Adam Haddon Thomson

I whānau mai i te 23 Nov 1919 - I mate atu i te 9 Nov 1942

Nama Hōia: WWII NZ41612 AWMM
WWII 41612 AWMM
Ingoa kārangaranga: Eddie AWMM
Te Ope o Tū / te peka: Air Force AWMM
Te tūnga whakamutunga: WW2 Sergeant AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 218 Squadron AWMM
Pakanga: World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

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Son of Peter and Joan Thomson (nee Haddon) of Christchurch.

The photographer of the headstone in 1999 was Mr B. Cox whose brother, Flying Officer John Grant Cox (NZ412658), is buried in the same cemetery. He described his visit to Hanover War Cemetery: 'On 29 June we left London 4 am - drove all day via the Channel Tunnel reaching the village of Rimbeck about 100 km south of Hanover by 5 pm. That was where my brother's plane actually crashed, and by 5.30 we were taken by friendly German folk to the Catholic cemetery where the crew of seven were originally interred, and then to a site on a hillside about 1 km away to the spot where the Lancaster crashed. An elderly chap who remembers the incident said that they thought the bomber was going to hit the village. and the following morning, civilians began pillaging the wreckage to get the parachutes for silk but were stopped by soldiers. We were taken back to the first house we called at where we were given a nice meal, outside under a patio, followed by several rounds of German lager, before being taken to the local hotel where we slept before an early morning start for Hanover. In the Hanover War Cemetery all graves are well tended by German gardeners employed by the British War Graves Commission and were quite friendly. There are 46 New Zealand graves in the cemetery.'

Born Edinburgh Scotland. TRAINING RCAF, 3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, Manitoba Errol Martyn, For Your Tomorrow, Vol. 3. Course 1: Class 13C. Graduation Date: 16/09/1941. AWMM. RCAF, 6 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mountain View, Ontario Errol Martyn, For Your Tomorrow, Vol. 3.

Attended Christchurch Boys' High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845616))

304 hours as Wireless Operator/Air Gunner (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845616)) AWMM
Also killed in the loss of Stirling W7475/H were fellow Kiwi's:
Ian Ignatius Friend: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C22334
William Wynne Morgan: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C22328
Public - Antonio - Researcher - 28 September 2022 - web research

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Hononga ki waho: Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2101160
Sources Used
RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ha - Hy. Archives New Zealand (R17845611)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845616
Sources Used
Aviation Safety Network:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/180746
Public - Antonio - Researcher - 19 July 2026 - Internet research
Aircrew Remembered:
https://aircrewremembered.com/hickling-peter.html
Public - Antonio - Researcher - 19 July 2026 - Internet research
Ngā tuhinga: Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission.
Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
p.475
RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Sm- Ty. Archives New Zealand (R17845616) - Former archives reference: AIR118
List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743)
Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
Royal New Zealand Air Force. (1941–1945). Contact: National magazine of the R.N.Z.A.F.; the official organ of the Air Force Association (Inc.). Levin, New Zealand: Royal New Zealand Air Force.
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