Wilfred Nixon Gibbons

Corporal

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Wilfred Walter Gibbons and of Lenna Elizabeth Gibbons (nee Nixon), of Auckland City.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

A night flying test went badly, when the Hudson bomber piloted by Wilfred Williams failed to take off from Ohakea and crashed into the boundary fence, killing all 3 aboard. It is believed that the aircraft was improperly trimmed for take-off. William had at least 32 missions with Bomber Command. Beale and Gibbons were likely to have been on the strength of the station workshops and on-board to assist the pilot. [For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol.2, p.120]

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Casualty

Service Number:

414770

Name:

Wilfred Nixon Gibbons

Rank:

Corporal

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 July 1943

Day of Death:

Thursday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Auckland (Waikumete) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Prot. Soldiers Area A, Row 4, Grave 22.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand