Flight Sergeant

John Seddon McArthur

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Ethel Seddon McArthur, of Kaikoura, Marlborough, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
427287
Name:
John Seddon McArthur
Rank: 
Flight Sergeant
Date of Birth:
18 August 1920
Place of Birth: 
Christchurch, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Electrician
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in an air collision whilst on an unsuccessful air operation to rescue a downed pilot
Date of Death:
15 January 1945
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
24
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 6.
Cemetery Location: 
New Caledonia
John Seddon McArthur
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