Sergeant [Navigator/Air Bomber]
Hugh Francis Rochford
DFM
Awards
Conflict:
WW2
Additional Information:
Son of James Patric Rochford and of Ethel Kennedy Rochford (nee Vallance); nephew of Mrs. E. M. Duncan, of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand.
References:
NZ WAR GRAVES
Public Contributions:
Submitted by: Charmian Thompson
Relationship to casualty: None
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Personal Tributes:
Casualty
Service Number:
40947
Name:
Hugh Francis Rochford Rank:
Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Navigator/Air Bomber
Date of Birth:
14 December 1916
Place of Birth:
Kumara, West Coast, New Zealand
Education:
Date of Enlistment:
09 April 1940
Marital Status:
Single Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmhand Employer:
A W Duncan, RMD, Frankton Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 138 (RAF) Squadron
Casualty Details
Cause of Death:
Killed in an aircraft accident
Date of Death:
30 October 1941
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death:
24
Conflict:
WW2
Cemetery
Cemetery:
Cemetery Reference:
Sec. U. Grave 137.
Cemetery Location:
United Kingdom