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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
William Phillips Thompson |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Lieutenant |
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| Forename(s): |
William Phillips |
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| Surname: |
Thompson |
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| War: |
World War I, 1914-1918 |
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| Serial No.: |
15468 |
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| First Known Rank: |
Second Lieutenant |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Surveyor |
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| Next of Kin: |
T.J. Thompson (father), Heretaunga Street, Hastings, New Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
New Zealand Expeditionary Force |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
15th Reinforcements Canterbury Infantry Battalion, C Company |
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| Embarkation Date: |
26 July 1916 |
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| Place of Embarkation: |
Wellington, New Zealand |
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| Transport: |
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| Vessel: |
Waitemata or Ulimaroa |
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| Destination: |
Devonport, England |
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| Nominal Roll Number: |
37 |
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| Page on Nominal Roll: |
6 |
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| Campaigns: |
Messines |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Canterbury Infantry Regiment |
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| Place of Death: |
Belgium |
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| Date of Death: |
7 June 1917 |
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| Year of Death: |
1917 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Died of wounds |
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| Additional Information: |
New Zealand at the Front ( a magazine written and published and illustrated in France by men of the New Zealand Division) 1917 issue, page141. |
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| Archives NZ source: |
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| Sources Used: |
Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force Volume II. Wellington: Govt. Printer, 1917 |
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