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Walter Douglas Thompson                   1870-1936
Walter was born about 1870, the son of John Blair Thompson and Ann Watson, at Christchurch, New Zealand.
Sarah Eliza Foster                                 1863-1939
Sarah was born about 1863.
I have identified the following children.
  Stanley Gordon Born abt 1890   New Zealand Married Amy Ruffell
Reginald Ephraim Born 12 1893   New Zealand K.I.A.   9 Jul 1916
Douglas David Born abt 1897   New Zealand Married Marion Ivy Hocton
Norman Arthur Born abt 1899   New Zealand Married Violet Rosaline Hocton
Ernest Vernon Born abt 1900   New Zealand Married Dulcie Honor Burch
Ruby Eva Born abt 1902   New Zealand Married John Philip Best
Edgar Walter Born 2 May 1905   New Zealand Married Ivy Mavis Eden
George Watson Born abt 1907   New Zealand Married Margaret Ursula Hay

Birth of Parents
Walter Douglas Thompson b: abt 1870               Christchurch, New Zealand         1870/9396
son of John Blair Thompson and Ann Watson

Sarah Eliza Foster b: abt 1863

Marriage
abt 1890
Walter Douglas Thompson
Sarah Eliza Foster 		Christchurch, New Zealand         1890/1865

Children
Stanley Gordon Thompson b: abt 1890               New Zealand         1890/11224
son of Walter Douglas Thompson and Sarah Eliza Foster
Reginald Ephraim Thompson b: 12 Jan 1893               Christchurch, New Zealand         1893/4479
son of Walter Douglas Thompson and Sarah Eliza Foster
Douglas David Thompson b: abt 1897               Christchurch, New Zealand         1897/2977
son of Walter Douglas Thompson and Sarah Eliza Foster
Norman Arthur Thompson b: abt 1899               New Zealand         1899/1865
son of Walter Douglas Thompson and Sarah Eliza Foster
Ernest Vernon Thompson b: abt 1900               Nelson, New Zealand         1900/7321
son of Walter Douglas Thompson and Sarah Eliza Foster
Ruby Eva Thompson b: abt 1902               Christchurch, New Zealand         1902/3374
daughter of Walter Douglas Thompson and Sarah Eliza Foster
Edgar Walter Thompson b: 2 May 1905               Nelson, New Zealand         1905/21026
son of Walter Douglas Thompson and Sarah Eliza Foster
George Watson Thompson b: abt 1907               Nelson, New Zealand         1907/17112
son of Walter Douglas Thompson and Sarah Eliza Foster

IN Memory of
Company Serjeant Major REGINALD THOMPSON
6/772, 12th Coy. 1st Bn., Canterbury Regiment, N.Z.E.F.
Who Died Age 25
ON 9 July 1916

Son of Walter Douglas and Sarah Eliza Thompson,
of Wakapuaka, New Zealand
Also served at Gallipoli
Born at Sheffield, New Zealand
REMEMBERED WITH HONOUR
CITE BONJEAN MILITARY CEMETERY,
ARMENTIERES, France

COMMONWEALTH WAR GRAVES COMMISSION
Death
Walter Douglas Thompson Died 7 Feb 1936, Age 66,       Nelson         1936/14926

Death
Sarah Eliza (Foster) Thompson Died 10 May 1939, Age 76,       Nelson         1939/14960

SPECIAL THANKS  to Sandra Gargiulo, of New Zealand, a descendant of Walter Douglas Thompson , for many of the details provided above.