Thomas Bayly Tanner

Forenames

Thomas Bayly AWMM

Surname

Tanner AWMM

Service number

• NZ425446 AWMM
• WWII 425446 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

7 Feb 1919 RNZAF Biographies (R17845616)

Next of kin

WW2 Mother: Mrs A. E. Tanner, 26 2nd Avenue, Tauranga AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Europe (Air) AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ425446 AWMM
• WWII 425446 AWMM

Military service

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 5 Air Observer School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 68N. Graduation Date: 14/05/1943. AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Mauretania AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Sergeant AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 11 Operational Training Unit, Westcott AWMM

Thomas Tanner was the son of Jonathan and A. E. Tanner, of Tauranga.

Sergeant Tanner was the navigator of a Wellington which was undertaking circuits and landings exercises when it hit trees about a mile from the airfield, crashed and burned at Wotton Underwood. Four of the five crew died.

Attended Tauranga High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845616)) AWMM

Death

27 Oct 1943 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Botley Cemetery, North Hinksey Lane, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England AWMM Plot I/2. Grave 96. 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/2437113
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Sm- Ty. Archives New Zealand (R17845616)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845616
  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.
• 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) - 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. [(New Zealanders Attached to R.A.F. [Royal Air Force]) (Officers), (Europe) - Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.