Owen Bertie George Sutton

Aircraftman 1st Class

Conflict:

WW2

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"When he was riding a motor-cycle out of the Harewood aerodrome yesterday afternoon, Owen Bertie George Sutton, a, flight rigger at the aerodrome, collided with a shingle lorry driven by R. W. Smart, and was killed instantly. The collision occurred as Sutton was riding on to the intersection of Burnside Road and Russley Road, from the extension of Burnside Road giving access to the aerodrome. The driver of the lorry suffered slight injuries for which he was treated at the Christchurch Public Hospital."

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 301, 2 October 1941, Page 3

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Casualty

Service Number:

414827

Name:

Owen Bertie George Sutton

Rank:

Aircraftman 1st Class

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Motor Vehicle Accident

Date of Death:

01 October 1941

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Christchurch (Bromley) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

32. 17.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand