| Regimental number | 10/82 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Gisborne |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Accountant |
| Address | 19 Maarama Crescent, Wellington |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 26.11 |
| Height | 5' 4.5" |
| Weight | 133 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, William John Thompson, 23 Maarama Crescent, Wellington |
| Previous military service | Officer Training Corps, Wellington (resigned) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Masterton |
| Rank on embarkation | Corporal |
| Enlistment status | Volunteer |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on |
| Final rank | Sergeant |
| Final unit | Wellington Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Commenced return to New Zealand |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914. Appointed Corporal, 19 January 1915. Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915. Appointed Sergeant, 8 May 1915. Wounded in action, 7 July 1915; admitted to No.1 Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac, 7 July 1915, and transferred to Fleetsweeper the same day (fractured right leg); disembarked from HS 'Gascon', Malta, 18 July 1915 (gunshot wound, right leg); to Tigne Hospital, 18 July 1915; to HS 'Grantully Castle', 21 August 1915; to Military Hospital, Bethnal Green, 30 August 1915; to Livingstone College Hospital, 27 October 1915; to Walton on Thames Hospital, 25 January 1916. Embarked on HS 'Dover Castle', Southampton, 8 April 1916; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 18 April 1916; admitted to NZ General Hospital, Cairo, 19 April 1916. Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Tahiti', 5 May 1916; disembarked New Zealand, 6 June 1916; discharged (no longer fit for war service), 7 July 1916. Total war service: 1 year 325 days (of which 1 years 234 days were abroad). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7825575 |