Flying Officer [Pilot]

Edward Nigel Jeffreys (Toby) Thomson

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of James Edward and Eileen Maitland Thomson, of Titirangi, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Christine Allan-Johns
Relationship to casualty: Second cousin once removed
Despite having three names, he was called Toby. He was a twin and the boys were born on the 5th August 1922. [Record since amended - NZWGT]

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
416552
Name:
Edward Nigel Jeffreys (Toby) Thomson
Rank: 
Flying Officer
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
05 August 1922
Place of Birth:
Auckland, New Zealand
Education: 
Date of Enlistment:
30 November 1941
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk/Book Keeper
Employer:
D D Vickerman, estate agent, Auckland
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 17 (RAF) Operational Training Unit

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in aircraft accident
Date of Death:
23 March 1944
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Sec. F. Row E. Grave 4.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Edward Nigel Jeffreys (Toby) Thomson
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