James Thompson
Born 9 Mar 1893 - Died 16 Apr 1972
- Service number
- WWI 16/49 AWMM
- Also known as
- James Himiona THOMPSONPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Military Record
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 1st NZ Maori ContingentPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Military Record
- Last rank
- —
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- James AWMM
- Surname
- Thompson AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
- James Himiona THOMPSONPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Military Record
- Service number
- WWI 16/49 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Religion
- Church of EnglandPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Military Record
Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 9 Mar 1893 Public Source
- Date of birth
- 9 March 1893Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Military Record
- Place of birth
- Tolaga BayPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Military Record
- Birth notes
- son of Mrs Te Hereai Kiha Teao (mother)Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Military Record
- Address before enlistment
- Unknown AWMM Tolaga Bay, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs Te Hereai Kiha Teao (mother), Tolaga Bay, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 14 Feb 1915 AWMM Single AWMM
- 1919 married Ada MitchellPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Military Record
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
- Campaign
- Egyptian, Egyptian EF & Western EuropeanPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Military Record
- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- 1st NZ Maori ContingentPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Military Record
- Service number
- WWI 16/49 AWMM
- Military service
- 1914-1920Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Military Record
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- 1914-1915 Star
British War Medal
Victory MedalPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Military Record
Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 Unknown AWMM
- 9 Oct 1914 at Tolaga BayPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Military Record
- Age on enlistment
- 21yrs (actually b. 1896 = 18-19yrs)Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Military Record (death record says he was born 9 Mar 1896)
- Occupation before enlistment
- Labourer at WharfPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Military Record
Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 14 Feb 1915-26 Mar 1915 AWMM
HMNZT 20 AWMM Vessel was Warrimoo AWMM Lance Corporal/Military AWMM B Company AWMM 1st Maori Contingent AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Other, WWI AWMM
Nature of Injury: G.S.W. left buttock, shoulder and wrist Percent of disability: 75 Source: New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100% AWMM - Dec 1915 slightly sick at Malta; 1918 GSW lft buttock & shoulderPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Military record
- Other, WWI AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- 2nd LieutentantPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Military Record
- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Present address (as listed in New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%): King George V. Hospital, Rotorua AWMM
- In his later years and up to his passing, my great grandfather, lived at 41 Whittaker rd, Rotorua.Public - Dean Kohi - Direct descendant - 28 April 2026 - I lived with him until his passing.
About death
- Death
- 16 Apr 1972 Public Source
- Date of death
- 16 April 1972Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Rotorua's Cemetery Records
- Age at death
- 78yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Rotorua's Cemetery Records
- Place of death
- Rotorua, NZPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Rotorua's Cemetery Records
- Cause of death
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- Death notes
- James Himiona Thompson died 16 Apr 1972 in Rotorua aged 78yrsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Rotorua's Cemetery Records
- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
- Kauae Cemetery , Ngongotaha, RotoruaPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Rotorua's Cemetery Records
- Grave reference
- Block 8; Sec M11; Plot 2Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 2 March 2016 - Rotorua's Cemetery Records
- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
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Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R7825590
Further Reference - Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/webarchive/20201108000000/https://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-CowMaor.html
Further Reference
- Military personnel file
- References
- New Zealand. Army. 1st Maori Contingent. Scroll of the 1st New Zealand Maori Contingent, 1915. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-624.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Page No: 722 - New Zealand. Army (1920). List of the names of all ex-members of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force, suffering permanent disability from 20% to 100%, compiled from returns supplied by the Commissioner of Pensions, in respect to: a) Permanent War Pensions, and from returns supplied by the Director-General of Medical Services, regarding: b) Discharged and undischarged hospital patients, assessed as suffering permanent disability, but not yet in receipt of a pension at date (28-4-20). New Zealand. Director-General of Medical Services. NZ Times Co. (Printer).
- Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 2: Includes portrait - Soutar, M. (2019). Whitiki! Whiti! Whiti! E!: Maori In the First World War. New Zealand: David Bateman Ltd.
- Cowan, J. (1926). The Maoris in the Great War. Auckland, N.Z.: Maori Regimental Committee by Whitcombe & Tombs.
- Pugsley, C. (1995). Te Hokowhitu a Tu : the Maori Pioneer Battalion in the first World War. Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
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