Ian Charles Salt

Forenames

Ian Charles AWMM

Surname

Salt AWMM

Service number

• WWII NZ404046 AWMM
• WWII 404046 AWMM
• WWII 404046 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

3 Jul 1922 AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. C. H. Salt of Wellington AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Europe (Air) AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• WWII NZ404046 AWMM
• WWII 404046 AWMM
• WWII 404046 AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

• Royal Air Force, No. 214 Squadron AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 90 Squadron AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

Military training

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 1 Wireless School, Montreal, Quebec, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Graduation Date: 29/09/1941. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School, Jarvis, Ontario, Canada AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Empress of Russia AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner)/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

Ian Salt was the son of Charles Henry Salt and of Margaret Crawford Salt (nee Boa) of Christchurch

Attended Rongotai College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845615)) AWMM

Death

21 Apr 1943 AWMM
Age  20 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Denmark AWMM Collective Grave A 11 11-14 AWMM

Related Serviceperson

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2271137
  Sources Used
• 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
• http://www.flensted.eu.com/19430035.shtml
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 20 October 2022 - web research
• https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/209634
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 20 October 2022 - web research

References

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
  p. 425
• 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.
• 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
• 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).