Flight Sergeant [Air Gunner]

Leonard Charles Hickford

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles and Alice Hickford, of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand; grandson of Violet Hickford, of Wanganui.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
426886
Name:
Leonard Charles Hickford
Rank: 
Flight Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Air Gunner
Date of Birth:
12 January 1923
Place of Birth: 
Ohakune, Manawatu, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs C. Revell (sister), Portall St, Wanganui, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
c/o Mrs C. Kevell (sister), Portall Street, Wanganui, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Factory Labourer
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 75 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on active service
Date of Death:
21 July 1944
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkment Date:
24 December 1942

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Coll. grave 4. H. 2-8.
Cemetery Location: 
Netherlands
Leonard Charles Hickford
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