Leslie Norman Buttimore

Forenames

Leslie Norman AWMM

Surname

Buttimore AWMM

Service number

• NZ417194 AWMM
• WWII 417194 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

5 Jun 1920 RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)

Next of kin

• Edward John and Elsie May Buttimore (parents), Cambridge, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. E. Buttimore of Cambridge AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ417194 AWMM
• WWII 417194 AWMM

Military training

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 39B. Graduation Date: 26/10/1942. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 8 Bombing and Gunnery School, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 32 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia, Canada AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 28 Dec 1941 AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Bloemfontein AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Flying Officer (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner)/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 1 Torpedo Training Unit AWMM

Son of Edward John and Elsie May Buttimore of Cambridge, Auckland, New Zealand.

Attended Cambridge School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)). AWMM

Death

7 Aug 1943 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Dunure Cemetery, Ayrshire, Scotland AWMM Sec. E. (White) Grave 293. AWMM

Memorial name

• Cambridge Cenotaph, Victoria St, Cambridge 3434 AWMM
• Cambridge World War Two War Memorials 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/2455537
  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)
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.