Norman Thomas Newton

Born 7 May 1920 - Died 16 Dec 1943

Service number: NZ416526 AWMM
WWII 416526 AWMM
2/1/557: NZ Army /TF (1st Wellington Regiment)
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Armed force / branch: Air Force AWMM
Last rank: Pilot Officer AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 115 Squadron AWMM
War: World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

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Norman Thomas Newton — Portrait from Weekly News; 29 March 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

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External links: 'Three more awards for RNZAF Pilots' Northern Advocate, 29 January 1944
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NA19440129.2.13
Further Reference
Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2620145
Sources Used
RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Sm- Ty. Archives New Zealand (R17845616)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845614
Sources Used
Aviation Safety Network:
https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/51109
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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
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.
List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
Royal New Zealand Air Force. (1941–1945). Contact: National magazine of the R.N.Z.A.F.; the official organ of the Air Force Association (Inc.). Levin, New Zealand: Royal New Zealand Air Force.
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RAF Bomber Command Losses, Volume 4: W R Chorley
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