Archibald Joseph THOMPSON

Regimental number10/675
Date of birth22 October 1891
Place of birthMartinborough
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressOkato, Taranaki
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Height5' 8"
Weight164 lbs
Next of kinAunt, Mrs Gibson, Powderham Street, New Plymouth
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 13 January 1917
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Wounded in action, 8 August 1915; admitted to St George's Hospital, Malta, 13 August 1915 (gunshot wound, head); transferred to England, 5 September 1915; to Voluntary Aid Detachment Hospital, 12 September 1915; to Suffolk Hall Hospital, 14 September 1915; discharged to furlough, 18 October 1915; marched into depot, 17 November 1915.

Proceeded overseas to Egypt, 16 February 1916; rejoined unit, Ismailia, Egypt, 6 March 1916.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the British Expeditionary Force, France, 6 April 1916.

Found guilty, 31 May 1915, of using obscene language to a superior officer: awarded 6 months' imprisonment, sentence commuted to 3 months Field Punishment No.1.

Wounded in action, 16 September 1916, and admitted to 15th Corps Main Dressing Station the same day (gunshot wound, thigh); transferred to No.6 General Hospital, Rouen, 19 September 1916; to England, 25 October 1916; to No.1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst, 26 October 1916.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Southampton on board HS 'Marama', 13 January 1917; disembarked New Zealand, 7 March 1917; discharged (no longer physically fit for war service on account wounds received in action), 28 June 1917.

Total war service: 2 years 313 days (of which 2 years 243 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death25 November 1968, New Plymouth
Age at death77
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7825427

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