Flight Sergeant [Pilot]

Herbert Bernard Stevens

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Herbert William Stevens and of Catherine Annie Stevens (nee McAvinue), of Kilbirnie, Wellington, New Zealand.

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

Biographical Notes:

A Wellington bomber flown by a Canadian pilot, crashed and burned out on take off. Only 1 crew member survived. The 3 New Zealanders killed, Herbert Stevens, William Rowles and Selwyn Harrison are buried at Ismailia.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn Vol1.p.218]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
41957
Name:
Herbert Bernard Stevens
Rank: 
Flight Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 70 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
29 June 1942
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
22
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: 
7. A. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Herbert Bernard Stevens
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