Walter Laidlaw THOMPSON

Regimental number26/917
Place of birthAustralia
OccupationSalesman
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Thompson, Wattle Street, Ascot, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 4th Battalion, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 5 February 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 5 June 1916
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot II, Row A, Grave No 13), Armentieres, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Mother: Mrs A. Thompson, Rupert Terrace, Ascot, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 21