OBITUARY
MR. H. D. THOMSON
NOTED ALL BLACK
Well-known as a memebr of the famous 1903 Alt Blacks, Mr. H. D. Thomson, more popularly known as “Mona” Thomson, died 1 in Wellington on Wednesday.
Born in Wellington, he was a son of the late Mr. A. B. Thomson, Wellington, and a brother of the late Mr. 'F. D. Thomson, former head of the Prime Minister’s! Department. In 4397 he joined the engineers’ branch of the Railways Department, and remained 1 there until. 1900. Subsequently he served in a number of positions, eventually becoming ’undersecretary for immigration in 1920. Mr. Thomson held that position until 1932. when he retired after 35 years in ‘he public service. Mr. Thomson hadi a unique career in Rugby football. He played for Wellington College and represented Canterbury, Wellington, Wanganui, Taranaki and East Coast, Auckland, North Island and South Island, -crowning his career by becoming one of the famous All Blacks which toured England ire 1905. His position in .play was wing three-quarter.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20014, 12 August 1939, Page 6
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