Pilot Officer [Pilot]

Denis Grant Box

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Allan Francis Box and of Flora Lylie Box (nee Culley), of Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (2008)
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“Pilot-Officer Denis Grant Box, who has been reported missing on operations, is the elder son of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Box, of Nixon Avenue, Otahuhu, and a brother of Sergeant-Gunner Alan Box, D.F.M. He was educated at Otahuhu Primary School and Seddon Memorial Technical College, and was a member of the survey branch of the Public Works Department prior to enlisting.” [Auckland Star, Volume LXXIII, Issue 128, 2 June 1942, Page 6]

Public Contributions:

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Casualty

Service Number: 
404884
Name:
Denis Grant Box
Rank: 
Pilot Officer
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
31 October 1918
Place of Birth:
Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand
Education: 
Date of Enlistment:
01 December 1940
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Surveyor's Assistant
Employer:
Public Works Department, Pokeno
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
30 May 1942
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
II. H. 41.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
Denis Grant Box
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