Flying Officer
Norman Harold Benton
Conflict:
WW2
Additional Information:
Son of Harold Warren Benton and Mina Carlina Benton (née Willish), of Auckland City, New Zealand; husband of Lucy Monobel Benton (née Craig), of Mount Eden, Auckland City.
References:
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Submitted by: Kate Henderson
Relationship to casualty: Granddaughter
My father Bruce Graham Benton Henderson is the only son of Norman & Lucy. Dad was born on the 21 April 1945 two months prior to his father's death. Norman never had the chance to meet or hol... Read MoreCasualty
Service Number:
428755
Name:
Norman Harold Benton Rank:
Flying Officer
Date of Birth:
22 November 1915
Place of Birth:
Gisborne, Poverty Bay, New Zealand
Education:
Date of Enlistment:
23 July 1942
Marital Status:
Married Occupation on Enlistment:
Credit Inspector Employer:
Smith and Brown Limited, Auckland Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1 Squadron (Ventura)
Casualty Details
Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
09 June 1945
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death:
29
Conflict:
WW2
Cemetery
Cemetery:
Cemetery Reference:
5. 32.
Cemetery Location:
New Caledonia