Flight Sergeant

George William Waters

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William King Waters and of Bessie Margaretta Waters (nee Keast), of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.

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

Biographical Notes:

IN MEMORIAM WATERS—In loving memory of George William (Flight Sergeant), drowned at Headstone, Norfolk. Island, September 14, 1944. To memory ever dear. —lnserted by his loving parents, sister and brother.

[Ashburton Guardian, Volume 70, Issue 201, 14 September 1950, Page 1]

 

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4211717
Name:
George William Waters
Rank: 
Flight Sergeant
Date of Birth:
02 July 1923
Place of Birth:
Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
Education: 
Next of Kin: 
William King Waters (father), Ashburton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Signwriter/Shop Assistant
Employer:
John Orr and Company, Ashburton
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
14 September 1944
Day of Death:
Thursday
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: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 7.
Cemetery Location: 
New Caledonia
George William Waters
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