Flight Sergeant [Pilot]

James Frederick Lewthwaite

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Frederick Arnold Lewthwaite, and of Ellen Mary Lewthwaite (nee Pollard), of Duvauchelle, Canterbury, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Public Contributions:

James (Jim) Lewthwaite grew up on Banks Peninsular in Canterbury New Zealand, where his father Fred was the head engineer for the power board. Jim’s mother Nellie was a Londoner whom Fred had marri... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
403463
Name:
James Frederick Lewthwaite
Rank: 
Flight Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mr F.A. Lewthwaite (father), Duvachelle, Banks Peninsula, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 40 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
05 January 1942
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
I. K. 23.
Cemetery Location: 
Italy
James Frederick Lewthwaite
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