Sydney Raymond Greer

Forenames

Sydney Raymond AWMM

Surname

Greer AWMM

Service number

• NZ417208 AWMM
• WWII 417208 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

16 Nov 1909 AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ417208 AWMM
• WWII 417208 AWMM

Military training

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Graduation Date: 26/10/1942. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 8 Bombing and Gunnery School, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 32 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia, Canada AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 28 Dec 1941 AWMM Bus Driver/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner)/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner)/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 1 Torpedo Training Unit AWMM

Son of Gerald Randolph and Olive Greer of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand. Brother of Ashley James Greer (NZ427058) who passed away on the 31st May 1948. AWMM

Death

7 Aug 1943 AWMM
Age  33 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Dunure Cemetery, Ayrshire, Scotland AWMM Sec. E. (White) Grave 276. AWMM

Related Serviceperson

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2455546
  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.
  Vol 3. p. 219
• 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.
• 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)