James THOMPSON

Regimental number47946
OccupationPlasterer
Next of kinFriend, Mrs J Hunt, 82 Awapuni Road, Gisborne
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (1st Draft), Canterbury Infantry Regiment, C Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT No 85 Willochra on 9 June 1917
Final rankPrivate
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 23 October 1918
Place of burialRomeries Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row C, Grave No 15), Nord, France
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 66, p. 12