William Frederick Reader

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William Thomas Reader, and of Nellie Reader (nee Faulkner), of Paraparaumu Beach, Kapiti Coast.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Two aircraft left Woodbourne an hour and a half apart and  encountered low cloud  and fog, both crashing in the vicinity of Redwood Pass Road, 8km. from Blenheim. The first aircraft was crewed by Guy Suisted and  Angus Gilmour, the second by William Reader and Rodney Llewellyn

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol.1 p.107]

 

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Casualty

Service Number: 
402898
Name:
William Frederick Reader
Date of Birth:
23 July 1919
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Air Accident
Date of Death:
21 January 1941
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Screen Wall.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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