Regimental number | 33971 |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Next of kin | Father, William Thompson, Cockburn Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 21st Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 74 Ulimaroa on |
Final rank | Lance Corporal |
Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 31 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Grevillers (New Zealand) Memorial, nr Bapaume, Pas de Calais, France |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William and Wilhelmina Thompson, 4 Cockburn Street, Grey Lynn, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 52, p. 7 |