Augustus Charles THOMPSON

Regimental number55564
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, A Thompson, Waiau, North Canterbury
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 28th Reinforcements (Second Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Ulimaroa on 26 July 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 25 December 1917
Place of burialHooge Crater Cemetery (Plot XV, Row C, Grave No 8), nr Ieper, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr & Mrs A. Thompson, Waiau, Amuri, North Canterbury
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 69, p. 25