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Hugh Maxwell McGill

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Hugh and Stella Constance McGill, of Eastbourne, Lower Hutt.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Hugh was the Instructor on a Tiger Moth at RNZAF Taieri. At noon on the 16th Feb, the aircraft was seen spinning from 4000 ft. before crashing behind trees. The pupil survived with serious injuries. It is though that a foot got jammed under a rudder pedal causing the loss of control.

[For You Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol.1 p.182]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
404387
Name:
Hugh Maxwell McGill
Rank: 
Pilot 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:
16 February 1942
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Wellington (Karori) Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
32. C/3. (S).
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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