THOMPSON, Ewart Charles
(Service number 6/562)
| First Rank | Private | Last Rank |
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Birth
| Date | 3 August 1894 | Place of Birth | Christchurch |
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Enlistment Information
| Date | Age | ||
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| Address at Enlistment | Corner of York and Elizabeth Street, Timaru | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
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| Marital Status | Single | ||
| Next of Kin | Henry THOMPSON (father), 75 Kingsley Street, Sydenham, Charistchurch. Later Mrs T. M. THOMPSON (wife), Wales; Mrs E. A. HOWARD (only sister), Masterton | ||
Military Service
| Served with | NZ Armed Forces | Served in | Army |
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Embarkation Information
| Body on Embarkation | Main Body | ||
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| Unit, Squadron, or Ship | Canterbury Infantry Battalion | ||
| Date | 16 October 1914 | ||
| Transport | Tahiti or Athenic | ||
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Award Circumstances and Date
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Death
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Biographical Notes
Charles Ewart Laurence Thompson was the fifth son of Henry James Thompson and his fist wife, Mary Jane née Whyte. His mother died in 1906. He was educated at the Belfast School and the Marist School in Barbadoes Street, Christchurch. He was serving with the 2nd South Canterbury Regiment, with which he went to camp. Ewart married Tydvyl Maud Rutter on 1 November 1918 at Amesbury, Wiltshire, England. In 1919 he was a labourer for the Canterbury Transport Board.
Sources
Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database [21 April 2019]; NZ BDM Indexes (Department of Internal Affairs) [21 April 2019]; Sun, 5 September 1914 (Papers Past) [16 April 2019]
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