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Full Name
Thomas Alexander Gillanders
Rank Last Held
Lance Corporal
Forename(s)
Thomas Alexander
Surname
Gillanders
War
World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.
12/743
Gender
Male
First Known Rank
Private
Next of Kin
Kenneth Alexander Gillanders (father), Te Kuiti, New Zealand
Marital Status
Single
Enlistment Address
Waiteti, Te Kuiti, New Zealand
Military District
Auckland
Body on Embarkation
Main Body
Embarkation Unit
Auckland Infantry Battalion
Embarkation Date
16 October 1914
Place of Embarkation
Auckland, New Zealand
Transport
Vessel
Star of India or Waimana
Destination
Suez, Egypt
Nominal Roll Number
Vol1
Page on Nominal Roll
263
Last Unit Served
Auckland Infantry Battalion, 16th (Waikato) Company
Place of Death
Gallipoli, Turkey
Date of Death
25 April 1915
Age at Death
34
Year of Death
1915
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Memorial Name
Lone Pine Memorial, Lone Pine Cemetery, Anzac, Turkey
Memorial Reference
72
Biographical Notes
Son of Kenneth Alexander and Catherine MacLennan Gillanders, of Silverdale, North Auckland. Native of Inverness, Scotland.
Description of Image
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1915
Archives NZ source
Military personnel file
Sources Used
  • Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume I. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1914-1919
  • Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org