Hugh Irvine Crawford

Forenames

Hugh Irvine AWMM

Surname

Crawford AWMM

Service number

NZ411065 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

10 Mar 1918 RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)

Next of kin

• WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. H. Crawford of Auckland AWMM
• Father of one daughter, born in 1942, England.
  Public - Sandra - Direct descendant - 15 November 2023 - DNA with relatives through Ancestry.

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

• Italy AWMM
• Europe (Air) AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

NZ411065 AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Air Force, No. 148 Squadron AWMM

Military training

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 15C. Graduation Date: 29/09/1941. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School, Paulson, Manitoba, Canada AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Aorangi AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Flight Lieutenant/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 148 Squadron AWMM

Hugh Crawford was the son of Hugh Irvine Crawford and Olive Eileen Crawford, of Onehunga, Auckland.

Attended Waiorongmai, Grey Lynn & Waiotira, Oahuhu Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)) AWMM

Death

4 Nov 1943 AWMM
Age  25 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Belgrade War Cemetery, Yugoslavia AWMM Coll. grave 3. D. 1-7. AWMM

Memorial name

• Onehunga War Memorial Swimming Pool, Jellicoe Park (off Quadrant Road), Park Gardens, Onehunga, Auckland, New Zealand 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/2224102
  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

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
• 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.