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Russell Bennett Thomson

Conflict: 
Malaya/Borneo
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Russell was killed in an air accident, whilst training on a "bombing range" off the coast of Malaysia.  For some time after his death he was considered not to have died in an operational area, but in more recent times his name has appeared on various lists and Rolls of Honour.

His remains were never recovered, the plane, a Canberra,  having sunk in deep water.

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Service Number: 
78266
Name:
Russell Bennett Thomson
Rank: 
Flying Officer
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Air accident
Date of Death:
30 November 1964
Day of Death:
Monday
Conflict: 
Malaya/Borneo

Embarkation Details

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

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Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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