Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Thomas Edward Eggleston Born 23 January 1896 - Died 6 May 1964 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 62945 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Private AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Roll of Honour, New Zealand Casualties. The Star, Thursday 6 June 1918 - No known copyrigh … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesThomas Edward AWMM SurnameEggleston AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 62945 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionMethodist, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth23 January 1896 AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentWW1 7 Eden Street, St. Albans, Christchurch. AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationWW1 R. Eggleston (father), 7 Eden Street, Saint Albans, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 62945 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers2nd Entrenching Battalion AWMM Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 23 May 1917 AWMM Age 21 AWMM Teamster/Civilian AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 22 Nov 1917-7 January 1918 AWMM to Liverpool, Merseyside AWMM HMNZT 95 AWMM Vessel was Willochra AWMM Private AWMM Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company AWMM Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture detailsWW1 Germany, Europe AWMM 16 April 1918 AWMM Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 21 May 1919 AWMM Private AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Three brothers served in WW1 Thomas (Tom) Edward Eggleston (62945); William Arthur Eggleston (44101) and Robert (Bert) Henry Eggleston (27250)Captured on the 16th April 1918 and taken as a Prisioner of War. Located at the Camp Soltau, Germany in August 1918. Released from Captivity and arrived Ripon on December 31st 1918. Embarked for return to New Zealand per SS. Corinthiq. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death6 May 1964 AWMM Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Thomas Edward Eggleston by laying a poppy. Robert Henry Eggleston Samuel Cole Eggleston Thomas Edward Eggleston William Arthur Eggleston William Dobson Eggleston Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Thomas Edward Eggleston Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21000460 Further Reference DocumentsThe Christchurch Star AWMM The Star Issue 12337, 6th June 1918 AWMM New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 75: 13 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record