James Joseph Henry

Corporal

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of William George and Ella Elizabeth Henry, of Lower Hutt.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Stationed at NZRAF Los Negros, in the Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipeligo, he drove a jeep into a cocnut tree. He was admitted to the USN Hospital, where he died on the 11th December. His remains were returned to New Zealand and buried at Taita on the 20th December 1945.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol 2 page 367]

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Casualty

Service Number:

441571

Name:

James Joseph Henry

Rank:

Corporal

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Motor Vehicle Accident

Date of Death:

11 December 1945

Day of Death:

Tuesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Lower Hutt (Taita) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

7. E. Soldiers.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand