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Topic: Alexander THOMPSON

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Served as THOMPSON.

1914 Electoral Roll Alexander is living in Foxton and occupation is Mill Hand.

Employer: AS Easton, Foxton.

Next of Kin: Sid Easton, Foxton.

Hair: Fair. Eyes: Grey. Height: 5’6”.

Complexion: Fair.

Legal NOK: Mother, died 1923

Probate: Archives NZ, Wellington (under both names)

This mans birth name is Hugh Alexander Gunn but he served under the name of Alexander Thompson and is on the Foxton Memorial as A Thompson.

Thankyou to to Christina Fenby for sharing information.

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Date of birth:	27 May 1875
Date of death:	23 September 916
Place of birth:	Registered Kaihiku, Otago, New Zealand
Alias:	Hugh Alexander GUNN
Awards:	British War Medal, Victory Medal
Occupation:	Mill hand, Farm labourer
Cause of death:	Died of wounds
Place of death:	France
Buried where:	Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe. IV. E. 84
Spouses name:	Unmarried
Fathers name:	Hugh Gunn
Fathers occupation:	Farmer
Fathers date of death:	13 September 1904
Mothers name:	Janet (Jessie (née Urquhart)
Mothers place of birth:	1866
Mothers place of death:	1923
Parents date of marriage:	1866
Siblings:	Janet (Jessie (m 1906 Sainsbury, 14 Wilkie Rd, Caversham, Dunedin,, John, Donald Urquhart (b 24 July 1870, Waitepeka), Anne Jane (16 November 1872, Wairepa), George, William, and Neil
Parents place of marriage:	New Zealand
Date of arrival overseas:	08 December 1916
Theatres of war:	Egypt 1916, Egypt EF 1916, Western Europe 1916
Surname:	THOMPSON
War memorial:	Foxton
Christian names:	Alexander
Place of arrival overseas:	Suez, Egypt
Wars:	WW1
Service number:	6/3894
Religion:	Presbyterian
Date enlisted:	19 October 1915
Final rank:	Private
Regiment or service:	2nd Bn Canterbury Regiment NZEF
User reference:	1.73