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Thomas Edward Eggleston

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Portrait, Roll of Honour, New Zealand Casualties. The Star, Thursday 6 June 1918 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Roll of Honour, New Zealand Casualties. The Star, Thursday 6 June 1918 - No known copyrigh …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas Edward AWMM
  • Surname
    Eggleston AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 62945 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    23 January 1896 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 7 Eden Street, St. Albans, Christchurch. AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 R. Eggleston (father), 7 Eden Street, Saint Albans, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 23 May 1917 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Teamster/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
    WW1
    Germany, Europe AWMM
    16 April 1918 AWMM
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank
    WW1 21 May 1919 AWMM Private AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • 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

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  • Death
    6 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

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