Ronald Charles Ostend Beazer
Born 12 Nov 1914 - Died 5 Jul 1944
- Service number
- NZ415733 AWMM
- WWII 415733 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Last rank
- Flying Officer/Military AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 487 (NZ) Squadron AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Ronald Charles Ostend AWMM
- Surname
- Beazer AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- NZ415733 AWMM
- WWII 415733 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 12 Nov 1914 RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)
- Date of birth
- 12 November 1914Public - Dianne - Other Relative - 3 August 2015 - Family
BDM - Place of birth
- FeildingPublic - Dianne - Other Relative - 3 August 2015 - Family
- Birth notes
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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 C. Beazer, 112 Awahiri Road, Feilding 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
- NZ415733 AWMM
- WWII 415733 AWMM
- Military service
- —
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
- Royal Air Force, No. 487 (NZ) Squadron AWMM
Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 52. Graduation Date: 19/06/1942. AWMM - British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 34 Operational Training Unit, Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick, Canada AWMM
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta, 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 President Grant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed on air operations AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Flying Officer/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 487 (NZ) Squadron AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Ronald Beazer was the son of Charles Beazer and of Catherine Beazer (nee Currie), of Feilding.
Educated at Feilding Agricultural High School.
Barrass, M.B. (2001- 2008). Web site: Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. "Squadrons numbered in the 400 series were technically units of the RCAF, RAAF and RNZAF, but their members were placed under the operational control of the RAF and are usually considered to be part of the RAF's organisational structure". URL: http://www.rafweb.org/Sqn485-490.htm
Attended Feilding Agricultural High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607))
Territorials. 634 hours (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 5 Jul 1944 AWMM
Age 29 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Avord Communal Cemetery, Cher, France AWMM Mil. Plot. Grave 6. AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Obituary: Feilding Agricultural High School War Memorial volume. (1948). p.33. AWMM
- Memorial name
- Memorial on tombstone of Keith BeazerPublic - Allan - Researcher - 27 December 2018 - Manawatu District Council cemetery records
- Memorial reference
- Block 2 Row 81 Plot 871Public - Allan - Researcher - 27 December 2018 - Manawatu District Council cemetery records
Memorial
- Memorial name
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Sources
- External links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2695385
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 - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference - Aviation Safety Network:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/164663Public - Antonio - Researcher - 25 June 2026 - Internet research - Aircrew Remembered:
https://aircrewremembered.com/beazer-ronald-charles-ostend.htmlPublic - Antonio - Researcher - 25 June 2026 - Internet research
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
- References
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
- The Weekly News
The Weekly News 1944 - Feilding Agricultural High School War Memorial volume. (1948). Feilding, N.Z.: Feilding Agricultural High School (N.Z.). Old Pupils' Association.
- Feilding Agricultural High School War Memorial volume. (1948). Feilding, N.Z.: Feilding Agricultural High School (N.Z.). Old Pupils' Association.
Portrait p.17. - Feilding Agricultural High School War Memorial volume. (1948). Feilding, N.Z.: Feilding Agricultural High School (N.Z.). Old Pupils' Association.
Obituary: p.33. - 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) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607) - 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).
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