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Thomas Small

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Nominal Roll Vol 1, Page: 669 - No known copyright restrictions

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas AWMM
  • Surname
    Small AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 9/1739 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 April 1889 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    08/04/1889 Public - Sarah - Direct descendant - 24 April 2017 - Family
  • Place of birth
    Fairlie, South Canterbury Public - Sarah - Direct descendant - 24 April 2017 - Family
  • Birth notes
    Birth, deaths, marriages reference 1890/7996 Public - Sarah - Direct descendant - 24 April 2017 - Birth, deaths and marriages
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Fairlie, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs C. Small (mother), Fairlie, South Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 13 November 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 9/1739 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Canterbury, New Zealand AWMM
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

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  • Thomas Small was the son of James and Catherine Small, the seventh of nine children.

    His mother Catherine Small (nee O'Connor) immigrated from county Kerry in Ireland and his father James Small from Glasgow, Scotland. His parents marrying in Timaru in 1875 and living on a small farm in Fairlie, New Zealand. Thomas' father died when he was still a child in 1895.

    Thomas and four of his six brothers; William, Maurice, Daniel and Francis Small, fought in World War I. He enlisted with two of his brothers Maurice and Daniel. Tragically his elder brother Daniel and younger brother Francis were killed in action in 1916 and 1917 respectively. It is believed both him and Maurice saw their brother Daniel die.

    Thomas came back from World War I and would marry Annie Elizabeth Irvine and have three daughters, Kathleen, Sylvia and Ruby.

    Thomas died in 1946 of complications of lung damage leaving his widow and teenage daughters. He is buried in Lower Hutt after moving to the Wellington area after his marriage to Annie. Public - Sarah - Direct descendant - 24 April 2017 - Family records
    Newspaper records for death of James Small
    Births, deaths and marriages historic records
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Death

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  • My beloved great grandfather what I would do just to have got to meet you or just to have one hour with you. My heart breaks knowing you never got to meet your grandchildren or great grandchildren let alone see your girls grow in the amazing women they were. I hear of what you went through during and after the war and it brings me to tears. The heartache of losing Danny right next to you and then learning of the death of your baby brother who went to war a teenager. My mum tells me of the conversations you use to have with my grandmother, your love of reading, scholarly research and gift of the gab and I know you're my kin and feel your loss more.Seeing the family photos of you and your brothers I see our family in all of you. What you and your brothers have sacrificed for us will never be forgotten. You and your brothers names and lives will always be cherished. Love always xxxxx
    Public - Sarah - Direct descendant - 24 April 2017
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24 April 2017Sarah Christchurch Direct descendant

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