Sergeant [Air Gunner]

Erle Rutherford Fremlin

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles Clement and Mabel Norah Fremlin (née Anderson), of Kawau Island, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (2008)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Jonathan Pollard
Relationship to casualty: Researcher living close to the burial site.
Erle was the Air Gunner of Boulton Paul Defiant I, T3855, "R" of 256 Sqn RAF. The aircraft crashed after the pilot Sgt Peter John Taylor lost control in bad weather. Both Peter and Erle bal... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
402108
Name:
Erle Rutherford Fremlin
Rank: 
Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Air Gunner
Date of Birth:
29 November 1921
Place of Birth:
Auckland, New Zealand
Education: 
Date of Enlistment:
20 July 1940
Occupation on Enlistment:
Storeman
Employer:
Mason Brothers, Engineers, Auckland
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 256 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in aircraft accident
Date of Death:
15 May 1941
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
19
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Grave 2603.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Erle Rutherford Fremlin
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