THOMSON, Alexander Robert
(Service number 47094)
| First Rank | Rifleman | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 13/10/1891 | Place of Birth | Milton |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Landsborough Road, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
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| Next of Kin | Peter THOMSON (father), Landsborough Road, Timaru | ||
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 | 26th Reinforcements, G Company (part) | ||
| Date | 9 June 1917 | ||
| Transport | Willochra | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 16 June 1979 | Age | 87 years |
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Biographical Notes
Alexander Robert Thomson was the elder son of Peter and Emily (née Bradley) Thomson. Alexander attended Waikiwi School in Southland. He returned to New Zealand on the Maunganui in June 1919..In 1920 at Chalmers Church, Timaru, he married Amelia Harvie Stark. His brother George Ward Thomson also served in World War I
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [18 March 2018]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [18 March 2018]; Timaru Herald, 16 June 1919 (Papers Past) [17 March 2018]
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