THOMSON, Craig Sloan
| Service Number: | 411408 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 April 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | No. 464 Squadron (RAAF) |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 8 June 1922 |
| Home Town: | Wyong, Wyong Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Gosford High School, New South Wales |
| Occupation: | Poultry Farmer |
| Died: | Accidental (Flying Accident), Norfolk, England, 4 November 1942, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Rutherglen Cemetery South Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom Div. E, Grave 745 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 411408 | |
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| 28 Apr 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Sergeant, 411408, No. 464 Squadron (RAAF) |
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Sergeant Craig Sloan Thomson 411408 RAAF was killed when Ventura AR737 of 464 Squadron RAAF crashed near Feltwell, Norfolk, England
Crew killed: Flight Lieutenant Dore 78438 RAF / Flight Sergeant Martin 751681 RAF / Flight Sergeant Palmer 755739 RAF / Sergeant Painting 1600342 RAF
Biography contributed
Craig Sloan THOMSON was born in Sydney on 8th June 1922
His parents were Robert THOMSON & Mary Ann Aitken McCONKEY who married in the Registry Office in Glasgow, Scotland on 28th March, 1902
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His Father Robert served in the Army Service Corp in Scotland during WW1 and was previously in the 71st Foot Regiment - Robert & wife Mary came to Australia in 1920 on the ship Marathon with their children William, Thomas, Elizabeth & Helen
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