Flight Sergeant [Navigator]

Thomas Richard Thwaite

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas Thwaite and of Josephine Thwaite (nee Coyle) of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
4215760
Name:
Thomas Richard Thwaite
Rank: 
Flight Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Navigator
Date of Birth:
26 May 1924
Place of Birth: 
Frankton, Hamilton, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farm Hand (Kaipaki)
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 50 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on active service
Date of Death:
26 April 1945
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkation Place:
Rukuhia, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
15 August 1943
Destination:
Canada

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Plot H/3. Grave 94.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Thomas Richard Thwaite
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