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Charles Ernest Thomas

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Ernest AWMM
  • Surname
    Thomas AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 3/118A AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW1 Timaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW1 Mrs C.E. Thomas (wife), Sophia Street, Timaru, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 16 October 1914 AWMM Married/WWI AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    1915-1916 Gallipoli AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 3/118A AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of H. Thomas, of Devon, England; husband of Mildred Thomas, of Timaru, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    28 August 1915 AWMM
    Age 50 AWMM
    Gallipoli, Turkey AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Turkey AWMM I. A. 17. AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • 'Ernie' Thomas was known in Timaru as 'The Little Doctor', he played representative rugby for South Canterbury 1890- 91 out of the old Timaru Club. He was also a Boer War veteran.
    Public - Jeremy T G - Researcher - 22 August 2015
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22 August 2015Jeremy T G Timaru, New ZealandResearcher

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