Pilot Officer

Charles Verdun Gore Richardson

Conflict: 
WW2
References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Engaged in a blind flying exercise at Eyreton, the Tiger Moth hit trees and crashed, killing both, instructor qualifed pilots, Charles Richardson and Raymond Wilson. [For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol.2 p.96]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
424548
Name:
Charles Verdun Gore Richardson
Rank: 
Pilot Officer
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:
18 May 1943
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
4. G/3. (S).
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Charles Verdun Gore Richardson
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