Bruce Neal

Forenames

Bruce AWMM

Surname

Neal AWMM

Service number

• NZ411771 AWMM
• WWII 411771 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

7 Sept 1921 RNZAF Biographies (R17845614)

Next of kin

WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. C. F. Neal of Warkworth AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ411771 AWMM
• WWII 411771 AWMM

Military service

Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

Military training

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 17. Graduation Date: 8/11/1941. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School, Paulson, Manitoba, Canada AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Awatea AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed in an aircraft accident AWMM

Last rank

Flying Officer (Air Gunner)/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 1483 (Bombing) Gunnery Flight AWMM

Bruce Neal was the son of Charles Frederick Neal and of Jane Elizabeth Neal (nee Cruickshank) of Warkworth, New Zealand.

Attended Warkworth District High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845614)) AWMM

Death

30 Mar 1943 AWMM
Age  21 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Air Accident AWMM

Cemetery

Marham Cemetery, Norfolk, England AWMM War Graves Plot, Grave 38 AWMM

Memorial name

• Roll of Honour, Warkworth RSA, 1939 - 1945, Warkworth AWMM
• Roll of Honour, Warkworth RSA, 1939 - 1945, wood inlay, Warkworth AWMM
• 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/2764042
  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 (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) - 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. [List of Killed - Officers (Canada, Pacific, Europe) - Airmen (Canada, India and Far East)]. Archives New Zealand (R17845748)
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.