Leonard Matthew Keat

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of John Edward and Amy Keat, of Rotorua; husband of Irene Josephine Keat, of Rotorua.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

TWO MEN KILLED - THIRD SERIOUSLY INJURED (P.A.) WELLINGTON. July 27. Two members of the R.N.Z.A.F, lost their lives and a third received serious injuries in an aircraft collision in the South Island this morning. The personnel concerned were:— Blair, Flying-officer Kenneth Sinclair R.N.Z.A.F., killed; wife, Mrs O, M. Blair, Wellington. Keat. Leading - Aircraftman Leonard Matthew, killed; wife, Mrs I. J. Keat, Rotorua. Knight, Leading Aircraftman Robert Baines, seriously injured;-father, Mr H. Knight, Waiuku. Flying-officer Blair, who was an instructor, saved his life by a parachute jump last September, when the wing of his aircraft collapsed. He was 28 years of age, and was a nephew of Mr Justice Blair. Before joining the Royal New Zealand Air Force about two years ago he was a judge’s associate.

EVENING STAR, ISSUE 24258, 28 JULY 1942, PAGE 2

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Casualty

Service Number:

421062

Name:

Leonard Matthew Keat

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Aircraft Accident

Date of Death:

27 July 1942

Day of Death:

Monday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Hamilton East Public Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Public Area A6, Row O, Plot 15.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand