John Lillie Marshall

Flying Officer

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of William Marshall, and of Margaret Rosina Marshall (nee Nelson), of Epsom, Auckland City.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

The bodies of the two members of the R.N.Z.A.F. who lost their lives when a Walrus amphibian aircraft sank between Chelsea and Birkenhead on Tuesday afternoon were recovered at 11 o'clock this morning, when the aeroplane was raised from the harbour bottom. The officers were Flying-Officer John Lillie Marshall, of Auckland, and Flying-Officer William Leslie Morrison, of Wellington. An inquest was opened before the coroner, Mr. Alfred Addison, this afternoon, and adjourned after identification had been given.

AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXXV, ISSUE 242, 12 OCTOBER 1944, PAGE 6

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Casualty

Service Number:

416135

Name:

John Lillie Marshall

Rank:

Flying Officer

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:

10 October 1944

Day of Death:

Tuesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Hillsborough Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

Area 11, Block B, Grave 886.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand