Pilot Officer

Edward Walter Gillies Churches

Battle of Britain Clasp

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
References:
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NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
39900
Name:
Edward Walter Gillies Churches
Rank: 
Pilot Officer
Date of Birth:
17 July 1921
Place of Birth: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Postman
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 74 Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
19 April 1941
Day of Death:
Saturday
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
07 June 1940
Vessel:
Rangitata
Destination:
United Kingdom

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 63.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Edward Walter Gillies Churches
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