Alexander THOMPSON

Regimental number6/3894
OccupationFarm labourer
Next of kinFriend, Sid Easton, Foxton, Manawatu
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 9th Reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board SS Maunganui on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 23 September 1916
Place of burialHeilly Station Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No 84), Mericourt-L'Abbe, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs J. Gunn, Waitepeka
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsReal name: Hugh Alexander GUNN
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 21, p. 27

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