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Full Name
Thomas Michael Handley
Rank Last Held
Private
Forename(s)
Thomas Michael
Surname
Handley
War
World War I, 1914-1918
Serial No.
52419
First Known Rank
Private
Occupation before Enlistment
Farmer
Next of Kin
M. Handley (father), Wharepoa, Thames, New Zealand
Body on Embarkation
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Unit
27th Reinforcements E Company
Embarkation Date
12 June 1917
Place of Embarkation
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport
HMNZT 87
Vessel
Tahiti
Destination
Devonport, England
Nominal Roll Number
67
Page on Nominal Roll
23
Last Unit Served
Wellington Infantry Regiment
Place of Death
Somme, France
Date of Death
3 April 1918
Age at Death
23
Year of Death
1918
Cause of Death
Killed in action
Memorial Name
Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, Grevillers British Cemetery, Pas-de-Calais, France
Biographical Notes
Thomas Handley was the son of Michael and Mary Handley of Wharepoa, Thames, New Zealand.
Description of Image
Portrait, Auckland Weekly News 1918
Further References
Search http://www.archway.archives.govt.nz for information about this person's Military Personnel File. Use the Simple Search option.
Sources Used
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume III. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1918