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Charles Thompson

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Karori Cemetery, view Wellington (photo P. Baker, 2005). - No known copyright restrictions

Karori Cemetery, view Wellington (photo P. Baker, 2005). - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Thompson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWI 5/180 AWMM
    • WWI 13/180A AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 February 1883 AWMM Christchurch, Canterbury AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 21 December 1914 AWMM 639 Castle Street, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    James Thompson (father), 639 Castle Street, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 14 February 1915 AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 21 December 1914 AWMM
    Age 31 AWMM
    Butcher/Civilian AWMM
    Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 feet 7 1/2 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      145 pounds AWMM
    • Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
      Medium AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Black AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Admitted to hospital at Port de Kaibbch on 30 March 1915 (nature of illness not stated). AWMM
    • Died of Disease, Cause of Death AWMM
      Chronic Nephritis AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Charles Thompson was the son of Mary Thompson and the late James Thompson, Compositor, of Dunedin.

    First enlisted with the Army Service Corps (December 1914), and was later transferred to the Auckland Mounted Rifles (A Squadron) on 29 January 1915. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    11 October 1915 AWMM
    Age 32 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Disease AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM 170.P.P.2. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 1 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Kingsland Methodist Trinity Church Roll of Honour 1914-1918, 400 New North Road, Kingsland, Auckland 1021 AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Military personnel file
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R7825447
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      Vol1: 721 AWMM
    • The Fields of Remembrance Trust: Brothers Field, Auckland Museum (Armistice, 2018) AWMM
    • Roll of Honour, Auckland Province (digital copy), 1914 - 1919. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2016-2. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 April 2023Elizabeth New ZealandDirect descendant
14 October 2018Elizabeth Helen MaryAuckland, New ZealandDirect descendant
02 January 2017AllanRotoruaResearcher

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