Geoffrey Carman

Forenames

Geoffrey AWMM

Surname

Carman AWMM

Service number

• NZ402979 AWMM
• WWII 402979 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

30 Jan 1910 RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)

Birth notes

Son of Cecil Thomas Carman and Constance May Carman, of Catfield, Norfolk, England.

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Next of kin

• Mrs C.G. Wall (mother), Wainui Beach, Gisborne, new Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Mother: Mrs. C. M. Wall of Gisborne AWMM

Relationship status

• Single/WWII AWMM
• single
  Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 24 June 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/geoffrey-carman

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Europe (Air) AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ402979 AWMM
• WWII 402979 AWMM

Military service

• Royal New Zealand Air Force attached to Royal Canadian Air Force AWMM
• Royal New Zealand Air Force attached to Royal Air Force AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Air Force, No. 78 Squadron AWMM

Military training

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 3/K. Graduation Date: 14/04/1941. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School, MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Aorangi AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed on air operations AWMM

Last rank

Sergeant (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 78 Squadron AWMM

Geoffrey Carman was the son of Cecil Thomas Carman and Constance May Carman, of Catfield, Norfolk, England.

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

Attended Wanganui Collegiate School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)) AWMM

Death

7 Sept 1941 AWMM
Age  31 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Tietjerksteradeel (Bergum) Protestant Churchyard, The Netherlands AWMM Row 42. Grave 5. AWMM

Obituary

Sergeant Geoffrey Carman, R.N.Z.A.F-. previously reported missing, believed killed, death now officially presumed as at September. 1941. His mother is Mrs. C. G. Wall, Gisborne.

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 24 June 2023 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXIX, ISSUE 20692, 17 FEBRUARY 1942, PAGE 7

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
  http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
  Sources Used
• Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
  http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
  Sources Used
• Air Casualties. Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 39, 16 February 1942, Page 7
  http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19420216.2.50&srpos
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2649378
  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

References

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
  Martyn, E. (1998-2008). vol. 1 p. 142; vol. 3 p. 121
• 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
• 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.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.