Desmond Keith Culpan

Forenames

Desmond Keith AWMM

Surname

Culpan AWMM

Service number

• NZD3226 AWMM
• WWII NZD3226 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Navy AWMM

Service number

• NZD3226 AWMM
• WWII NZD3226 AWMM

Military service

• Royal Navy Volunteer Reserve (Imperial), Scheme B AWMM
  Hostilities Only Scheme 'B' AWMM
• Royal New Zealand Navy AWMM
• Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm, No.775 Naval Air Squadron
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Branch Trade Proficiency

Pilot

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Medical notes

Killed in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed in an aircraft accident AWMM

Last rank

Sub Lieutenant (A) AWMM
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, 775 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm AWMM

Son of Arthur Frederick and Franny Frances Culpan.

Brother of Ian Culpan RNZAF AWMM

Death

24 Nov 1944 AWMM
Age  25 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Air Accident AWMM

Cemetery

Beirut War Cemetery, Lebanon AWMM 4. B. II. 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/2187687
  Sources Used
• Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21346617
  Further Reference
• Aviation Safety Network:
  https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/1725
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References

• Allison, D. (2009). Flying Navy: The story of New Zealanders who flew in the Fleet Air Arm in World War I and World War II and the Roll of Honour of those who died in action and on active service. Auckland, N.Z.: Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand.
• Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. This list was not collated by McNabb but was sourced from the Royal New Zealand Navy.
• Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12
• Allison, D., Richards, R., & Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand. (2009). Flying navy : the story of new zealanders who flew in the fleet air arm in world war i and world war ii and the roll of honour of those who died in action and on active service. Auckland [N.Z.] : Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.