English Māori Tom William James Childs Born 23 October 1887 PDF Key details Service numberWWI 3/2856 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Last rank WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 52), Page: 26 - No known copyright restrictions View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesTom William James AWMM SurnameChilds AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWI 3/2856 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe ReligionChurch of England, Christian AWMM Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth23 October 1887 Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Chertsey, Canterbury Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs Martha Baskerville Whyte Childs (wife), C/o British Linen Bank, Edinburgh, Scotland AWMM Relationship statusPre 19 January 1917 AWMM Married AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War I, 1914-1918 AWMM Campaign1914-1919 Western Front AWMM Armed force / branchArmy AWMM Service numberWWI 3/2856 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsMentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette'. 28 May 1918. - 'Good service and devotion to duty in the field. During the period from 22nd September 1917 to 25th February 1918 he has been unremitting in the performance of his duties and displayed great gallantry when on duty at advanced posts in the Passchendaele and Ypres Sectors.' AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW1 Unknown AWMM Medical practitioner AWMM Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW1 21 Jan 1917-27 March 1917 AWMM to Plymouth, Devon AWMM HMNZT 74 AWMM Vessel was Ulimaroa or Waitemata AWMM Captain/Military AWMM 21st Reinforcements, New Zealand Medical Corps AWMM New Zealand Expeditionary Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes Last known rank Contribute › Last rank Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Discharged in England, 15 September 1919.See other entry. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of death Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Tom William James Childs by laying a poppy. Reginald Johnston Childs Robert William Childs Tom William James Childs Trevor Reece Childs Walter Childs Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Tom William James Childs Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Waitemata wobbler : N.Z. Exped. Forces, XXI Reinforcement Library / Pictorial › publication [On board ship] D526.2 WAI Sources Sources Contribute › External linksMilitary personnel file http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz/ViewFullItem.do?code=21893840 Further Reference DocumentsNew Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1918). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM 52: 26 AWMM NZEF Peter Dennis, UNSW Canberra AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License