Wilson Alexander

Sergeant

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of William Edward and Charlotte Alexander, of Okaihau, Auckland.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"Killed as Result of Aeroplane Accident in New Zealand. Advice has been received that Sgt.-Pilot Wilson Alexander, son of Mr W. E. Alexander, of Waihou Valley, has been killed as the result of an aeroplane accident in New Zealand. Sgt.-Pilot Alexander, who was 20 years of age at the time of his death, was born in the Waihou Valley and was educated at the Okaihau District High School. After completing his education he went on to his parents’ farm, and later joined the Air Training Corps. Enlisting in the Air Force when he was 18 years of age, Sgt.- Pilot Alexander was trained in New Zealand as a pilot and the flight in which he met his death was to have been the last before his posting for duty overseas. As the best marksman for aircraft shooting on the station to which he was attached, Sgt.- Pilot Alexander won a bronze trophy. He had been recommended for commissioned rank."

NORTHERN ADVOCATE, 28 MARCH 1945, PAGE 6

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Casualty

Service Number:

438629

Name:

Wilson Alexander

Rank:

Sergeant

Date of Birth:

Not known

Place of Birth:

Waihou Valley, North Auckland, New Zealand

Next of Kin:

Mr W.E. Alexander (father), Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed in an aircraft accident

Date of Death:

14 February 1945

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Okaihau (St. Catherines) Churchyard

Cemetery Reference:

E. 3.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand