condensed discuss document expanded export feedback print share remove reset document_white enquire_white export_white report_white

Cenotaph record

Morton Mee Thomson

Lay a poppy
Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 67), Page: 19 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 3 (Roll 67), Page: 19 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

Contribute ›
  • Title
  • Forenames
    Morton Mee AWMM
  • Surname
    Thomson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 49486 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

Contribute ›
  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs P.A. Thomson (mother), Murray Street, Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

Contribute ›
  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 49486 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

Contribute ›

Training and Enlistment

Contribute ›
  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Warehouseman/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

Contribute ›

Prisoner of war

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

Medical history

Contribute ›
  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

Contribute ›
  • Morton Thomson was the son of James and Phoebe Ann Thomson, of 9 Murray St., Caversham, Dunedin, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

Contribute ›
  • Death
    3 December 1917 AWMM
    Age 24 AWMM
    Ypres, Belgium AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

Contribute ›
  • Memorial name
    Buttes New British Cemetery (NZ) Memorial, Polygon Wood, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM

Roll of Honour

Remember Morton Mee Thomson by laying a poppy.

Leave a note

Leave a tribute or memory of Morton Mee Thomson

Leave a note

Contribute ›
  • My Great Uncle Morton was killed in action during World War I. A young life lost and like so many others, he made the ultimate sacrifice so that we could enjoy our freedoms today. RIP.
    Public - Judy - Other relative - 25 April 2020
    Report 
  • It is with the greatest respect this poppy is laid for my Great Uncle, Morton, one of four Great Uncles lost in WW1.
    Public - Michelle - Other Relative - 25 April 2015
    Report 

Sources

Sources

Contribute ›

Contributors

Command item
Command item
Add new record Refresh
DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
25 April 2020Judy Hamilton NZOther relative
25 April 2015MichelleNew ZealandOther Relative

The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided.

Creative Commons LicenseOnline Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.