Sergeant [Pilot]

Robert Holder

Battle of Britain Clasp

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles and Kate Holder, of Broom.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Public Contributions:

SGT Robert HOLDER, born on 16th April 1917 at Bidford-on-Avon Warwickshire, in 1938 he went to New Zealand, at the outbreak of war he volunteered for pilot training in the RNZAF and he reported to Gr... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
391356
Name:
Robert Holder
Rank: 
Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
16 April 1917
Place of Birth: 
Bidford-on-Avon, England
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farming Cadet
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 151 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in an aircraft accident
Date of Death:
26 October 1940
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkment Date:
12 July 1940
Vessel:
Rangitane
Destination:
Liverpool, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Grave 217.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Robert Holder
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