
| Regimental number | 25/472 |
| Occupation | Cook |
| Next of kin | Sister, Mrs William McChord, Waikaka Valley, Gore |
| Rank on embarkation | Rifleman |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 3rd Battalion, Bandsmen |
| Final rank | Lance Corporal |
| Final unit | 4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Caterpillar Valley Cemetery (Plot XIV, Row B, Grave No 32), Longueval, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Jessie Thomson, Dunedin |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 24, p. 18 |