James THOMSON

Regimental number10/81
Date of birth31 December 1887
Place of birthDunedin
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationStation hand
Addressc/o A E Price, Tangarawa, Takapau
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.8
Height5' 4"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinMrs William McCord, c/o George P Bay, Polla, Waikaka Gore
Previous military serviceGore Volunteers (5 years, left district)
Enlistment date17 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMasterton
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Wellington Infantry Battalion
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 10 Arawa on 16 October 1914
Final rankPrivate
Final unitWellington Infantry Regiment
FateCommenced return to New Zealand 7 August 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 3 December 1914.

Embarked Alexandria with unit to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli Campaign), 12 April 1915.

Admitted to No.15 General Hospital, Mudros, 21 June 1915 (varicose veins); discharged to duty, 23 June 1915.

Admitted to HS 'Minnewaska', 2 July 1915 (varicose veins); disembarked Alexandria, 5 July 1915, and transferred to Egyptian Army Hospital, Cairo, the same day; to New Zealand and Australia Convalescent Depot, Helouan, 8 July 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HS 'Tahiti', 7 August 1915; disembarked New Zealand, 11 September 1915; discharged (no longer fit for war service), 25 September 1915.

Total war service: 1 year 40 days (of which 331 days were abroad).

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death20 July 1934, Gore
Age at death46
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7825915

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