Gordon Findlay Beaver

Forenames

Gordon Findlay AWMM

Surname

Beaver AWMM

Service number

• NZ402237 AWMM
• WWII 402237 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

22 Sept 1915 AWMM

Next of kin

• Mrs J. Beaver, Paeroa, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs T. J. Beaver, 12 George Street, Paero AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

• Europe (Air) AWMM
• Europe (Air) AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ402237 AWMM
• WWII 402237 AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

• Attached to Royal Air Force AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 50 Squadron AWMM
• Royal Canadian Air Force, No. 408 Squadron AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Clerk AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Pilot Officer AWMM
Royal Canadian Air Force, No. 408 Squadron AWMM

Gordon Beaver was the son of Thomas John and Isabella Beaver, of Paeroa, New Zealand.

Attended Ngatea District High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607))

Applied for Civil Reserve Pilots 1939 accepted. 572 hours (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM

Death

27 Mar 1942 AWMM
Age  27 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Death notes

Was the pilot of a Hampden bomber, mine laying in the Weser Estuary, Germany and believed to have been shot down by a night fighter.

Public - Stoney - Researcher - 20 August 2021 - Errol W Martyn; For Your Tomorrow

Memorial name

• Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1083651
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607).
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845607
  Sources Used

References

• 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)
• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
  vol.3, p.83. vol.1, p.193
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607) - 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 - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
• Details from mother Isabella's family
  Public - Sherryl - Other relative - 17 September 2017 - Family papers