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Thomas Leslie Liddington

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Samuel H. and Annie Naomi Liddington, of Cambridge, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Thomas' service record shows that he was killed while carrying "Mills Bombs" (hand grenades) in a sandbag. A court of inquiry into the accident suggested that no-one was to blame, but the detenators should have been removed, as the grenades probably exploded due to the safety pins breaking.

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Casualty

Service Number: 
28745
Name:
Thomas Leslie Liddington
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
S.H. Liddington (father), Maungautari, via Cambridge, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Labourer
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 2 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidentally killed (bomb explosion)
Date of Death:
21 April 1917
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
11 October 1916
Transport:
HMNZT 67
Vessel:
Tofua
Destination:
Plymouth, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
La Plus Douve Farm Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
IV. C. 4.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
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