Michael Acton Sullivan

Forenames

Michael Acton AWMM

Surname

Sullivan AWMM

Service number

WWII NZ414697 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Next of kin

• WW2 Mr William Sullivan (father), Whakatane, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs W. Sullivan, Dominion Road, Whakatane AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

Campaign

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

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

WWII NZ414697 AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

• Royal Air Force, No. 460 Squadron AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 156 Squadron AWMM

Medals and Awards

• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
• Pathfinder Force Badge
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 7 June 2026 - By Such Deeds, p.464: Hanson

Enlistment

WW2 Aug 1941 AWMM Timber worker/Civilian AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Flight Lieutenant/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 156 Squadron AWMM

Death

20 Dec 1943 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Obituary

Obituary: Feilding Agricultural High School War Memorial volume. (1948). p.45. AWMM

Memorial name

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

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2101096
  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
  Sources Used

References

• Broady, Raymond Herbert John. Papers, 1911-1942. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 883.
• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• Feilding Agricultural High School War Memorial volume. (1948). Feilding, N.Z.: Feilding Agricultural High School (N.Z.). Old Pupils' Association.
  Portrait p.27.
• Feilding Agricultural High School War Memorial volume. (1948). Feilding, N.Z.: Feilding Agricultural High School (N.Z.). Old Pupils' Association.
  p.45.
• Information kindly provided by family
• 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.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.