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Lewis Howard Ireland

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of David and Bertha Ireland, of Remuera, Auckland City.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

When practising forced landings at Momona (Dunedin) the Tiger Moth with Frank Weymouth, instructor and Lewis Ireland, pupil, collided in mid-air with another flown by  instructor Robert Campbell and pilot under training, Brian Hall.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Volume 2, Page 133]

 

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Casualty

Service Number: 
429761
Name:
Lewis Howard Ireland
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:
25 August 1943
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Purewa Public Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
Block G, Row 7, Grave 23.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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