Squadron Leader

Michael James Herrick

DFC, Battle of Britain Clasp

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Air Medal (U.S.A.). Son of Edward Jasper Herrick and Ethne Rose Herrick, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

References:
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
33566
Name:
Michael James Herrick
Rank: 
Squadron Leader
Date of Birth:
05 May 1921
Place of Birth: 
Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr Edward Jasper Herrick (father), Lindisfarne, Hastings, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal Air Force, 305 (Polish) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
16 June 1944
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal Air Force
Embarkment Date:
09 March 1939
Vessel:
Rangitiki
Destination:
United Kingdom

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Allied Plot. grave 66.
Cemetery Location: 
Denmark
Michael James Herrick
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