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Squadron Leader

John Henry Percival Gauvain

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William Percy Gauvain and Gladys May Gauvain.

References:
  • Martyn (2008)
  • Martyn (1999)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

 A passenger aboard an Argus 2, on a flight from Heliopolis, which flew into the ground 8 miles from Abu Sueir. It is believed that the pilot may have lost control flying in low cloud.  John was Flying Medical Personnel Officer, based at Heliopolis.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn Vol. 2 p.262]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
75334
Name:
John Henry Percival Gauvain
Rank: 
Squadron Leader
Date of Birth:
29 August 1915
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Medical Officer)

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Air Accident
Date of Death:
14 August 1944
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Moascar War Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
e: 2. D. 3.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
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