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Pilot Officer

Nigel Bracken Hirst Newton

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Arthur and Margaret Newton, of Rangiora, Canterbury; husband of Monica Newton, of Rangiora.

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  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Taking part in an exercise with 6 other aircraft, their Vincent, from RNZAF Omaka, was seen to fly low and then turn into a stall, crashing into the sea near the Deiffenbach Light and 300yds from shore. All three crew, Nigel Newton, Patrick McCawe and  Cyril Williams were killed. [For You Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol.1 p.194]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
414665
Name:
Nigel Bracken Hirst Newton
Rank: 
Pilot 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:
02 April 1942
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
32
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Christchurch (Bromley) Crematorium
Cemetery Reference: 
3R SS 2.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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