Walter THOMPSON

Regimental number23/1850
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationLabourer
Next of kinFather, F C Thompson, East Molesbury, Surrey, England
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 3rd Reinforcements of 1st Battalion, E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 38 Tahiti on 8 January 1916
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialCaterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot XIII, Row F, Grave No 2), Longueval, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Frederick C. and Fanny Thompson, 220 Walton Road, East Molesey, Surrey
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 15, p. 5