Forenames

Alvin Messines AWMM

Surname

Dingle AWMM

Service number

• WWII NZ402125 AWMM
• WWII 402125 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

7 Nov 1917 AWMM

Next of kin

• WW2 Father: Mr. A. N. Dingle of Auckland AWMM
• WW2 Father: Mr. A. N Dingle. 7 Paunui Street, St. Heliers, Auckland AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• WWII NZ402125 AWMM
• WWII 402125 AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

• Royal Air Force, No. 70 Squadron AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 14 Squadron AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 113 Squadron AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Farmer/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed on air operations AWMM

Last rank

WW2 Sergeant AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 113 Squadron AWMM

Alvin Dingle was the son of Alfred Newton Dingle and Myra Adelaide Dingle, of Hamilton, New Zealand. Farmed with father at Waipuna Valley, Te Kauwhata. Source Martyn, For Your Tomorrow, vol.3, p.165

Attended Southwell School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)) AWMM

Death

24 Jan 1942 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, Kanchanaburi, Thailand AWMM Coll. grave 10. M. 10-12. AWMM

Memorial name

• Hamilton Memorial Park, Memorial Drive, Hamilton East 3216 AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• 113 Squadron
  http://113squadron.com/id25.htm
  Sources Used
• Lincoln Tan, 'Thai embassy wants to reconnect families with Kiwi war dead buried in Kanchanaburi War Cemetery', New Zealand Herald, 21 August 2016
  https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11698372
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2649914
  Sources Used
• A 1941 greeting from Sgt. Dingle can be found on Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision's database. U-series. Personal messages to NZ from airmen 11903
  https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/search-use-collection/search/11903/
  Further Reference
• 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 (R17845745)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845745
  Sources Used
• Johnston, Sarah. (2023). “With the boys overseas: How Homefront listeners shaped the work of Aotearoa New Zealand's first battlefront broadcasters”. New Zealand Journal of Public History, 9, 33-58.
  https://phanza.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Sarah-Johnston-With-the-Boys-Overseas.pdf
  Further Reference

References

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
  p.165
• 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 Missing - United Kingdom, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845745)
• 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.