unattached List at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date13 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWellington
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

FateKilled in Action 8 August 1915
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsChunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 17), Gallipoli, Turkey
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Lawrence Marshall Grace and Henerieta Kahui Grace, 50 Russell Terrace, Wellington
Medals

Mentioned in Despatches

'Mentioned in General I. Hamilton's despatch of the 26th August 1915. (Commander in Chief, Mediterranean Expeditionary Force).'
Source: London Gazette
Date: 5 November 1915

Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7880045

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