Pilot Officer

William Elvin

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of John Adolphus Elvin and of Nellie Elvin (nee Cairns), of Edinburgh, Scotland; husband of Elva Mahala Elvin, of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (2008)
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
426883
Name:
William Elvin
Rank: 
Pilot Officer
Date of Birth:
07 July 1923
Place of Birth:
Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland
Next of Kin: 
Mrs E M Elvin (remarried Bentley) (wife), Parson Street, Springvale, Wanganui
Date of Enlistment:
30 May 1942
Place of Enlistment: 
Ohakea, New Zealand
Marital Status:
Married
Occupation on Enlistment:
Stable Hand
Employer:
Imlay Freezing Works, Wanganui
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 75 (NZ) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
12 August 1944
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Coll. grave VI. G. 1-6.
Cemetery Location: 
Belgium
William Elvin
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