Pilot Officer [Pilot]

Lewis Taylor Younie

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas and Gladys Younie, of Te Aro, Wellington City, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (2008)
  • BDM Online
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Mark Younie
Relationship to casualty: 7th Cousin once removed
Serial Number 41390, RNZAF. 19 Operational Training Unit. Whitney V P5013: During a cross country training exercise the starboard engine suffered a severe glycol leak. The aircraft rapidly lost heigh... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
41390
Name:
Lewis Taylor Younie
Rank: 
Pilot Officer
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
07 December 1920
Place of Birth:
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mr T Younie (father), PO Box 7, Te Aro, Wellington
Date of Enlistment:
19 January 1941
Place of Enlistment: 
Levin, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Student
Employer:
Victoria University College, Wellington
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 19 Occupational Training Unit

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in aircraft accident
Date of Death:
21 October 1941
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
20
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: 
Grave 15. Row A.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Lewis Taylor Younie
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