Squadron Leader [Pilot]

Alan Murray Hobbs

DFC

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Alan Edgar and Greta Hobbs, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (1999)
  • Martyn (2008)
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Ruud Slangen
Relationship to casualty: None

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
40230
Name:
Alan Murray Hobbs
Rank: 
Squadron Leader
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
07 June 1918
Place of Birth:
Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
14 January 1940
Occupation on Enlistment:
Insurance Clerk
Employer:
Otago Farmers Union Mutual Fire Insurance Association, Christchurch
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 9 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
26 June 1943
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
25
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: 
Plot 69. Row B. Coll. grave 15.
Cemetery Location: 
Netherlands
Alan Murray Hobbs
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