Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Records

James Patterson AWMM

Thomson AWMM

Jimmy Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Records

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• Male Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Records

Presbyterian Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Records

1874 Public Source

1874 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record

McDuff, Banff, Scotland Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record

Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military & Research Records

Own Business in Sydney, Australia Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Records & Research

father - Captain Alexander Thomson Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military & Research Records

Single Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military & Research Records

South African War, 1899-1902 AWMM

Transvaal, Cape Colony & Rhodesia Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record

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• 4th Contingent (Rough Riders) 8th Coy Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record
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Sent from Gisborne with their 5th and was then enlisted with the 4th Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 31 July 2015 - Newspaper reports

1901 SA Boer War Medal & Clasp Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record

Gisborne Corps Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Training

• South Africa Driver/Civilian Ministry for Culture and Heritage
  Gisborne, New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage
• 17 Mar 1900 at Wellington Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Training

Engine Driver for Harbour Board, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Records & Research

25 yrs 11 mths Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Training

• South Africa 31 March 1900 Ministry for Culture and Heritage from Ministry for Culture and Heritage
  Gymeric Ministry for Culture and Heritage Vessel was Gymeric AWMM Private Ministry for Culture and Heritage 4th Contingent, 8th Company Ministry for Culture and Heritage 4th Contingent New Zealand Mounted Rifles AWMM
• 31 March 1900 on the ship 'Gymeric' Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 31 July 2015 - http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/soldier/j-p-thomson

May 1901 - James had his horse shot under him & 3 of his ribs were broken & his lungs damaged. Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Poverty Bay Herald

Private Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Military Record

1 April 1914 Public Source

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40 yrs Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Poverty Bay Herald

Sydney, Australia Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Poverty Bay Herald

DEATH OF MR JAS. THOMSON.
News has been received of the death of Mr James Thomson (brother of Messrs Alex, & John Thomson), which occurred at Sydney a few days ago. Deceased was the third son of the late Captain A. Thomson, of Gisborne, and was 40 years of age. From the meagre particulars to hand, Mr Thomson's death appears to have been sudden. He was seized with an internal complaint, and died within twenty minutes. Mr John Thomson is on his way to Sydney in connection with the sad affair. Deceased was an old Gisborne boy & was very popular with the young men of this town. He went over to Sydney 3 or 4 yrs ago, and was in business there. The late Mr Thomson had had a varied experience, & his death recalls several incidents in which he was a prominent actor. He was a proficient member of the Gisborne Fire Brigade in which he rendered good service to the town. At the fire which took place at Williams & Kettle's and Pettie & Cos shops some years ago he had the misfortune to fall over a roll of linoleum & break his leg. For some time he worked for the Harbor Board, on one occasion he was working on one of the punts near the end of the breakwater, when his father, then harbormaster, Mr King, then engineer, & Mr J Townley passed down the river to take soundings. They were in a flat-bottomed boat, & there was a nasty jobble in the channel. A good deal of water came into the boat, & when turning round it was swamped. Jim Thomson threw a rope which Mr Townley caught, & the man who was rowing jumped on top of the chairman of the Harbor Board & thus they were pulled on to the punt. Mr King got hold of the boat which had turned over, and he clambered on top, when a line was thrown to him. Cpt Thomson set out to swim for one of the ladders down the side of the breakwater, & appeared to be in difficulties, when his son leaped into the water & swam to his father's assistance. On another occasion the late Mr Thomson was walking on the breakwater on a stormy evening on his way to Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 7 June 2015 - Poverty Bay Herald

Gisborne's SA Boer War Memorial, refer attached document, 'Gisborne Boys in the SA Boer War' Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 August 2015 - Research

• New Zealand History online. New Zealand in the South (Boer) War
  http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/war/the-south-african-boer-war/introduction
  Further Reference
• Archives NZ: W5515|56|5577
  http://archives.govt.nz/research/guides/war
  Further Reference
• Military Personnel File
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R20523814
  Further Reference

Stowers, R. (2009). Rough riders at war : history of New Zealand's involvement in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 and information on all members of the 10 New Zealand contingents. Hamilton, N.Z.: R. Stowers. AWMM