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Gordon Douglas Thomson

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Portrait, Flight Sergeant Thomson provided by Sian Perrott. - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait, Flight Sergeant Thomson provided by Sian Perrott. - This image may be subject to copyright …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Gordon Douglas AWMM
  • Surname
    Thomson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ42317 AWMM
    • WWII 42317 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    30 October 1920 RNZAF Biographies (R17845616) Dunedin, Otago RNZAF Biographies (R17845616)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • James Alexander Thomson (father), Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs C. Thomson (mother), 20 Signal Hill Rd, Opoho, Dunedin AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

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
    • Air Observer/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845616)
    • Navigator RNZAF Biographies (R17845616)
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1942 AWMM
  • 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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Gordon Thomson was the son of James Alexander Thomson and of Catherine Thomson (nee Laird), of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

    Attended Otago Boys' High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845616)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    26 June 1943 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    The Netherlands (Holland), Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Haderwijk General Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands AWMM British Plot 2. Grave 12. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • I am doing reserach on 45 fallen airmen of WWII that lie buried near my hometown in the Netherlands. One of them is F-O Gordon Douglas Thomson of Dunedin, New Zealand.
    I am trying to find possible relatives.
    Every year in November a small ceremony is held for him and the other brave men.
    Public - Ruud - Researcher - 16 June 2021
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  • Very proud of you Gordon, you were the Navigator on BK768, part of Ross's crew. I think of you all a lot and can only say thank you. You make me a very proud kiwi. Sian
    Public - Sian - Direct descendant - 21 April 2017
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Sources

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  • References
    • 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
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Sm- Ty. Archives New Zealand (R17845616) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743) AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM

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27 October 2022AntonioHastings DistrictResearcher
16 June 2021RuudErmelo, the NetherlandsResearcher
21 April 2017SianAuckland, NZDirect descendant

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