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Pat Thomas Knowles

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Fredrick and Ella Knowles (nee Stevenson), of Matamata.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

After completing his run on a torpedo practice range near the Isle of Man, Pat climbed to join others in the squadron, but fell away at 1400 ft during a steep left turn, crashing into the sea.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn Vol 2 p 294]

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Casualty

Name:
Pat Thomas Knowles
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Urley, 710 (FAA) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Air Accident
Date of Death:
16 November 1944
Day of Death:
Thursday
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Auckland
Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 9.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Pat Thomas Knowles
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