Corporal

Thomas Bruce Kilmister

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Walter Kilmister, and of Agnes Amelia Kilmister (nee Morgan), of Masterton.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“Three soldiers were killed at Rangitumau, near Masterton, when a universal carrier of which they were occupants rolled down a steep bank into a creek. The victims of the accident were: Bruce Kilmister, aged 21, Masterton. Reginald Thomas McKenzie, aged 20, Clareville, Carterton. Glennister Ferguson, aged 20, Masterton. The accident occurred at 4.30 in the afternoon when a universal carrier became bogged in a creek on farm property and the carrier with three soldiers started down the bank to its rescue. When partway down it was faced with a steep decline, and the driver apparently decided to turn back. In the act of turning, the carrier capsized, and rolled over several times. The three occupants were dead when extricated.” [Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLXI, Issue 15071, 17 June 1942, Page 2]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
2/3A/120
Name:
Thomas Bruce Kilmister
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
New Zealand Infantry

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidentally killed
Date of Death:
15 June 1942
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
5247
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Thomas Bruce Kilmister
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