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John Robert Thompson

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Robert AWMM
  • Surname
    Thompson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    33632 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1912 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1912 Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 January 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • Place of birth
    NZ Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 January 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • Birth notes
    Son of John and Ada Thompson, of Matawai Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 January 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • Address before enlistment
    Matawai, Gisborne Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 January 2016 - BMD NZ Records
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of John and Ada Thompson of Matawai, Gisborne. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    21 March 1943 AWMM
    Age 30 AWMM
    Tunisia, North Africa AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Sfax War Cemetery, Tunisia AWMM X. E. 25 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Thompson. —Killed in action overseas', Private John Robert Thompson, 'son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Thompson, Matawai. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 11 June 2023 - ROLL OF HONOUR
    GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXX, ISSUE 21060, 3 APRIL 1943, PAGE 1
  • Memorial name
    Gisborne's War Memorial Public - Lorraine M - Researcher - 20 January 2016 - Research
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM
    • Te Karaka War Memorial, corner of Main and Station Roads, Te Karaka, Gisborne AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2183481
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.471 AWMM
    • 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
    • Puttick, E. (1960). 25 Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Nominal rolls - Embarkation rolls B-force 8th infantry brigade group [New Zealand Military Forces - "B" Force - Embarkation Roll]. Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYS 8638 AD1/1421 (R22440171) AWMM
    • Gillespie, O. (1952). The Pacific. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
11 June 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
20 January 2016Lorraine MGisborne, NZResearcher

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