Trooper

Arthur John Thomson

Conflict: 
WW1
Additional Information: 

Son of John Thomson, of Stony Creek, Balclutha, Dunedin, and the late Isabella Thomson. Native of Pukeawa, Dunedin.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
9/223
Name:
Arthur John Thomson
Rank: 
Trooper
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
John Thomson (father), Puekawa, Balclutha, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Pukeawa, New Zealand
Armed Force: 
Army
Unit:
NZEF, New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade, Otago Mounted Rifles

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of wounds, on H.M.H.S. "Gascon,"
Date of Death:
03 June 1915
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
29
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: 
72
Cemetery Location: 
Turkey
Arthur John Thomson
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