Pilot Officer

Rolph Joseph Benfield

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Joseph and Violeta Benfield, of Wellington City; husband of Sarah Jean Benfield, of Wellington City.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

A Hudson bomber, piloted by Rolph Benfield, stalled while landing at Whenuapai. The plane spun into the Waitamata between Hobsonville and Pine Is. The Safety Pilot was Cyril Comrie [For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol.2, p.56]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
42362
Name:
Rolph Joseph Benfield
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:
25 January 1943
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
31
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
17. E/3. (S).
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Rolph Joseph Benfield
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