Sergeant

Gerald Michael Friel

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Michael Joseph and Anna Friel, of Waimate, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"When the Harvard aircraft they were flying crashed at Ohakea at 2.30 p.m., yesterday two sergeant-pilots were killed. They were: Sergeant Gerald Michael Friel. Mrs. M. J. Friel, 50 Belt Street, Waimate (m.). Sergeant Peter Charles Brown. Mr. C. E. Brown, 128 Cashmere Avenue, Khandallah, Wellington . Before the crash occurred, they were instrument flying above 2000 feet, west of Ohakea. Sergeant Friel was transferred from the Army to the R.N.Z.A.F. in August, 1943. He was educated at the Waimate High School and St. Bede's College, Christchurch. Sergeant Brown joined the R.N.Z.A.F. in June, 1943. He received his secondary education at the Wellington Boys' College." 

[Evening Post, Volume CXXXIX, Issue 14, 17 January 1945, Page 4]

 

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Personal Tributes:

The brave uncle I never met. I am the son of his sister, Anna Josephine Friel.

Casualty

Service Number: 
4310472
Name:
Gerald Michael Friel
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs Anna Friel (mother), 50 Belt Street, Waimate, South Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in an aircraft accident
Date of Death:
16 January 1945
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
297
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Gerald Michael Friel
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