English Māori Thomas Launcelot Tester Died 18 June 1917 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 12/1516 AWMM WWI 4/1516A AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rankWW1 Sapper AWMM New Zealand Engineers AWMM WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Entrance, Trois Arbres Cemetery, (photos Mr J. Hurd of England, 1998) - No known copyright restricti … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesThomas Launcelot AWMM SurnameTester AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 12/1516 AWMM WWI 4/1516A AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM 19 Grafton Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationT.F. Tester (father), 19 Grafton Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusPre 14 December 1914 AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 12/1516 AWMM WWI 4/1516A AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 14 December 1914 AWMM from Wellington, New Zealand AWMMHMNZT 13 or HMNZT 14 or HMNZT 15 AWMM Vessel was Verdala or Willochra or Knight of the Garter AWMM Private AWMM Auckland Infantry Battalion AWMM 2nd Reinforcements AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesDied of wounds, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW1 Sapper AWMM New Zealand Engineers AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Mr and Mrs T.L. Tester of Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Freda Dorothy Marguerite Tester of 204, Pordand Rd, South Norwood, London.The place of burial is in Steenwerck, a village in France on the D77 about 6 kilometres south-east of Bailleul, and to the east of the road from Bailleul to Estaires. The Cemetery is situated to the north-east midway between the village and the main road from Bailleul to Armentieres and north of the recently built motorway.New Zealand lost 18,166 service men and women, out of a population of approximately 1,089,825, in World War I. Nearly all those killed were buried overseas.More information on Sapper Tester can be found in the magazine 'New Zealand Yachtsman': volume 14, 4 December 1915, p.114, and volume 17, 7 July 1917, p.177. THese volumes can be found at the Auckland Central Library. Public source. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death18 June 1917 AWMM Age 24 AWMM France, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathDied of wounds AWMM Death notes CemeteryTrois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord, France AWMM I.P.4 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameMemorial roll, St Paul's Church, 25 Symonds Street, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Thomas Launcelot Tester by laying a poppy. Terence John Tester Thomas Clement Tester Thomas Launcelot Tester James Herewini Tetahi Tutai Tetaura Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Thomas Launcelot Tester Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy) Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2016-2 Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy) Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-2016-2 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=7825000 Further Reference New Zealand Electronic Text Collection topic page http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/name-413026.html Further Reference St Paul’s War Memorial Tram Shelter Index, Auckland Council Archives http://www.aucklandcity.govt.nz/dbtw-wpd/CityArchives/FamilyHistory/AUC194/searchstpauls.htm Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM Page No: 718 AWMM Information kindly provided by family AWMM Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications AWMM Vol. 5: Includes portrait AWMM Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. 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
