Roger Leon Corcoran

Forenames

Roger Leon AWMM

Surname

Corcoran AWMM

Also known as

Roger Leon Ferris CORCORAN

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Service number

• NZ431319 AWMM
• WWII 431319 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

14 Mar 1923 RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)

Next of kin

WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Corcoran of 18 Hawera Street, Whakatane AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ431319 AWMM
• WWII 431319 AWMM

Military service

Royal Canadian Air Force, No. 8 Operational Training Unit (OTU) (Mosquito)

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Military training

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 96H. Graduation Date: 5/05/1944. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 1 Flying Instructor School, Trenton, Ontario, Canada AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 5 Service Flying Training School, Brantford, Ontario, Canada AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Santa Monica AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Flying Officer/Military AWMM
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 5 Operational Training Unit, Boundary Bay, British Columbia, Canada AWMM

Son of William Roger and Clarice Patience Corcoran, of Whakatane, Auckland, New Zealand

Attended Gisborne High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)) AWMM

Death

16 Mar 1945 AWMM
Age  21 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Middleton Holy Trinity Old Cemetery, Middleton, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada AWMM Sec. 2. Grave 7. AWMM

Obituary

Sympathetic reference was made to the loss sustained by Mrs. C. H. Ferris in the death of her grandson, Roger Corcoran, R.N.Z.A.F., as the result of a training accident in Canada.

Corcoran, Flying Officer Roger Leon, elder son of Mr. and Mrs R. Corcoran. Hawera Street, Whakatane and brother of Bob, lost his life on active service operations, March 16th. Aged 21 years. “Ever remembered.”

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ROLL OF HONOUR
GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXXII, ISSUE 21674, 28 MARCH 1945, PAGE 1

Memorial name

• Airmen from Australia and New Zealand Memorial, Memorial Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AWMM
• 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

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2953646
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845609
  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
• Aviaion Safety Network:
  https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/163553
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 27 June 2026 - Internet research
• Report on accident:
  http://www.aircrewremembered.com/corcoran-roger-leon.html
  Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 1 June 2022 - http://www.aircrewremembered.com/corcoran-roger-leon.html

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) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609) - 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.