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James Wotherspoon Thomson

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Photo sent to his wife Gerty Thomson from the Middle East in 1941.

Sargent James Wotherspoon Thomson NZ 14th Light Anti Aircraft 43 Battery G5

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Wotherspoon AWMM
  • Surname
    Thomson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 60577 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1941 AWMM Fort Dorset, Wellington AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs. G.F. Thomson, 12 Monorgan Rd., Miramar, Wellington (w) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1941 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 60577 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 1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.350 Soldier/Military 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.350
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.350
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
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Memorials

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Sources

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    Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 4 (Embarkations from 1st April, 1941 to 30 June, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
    p.350 AWMM

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16 April 2023Donald JamesBrisbane AustraliaDirect descendant

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