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John James Warden Thomson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John James Warden AWMM
  • Surname
    Thomson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    529976 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    26 June 1912 Public - Marlene - Other relative - 1 July 2016 - Military Personel files - father
  • Place of birth
    Kirkcaldy, Scotland Public - Marlene - Other relative - 1 July 2016 - Military Personel files - father
  • Birth notes
    son of Edith and John Thomson. Public - Marlene - Other relative - 1 July 2016 - Family knowledge
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM 242 Devon Street, West, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs B.K. Thomson (mother), 242 Devon Street, West, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
    • This is his wife Public - Marlene - Other relative - 1 July 2016 - Family Knowledge
  • Relationship status
    Pre 21 July 1943 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    529976 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Truck Driver/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • John Thomson was the son of John and Edith Ann Warden Thomson; husband of B. Kathleen Thomson, of Brooklands, Canterbury. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    19 March 1944 AWMM
    Age 50 AWMM
    Italy, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Cassino War Cemetery, Italy AWMM X. A. 15 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2613146
    Sources Used
  • References
    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1945). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 11 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1943 to 30th June, 1943). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    WW2 12: 192 AWMM

Contributors

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
04 March 2022Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
01 July 2016MarleneTe Awamutu, New ZealandOther relative

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