Ernest Edward Halliwell

Aircraftman 2nd Class

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Frank and Ellen Halliwell, of Gisborne; husband of Lorna Violet Halliwell, of Gisborne.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Aircraftman Ernest Edward Halliwell. aged 31, received injuries from which he died in Gisborne Hospital three hours later, and his companion, Aircraftman A. Garrick, suffered facial injuries, in a collision between a car and a lorry at Te Puia. The vehicles collided on a bend. The deceased, who was a prominent churchman and Sunday school teacher, leaves a wife and two children."

[Evening Star, Issue 24971, 16 September 1943, Page 4]

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Casualty

Service Number:

433869

Name:

Ernest Edward Halliwell

Rank:

Aircraftman 2nd Class

Date of Birth:

16 January 1912

Place of Birth:

New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Motor vehicle accident

Date of Death:

14 September 1943

Day of Death:

Tuesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Gisborne (Taruheru) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

16. 39.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand