George Bevan Eathorne

Sergeant

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Jack Eathorne, and of Margaret Eathorne (nee Primmer), of Christchurch, Canterbury; husband of Gwendoline Jean Eathorne, of Bryndwyr, Christchurch.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Eric Holdaway, Eric Eldershaw and George Eathorne were aboard a Hudson bomber on a “circuits and landings” flight from Whenuapai when they reported engine difficulties and extreme turbulence. Minutes later at 1500 ft, they went into steep turn and crashed 5 miles from Helensville.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Volume 1, Page 163]

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Casualty

Service Number:

413393

Name:

George Bevan Eathorne

Rank:

Sergeant

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Air Accident

Date of Death:

21 December 1941

Day of Death:

Sunday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Christchurch (Bromley) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

189. 19.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand