John Russell Rice

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Husband of Jessie Ruby Ann Rice, of Palmerston North.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (1999)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Shortly after take-off in his Harvard, from RNZAF Woodbourne, lost height from 300ft and flew into the ground 2 ½ miles from the station. 

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Volume 2, Page 168]

 

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
4215101
Name:
John Russell Rice
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:
03 December 1943
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
11. 1F.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
John Russell Rice
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