Flying Officer [Navigator]

Colin Rutherford Morse

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Percy Morse and of Mary Leslie Morse (nee Rutherford) of Hanmer Springs, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (1999)
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Colin was born on 31 January 1922, second child of Percy and Mary Morse of Hanmer Springs, NZ. His elder sister, Eva, died as a child in the late 1920s. His younger sisters were Janet (1923) and Cynt... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
422306
Name:
Colin Rutherford Morse
Rank: 
Flying Officer
Additional Rank:
Navigator
Date of Birth:
31 January 1922
Next of Kin: 
Percy Morse (father), Hanmer Springs, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 115 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Air accident
Date of Death:
14 September 1943
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Grave 13938.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Colin Rutherford Morse
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