James Douglas THOMSON

Regimental number12/2572
AddressWindemere, Scotia Place, Auckland
Marital statusSingle
Next of kinFather, William Thomson, 6 Michie Street, Roslyn, Dunedin
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameAuckland Infantry Battalion, Samoan Advance Party
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 15 August 1914
Final rank2nd Lieutenant
Final unitNew Zealand Machine Gun Battalion
FateDied of wounds 28 August 1914
Age at death from cemetery records30
Place of burialBagneux British Cemetery (Plot V, Row B, Grave No 27), Gezaincourt, France
Miscellaneous information from
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Parents: William and Elizabeth S. Thomson, 6 Michie Street, Roslyn, Dunedin
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Samoan Adv & Fifth