| Full Name |
| William Alexander Thompson |
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| Rank Last Held |
| Flying Officer (Navigator) |
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| Next of Kin |
| Mrs J.D. Thompson (wife), 447 Barrington Street, Christchurch, new Zealand |
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| Body on Embarkation |
| Royal New Zealand Air Force |
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| Other Units |
- Attached RCAF
- Attached RAF
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| Last Unit Served |
| Royal New Zealand Air Force, 302 Ferry Training Unit |
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| Cause of Death |
| Killed in an aircraft accident |
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| Memorial Name |
| Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom |
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| Biographical Notes |
- Son of Thomas James Thompson and Mabel Bessie Thompson. Husband of Joan Dorothea Thomspon of Christchurch
- He was flying in an air sea rescue exercise when the plane was lost.
- Two brothers serving with the RNZAF were killed in WW2 William Alexander Thompson (NZ412767) and Colin Maurice Thompson (NZ404427)
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| Additional Information |
| Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers. |
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