English Māori John Ivan Thomson Died 7 August 1942 PDF Key details Service numberNZ404968 AWMM WWII 404968 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankFlight Sergeant/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 40 Squadron AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesJohn Ivan AWMM SurnameThomson AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberNZ404968 AWMM WWII 404968 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMr J. Thomson (father), Gladstone Road, Mosgiel, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberNZ404968 AWMM WWII 404968 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingRCAF, 6 Air Observer School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Base Record Course 1: Graduation Date: 18/08/1941. AWMM RCAF, 3 Bombing and Gunnery School, MacDonald, Manitoba Base Record RCAF, 1 Air Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba Base Record RCAF, 6 Air Observer School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan Base Record RCAF, 7 Bombing and Gunnery School, Paulson, Manitoba Base Record Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Aorangi AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankFlight Sergeant/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 40 Squadron AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death7 August 1942 AWMM Age 27 AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAlamein Memorial, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM Roll of Honour Remember John Ivan Thomson by laying a poppy. John Henderson Thomson John Henry Thomson John Ivan Thomson John James Warden Thomson John Keith Clisham Thomson Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of John Ivan Thomson Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPapers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used Air Force Casualties. Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 73, 22 September 1942, Page 3 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19420922.2.28&srpos Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1282800 Sources Used DocumentsThe Evening Post AWMM Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
