Wing Commander [Pilot]

Arthur Brian Wheeler

DFC

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Arthur Leslie and Dorothy Maud Wheeler, of Marton, Wellington, New Zealand; husband of Evelyn Margaret (Peggie) Wheeler, of Marton.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Boston aircraft #BZ279 took a direct hit by enemy flak whilst on a daylight raid over Cherbourg" 

Source: "They Shall Not Grow Old"  - Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, Brandon, Canada.

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
J/4813
Name:
Arthur Brian Wheeler
Rank: 
Wing Commander
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
11 February 1916
Place of Birth: 
New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal Canadian Air Force, 88 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
15 February 1944
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Plot 6. Row G. Grave 3.
Cemetery Location: 
France
Arthur Brian Wheeler
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