Pilot Officer [Wireless Operator/Air Gunner]

Ronald Gordon Collender

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Hazel Olivia Hobbs, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

I am Dorren Elvy, born on 6/2/1922.  Ronald was my brother. A very talented artist, much like his Uncle Cedric Savage. He was training in the school of arts in Christchucrh, when war was declared, t... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
416419
Name:
Ronald Gordon Collender
Rank: 
Pilot Officer
Additional Rank:
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Date of Birth:
09 September 1923
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 514 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
12 September 1944
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
8. F. 3.
Cemetery Location: 
Germany
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