Kenneth Fenton Heald
Born 10 Dec 1918 - Died 29 Apr 1942
- Service number
- NZ404359 AWMM
- WWII 404359 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Last rank
- Pilot Officer AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Kenneth Fenton AWMM
- Surname
- Heald AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- NZ404359 AWMM
- WWII 404359 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 10 Dec 1918 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
- Auckland New ZealandPublic - Ian Banks - Researcher - 10 June 2020 - Research
- Birth notes
- Son of Harold Fenton Heald and Lydia Gwendolyn Heald, of HastingsPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 January 2016 - Research
- Address before enlistment
- Pre Nov 1940 AWMM Tokomaru Bay, East Coast, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
- Station HandPublic - Ian Banks - Researcher - 10 June 2020 - Research
- Next of kin
- WW2 Mother: Mrs. L. G. Heald. "Aorangi", Karamu Settlement Rd, Hastings AWMM
- WW2 Mr. & Mrs. H. F. Heald of Tokomaru Bay AWMM
- Relationship status
- Single/WWII AWMM
- singlePublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 January 2016 - Research
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
- France and Germany (TBC) AWMM
- Europe (Air) AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Service number
- NZ404359 AWMM
- WWII 404359 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
- Royal Air Force, No. 57 Squadron AWMM
Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW2 Nov 1940 AWMM Stationhand/Civilian AWMM
- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Pilot Officer AWMM
- Last rank
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Biographical information
- Kenneth Heald was the son of Harold Fenton Heald and Lydia Gwendolyn Heald (nee Downey), of Karamu near Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
Attended New Plymouth Boys High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845611)) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 29 Apr 1942 AWMM
Age 24 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- Bievres Communal Churchyard, Essonne, France AWMM Grave 14. AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
- Heald, Pilot-Officer Kenneth Fenton, R.N.Z.A.F., reported missing on air; operations. Mother: Mrs. 11. F. Heald, Tokomaru Bay.
Previously Reported Missing. Death Now Officially Presumed by Air Ministry Heald, Pilot Officer Kenneth Fenton, of Tokomaru BayPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 6 July 2023 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXIX, ISSUE 20760, 9 MAY 1942, PAGE 5
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AIR CASUALTIES
TIMARU HERALD, VOLUME CLII, ISSUE 22454, 14 DECEMBER 1942, PAGE 4 - Memorial name
- Tokomaru Bay War Memorial
Tokomaru Bay Memorial Gates
Gisborne's War MemorialPublic - Lorraine M - Researcher - 5 January 2016 - Research - Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Maisons-Laffitte village, memorial plaque, near Versailles, France AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Field, C. (2008, November 13). Town nurtures Kiwi pilot's memory. The New Zealand Herald, p.A5
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/war/news/article.cfm?c_id=359&objectid=10542779
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2234711
Sources Used - RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ha - Hy. Archives New Zealand (R17845611)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845611
Sources Used - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference
- Field, C. (2008, November 13). Town nurtures Kiwi pilot's memory. The New Zealand Herald, p.A5
- References
- Thompson, H. (1956). New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vols. 1-3). Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Chorley, W. (1996). Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second World War: Aircraft and crew losses 1943 (Vol. 4). Leicester, England: Midland Counties Publications.
- 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) - Ha - Hy. Archives New Zealand (R17845611) - Former archives reference: AIR118
- 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.
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