Jack Kenneth Wilkins

Forenames

Jack Kenneth AWMM

Surname

Wilkins AWMM

Service number

• NZ416481 AWMM
• WWII 416581 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

21 Nov 1921 RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)

Next of kin

• Thomas Owen and Mary Aileen Wilkins (parents), Te Puke, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs T. C. Wilkins of Papatoetoe 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

• NZ416481 AWMM
• WWII 416581 AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Air Force, No. 214 Squadron AWMM

Military training

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 9 Service Flying Training School, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 53. Graduation Date: 11/09/1942. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 8 Service Flying Training School, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Warwick Castle AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Sergeant AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 214 Squadron AWMM

Son of Thomas Owen and Mary Aileen Wilkins of Te Puke, Auckland, New Zealand.

Attended Te Puke District High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845617))

425 hours as Pilot (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)) AWMM

Death

24 May 1943 AWMM
Age  21 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany AWMM 2. G. 20. AWMM

Memorial name

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/2033243
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ue - Z. Archives New Zealand (R17845617)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845617
  Sources Used
• https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/211355
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 29 November 2022 - web research

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) - Ue - Z. Archives New Zealand (R17845617) - 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).
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.