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Walter George Thomson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Walter George AWMM
  • Surname
    Thomson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ218 AWMM
    • WWII 218 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 9 Wicklow Rd, Devonport, Auckland AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    Caretaker/Civilian AWMM
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Married/WWII AWMM
    Married, 3 children AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Navy AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ218 AWMM
    • WWII 218 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • 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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  • Did not embark overseas. Prospective Discharge Date 16/11/1945 (Source: Personnel - Demobilisation R21465794) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Hello i am cailean ensor, i'm walter thomsons grand son.




    live on forever great grandad




    love cailean, anthony and other family members
    Public - cailean - Other relative - 26 September 2023
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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    Personnel - Demobilisation - Monthly list of personnel demobilised [Royal New Zealand Navy], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYT 8490 N1/426 (R21465794) AWMM

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