Peter Bettley Robinson

Forenames

Peter Bettley AWMM

Surname

Robinson AWMM

Service number

• WWII NZ36274 AWMM
• WWII 36274 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

15 May 1920 RNZAF Biographies (R17845615)

Address before enlistment

WW2 Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Mother: Mrs. L. J Arnold of 20 Westbourne Road, Remuera,Auckland AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• WWII NZ36274 AWMM
• WWII 36274 AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

• Royal Air Force, No. 78 Squadron AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 35 Squadron AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. Bomber Command, 102 Squadron AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 158 Squadron AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Squadron Leader (Pilot) AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 158 Squadron AWMM

Son of Lucy Jamison Robinson; stepson of John Noel Arnold, of Auckland.

Member of College Rifles Rugby Football Club.

Attended Seddon Memorial Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845615)) AWMM

Death

10 Sept 1942 AWMM
Age  22 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Oostende New Communal Cemetery, Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM Plot 9. Row 5. Grave 10. AWMM

Memorial name

• Roll of Honour, College Rifles, Rugby Union Football & Sports Club, 33 Haast Street, Remuera, Auckland 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/2082067
  Further Reference
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Qu - Sl. Archives New Zealand (R17845615)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845615
  Sources Used
• New Zealand War Graves Trust
  https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
  Further Reference

References

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• Information kindly provided by family
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Qu - Sl. Archives New Zealand (R17845615) - 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 Deceased New Zealanders (Formerly) serving with RAF [Royal Air Force]. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845760).
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.