Ernest William Bright

Forenames

Ernest William AWMM

Surname

Bright AWMM

Service number

• NZ412651 AWMM
• WWII 412651 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

16 Feb 1916 RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)

Date of birth

b. 1916

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Place of birth

Gisborne

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Birth notes

Son of Harold Ernest & Flora Read BRIGHT of Gisborne

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Next of kin

• Mrs F. Bright, Wainui, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. H. E. Bright of Gisborne AWMM

Relationship status

• Single/WWII AWMM
• Single
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War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ412651 AWMM
• WWII 412651 AWMM

Military service

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 2 Service Flying Training School, Uplands, Ontario, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 37. Graduation Date: 21/11/1941. AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Awatea AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Pilot Officer AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 11 Operational Training Unit, Westcott AWMM

• Ernest Bright was the son of Harold Ernest Bright and Flora Bright (nee Read Bloomfield) of Wainui Beach.
  
  Attended Gisborne High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)) AWMM
• Pilot Officer Ernest William Bright, killed in accident. Father, Mr H. E. Bright, Gisborne
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Death

23 Feb 1942 AWMM
Age  25 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Salisbury (London Road) Cemetery, Wiltshire, England AWMM Sec. M Grave 202 AWMM

Obituary

PILOT OFFICER’S DEATH
News of the death of their son, Pilot-Officer Ernest William Bright, in England, was received to-day by Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Bright, Gisborne. Pilot-Officer Bright was 26 years of age, and while in Gisborne was prominent in tennis and rowing. He had been in England for only a short time, having left Canada early in December, after training there under the Empire air training scheme. Pilot-Officer Bright is the second of the family to meet his death within a few months, his brother, Private Cyril Lincoln (Dick) Bright, having been killed in Libya.

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Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2710159
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Bo - Cl. Archives New Zealand (R17845608)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845608
  Sources Used
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845748)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845748
  Sources Used

References

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• 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.
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Bo - Cl. Archives New Zealand (R17845608) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• Please note that the 11 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.
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Killed - Officers (Canada, Pacific, Europe) - Airmen (Canada, India and Far East)]. Archives New Zealand (R17845748)
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.