Forenames

Ian Richard AWMM

Surname

Heays AWMM

Service number

• NZ415532 AWMM
• WWII 415532 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

7 Jul 1920 RNZAF Biographies (R17845611)

Next of kin

• WW2 Father: Mr. R. J. Heays, Te Rangi, Tutira, Hawkes Bay AWMM
• WW2 Mr. & Mrs. R. J. Heays of Tutira, Hawkes Bay 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

• NZ415532 AWMM
• WWII 415532 AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Air Force, No. 53 Squadron AWMM

Military training

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 32A. Graduation Date: 7/12/1942. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan, Canada AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Monterey AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Flight Sergeant/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 53 Squadron AWMM

Ian Heays was the son of Robert John and Beatrice Sommerville Heays. of Tutira, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

Attended Napier Boys High School & Smedley Farm Training School, Tikokino, Hawkes Bay (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845611)) AWMM

Death

21 Sept 1943 AWMM
Age  22 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery, Somerset, England AWMM Plot 51. Section H. Row 5. Grave 249. 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/2691622
  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
• 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) - Ha - Hy. Archives New Zealand (R17845611) - 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)
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.