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Leo Archibald Kitching

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Alec Esmond Kitching and Ivy Myrtle Kitching; husband of Sylvia Maude Kitching, of Lower Hutt.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

A member of the crew of an airfield fire truck, attending a grass fire. 3 members fell off when it turned sharply.  2 were slightly injured, but Leo suffered a fractured skull in the fall [For You Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol2 p.185]

 

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Casualty

Service Number: 
4214583
Name:
Leo Archibald Kitching
Date of Birth:
Not known
Education: 
Nelson College
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Accidental Death
Date of Death:
17 January 1944
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
28
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Wellington (Karori) Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
15. J/3. (S).
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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