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Thomas Ellison

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Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions

Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1916 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
    Lance Corporal Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Forenames
    Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Ellison AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 16/579 AWMM
    • WWI 16/579A AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Church of England Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 February 2016 - Military Record

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 March 1884 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1 March 1884 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Place of birth
    Te Aute, Hawke's Bay Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Birth notes
    son of D Ellison of Te Aute Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Te Aute, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    D. Ellison (father), Te Aute, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 18 September 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Egyptian, Egyptian EF & Western European Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Armed force / branch
    • Army AWMM
    • 2nd NZ Maori Pioneer Battalion Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Service number
    • WWI 16/579 AWMM
    • WWI 16/579A AWMM
  • Military service
    1915-1916 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
    • 1914-1915 Star
      British War Medal
      Victory Medal Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 February 2016 - Military Record
    • Plaque & Scroll # 503814 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 February 2016 - Military Record

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    • WW1 Unknown AWMM AWMM
    • 18 July 1915 at Takapuna Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Occupation before enlistment
    Self employed farmer Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Age on enlistment
    22yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 February 2016 - Military Record

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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  • Lance Corporal Ellison was the son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Ellison, of Te Aute, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

    Serial Number appears as 16/579 in Nominal Rolls, as 16/579A in Archives New Zealand AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    14 September 1916 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Dantzig Alley British Cemetery, Mametz, Somme France AWMM I. C. 3. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
    Hastings War Memorial Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 29 February 2016 - Military Record
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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04 December 2016AllanRotoruaResearcher
29 February 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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