William Gordon Stephens

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William John and Agnes Elizabeth Stephens, of Dunsandel, Canterbury; husband of Margaret Stephens, of New Brighton, Canterbury.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

While solo training at RNZAF Harewood, collided in mid-air with another of the school’s aircraft, entering a spiral dive from which he did not recover, The other aircraft landed safely after forced landing.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Volume 1, Page 110]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
404422
Name:
William Gordon Stephens
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:
20 February 1941
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
322. 16.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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