William THOMPSON

Regimental number23/299
True NameTHOMPSON, George William
AddressCracroft Street, Parnell Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinMrs H Thompson, 10 Grantham Place, Bradford, Yorkshire, England
Rank on embarkationLance Corporal
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 1st Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, A Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board Maunganui on 10 October 1915
Final rankLance Sergeant
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 7 April 1918
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialDoullens Communal Cemetery Extension No 1(Plot VI, Row D, Grave No 54), Somme, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Joseph and Hannah Thompson, 10 Grantham Place, Bradford, Yorks, England
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: A Company/1st NZRB