Pilot Officer

Herbert Gregory Ballantyne

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Herbert Gregory Ballantyne, and of Edith Emily Ballantyne (nee Hartshorn), of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

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Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
36265
Name:
Herbert Gregory Ballantyne
Rank: 
Pilot Officer
Date of Birth:
20 August 1917
Place of Birth: 
Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Edith Emily Ballantyne (mother), Corner of Market & Aubyn Streets, Hastings, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Corner of Market & St Aubrey Streets, Hastings, New Zealand
Unit:
Royal Air Force, 206 Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidentally killed on active service
Date of Death:
14 August 1940
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkment Date:
23 February 1940
Vessel:
Rangitane
Destination:
England

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Plot 1. Row 1. Grave 7.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Herbert Gregory Ballantyne
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