Flying Officer

Sydney Eric Tanner

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Joseph Henry and Annie Tanner, of Havelock North, Hawke's Bay.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

The Vincent aircraft carrying the Pilot, Air Gunner and two instructors stalled at low level during a ground support excercise. It came down in the Wairau Valley, 20 miles from Blenheim. [ For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol2 p39]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
416202
Name:
Sydney Eric Tanner
Name variation:
Sidney (For Your Tomorrow)
Rank: 
Flying 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:
03 February 1943
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
26
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
19. Q.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Sydney Eric Tanner
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