Private

John Blair Thompson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of Mrs. A. Thompson, of 499, St. Asaph St., Linwood. Christchurch. Native of Lyttelton.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Casualty

Service Number: 
8/299
Name:
John Blair Thompson
Rank: 
Private
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Annie Thompson (mother), 499 Saint Asaph Street, Linwood, Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Edendale, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, Otago Regiment

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
07 August 1915
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW1

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Main Body
Embarkation Place:
Port Chalmers, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
16 October 1914
Transport:

HMNZT 5
HMNZT 9
Vessel:
Ruapehu or Hawkes Bay
Destination:
Suez, Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
17
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
John Blair Thompson
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