George Warwick THOMPSON

Regimental number10403
Date of birth15 November 1895
Place of birthPrebbleton, Christchurch
OccupationLabourer
Marital statusSingle
Height5' 10.75"
Weight145 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Jane Thompson, Prebbleton, Christchurch
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date14 January 1916
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 12th Reinforcements (2nd Draft), Wellington Infantry Battalion, J Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Mokoia on 6 May 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateDied of disease 6 March 1917
Age at death from cemetery records22
Place of burialBrookwood Military Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row D, Grave No 4), Surrey, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: G.A. & M.J. Thompson, Causeway Road, Redcliffe, Christchurch
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Disembarked Suez, Egypt, 26 June 1916.

Embarked Alexandria, Egypt, 26 July 1916; disembarked Southampton, England, 7 August 1916.

Marched out from Sling Camp and proceeded overseas to France, 28 August 1916; marched in to NZ Base Depot, Etaples, 29 August 1916.

Posted to 1st Bn, Canterbury Infantry Regiment, in the field, 22 September 1916.

Admitted to No 3 NZ Field Ambulance, 3 February 1917 (nephritis); transferred to No 13 General Hospital, Boulogne, 8 February 1917; embarked for England and admitted to No 2 General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 15 February 1917.

Died, No 2 NZ General Hospital, Walton-on-Thames, 6 March 1917 (nephritis, pneumonia and heart failure).

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 31, p. 9
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7825533