Alfred William Flack

Forenames

Alfred William AWMM

Surname

Flack AWMM

Service number

• NZ413833 AWMM
• WWII 413833 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

19 Sept 1913 RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)

Next of kin

• Mrs A. Flack (mother), 46 Headstone Road, Harrow, Middlesex, England AWMM
• WW2 Mother: Mrs. S. M. Flack of Harrow, England AWMM

Relationship status

• Single/WWII AWMM
• Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

• Europe (Air) AWMM
• Europe (Air) AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ413833 AWMM
• WWII 413833 AWMM

Military service

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 4 Service Flying Training Schools, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 42. Graduation Date: 27/02/1942. AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Air Force, No. 149 Squadron AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Mariposa AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

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

Last rank

Pilot Officer AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 149 Squadron AWMM

Son of Alfred and Susannah Martha Flack of Harrow, Middlesex, England.

Flack was buried in the South Cologne Cemetery but was later reinterred at Rheinberg.

The Commonwealth War Graves Commission register incorrectly records Flack's age as 39. Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers.

Attended Harrow Country School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)) AWMM

Death

30 May 1943 AWMM
Age  29 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Death notes

The entire crew of Stirling BF507, OJ-S, were killed when the aircraft was shot down by flak of the 7. Flak-Division, during a raid on Dormagen, Nordrhein-Westfalen.

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Cemetery

Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany AWMM 4 G 12 AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
  http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
  Sources Used
• Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
  http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
  Sources Used
• Roll of Honour. Air Force Casualties. Evening Post, Volume CXXXVI, Issue 9, 10 July 1943, Page 6
  http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19430710.2.41&srpos
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2043097
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ea - Gw. ARchives New Zealand (R17845610)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845610
  Sources Used
• Air Crew Remembered: http://www.aircrewremembered.com/AlliedLossesIncidents/?q=BF507
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 25 September 2022 - web research
• https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/211638
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References

• The Evening Post
• 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) - Ea - Gw. Archives New Zealand (R17845610) - 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).
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.