Vincent William Thompson

Trooper

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Vernon Forbs Thompson and Ada Adella Thompson, of Kaitaia, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"The sun in February was dangerous rather than hot and bare backs were strictly forbidden. The first route marches in shorts produced some ugly sunburnt knees which bore out the wisdom of this prohibition. As it was, the regiment's first loss was caused by the sun when, on 19 June, Trooper Thompson was struck down with meningitis and died very suddenly." (Loughnan 1963 p16)

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Casualty

Service Number:

3418

Name:

Vincent William Thompson

Rank:

Trooper

Date of Birth:

16 March 1907

Next of Kin:

Mr A. Thompson (brother), Kaitaia, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

Kaitaia, New Zealand

Occupation on Enlistment:

Motor driver

Armed Force:

Army

Unit:

New Zealand Armoured Corps, 2 Divisional Cavalry Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Died of disease (meningitis)

Date of Death:

19 June 1940

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force (2NZEF), 1st Echelon

Embarkation Place:

Wellington, New Zealand

Destination:

Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Cairo War Memorial Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

P. 232.

Cemetery Location:

Egypt