Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Document: | New Zealand WW1 Masonic List | N.Z. | |
Awards & Titles: | Queen's South Africa Medal 3 x Clasp King's South African Campaign Medal 1901 & 1902 Clasps | ||
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The Second Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902, South Africa.
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: New Zealand Field Artillery |
| Action : War Survivor |
Although many perished in times of national conflict and in the service of their country, many more survived including those interned as Prisoners of War. Stories of those who did survive are included as part of this site, especially those with high gallantry awards, those included against an external rolls of honour and those who had a distinguished career in wartime and military leaderhip.
Detail :
21216 Private Osman Sydney Arthur TOMBS, 48th (North Somerset) Company, 7th Battalion Imperial Yeomanry for the South African War.
Re-enlisted for the Great War and became 22140 Driver Osman Sydney Arthur TOMBS, New Zealand Field Artillery.
Discharged from service following the war on 18th October, 1919 after 2 years 363 days service.
He is commemorated for his service on the Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Lodge of Otago No. 844 E.C. | New Zealand |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
7th November 1911 | 5th December 1911 | 5th April 1912 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley