Sergeant

Leslie Hurst

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Horace Clark and Lily Hurst (nee Hilton), of Auckland City; husband of Doreen Hurst, of Mount Eden, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

One of 13 pilots heading for the UK on the SS Port Fairy, accidently fell overboard while throwing bottles to pass the time. A 2 hour search in moderately heavy swell was unsuccessful.

[ For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Volume 2, Page 97]

 

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Casualty

Service Number: 
428761
Name:
Leslie Hurst
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidental Death
Date of Death:
18 May 1943
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Leslie Hurst
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