John Warren Badley

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

John Warren AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Badley AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ403565 AWMM
• WWII 403565 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Whānautanga mai

11 Sept 1921 Public Source

Rā i whānau mai ai

11th September 1921

Public - Robert Roy - Other relative - 14 January 2019 - RNZAF Personal File

Wāhi Whānau

Auckland

Public - Robert Roy - Other relative - 14 January 2019 - RNZAF Personal File

Wāhi noho i mua i te whakaurunga

19 King George Ave
Epsom
Auckland

Public - Robert Roy - Other relative - 14 January 2019 - RNZAF Personal File

Uri kiritahi

• Mr V.T. Badley, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs V. T. Badley, 19 King George Avenue, Epsom, Auckland AWMM

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

• Single/WWII AWMM
• Single
  Public - Robert Roy - Other relative - 14 January 2019 - RNZAF Personal File

Pakanga

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Kauhanga riri

• Europe (Air) AWMM
• Europe (Air) AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Air Force AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ403565 AWMM
• WWII 403565 AWMM

Urunga ki te ope taua

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 4. Graduation Date: 26/05/1941. AWMM
• RCAF, 3 Bombing and Gunnery School McDonald, Manitoba
  Public - Robert - Other relative - 18 February 2023 - Military personal file

Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga

Royal Air Force, No. 106 Squadron AWMM

Taipitopito ekenga waka

• WW2 Vessel was Awatea AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM
• On completion of his initial training 5th November 1940 he embarked for Vancouver, Canada via Suva, Fiji from Auckland on the NZ ship “Awatea” to continue training under the Empire Air Training Scheme.
  Public - Robert - Other relative - 18 February 2023 - Military personal file

Tuhinga hauora

• Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
• John died 1.30am when his aircraft exploded after being hit by German AA ground fire.
  Public - Robert - Other relative - 18 February 2023 - German air crash investigation report

Te tūnga whakamutunga

Sergeant AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 106 Squadron AWMM

John Badley was the son of Victor Tinsley Badley and Kathleen Agnes Badley, of Auckland

John Badley's father, Victor Tinsley Badley, served with the New Zealand Field Artillery during World War 1.

Attended Seddon Memorial Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607))

14 months Territorials 3rd Auckland Regiment. 232 hours as Wireless Operator/Air Gunner (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM

Matenga

12 Aug 1942 AWMM
Age  20 AWMM

Wāhi Mate

Northern part of Rhens, Oberlahnstein, by the Rhine River, Germany.

Public - Robert Roy - Other relative - 14 January 2019 - Richard Schneck, German Historian, Rhens, Germany

Te momo matenga

Killed in Action AWMM

Tuhipoka mō te matenga

• John died 1.30am on the 12th August. This occurred as Lancaster W4109 was en route to Mainz passing over Oberlahnstein by the Rhine river, Germany. This was unfortunate as John volunteered to fill in for a sick airman. Johns plane was hit by unidentified AA Flak, exploded violently in mid-air and disintegrated.
  “I am not sure what happened on this night in 1942. There were no German fighters in the area, so I think Lancaster W 4109 got an Anti-Aircraft shell, direct hit in the bomb bay. The aircraft exploded in the air over the northern part of Rhens, Oberlahnstein, Germany. Oberlahnstein rail marshalling yard which was protected by heavy anti-aircraft artillery (88 mm). I have a search Permit (metal detector) and found a lot of small pieces in front of Oberlahnstein. All these belonged to a Lancaster. No other aircraft crashed in the area during WW II. Reason for the concentration of Flak, was the important rail marshalling yard at Oberlahnstein.”
  Report from Richard Schneck German Historian who lives in Rhens, Germany and working on the regional history (hobby) in consultation with the GDKE (authority, archaelogists, Dr. Peter Henrich and Dr. M. Mohr).
  An explosion caused by bomb load exploding would have been spectacular and very destructive to aircraft and crew members. The debris from this destruction is spread over a large area. Parts were found at Lahnstein 4kms North of Rhens and Waldesch 6kms West of Rhens.
  Public - Robert - Other relative - 16 January 2019 - Richard Schneck German Historian, Rhens, Germany
• John died 1.30am on the 12th August. This occurred as Lancaster W4109 was en route to Mainz passing over Oberlahnstein by the Rhine river, Germany. This was unfortunate as John volunteered to fill in for a sick airman. Johns plane was hit by unidentified AA Flak, exploded violently in mid-air and disintegrated.
  “I am not sure what happened on this night in 1942. There were no German fighters in the area, so I think Lancaster W 4109 got an Anti-Aircraft shell, direct hit in the bomb bay. The aircraft exploded in the air over the northern part of Rhens, Oberlahnstein, Germany. Oberlahnstein rail marshalling yard which was protected by heavy anti-aircraft artillery (88 mm). I have a search Permit (metal detector) and found a lot of small pieces in front of Oberlahnstein. All these belonged to a Lancaster. No other aircraft crashed in the area during WW II. Reason for the concentration of Flak, was the important rail marshalling yard at Oberlahnstein.”
  Report from Richard Schneck German Historian who lives in Rhens, Germany and working on the regional history (hobby) in consultation with the GDKE (authority, archaelogists, Dr. Peter Henrich and Dr. M. Mohr).
  An explosion caused by bomb load exploding would have been spectacular and very destructive to aircraft and crew members. The debris from this destruction is spread over a large area. Parts were found at Lahnstein 4kms North of Rhens and Waldesch 6kms West of Rhens.
  Public - Robert Roy - Other relative - 14 January 2019 - Richard Schneck, German Historian, Rhens, Germany

Urupā

Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany AWMM 10 E 19 AWMM

Ingoa maumaharatanga

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories 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/2042298
  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

Ngā tuhinga

• Chorley, W. (1994). Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second World War: Aircraft and crew losses 1942 (Vol. 3). Leicester, England: Midland Counties Publications.
• 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) - 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. [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.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.