Warrant Officer

Robert Gordon Holford

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of George Henry Holford, and of Ellen Constance Holford, of Karori, Wellington City.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Circling his Warhawk around Craig’s Farm, 16 miles from Ohakea, where his mother was staying, stalled and crashed on the third circuit, his mother witnessing the crash. [For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol.2, p.347]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
39966
Name:
Robert Gordon Holford
Rank: 
Warrant Officer
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:
22 May 1945
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
22. L/3. (S).
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Robert Gordon Holford
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