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John Warren Badley

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel B_001. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel B_001. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Warren AWMM
  • Surname
    Badley AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ403565 AWMM
    • WWII 403565 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    11 September 1921 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    11th September 1921 Public - Robert Roy - Other relative - 14 January 2019 - RNZAF Personal File
  • Place of birth
    Auckland Public - Robert Roy - Other relative - 14 January 2019 - RNZAF Personal File
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    19 King George Ave
    Epsom
    Auckland Public - Robert Roy - Other relative - 14 January 2019 - RNZAF Personal File
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mr V.T. Badley, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs V. T. Badley, 19 King George Avenue, Epsom, Auckland AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Wireless Operator / Air Gunner/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    • WW2 Vessel was Awatea AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM
    • On completion of his initial training 5th November 1940 he embarked for Vancouver, Canada via Suva, Fiji from Auckland on the NZ ship “Awatea” to continue training under the Empire Air Training Scheme. Public - Robert - Other relative - 18 February 2023 - Military personal file

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    • Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    • John died 1.30am when his aircraft exploded after being hit by German AA ground fire. Public - Robert - Other relative - 18 February 2023 - German air crash investigation report

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • John Badley was the son of Victor Tinsley Badley and Kathleen Agnes Badley, of Auckland

    John Badley's father, Victor Tinsley Badley, served with the New Zealand Field Artillery during World War 1.

    Attended Seddon Memorial Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    12 August 1942 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
    Germany, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
    Northern part of Rhens, Oberlahnstein, by the Rhine River, Germany. Public - Robert Roy - Other relative - 14 January 2019 - Richard Schneck, German Historian, Rhens, Germany
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany AWMM 10 E 19 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Chorley, W. (1994). Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second World War: Aircraft and crew losses 1942 (Vol. 3). Leicester, England: Midland Counties Publications. AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743) AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
18 February 2023RobertTaurangaOther relative
14 January 2019Robert RoyTauranga, New ZealandOther relative

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