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Dennis Anthony Franklin

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Biography for Dennis Anthony Franklin. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ea - Gw. ARchives New Zealand (R17845610-0339). CC-BY 2.0.

Biography for Dennis Anthony Franklin. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased P …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Dennis Anthony AWMM
  • Surname
    Franklin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ4216041 AWMM
    • WWII 4216041 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    4 November 1914 RNZAF Biographies (R17845610) London, England RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Wife: Mrs. M. Franklin of Wellington (two children) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ4216041 AWMM
    • WWII 4216041 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Aircrew/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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    Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed in an aircraft accident AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Dennis Franklin was the only son of Charles Stanley Franklin, and of May Franklin (nee Williams); husband of Muriel Franklin, of Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand.

    Attended Aristotle Technical School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    9 April 1945 AWMM
    Age 31 AWMM
    England, United Kingdom AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Accidental Death AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery, Somerset, England AWMM Plot 39. Sec. H. Row D. Grave 243. AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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  • Dear Dad, you left Mum Jackie and me to go to war so that your children could grow up in a free country. We have grown up now and are so proud of the sacrifice you made for us and our families here in New Zealand . Rest in peace Dad until we are all together again one day. Per Ardua Adastra.
    Public - Denise Gillian - Child - 21 April 2016
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21 April 2016Denise GillianNew Zealand Child
21 April 2015Nicholas Hokowhitu, Palmerston North, NZOther Relative

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