Patrick Howard McCawe

Flying Officer

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Patrick John and Cecelia Agnes McCawe, of Wellington City.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Taking part in an exercise with 6 other aircraft, their Vincent, from RNZAF Omaka, was seen to fly low and then turn into a stall, crashing into the sea near the Deiffenbach Light and 300yds from shore. All three crew, Nigel Newton, Patrick McCawe and Cyril Williams were killed. [For You Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol.1 p.194]

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Casualty

Service Number:

402119

Name:

Patrick Howard McCawe

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:

02 April 1942

Day of Death:

Thursday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Wellington (Karori) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

100. Z.R.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand