Waldo Samuel THOMPSON

Regimental number10/1003
Date of birth23 October 1889
Place of birthFeilding
ReligionMethodist
OccupationGovernment Surveyor
Address32 Shakespeare Road, Napier
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25.10
Height5' 7.75"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinSamuel Jacob Thompson, Public Works Office, Featherston
Previous military serviceDefence Cadets (5 years)
Enlistment date14 August 1914
Place of enlistmentNapier
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 23 September 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Attached to Machine Gun Section, Wellington Battalion, 23 May 1915.

Wounded in action, 7 August 1915 (shrapnel wound, left knee, deafness in left ear from shell concussion); admitted to HS 'Delta', 8 August 1915; transferred to No.1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 11 August 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand from Suez on board HS 'Tofua', 23 September 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 26 October 1915; discharged, 24 February 1916.

Total war service: 1 year 195 days (of which 1 year 11 days was abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death2 August 1970, Te Puia Springs
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7825753

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