Flight Lieutenant [Air Gunner]

Robert Ian McChesney

Battle of Britain Clasp

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Hugh Henry Robert McChesney and of Ethel Maud McChesney (nee Brown), of St. Heliers, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
40194
Name:
Robert Ian McChesney
Rank: 
Flight Lieutenant
Additional Rank:
Air Gunner
Date of Birth:
04 October 1913
Place of Birth: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E. McChesney (mother), St Heliers, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Bricklayer
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 488 Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in an aircraft accident
Date of Death:
06 December 1942
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkment Date:
23 March 1940
Vessel:
Akaroa
Destination:
United Kingdom

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Sec. R. 1931 Div. Grave 2714.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Robert Ian McChesney
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