George THOMPSON

Regimental number37038
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFriend, John Williams, Grovetown, Blenheim
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Waitemata on 19 January 1917
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 16 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records44
Place of burialSt Sever Cemetery Extension ( Section P. Plot IX, Row P, Grave No 9A), Rouen, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs G.C. Williams, Rangiora, Christchurch (foster son)
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 33