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Jack Alfred King

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of George and Catherine King, of Papatoetoe, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

John Gordon was a pilot under basic training. His aircraft failed to recover from a spin and crashed at the Momona (Dunedin) landing ground. The Instructor, Jack King, bailed out, but was killed when his parachute did not deploy in time. King had originally joined the Fleet Air Arm, but was taken prisoner when the  Rangitane was sunk by a German raider on route to Britain. He was released, with others at Emirau Island in the Bismarck Archipeligo, and  returned to New Zealand and joined the NZRAF in 1941. [ For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn. Vol. 2 p.51]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
413167
Name:
Jack Alfred King
Rank: 
Flying Officer
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Air Accident
Date of Death:
14 January 1943
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Auckland (Waikumete) Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
Prot. Soldiers Area B, Row 4A, Grave 28.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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