Cedric Hubert Owen Priest
Born 14 Dec 1913 - Died 8 Mar 1942
- Service number
- NZ405506 AWMM
- WWII 405506 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Last rank
- Pilot Officer AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 489 (NZ) Squadron AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- Cedric Hubert Owen AWMM
- Surname
- Priest AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- NZ405506 AWMM
- WWII 405506 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 14 Dec 1913 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
- WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. Priest of Morrinsville AWMM
- Relationship status
- Single/WWII AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
- Europe (Air) AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Service number
- NZ405506 AWMM
- WWII 405506 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. 3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 11C. Graduation Date: 4/08/1941. AWMM - British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School, Fingal, Ontario, Canada AWMM
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, 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 Aorangi 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 on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Pilot Officer AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 489 (NZ) Squadron AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Cedric Priest was the son of David Owen and Doris Emily Priest, of Pokeno, Auckland, New Zealand.
Attended Wanganui Techinical Cpllege (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845614)) AWMM - Cedric was born on the 14 Dec 1913 the second of 13 children.
He enlisted in Dec 1940 & passed out of ground training school with honours, gaining 797 out of a possible 800 marks.
He embarked for Canada in January 1941, to attend the Empire Air Training Scheme.
He was the first air-gunner to be commissioned in Canada.
Upon completion of his training news reached him that three brothers that had been reported missing, possibly captured after the campaign in Crete.Public - Mark - Other relative - 14 April 2017 - Military Personnel File
NZ Herald-23 June 1941
Auckland Star-20 Mar 1942
- Cedric Priest was the son of David Owen and Doris Emily Priest, of Pokeno, Auckland, New Zealand.
About death
- Death
- 8 Mar 1942 AWMM
Age 29 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
- Thorney Island, SussexPublic - Mark - Other relative - 14 April 2017 - RNZAF Military File
- Cause of death
- Killed on Active Service AWMM
- Aircraft crashed while taking off, caught fire killing all occupantsPublic - Mark - Other relative - 14 April 2017 - RNZAF Military File
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
- West Thorney (St Nicholas) Churchyard, Sussex, England AWMM Plot 1. Row A. Grave 4. AWMM
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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
- Borough of Te Aroha, 1939-1945. Kenrick Street, Te Aroha. AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
Related objects
Related Serviceperson
Sources
- External links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2959338
Sources Used - 'War Casualties' New Zealand Herald, 23 June 1941
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19410623.2.98
Further Reference - 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
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
- 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)
- 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.
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