Keith Thomas Devery

Forenames

Keith Thomas AWMM

Surname

Devery AWMM

Service number

• NZ416683 AWMM
• WWII 416683 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

30 Jun 1922 RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)

Next of kin

WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. E. F. Devery of Auckland 22 Fleet Street, Auckland AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ416683 AWMM
• WWII 416683 AWMM

Military training

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 37. Graduation Date: 26/10/1942. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 8 Bombing and Gunnery School, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Dominion Monarch AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Sergeant AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 5 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit AWMM

Son of Edward Francis and Grace Mildred Devery of Auckland

Attended Putaruru District High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)) AWMM

Death

15 May 1943 AWMM
Age  20 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Belfast City Cemetery, Belfast, Northern Ireland AWMM Section A, Row L G, Grave 40 AWMM

Cemetery name

Belfast (Milltown) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Belfast, Northern Ireland

Public - Corina - 9 April 2019 - CWGC
https://www.cwgc.org/search-results?term=Keith%20thomas%20devery&name=Keith%20thomas%20devery&fullname=Keith%20thomas%20devery

Have also personally located and visited grave

Grave reference

Section A, Row L G, Grave 40

Public - Corina - 9 April 2019 - https://www.cwgc.org/search-results?term=Keith%20thomas%20devery&name=Keith%20thomas%20devery&fullname=Keith%20thomas%20devery

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/2931110
  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 (R17845744)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845744
  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
• 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. [(New Zealanders Attached to R.A.F. [Royal Air Force]) (Officers), (Europe) - Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.