Sergeant [Pilot]

Sydney Alcock

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of James and Edna Marjorie Alcock, of Seatoun, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (1998)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Took off in his Hurricane on a training exercise and after 80 minutes, struck trees and crashed.

{For Your Tomorrow, Vol 1 p.215]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
39979
Name:
Sydney Alcock
Rank: 
Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Air Acident
Date of Death:
25 June 1942
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Sec. R. Extn. 2. Grave 33.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Sydney Alcock
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