Private

Thomas James Chambers

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Frederick and Jane Chambers, of 45, Church St., Rangiora, New Zealand. Born at Woodend, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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In 1915 Tom Chambers was wounded at the front and sent back to England where he was hospitalised and treated for the wounds received. While convalescing he received a small gift from Lydia Kysaht ( a... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
6/1805
Name:
Thomas James Chambers
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
F.O. Chambers (father), Church Street, Rangiora, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Waihaorunga, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
09 July 1916
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
4th Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
17 April 1915
Transport:

HMNZT 21
HMNZT 22
HMNZT 23
Vessel:
Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. D. 11.
Cemetery Location: 
France
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