The second page of the History Sheet is printed on the back.
Further personal details about Moir are supplied on the top of the form.
Beneath is the record of his promotions and postings. Additional sheets of this section of the form were glued to the back as required.
Entries are recorded in the order that they arrived by cable at Base Records in Wellington. As was very often the case, not all of these were received in the correct date order. In the transcription that follows below they have been re-arranged into their proper sequence.
This part of the History Sheet is divided into the following sections:
Personal Details
1481 MOIR Thomas, 4th Fd [4th Field Regiment NZ Artillery] and then 26th Battery
| Date of Birth: |
4 January 1916 |
| Place: |
Gisborne |
| Religion: |
C of E [Church of England] |
| Single, married, or widower: |
Single, later ‘Wife’ |
| Occupation: |
Service Station Attendant |
| Place of Enlistment: |
Hamilton |
| Last Employer: |
Whitford Erson Motors |
| Last New Zealand Address: |
449 Victoria Street Hamilton |
| Particulars previous military service: |
5 Years Territorial Force |
Description of Soldier on Enlistment:
| Age: |
23 years 252 days |
| Height: |
6 foot |
Medals and Decorations:
Record of Promotions, Reductions, Transfers, etc. (in date order)
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| Particulars of Report |
Place |
Date |
| Marched/Out to Artillery Training Unit and attached 2 NZEF Base |
Egypt |
1 Oct 1940 |
| Marched/In and attached 2 NZEF Base Administration Section with effect from |
Egypt |
1 Oct 1940 |
| Transferred supplementary list. Seconded to General Reinforcements Depot For All Purposes |
Egypt |
1 Oct 1940 |
| Admitted 4 NZ General Hospital |
Egypt |
4 Oct 1940 |
| Marched/Out Base Administration and attached to Reinforcement Training Depot |
Egypt |
22 Oct 1940 |
| Marched/In Artillery Training Regiment |
Egypt |
7 Dec 1940 |
| To be Temporary Staff Sergeant |
Egypt |
27 Jan 1941 |
| Marched/In from Artillery Training Regiment to 4 Field Regiment NZ Artillery |
Egypt |
28 Feb 1941 |
| Reverts to rank of Lance Sergeant |
Egypt |
28 Feb 1941 |
| Posted Missing |
|
2 Jun 1941 |
| Previously reported missing now reported safe in 2 NZEF Base Camp with effect from 21 April 1942 |
Egypt |
21 Apr 1942 |
| Taken on Strength of Artillery Training Depot with effect from 21 April 1942 |
Egypt |
21 Apr 1942 |
| Promoted Sergeant with effect from |
|
24 Apr 1942 |
| Promoted Temporary Staff Sergeant (32 NZ Field Regiment NZA) |
Middle East |
28 Nov 1942 |
| DCM (awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal) |
|
|
| Awarded DCM 4 NZ Regiment (Field), NZA |
Middle East |
30 Oct 1942 |
| Posted Prisoner of War |
Middle East |
10 July 1943 |
| Struck off Strength X(iii) List [of Prisoners of War] 2 NZEF Middle East on being transferred to X(iii) List 2 NZEF United Kingdom |
Middle East |
13 May 1944 |
| Taken on Strength of confirmed Prisoner of War list 2 NZEF (United Kingdom) on being transferred from X(iii) List (Middle East Force) |
Middle East |
13 May 1944 |
| Qualified for award of Africa Star |
United Kingdom |
|
| Placed on New Zealand Roll |
London |
|
| Safe in United Kingdom. Marched/In to Puttick Wing [of 2 NZEF Prisoner of War Reception Group, Cliftonville, United Kingdom]. Struck off Strength X (iii) List and transferred to NZ Roll (ex Prisoner of War) |
United Kingdom |
26 May 1945 |
Particulars of Will:
Executor Mrs. I. Moir
Address: 449 Victoria Street, Whitiora, Hamilton