Lance Corporal

William Thompson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John and Annie Ellen Thompson, of Wintere Rd., Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand. Native of Manchester, England.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
26943
Name:
William Thompson
Rank: 
Lance Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Elizabeth Thompson (mother), 30 Shetland Street, Roslyn, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Cutter
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Auckland Regiment, 1 Battalion

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
26 January 1918
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 July 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 89
Vessel:
Waitemata
Destination:
Plymouth, England

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Thompson
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