Private

Clarence Dornford Thompson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Henry Plinck Thompson and Charlotte Henrietta Thompson, of Upper Mautere, Nelson. Also served at Samoa.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
3/38
Name:
Clarence Dornford Thompson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
H.P. Thompson (father), Upper Moutere, Nelson, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
36 Thompson Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
New Zealand Medical Corps

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Drowned at sea (from H.T. "Marquette")
Date of Death:
23 October 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
25
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Bodies of Embarkation:

Samoan Advance Party
No. 1 Stationary Hospital
Places of Embarkation:

Wellington, New Zealand
Wellington, New Zealand
Transport:

HMNZT 1
HMNZT 2
Marama 21 May 1915
Vessels:

Moeraki or Monowai
Marama
Destinations:

Apia, Samoa
Sydney, Australia

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Location: 
Greece
Clarence Dornford Thompson
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