| Regimental number | 44535 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Takapau, Hawke's Bay |
| School | Norsewood Primary School; Dannevirke High School |
| Occupation | Bank clerk |
| Next of kin | Father, W M Thomson, South Norsewood, Hawke's Bay |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 24th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Wellington Infantry Regiment, B Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 81 Devon on |
| Final rank | Corporal |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Other details | Joined the Bank of New South Wales, Dannevirke Branch, 12 April 1914; transferred to Kawa Kawa, December 1915; to Dannevirke (as ledger keeper), November 1916. |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
| Place of burial | Le Quesnoy Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row B, Grave No 20), Nord, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Malcolm and Anne Elizabeth Thomson, Norsewood, Hawke's Bay |
| Medals |
Military Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in the field at Loupart Wood on the 24th August 1918. This soldier was in charge of a Lewis gun section and throughout the action he displayed great coolness and initiative in handling his gun. By personally pushing forward to a suitable firing point at great risk from heavy machine gun fire, and bringing his gun into action at a critical moment, he kept down the enemy fire, and materially assisted the advance of his platoon without a heavy loss of life. By his initiative and great courage he set a splendid example to his men throughout the operations from then until 14th September 1918.'
Source: London Gazette Date: |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 59, p. 9 'Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour' (Sydney, 1921), p. 385. |