THOMSON, Arthur Harold
(Service number 24246)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 28/11/1889 | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
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| Occupation | Painter | ||
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| Next of Kin | Alexander THOMSON (father), Parsonage Road, Waimate | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | New Zealand Expeditionary Force | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | 13th reinforcements, Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company | ||
| Date | 27 May 1916 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Tofua | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington | Destination | |
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Death
| Date | *1972 | Age | |
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Biographical Notes
Arthur Harold Thomson was the son of Alexander and Martha Thomson, of Waimate.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 November 2016]
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