Warrant Officer [Pilot]

William Gibbs Abbott

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William Norman Abbott and of Vera Florence Abbott (nee Duthie) of Auckland City, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
424401
Name:
William Gibbs Abbott
Rank: 
Warrant Officer
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
09 May 1922
Place of Birth: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs W.N. Abbott, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
453 Manukau Road, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Shipping Clerk
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 19 (R.A.F) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
09 September 1944
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkment Date:
03 April 1943
Destination:
Great Britain (28 May 1943)

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Grave 2115.
Cemetery Location: 
Netherlands
William Gibbs Abbott
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