Gordon Keith Claris

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William Holman Joseph and Edith Annie Claris, of Wellington City; husband of Zona Evelyn Claris, of Matahiwi.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

While engaged on an instrument take off at Woodburne, the Oxford ll, piloted by Mathew Coxon and Instructor James Hewett collided with an Oxford 1, flown by Charles Hildreth and Gordon Claris who were circling the field preparing to land. All four were killed. [For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol.1, p.165]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
414250
Name:
Gordon Keith Claris
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:
31 December 1941
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
12. C/3. (S).
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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