Aircraftman 1st Class

William James Reynold Strachan

Conflict: 
WW2
References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED

Biographical Notes:

"The inquest into the death of three airmen who were killed when a Baffin bomber crashed into the sea at Waimairi on February 5 was held before the coroner, Mr. E. C. Levvey, S.M. The victims were: Flight Lieutenant Arthur Darvall Poulton, aged 40, of West Eyreton; Air Gunner William James Reynold Strachan, of Roxburgh; and Aircraftsman (first class) Douglas Haig Birbeck, of Barbadoes St., Christchurch.An open verdict, in accordance with the medical evidence, was returned in each case by the coroner, who stated that the men had died as the result of injuries received when the aeroplane in which they were flying crashed into the sea."

[Northern Advocate, 20 February 1940, Page 7]

 

Public Contributions:


Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
539071
Name:
William James Reynold Strachan
Rank: 
Aircraftman 1st Class
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Air Accident
Date of Death:
05 February 1940
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
34
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
201. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
William James Reynold Strachan
Images
More information
  • Files must be less than 100 MB.
  • Allowed file types: png gif jpg jpeg.
Files
More information
  • Files must be less than 100 MB.
  • Allowed file types: txt pdf doc.