Patrick Samuel O'Carroll

Sergeant [Navigator]

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Gerald Eustace and Ethel Winifred O'Carroll, of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.

References:

CWGC

Martyn (2008)

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"The eldest son of Mrs. E. W. O'Carroll, of New Plymouth, Sergeant Navigator P. S. O'Carroll, has been reported killed in an aircraft accident in Britain. A former student at the Auckland University College and the Auckland Teachers' Training College, Sergeant-Navigator O Carroll attended the Stratford Technical High School. He enlisted two and a half years ago, and undertook his training in Canada." [Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 74, 29 March 1943, Page 4]

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Submitted by: Charmian Thompson

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Casualty

Service Number:

404932

Name:

Patrick Samuel O'Carroll

Rank:

Sergeant

Additional Rank:

Navigator

Date of Birth:

20 May 1917

Place of Birth:

New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand

Education:

Stratford Technical High School

Date of Enlistment:

30 November 1940

Marital Status:

Single

Occupation on Enlistment:

Teacher

Employer:

Taranaki Education Board

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1657 (RAF) Heavy Conversion Unit

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in aircraft accident

Date of Death:

10 February 1943

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Haverhill Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Sec. U. Grave 195.

Cemetery Location:

United Kingdom