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Maxwell Beattie

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Alan Joseph Beattie, and of Evelyn Ilma Beattie (nee Brough), of Nelson; husband of Leila Joyce Beattie, of Christchurch, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Two aircraft of the R.N.Z.A.F. collided in mid-air yesterday near a South Island Air Force station. Each aircraft contained an instructor and an airman-pilot under training, all of whom lost their lives. The personnel concerned were:

Flying-officer Travis Lester Osborn; father, Mr T. L. A. Osborn. of Hamilton.

Leading-aircraftman Robert Lindsay Hulbert; mother, Mrs R. Hulbert, Christchurch.

Pilot-officer Ralph Keith Stringer; father, Mr H. G. Stringer, Motueka. 

Leading - aircraftman Maxwell Beattie; wife, Mrs M. Beattie, Christchurch.

EVENING STAR, ISSUE 25011, 2 NOVEMBER 1943, PAGE 2

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Casualty

Service Number: 
4211834
Name:
Maxwell Beattie
Date of Birth:
Not known
Education: 
Nelson College
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in an aircraft accident
Date of Death:
01 November 1943
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Christchurch (Bromley) Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
129. 15.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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