Ian THOMSON

Regimental number26/1733
OccupationFarmer
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Thomson, 2 High Street, Petone, Wellington
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 1915, 2nd Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
Final rankRifleman
Final unit4th Battalion, New Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of wounds 3 January 1917
Age at death from cemetery records21
Place of burialBoulogne Eastern Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row C, Grave No 183), Pas de Calais, France
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: the Rev. Alexander and Florence Thomson, 22 Raroa Road, Kelburn, Wellington
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 27, p. 13