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Full Name
William Alexander Thompson
Rank Last Held
Flying Officer (Navigator)
Forename(s)
William Alexander
Surname
Thompson
War
World War II, 1939-1945
Serial No.
NZ412767
Gender
Male
Marital Status
Married
Body on Embarkation
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Other Units
  • Attached RCAF
  • Attached RAF
Campaigns
Europe
Last Unit Served
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 302 Ferry Training Unit
Place of Death
St Kilda, Outer Hebrides
Date of Death
6 August 1944
Age at Death
30
Year of Death
1944
Cause of Death
Killed in an aircraft accident
Memorial Name
Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom
Memorial Reference
Panel 263
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)
Description of Image
Portrait, Weekly News
Further References
Martyn, E. (1998-2008). Vol. 2 p. 234; vol. 3 p. 472
Sources Used
Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org