Mervyn John Lyndon Phelan
Born 8 Jan 1919 - Died 25 Sept 1944
- Service number
- NZ421756 AWMM
- WWII 421756 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Last rank
- Warrant Officer Class 2 (Pilot) AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 489 (NZ) Squadron AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Mervyn John Lyndon AWMM
- Surname
- Phelan AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- NZ421756 AWMM
- WWII 421756 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 8 Jan 1919 RNZAF Biographies (R17845614)
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
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- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mr Cecil Spring Phelan (father), 13 Scotland Street, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
- WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. C. S. Phelan of Dunedin AWMM
- Relationship status
- Single/WWII AWMM
- Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
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- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Service number
- NZ421756 AWMM
- WWII 421756 AWMM
- Military service
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
- Royal Air Force, No. 489 (NZ) Squadron AWMM
Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 12 Service Flying Training School, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 65. Graduation Date: 21/01/1943. AWMM - British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 31 General Reconnaissance School, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Canada AWMM
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 32 Operational Training Unit, Patricia Bay, British Columbia, Canada AWMM
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 12 Service Flying Training School, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
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- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Vessel was Bloemfontein AWMM 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
Killed on air operations AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Warrant Officer Class 2 (Pilot) AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 489 (NZ) Squadron AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Son of Cecil Spring Phelan and Jessie Elizabeth Jane Phelan, of Dunedin
Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers.
Attended Otago Boys High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845614)) AWMM
About death
- Death
- 25 Sept 1944 AWMM
Age 25 AWMM - 25 Sept 1944 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
Age 25 AWMM
- 25 Sept 1944 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
- Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, England AWMM Grave 14368 AWMM
- Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 65, Plot 114 AWMM
- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
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Sources
- External links
- Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
Sources Used - Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
Sources Used - Roll of Honour. Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 83, 5 October 1944, Page 8
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19441005.2.97&srpos
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2651446
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/R17845614
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
- Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
- References
- The Evening Post
- 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.
- This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020)
- RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Na - Py. Archives New Zealand (R17845614) - 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)
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