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Hedley Thompson

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Hedley Thompson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Hedley AWMM
  • Surname
    Thompson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    2205 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
    11 December 1874 Public - Rachel - Direct descendant - 24 April 2022 - Family records
  • Place of birth
    Sheffield, England Public - Rachel - Direct descendant - 24 April 2022 - Family records and military papers
  • Birth notes
    Emigrated with family from England to New Zealand at age nine. Public - Rachel - Direct descendant - 24 April 2022 - Passenger list records
  • Address before enlistment
    Petone, Wellington Public - Rachel - Direct descendant - 24 April 2022 - Military records
  • Post war occupation
    Carpenter Public - Rachel - Direct descendant - 24 April 2022 - Family papers
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    George Thompson, father Public - Rachel - Direct descendant - 24 April 2022 - Military records
  • Relationship status
    Single Public - Rachel - Direct descendant - 24 April 2022 - Family records

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    South Africa Carpenter/Civilian Ministry for Culture and Heritage
    Lower Hutt, Wellington Ministry for Culture and Heritage
  • 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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  • Father was named George Thompson. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
    88 Public - Rachel - Direct descendant - 24 April 2022 - Funeral papers
  • Place of death
    Whakatane, New Zealand Public - Rachel - Direct descendant - 24 April 2022 - Family history, cemetery search
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Hillcrest Cemetery AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
    RSA, V section Public - Rachel - Direct descendant - 24 April 2022 - Cemetery search
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
24 April 2022RachelEdgecumbe, New Zealand Direct descendant

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