Keith Millen McCulloch

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Robert Millen McCulloch, and of Doris Emily McCulloch (nee Wells), of Otahuhu, Auckland.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Two members of the Royal New Zealand Air Force at Whenuapai were killed instantly near Riverhead this morning when the aircraft of which they were the occupants crashed. They were:— Pilot-Officer Athol Foster, His mother is Mrs. H. P. R. Foster, 5 Westbourne road, Remuera, Auckland. Leading Aircraftman Keith Millen McCulloch. His mother is Mrs. D. E. McCulloch. Mount Wellington highway, Otahuhu, Auckland. The aircraft, which was a trainer type, was engaged on an instructional flight. The occupants were wearing parachutes but did not use them. The aircraft was competely wrecked but did not catch on fire. A court of inquiry will be held."

P.A/ GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXVIII, ISSUE 20620, 30 JULY 1941, PAGE 6

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Casualty

Service Number:

413544

Name:

Keith Millen McCulloch

Date of Birth:

Not known

Place of Birth:

Auckland, New Zealand

Next of Kin:

Mrs D.E. McCulloch (mother), Mt Wellington Highway, Otahuhu, Auckland, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Occupation on Enlistment:

Student

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in an aircraft accident

Date of Death:

30 July 1941

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Otahuhu (Holy Trinity) Anglican Cemetery Memorial Park

Cemetery Reference:

Block E. Plot 186.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand