Flight Lieutenant

Vaughan Göthrik Welsby Engström

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Carl Gothrick Engstrom and Ellen Mabel Engstrom; husband of Hilda Engstrom, of Matlock, Derbyshire.

References:
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
41687
Name:
Vaughan Göthrik Welsby Engström
Name variation:
CWGC, Cenotaph Record Auckland Museum
Rank: 
Flight Lieutenant
Date of Birth:
09 August 1913
Place of Birth:
Rangitumau,
Next of Kin: 
C. Wells (father), Warea, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Farmer
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
16 February 1943
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
New Zealand Expeditionary Force
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 March 1917
Transport:
HMNZT 79
Vessel:
Ruapehu
Destination:
Devonport, England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Row W.3. Grave 1.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Vaughan Göthrik Welsby Engström
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