William Reginald Arnold

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

William Reginald AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Arnold AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ425686 AWMM
• WWII 425686 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Whānautanga mai

23 Feb 1921 RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)

Tuhinga mō te whānautanga

Son of James Reginald Arnold, and of Ellen Ivy Arnold (nee McCaffery), of Ruatoria, EC, Gisborne

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 26 April 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/william-reginald-arnold

Uri kiritahi

• Mr J.R. Arnold, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs J. R. Arnold, Aorangi, P. O. , Gisborne AWMM

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

Single/WWII AWMM

Pakanga

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Kauhanga riri

Europe (Air) AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Air Force AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ425686 AWMM
• WWII 425686 AWMM

Urunga ki te ope taua

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 15 Service Flying Training School, Claresholm, Alberta, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 80A. Graduation Date: 20/08/1943. AWMM

Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga

Royal Air Force, No. 51 Squadron AWMM

Taipitopito ekenga waka

WW2 Vessel was Monticello AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Tuhinga hauora

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

Flight Lieutenant (Pilot)/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 51 Squadron AWMM

Matenga

3 Feb 1945 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Te momo matenga

Killed in Action AWMM

Urupā

Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany AWMM 14. C. 7. AWMM

Pānui Matenga

Mr and Mrs J. R. Arnold, of Ruatoria. have received advice that their son, P/O. William R. Arnold, has been killed in action. He is a nephew of Mr L. A. Arnold, of Spring Grove.

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 21 June 2023 - ROLL OF HONOUR
NELSON EVENING MAIL, VOLUME 80, 10 AUGUST 1945, PAGE 2

Ingoa maumaharatanga

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Pollington Airfield Memorial Garden, Yorkshire, England AWMM
• Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

Mea e whai hononga ai

Hononga ki waho

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2042273
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607).
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845607
  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

Ngā tuhinga

• 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.
• 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.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• 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)