George Nelson
Died 2 Oct 1942
- Service number
- WWII NZ412476 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Last rank
- Sergeant (Navigator) AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 115 Squadron AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- George AWMM
- Surname
- Nelson AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- WWII NZ412476 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
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- Address before enlistment
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- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. J. Nelson of Christchurch AWMM
- Relationship status
- Single/WWII AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
- Europe (Air) AWMM
- Europe (Air) AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Service number
- WWII NZ412476 AWMM
- Military service
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 6 Air Observer School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 38. Graduation Date: 8/11/1941. AWMM - British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School, MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 1 Air Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 6 Air Observer School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada AWMM
- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
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- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Vessel was Awatea AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Sergeant (Navigator) AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 115 Squadron AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of James & Margaret Baird Nelson of Christchurch.
In 1998 Adriaan de Winter and Ton van Alphen undertook a project in the Reichswald Forest Cemetery photographing all the headstones of New Zealanders buried there.
Attended Christchurch Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845614)) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 2 Oct 1942 AWMM
Age 21 AWMM - Date of death
- 2nd October 1942Public - Brian James - Other relative - 29 August 2024 - Foreman, John; Parry, Simon; Mathews, Johannes (2004). Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939–1945. Walton on Thames: Red Kite. ISBN 978-0-9538061-4-0.
- Age at death
- 21Public - Brian James - Other relative - 29 August 2024 - Airmans log Book
- Place of death
- Roughly 2 kilometres (1.2 miles) north-northeast of Haldern, Germany.Public - Brian James - Other relative - 29 August 2024 - Foreman, John; Parry, Simon; Mathews, Johannes (2004). Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939–1945. Walton on Thames: Red Kite. ISBN 978-0-9538061-4-0.
- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Aircraft crashPublic - Brian James - Other relative - 29 August 2024 - Foreman, John; Parry, Simon; Mathews, Johannes (2004). Luftwaffe Night Fighter Claims 1939–1945. Walton on Thames: Red Kite. ISBN 978-0-9538061-4-0.
- Death notes
- Georges Nelson’s Wellington Mk III (Squadron Code KO-A serial BK271) was downed on the 2nd October 1942.
It was shot down by Night fighter pilot Oberleutnant Manfred Meurer of the Stab III./NJG 1, who was flying a Bf 110 F-4 from Twente airfield in the Netherlands.Public - Brian James - Other relative - 29 August 2024 - Wikipedia - Cemetery
- Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany AWMM Joint Grave 8 E 7-8 AWMM
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Roll of Honour, Addington Railway Workshops, Ferrymead Heritage Park, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
Sources
- External links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2040670
Sources Used - RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Na - Py. Archives New Zealand (R17845614)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845614
Sources Used
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
- References
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
Vol. 1. p.255, Vol. 3, p.366 - 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.
- Information kindly provided by family
- RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Na - Py. Archives New Zealand (R17845614) - Former archives reference: AIR118
- 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)
- 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).
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
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