Alexander Crozier
Born 4 May 1920 - Died 2 Mar 1944
- Service number
- NZ415749 AWMM
- WWII 415749 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Last rank
- Flying Officer/Military AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 23 Squadron AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Alexander AWMM
- Surname
- Crozier AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- NZ415749 AWMM
- WWII 415749 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 4 May 1920 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
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- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. R. F. Crozier of Timaru AWMM
- Relationship status
- Single/WWII AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
- Italy AWMM
- Europe (Air) AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Service number
- NZ415749 AWMM
- WWII 415749 AWMM
- Military service
- Royal New Zealand Air Force attached to Royal Canadian Air Force AWMM
- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
- Royal Air Force, No. 23 Squadron AWMM
Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 10 Service Flying Training School, Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 49N. Graduation Date: 5/06/1942. AWMM - British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, Central Flying School or Canadian Forces Station, Canada AWMM
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 1 Central Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 10 Service Flying Training School, Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
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- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Vessel was Boschfontein AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed on air operations AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Flying Officer/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 23 Squadron AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Alexander Crozier was the son of Robert Frederick and Annie Crozier, of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
Brother of Robert Crozier (NZ401641) who was killed on air operations 21 February 1942
Attended Whangarei High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)) AWMM - Alexander CROZIER
4 May 1920 — 2 March 1944
Alexander Crozier was born in Invercargill on 4 May 1920 to Robert Frederick Crozier (b. 1882; Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Anne Swallow Crozier (née Stewart; b. 1884; Southland, New Zealand). Alexander was the second of their three boys.
As with his older brother, Robert, before him, Alexander joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force and trained to become a pilot. He was eventually posted to 23 Squadron, R.A.F. (Alghero, Sardinia: 238 Wing, Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force). Alexander had clocked up 734 flight hours before his final mission.
Thursday 2 March 1944
Alexander went missing near Padua, Italy on 2 March 1944 while on an offensive patrol over the Po Valley area near Padua, Italy. His Mosquito FB.V1 LR253/M took off at 19:05 and was lost without trace, the two crew commemorated on the Malta Memorial, Malta.
Flight Officer Alexander Crozier; NZ415749, R.N.Z.A.F., age 23.
Flight Sergeant John Harold Pownall; Service no. 1337555, age 22. Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 23 Squadron. Son of Walter L. and Mary L. Pownall of Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol.Public - Michael - Other relative - 13 November 2017 - Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- Alexander Crozier was the son of Robert Frederick and Annie Crozier, of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
About death
- Death
- 2 Mar 1944 AWMM
Age 23 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Malta Memorial, Malta AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1081778
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 - Aviation Safety Network:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/143846Public - Antonio - Researcher - 29 June 2026 - Internet research - Aircrew Remembered:
https://aircrewremembered.com/crozier-alexander.htmlPublic - Antonio - Researcher - 29 June 2026 - Internet research
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
- References
- The Weekly News
The Weekly News 1944 - Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
Martyn, E. (1998-2008). Vol 12, p.197 and Vol.3, p.153 - 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.
- List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
- Royal New Zealand Air Force. (1941–1945). Contact: National magazine of the R.N.Z.A.F.; the official organ of the Air Force Association (Inc.). Levin, New Zealand: Royal New Zealand Air Force.
V4,n4,p75 - Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
- The Weekly News
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