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Thomas Norman Cavanagh

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 118 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas Norman AWMM
  • Surname
    Cavanagh AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 23/1259 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    27 October 1892 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Invercargill, Southland Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 261 Tweed Street, Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Ethel Lindsay (sister), Elles Road, Invercargill, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 9 October 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • 1914-1916 Egypt AWMM
    • 1914-1919 Western Front AWMM
    • Battle of Messines AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 23/1259 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 Unknown AWMM Otago, 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
    • Height, WWI AWMM
      5' 7.5" AWMM
    • Weight, WWI AWMM
      181 lb AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Disembarked Suez, 15 November 1915.
    Embarked Alexandria for Matruh, 25 December 1915; disembarked Alexandria, 15 February 1916.
    Embarked Alexandria for France, 6 April 1916.
    Forfeited 3 days' pay, 13 December 1916, for being in an estaminet during prohibited hours.
    Killed in action, 5 May 1917. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    5 May 1917 AWMM
    Messines, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Maple Leaf Cemetery, Comines-Warneton, Hainaut, Belgium AWMM F. 2. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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