Lance Corporal

Thomas Alexander Gillanders

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Kenneth Alexander and Catherine MacLennan Gillanders, of Silverdale, North Auckland, New Zealand. Native of Inverness, Scotland.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
12/743
Name:
Thomas Alexander Gillanders
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Kenneth Alexander Gillanders (father), Te Kuiti, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Waiteti, Te Kuiti, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 16 (Waikato) Company

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action, at the landing
Date of Death:
25 April 1915
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 8
HMNZT 12
Vessel:
Star of India or Waimana
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
72
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Thomas Alexander Gillanders
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