William James Plant

Sergeant

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of James and Florence Plant (nee Robinson), of Auckland City; husband of Agnes Plant, of Grey Lynn, Auckland.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

While engaged in an exercise with other aircraft, the Hudson, flown by William Marshall and Harold Beard took evasive action, spun in a climbing turn and crashed into the sea near the mouth of the Rangitikei river. The navigator was William Plant, wireless op., John Aubrey and Brian McSweeney was the air-gunner. All were killed and their remains lost to the sea.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol.2 p.133]

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Casualty

Service Number:

424515

Name:

William James Plant

Rank:

Sergeant

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in an aircraft accident

Date of Death:

24 August 1943

Day of Death:

Tuesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Auckland Provincial Memorial

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand