Sergeant [Pilot]

Charles Thomas Kronk

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Walter James Kronk and of Mary Lavinia Kronk (nee Pinder), of Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (2008)
  • BDM Online
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“Pilot-Officer Kronk saw service in Singapore, Sumatra and Java before being posted to India. He entered the R.N.Z.A.F. in January, 1941. He was educated at the Napier Boys' High School. He represented Hawke's Bay at Hockey. He was a member of the Napier Amateur Athletic and Cycling Club.” [New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24290, 3 June 1942, Page 5]

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
41514
Name:
Charles Thomas Kronk
Rank: 
Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
28 July 1918
Place of Birth:
Kohuratahi, Taranaki, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
18 January 1941
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Employer:
J J Niven and Company, Port Ahuriri, Napier
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 67 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in aircraft accident
Date of Death:
28 May 1942
Day of Death:
Thursday
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: 
Plot H. Grave 28.
Cemetery Location: 
India
Charles Thomas Kronk
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