Pilot Officer

Eric Gordon Wagstaff

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Ernest William and Alice Ada Wagstaff, of Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Merle Elizabeth Margaret Wagstaff, of Papatoetoe.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (1998)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

 Took off from RAF Wing and collided with another Wellington over the bombing range, some 8 miles west of the airfield. 10 crew died from the 2 aircraft.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol 1 p.254]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
41382
Name:
Eric Gordon Wagstaff
Rank: 
Pilot Officer
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:
22 December 1942
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Sec. 6. Grave 10.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Eric Gordon Wagstaff
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