Sergeant [Pilot]

William Fleming

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Joseph and Margaret Fleming, of Nelson, New Zealand.

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

Biographical Notes:

Collided with another of the squadron's Hurricanes, flown by Ian Cheyne, RNZAF, whilst training. Both pilots are buried here. [For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol 1 p 136.]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
403852
Name:
William Fleming
Rank: 
Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
16 May 1921
Place of Birth:
Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand
Education: 
Date of Enlistment:
26 October 1940
Marital Status:
Single
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Employer:
Cock & Company, Nelson
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 52 (RAF) Operational Training Unit

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in aircraft accident
Date of Death:
03 August 1941
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Compt. 40. Grave 17.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
William Fleming
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