Reginald THOMPSON

Regimental number6/772
Place of birthSheffield
True NameTHOMPSON, Reginal Ephraim
AddressNelson
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, L D Thompson, Bay View Post Office Nelson
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Canterbury Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 16 October 1914
The Canterbury Infantry Battalion, Main Body, left New Zealand on board two ships, 'Tahiti' and 'Athenic'. It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankCompany Sergeant Major
Final unit1st Battalion, Canterbury Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 9 July 1916
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row D, Grave No 44), Armentieres, Nord, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Walter Douglas and Sarah Eliza Thompson, Wakapuaka
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Canterbury Infantry Batln/Main Body

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