Sergeant [Wireless Operator/Air Gunner]

Hugh Clarence Whitwell

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Bertram Francis and Janet Whitwell, of Tapapa, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
412372
Name:
Hugh Clarence Whitwell
Rank: 
Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mr Bertram Francis Whitwell (father), Tapapa, Tirau, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 149 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidental death on active service
Date of Death:
10 October 1942
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
26
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: 
Row C. Grave 65.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Hugh Clarence Whitwell
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