Melbourne THOMPSON

Regimental number24080
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinMother, Mrs Violet Thompson, 1 Oxford Street, Newton, Auckland
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 13th Reinforcements, Auckland Infantry Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 30-31 May 1916
A Company, Auckland Infantry Battalion, 13th Reinforcements, left Wellington on board two ships: 'Tofua' (sailed 30 May 1916) and 'Willochra' (sailed 31 May 1916). From the Nominal Rolls it is not possible to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 2 October 1916
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialEtaples Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row E, Grave No 1), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs V. Thompson, 9 Chapman Street, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 33, p. 7