Herbert THOMPSON

Regimental number32798
Date of birth14 August 1890
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionBaptist
OccupationBootmaker
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Height5' 8"
Weight168 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs E Thompson, 6 Maryhill Terrace, Mornington, Dunedin
Previous military serviceServed in the Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment.
Enlistment date27 July 1916
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade Reinforcements, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT Navua on 16 February 1917
Final rankCorporal
Final unit3rd Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateKilled in Action 12 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records27
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsTyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 7), Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records		Parents: John and Elizabeth Thompson, 6 Mary Hill Terrace, Mornington, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 15 February 1917; disembarked Devonport, England, 26 April 1917, and marched into Sling Camp.

Rank of corporal confirmed on passing course of instruction, 1 June 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 6 June 1917; joined 3rd Bn, NZ Rifle Brigade, in the field, 26 June 1917, and posted to B Company.

Detached to Gas School, 26 July 1917; rejoined Bn, 1 August 1917.

Killed in action, 12 October 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 31
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7825566