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Alec Haigh

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Arthur Moffatt and Ellen Elizabeth Haigh, of Greytown, Wairarapa.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

During a formation flying exercise from Woodbourne, Alec collided with another aircraft. The other plane, flown by LAC J J Fox landed on the beach near the Awatere River mouth, but Alec crashed into the water. Wreckage of the aircraft was recovered, but Alec’s remains were lost.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol.1 p.122]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
41326
Name:
Alec Haigh
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mr A. Haigh, Greytown, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Air Accident
Date of Death:
15 May 1941
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Wellington Provincial Memorial
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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