Allan Frederick Hampshire

Forenames

Allan Frederick AWMM

Surname

Hampshire AWMM

Service number

• NZ427446 AWMM
• WWII 427446 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Anglican, Christian AWMM

Birth

8 Jan 1924 AWMM

Next of kin

• Mrs R.E. Hampshire (mother), Hospital Street, Tauranga, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. F. I. hampchire of Tauranga AWMM

Relationship status

• Single/WWII AWMM
• Pre 17 May 1943 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ427446 AWMM
• WWII 427446 AWMM

Military service

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 7 Service Flying Training Schools, MacLeod, Alberta, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 83. Graduation Date: 1/10/1943. AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Defence Medal AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Military training

Hauraki Regiment, 2nd Battalion AWMM
2 Battalion, Hauraki Regiment, 1 May 1942 to 20 July 1942 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 11 Jul 1942 AWMM
Age  18 AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Lurline AWMM Leading Aircraftman/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed in an aircraft accident AWMM

Last rank

Flight Sergeant/Military AWMM
Royal New Zealand Air Force, No. 2 Reserve Squadron AWMM

Allan Hampshire was the son of Frederick Ivo Hampshire and Rose Edith Hampshire (nee Gadd) of Tauranga

Died in a mid air collision

Grave inscription: 487 Flight Sergeant A F Hampshire, Royal New Zealand Air Force 31 October 1944, Age 20.

Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers.

RNZAF Museum Wigram holds flying log and copies of photos of Allan Hampshire.

Attended Morrinsville District High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845611)) AWMM

Death

31 Oct 1944 AWMM
Age  20 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Air Accident AWMM

Cemetery

Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery, Somerset, England AWMM Plot 51. Sec. H. Row T. Grave 237. AWMM

Obituary

Death notices: Bay of Plenty Times and New Zealand Herald November 1944 AWMM

Memorial name

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

Related objects

External links

• Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
  http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
  Sources Used
• Air Force Casualties. Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 115, 11 November 1944, Page 8
  http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19441111.2.90&srpos
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2691616
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ha - Hy. Archives New Zealand (R17845611)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845611
  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 (R17845744)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845744
  Sources Used

References

• Information kindly provided by family
• Information kindly provided by family
• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• Bay of Plenty Times
  Death notices: Bay of Plenty Times and New Zealand Herald November 1944
• 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) - Ha - Hy. Archives New Zealand (R17845611) - 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. [(New Zealanders Attached to R.A.F. [Royal Air Force]) (Officers), (Europe) - Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.