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Full Name
Flight Lieutenant (Flight Instructor) Vaughan Gothrik Welsby Engstrom
Rank Last Held
Flight Lieutenant (Flight Instructor)
Forename(s)
Vaughan Gothrik Welsby
Surname
Engstrom
War
World War II, 1939-1945
Serial No.
41687
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
9 August 1913
Place of Birth
Rangitumau, Wairarapa, New Zealand
Marital Status
Married
Body on Embarkation
Royal Air Force
Campaigns
  • Battle of France
  • 40 Squadron
Last Unit Served
Royal Air Force, 7 Elementary Flying Training School
Place of Death
United Kingdom
Date of Death
16 February 1943
Age at Death
29
Year of Death
1943
Cause of Death
Killed in an air accident
Cemetery Name
Ibstock Cemetery, Leicestershire, England
Grave Reference
Row W 3. Grave 1
Memorial Name
Matlock War Memorial, Matlock, Derbyshire, England
Biographical Notes
  • Son of Carl Gothrick Engstrom and Ellen Mabel Engstrom
  • Husband of Hilda Engstrom (nee Bennett) of Matlock, Derbyshire and father of 1 month old twin daughters at the time of his death.
Description of Image
Portrait, Weekly News
Further References
Additional Information
His name is missing from the Matlock War Memorial but the website records his name and provides more details of his service and family.
Sources Used
Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org