Thomas Samuel Rickus

  • British War Medal
  • Victory Medal
  • 1914 -1915 Star
  • Born 24 February 1893, Kaiapoi, North Canterbury, New Zealand
  • Died 5 August 1917
  • Killed In Action Embarked Marama, 14 July 1917, died of wounds received in battle
  • Last rank Private
  • Service number 16/723
  • Served In New Zealand Pioneer (Māori) Battalion, 2nd Māori Contingent
  • Next of Kin Mrs Tainui (sister), Tuahiwi, Christchurch
  • Pre-war occupation Labourer
  • ReligionChurch of England (Anglican)
  • Enlisted1 July 1915
  • Embarkationaboard HMNZT 29, Waitemata, 18 September 1915, Wellington, disembarked 26 October 1915, Suez, Egypt
  • Theatres of operationEgypt 1915-1916, Egyptian E.F. 1916 and Western European 1916-1917
  • BuriedBuried at sea en route home to New Zealand
  • Awarded1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal
Notes

Medals sent to Mr James Rickus, Temuka. (Thomas Rickus was a whāngai son of James Rickus.)