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THOMSON, Russell James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 409862 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 October 1941 |
| Last Rank: | Flight Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | No. 622 Squadron (RAF) |
| Born: | Kew, Victoria, Australia, 3 December 1917 |
| Home Town: | Brighton, Bayside, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Secretary and Accountant |
| Died: | Flying Battle, France, 18 November 1943, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Bussy-le-Chateau Churchyard, Bussy-le-Chateau, Champagne-Ardenne, France Grave 6 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brighton Congregational Church Honour Roll WW2, International Bomber Command Centre Memorial, Murray Bridge 622 Squadron Honour Board |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Flight Sergeant, 409862 | |
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| 10 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 409862, No. 622 Squadron (RAF), Melbourne, Vic. | |
| 10 Oct 1941: | Enlisted Royal Australian Air Force, Flight Lieutenant, 409862 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of John Mair Thomson and Alice Louise Thomson, of North Brighton, Victoria
Brighton Vic. Roll of Honour
Biography contributed by David Barlow
Flight Sergeant Kearney 410498 & Flight Sergeant Thomson 409862 were killed in the loss of Stirling EJ113 of Number 622 Squadron RAF
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