John Miller THOMSON

Regimental number10/546
Date of birth21 December 1893
Place of birthDrumlithie, Scotland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarter
AddressRangitane
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation21.8
Height5' 7.5"
Weight158 lbs
Next of kinW Thomson, Ulysses Road, Ashhurst
Previous military service'D' Company, 7th (Wellington West Coast) Regiment
Enlistment date18 August 1914
Place of enlistmentWanganui
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 4 May 1915
Other details

War service: Egypt.

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1914; disembarked Alexandria, Egypt, 4 May 1915.

Commenced return to New Zealand on board HT 'Ceramic', 4 May 1915 (venereal disease); disembarked New Zealand, 8 June 1915; discharged, 8 June 1915.

Ineligible for medals
Miscellaneous detailsNominal Roll Vol. 1: Wellington Infantry Batln/Main Body
Date of death3 August 1952, Masterton
Age at death58
SourcesArchives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 7825959