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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Alan Campbell Williamson |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Flight Sergeant |
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| Forename(s): |
Alan Campbell |
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| Surname: |
Williamson |
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| War: |
World War II, 1939-1945 |
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| Serial No.: |
NZ411487 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Next of Kin: |
Mrs Ann Williamson, Holgate Road, Kohimarama, Auckland, New Zealand |
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| Marital Status: |
Single |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Royal New Zealand Air Force |
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| Last Unit Served: |
RoyalNew Zealand Air Force, 115 Squadron, RAF |
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| Place of Death: |
Germany |
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| Date of Death: |
29 July 1942 |
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| Age at Death: |
21 |
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| Year of Death: |
1942 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Kiel War Cemetery, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany |
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| Grave Reference: |
1. A. 16. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- He was the youngest son and only living child of Alec and Ann Williamson of Holgate Road, Kohimarama when he went to war; their daughter died at an early age in Scotland and the eldest son died in a farming accident in New Zealand.
- At time of death was flying with 115 Squadron for Bomber Command
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| Description of Image: |
Portrait, taken when he received his wings |
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| Sources Used: |
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch: Volplane Press.
- Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second World War: Vol.3 Aircraft and crew losses 1942 - by W.R. Chorley. Earl Shilton, Leicester : Midland Counties Publications, 1992 -
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission. URL: http://www.cwgc.org
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