THOMSON, John
(Service number 8/2160)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank | Private |
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Birth
| Date | Unknown | Place of Birth |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | 45 Stuart Street, Dunedin, New Zealand | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Mrs A. Thomson (mother), Berry Street, Kaitangata, New Zealand | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | 4th Reinforcements | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Otago Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 17 April 1915 | ||
| Transport | Willochra or Knight Templar or Waitomo | ||
| Embarked From | Wellington, New Zealand | Destination | Suez, Egypt |
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| Last Unit Served With | Otago Infantry Battalion | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Prisoner of War Information
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Death
| Date | 7 August 1915 | Age | |
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| Place of Death | Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| Cause | Killed in action | ||
| Memorial or Cemetery | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial, Chunuk Bair Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey | ||
| New Zealand Memorials | On Memorial wall, Timaru | ||
Biographical Notes
Son of Agnes Thomson, of Scotland
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Cenotaph Database, August 2013, CWGC.
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