Walter Ross Tinker

Born 10 Nov 1919 - Died 8 Feb 1945

Service number: NZ422078 AWMM
WWII 422078 AWMM
Also known as: —
Armed force / branch: Air Force AWMM
Last rank: Flying Officer/Military AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 69 Squadron AWMM
War: World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

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Headstone of Flying Officer Walter Ross Tinker (422078). Brussels Town Cemetery, Evere, Belgium. New Zealand War Graves Trust (BEAO5794). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

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External links: Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2109335
Sources Used
RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Na - Py. Archives New Zealand (R17845614)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845616
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List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845748)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845748
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New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference
Aviation Safety Network:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/279874
Public - Antonio - Researcher - 21 July 2026 - Internet research
Aircrew Remembered:
https://aircrewremembered.com/tinker-walter-ross.html
Public - Antonio - Researcher - 21 July 2026 - Internet research
References: Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Sm- Ty. Archives New Zealand (R17845616) - 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 Killed - Officers (Canada, Pacific, Europe) - Airmen (Canada, India and Far East)]. Archives New Zealand (R17845748)
Royal New Zealand Air Force. (1941–1945). Contact: National magazine of the R.N.Z.A.F.; the official organ of the Air Force Association (Inc.). Levin, New Zealand: Royal New Zealand Air Force.
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