Blyth Kempton-Werohia

Forenames

Blyth AWMM

Surname

Kempton-Werohia AWMM

Service number

• NZ41385 AWMM
• WWII 41385 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Birth

4 Jun 1921 RNZAF Biographies (R17845612)

Birth notes

Son of Capt W H Werohia.

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 21 October 2024 - https://billiongraves.com/grave/SgtPilot-Blyth-Kempton-Werohia/13526504

Next of kin

• WW2 Mother: Mrs. M. D. Kepton- Werohia. R. M. D. Te Puke, Bay of Plenty AWMM
• WW2 Mrs. M. D. Kempton- Werohia of Te Puke, Bay of Plenty AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ41385 AWMM
• WWII 41385 AWMM

Military training

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville, Ontario, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 36. Graduation Date: 18/04/1942. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 31 Bombing and Gunnery School, Picton, Ontario, Canada AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Dominion Monarch AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Sergeant AWMM
Royal New Zealand Air Force, No. 31 Bombing and Gunnery School AWMM

Blyth Kempton-Werohia was the son of Whetu Henare Kempton-Werohia and Margery Dinah Kempton-Werohia, of Te Puke, New Zealand.

Attended Te Puke District High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845612)) AWMM

Death

14 Aug 1942 AWMM
Age  21 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Ottawa (Beechwood) Cemetery, Ontario, Canada AWMM Sec. 29. Lot 1. Grave 130. 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/2687339
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ib - Ly. Archives New Zealand (R17845612)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845612
  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 (R17845748)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845748
  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) - Ib - Ly. Archives New Zealand (R17845612) - 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. [List of Killed - Officers (Canada, Pacific, Europe) - Airmen (Canada, India and Far East)]. Archives New Zealand (R17845748)
• 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.