| Date of birth | 27 May 1875 |
| Date of death | 23 September 916 |
| Mothers name | Janet (Jessie (née Urquhart) |
| Spouses name | Unmarried |
| Mothers place of birth | 1866 |
| Mothers place of death | 1923 |
| Fathers name | Hugh Gunn |
| Parents date of marriage | 1866 |
| Parents place of marriage | New Zealand |
| Fathers date of death | 13 September 1904 |
| 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, Neil |
| Fathers occupation | Farmer |
| Cause of death | Died of wounds |
| Buried where | Heilly Station Cemetery, Mericourt-L'Abbe. IV. E. 84 |
| Alias | Hugh Alexander GUNN |
| Awards | British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Place of birth | Registered Kaihiku, Otago, New Zealand |
| Occupation | Mill hand, Farm labourer |
| Place of death | France |
| 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 | WW 1 |
| 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 |
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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