Sub Lieutenant [A]

Alexander Neilson Thomson

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Adam Neilson Thomson and Mabel Thomson, of Hillcrest, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Name:
Alexander Neilson Thomson
Rank: 
Sub Lieutenant
Additional Rank:
A
Date of Birth:
17 April 1921
Place of Birth: 
Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Adam Neilson Thomson (father), Masters Avenue, Hillcrest, Hamilton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Masters Avenue, Hillcrest, Hamilton, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Medical Student
Armed Force: 
Navy
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Heron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on active service
Date of Death:
22 April 1942
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
05 September 1941
Transport:
SS Rimutaka
Destination:
Cardiff, Wales

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Plot M. Grave 12.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Alexander Neilson Thomson
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