Louis George William Volzke

Pilot Officer

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Charles Fredrick Albert Volzke and Martha Mary Volzke, of Ngaere, Taranaki.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“An aircraft of the R.N.Z.A.F. was reported missing last night while engaged in operational exercises from Nelson. The occupants of the machine were:—Pilot-Officer Alexander John Macfarlane (mother, Mrs W. Macfarlane, Nelson); Pilot-Officer Louis George Volzke (mother, Mrs. M. M. Volzke, Ngaere, Taranaki); Aircraftman Philip David Harrison (father, Mr. E. Harrison, Lower Hutt) and Aircraftman Keith Robertson Jack (mother, Mrs. W. R. Jack, Levin).”

AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXXII, ISSUE 297, 16 DECEMBER 1941, PAGE 8

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Casualty

Service Number:

404432

Name:

Louis George William Volzke

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:

15 December 1941

Day of Death:

Monday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Stratford (Kopuatama) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Plot 11, Block 71.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand