Archibald Joseph THOMPSON

Regimental number10/675
Date of birth22 October 1890
Place of birthMartinborough
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressPowderham Street, New Plymouth
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Height5' 8.5"
Weight181 lbs
Next of kinAunt, Mrs G Gibson, Powderham Street, New Plymouth
Previous military serviceMain Body, New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Enlistment date19 July 1918
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 43rd Reinforcements (2nd Draft), A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 111 Matatua on 2 October 1918
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 7 January 1919
Other details

War service: England.

Embarked Wellington, 2 October 1918; disembarked London, 5 December 1918, and marched into Wellington Reserve Battalion, Sling Camp, the same day.

Found guilty, 16 January 1919, of being absent without leave: awarded, forfeits 2 days' pay and forfeits 2 days' pay by Royal Warrant.

Marched into 'B' Group, Codford, 28 January 1919.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Liverpool on board HMT 'Ajana', 7 February 1919; disembarked New Zealand, 27 March 1919; discharged, 7 June 1919.

Total war service: 353 days, (of which 177 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 November 1968, New Plymouth
SourcesNominal Rolls Vol. 4: Roll 90, p. 15
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7825427