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Donald Thompson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Donald AWMM
  • Surname
    Thompson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 10/3757 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 February 1883 AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs J. Thompson (mother), 9 Plunkett Street, Kelburn, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

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 18 October 1915 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Baker/Civilian AWMM
    Trentham, Upper Hutt 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 4 inches AWMM
    • Weight, Unknown Period AWMM
      133 pounds AWMM
    • Complexion, Unknown Period AWMM
      Dark AWMM
    • Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Blue AWMM
    • Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
      Black AWMM
    • Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
      Injury (frostbite): Admitted to hospital in Boulogne on 19 August 1916. Discharged to Base Details on 26 August 1916. AWMM
    • Died of Sickness, Cause of Death AWMM
      Sickness AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Was an apprentice baker to W. Wright & Co, Dunedin, and following that was employed by F. Creamer in Stratford.

    On 9 April 1916, he left Alexandria, Egypt, aboard the Londonderry Castle (ship) for France.

    He held several postings as a cook from 1916 to 1919.

    Returned to New Zealand aboard the "Pakeha" from Tilbury , England on 30 May 1919.

    Total period of service abroad: 3 years and 143 days. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    26 February 1955 AWMM
    Age 67 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Died of Sickness AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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