Isaiah Thompson

1891-1965

Unit

2nd Reinforcements

Rank

Sapper

Serial

21461

About

Born in New Zealand

16 August 1891
Parent

Father

James Thompson
Residence

Hometown

Kaitangata
Work

Occupation

Coal-miner

Employer

Taratu Coal Mining Company
Personal Life

Marital Status

Single

Army Experience

  • 14th South Otago Regiment

    New Zealand

  • World War I (1914-1918)

    New Zealand Tunnellers

    British War Medal ribbon

    British War Medal

    Victory Medal ribbon

    Victory Medal

    Death

    Died at the age of 73

    3 February 1965

    Sources

    Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: Online Cenotaph He Toa Taumata Rau.

    New Zealand Archives Te Rua Mahara o te Kāwanatanga, AABK 18805 W5553 113/0113780, Military Personnel File.

    Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Vol.II, Roll No.34, Government Printer, Wellington, 1914-1919, p. 42.

    How to cite this page

    Anthony Byledbal, “Isaiah Thompson (1891-1965)“, New Zealand Tunnellers Website, NaN (2009), Accessed: . URL: www.nztunnellers.com/tunnellers/837