Gordon Joseph Nicholson

Forenames

Gordon Joseph AWMM

Surname

Nicholson AWMM

Service number

• NZ4212857 AWMM
• WWII 4212857 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

23 Jul 1922 RNZAF Biographies (R17845614)

Next of kin

WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. D. Nicholson of Hamilton AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ4212857 AWMM
• WWII 4212857 AWMM

Military service

Royal Canadian Air Force, No. 8 Operational Training Unit (OTU) (Mosquito)

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Military training

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 88B. Graduation Date: 6/10/1944. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 8 Air Observer School, Ancienne Lorette, Quebec, Canada AWMM

Branch Trade Proficiency

Navigator

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Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Seabarb AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM
Accident in a de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito B Mk XX near Westchester, Nova Scotia. AWMM

Last rank

Sergeant AWMM
British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 8 Operational Training Unit, Greenwood, British Columbia, Canada AWMM

• Gordon Nicholson was the son of David and Janet Nicholson, of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand.
  
  Attended Hamilton Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845614)) AWMM
• Crewed with Fg Off Peter Douglas Kidd:
  https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C28002
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Death

19 Apr 1945 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Age at death

Dob 23/7/1923

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Cause of death

Killed in Air Accident AWMM

Memorial name

• Ottawa Memorial (Commonwealth Air Force Memorial), Ontario, Canada AWMM
• Hamilton Memorial Park, Memorial Drive, Hamilton East 3216 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/2622919
  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
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845745)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845745
  Sources Used
• Aviation Safety Network:
  https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/163551
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• Report on the incident:
  https://aircrewremembered.com/kidd-peter-douglas.html
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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
• 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 Missing - United Kingdom, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845745)
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.