Flight Lieutenant [Pilot]
Basil Gordon Collyns
DFC, Battle of Britain Clasp
Awards
Conflict:
WW2
Additional Information:
Son of Guy Shuckburgh Collyns and Jean Collyns; husband of Margaret Lucy Collyns, of Blenheim, Marlborough, New Zealand.
References:
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Casualty
Service Number:
391342
Name:
Basil Gordon Collyns Rank:
Flight Lieutenant
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
24 February 1913
Place of Birth:
Greymouth, New Zealand
Education:
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Sheep farmer Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 19 (RAF) Squadron
Casualty Details
Cause of Death:
Killed in Action
Date of Death:
20 August 1944
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death:
31
Conflict:
WW2
Cemetery
Cemetery Reference:
Grave 93.
Cemetery Location:
France