Robert James Stewart

Sergeant

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Archibald Francis and Marie Matilda Stewart, of Masterton.

References:

CWGC

Martyn (1999)

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

During a formation practice, he informed the leader that his coolant temperature was high, and that he was returning to base. Smoke was seen streaming from the Warhawk as it headed to the airfield. However at 1000ft, the nose and right wing dropped and he went into a spin, crashing in flames near Sanson, 3 miles from his Ohakea base.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Volume 2, Page 251]

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Casualty

Service Number:

436007

Name:

Robert James Stewart

Rank:

Sergeant

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:

18 July 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:

Masterton Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

5534

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand