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Thomas Ashford

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Arundel R.V. - Atkinson C.C. (photo J Halpin 2010) - No known copyright restrictions

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories Panel Arundel R.V. - Atkinson C.C. (photo …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Ashford AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Thomas John Ashford AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 4/1401 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    6 August 1886 Noel Smith and Lyn Griffiths research
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 614 Aberdeen Road, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs S. Ashford (mother), Saint Martin's, Isles of Scilly, Cornwall, England AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 18 December 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 4/1401 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Wellington, 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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Thomas Ashford was the son of Timothy and Honor Ashford, of Middle Town, St. Martin's, Scilly Isles. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    2 July 1916 AWMM
    Age 30 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Faubourg D'Amiens Cemetery, Arras, Pas-de-Calais, France AWMM I. E. 23. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM

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30 November 2021Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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