William THOMPSON

Regimental number46943
Place of birthManchester, England
OccupationTraveller
Next of kinMother, Mrs Annie Thompson, Avice Street, Remuera, Auckland
Rank on embarkationSergeant
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 26th Reinforcements (Second Draft), E Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 86 Maunganui on 12 June 1917
Regimental number from Nominal Roll26943
Final rankLance Corporal
Final unit1st Battalion, Auckland Infantry Regiment
FateKilled in Action 26 January 1918
Age at death from cemetery records28
Place of burialNo known grave
Commemoration detailsButtes New British Cemetery (New Zealand) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Belgium
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Annie Ellen Thompson, of Wintere Road, Papatoetoe, Auckland
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 67, p. 4