Private

Thomas Sharpe

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John Sharpe.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Not a story as such. A minor correction. He was 31 when he was killed in action not 37. He was born on the 1st of July 1885. He worked as a miner for the Westport Coal Company at Millerton before he ... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
6/2266
Name:
Thomas Sharpe
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
01 July 1885
Next of Kin: 
C W Hayward (friend), Boys' Home, Chelmsford, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Mine Creek, Millerton, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Miner
Employer:
Westport Coal Company, Millerton
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Canterbury Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 June 1917
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
31
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 Location: 
Belgium
Thomas Sharpe
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