Howard James Hugill

Sergeant [Pilot]

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of James and Elsie Marion Hugill, of Huapai, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number:

414293

Name:

Howard James Hugill

Rank:

Sergeant

Additional Rank:

Pilot

Date of Birth:

26 January 1921

Place of Birth:

Auckland,

Education:

Huapai Primary School

Next of Kin:

Mrs Elsie Marion Hugill (mother), Huapai, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Enlistment Address:

Huapai, New Zealand

Occupation on Enlistment:

Fruit Grower

Employer:

James Hugill (father), Orchardist, Huapai

Armed Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force, 75 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed on air operations

Date of Death:

25 October 1942

Day of Death:

Sunday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Ville-Sur-Retourne Churchyard

Cemetery Reference:

Joint grave.

Cemetery Location:

France