John Ernest THOMPSON

Regimental number22678
OccupationMerchant
Next of kinMother, Mrs S Thompson, 698 Castle Street, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 16th Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Battalion, D Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 63 Navua on 20 August 1916
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 2 September 1918
Age at death from cemetery records39
Place of burialBancourt British Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No 12), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Samuel and Rebecca Thompson, Dunedin
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 38, p. 16

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