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Richard Leonard Thompson

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Richard Thompson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Richard Leonard AWMM
  • Surname
    Thompson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 60580 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    1/5/1915 Public - Ethan - 9 December 2021 - Soldiers Pay Book
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1941 AWMM 29 Happy Valley Rd., Wellington AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mrs. T. Thompson, 29 Happy Valley Rd., Wellington (m) AWMM
    • MRS.W.M Thompson, 436 Esplaniade, Island Bay WGTN Public - Ethan - 9 December 2021 - Soldiers Pay book
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM
    • Married Public - Ethan - 9 December 2021 - Soldiers Pay Book

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 60580 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.349 Plasterer/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.349
    2NZEF Nom. Roll 4, p.349
  • 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

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
  • Cause of death
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  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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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.349 AWMM

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09 December 2021EthanInvercargillOther

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