Hector Hugh Crawford
I whānau mai i te 25 Aug 1916 - I mate atu i te 6 Feb 1942
- Nama Hōia
- WWII NZ39904 AWMM
- WWII 39904 AWMM
- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Flying Officer/Military AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 272 Squadron AWMM
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
E pā ana ki
- Taitara
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- Ngā ingoa tuatahi
- Hector Hugh AWMM
- Ingoa whānau
- Crawford AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Nama Hōia
- WWII NZ39904 AWMM
- WWII 39904 AWMM
- Ira tangata
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Pono
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Mātātuhi
Ngā tuhinga
Te whānautanga
- Whānautanga mai
- 25 Aug 1916 AWMM
- Rā i whānau mai ai
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- Wāhi Whānau
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- Tuhinga mō te whānautanga
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- Wāhi noho i mua i te whakaurunga
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- Mahi whai muri i te pakanga
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- Uri kiritahi
- Mr W. Crawford (father), 36 Rimu Street, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand AWMM
- WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. W. Crawford of New Plymouth AWMM
- Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna
- Single/WWII AWMM
Ngā pakanga me ngā whawhai
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Kauhanga riri
- Europe (Air) AWMM
- 1940 AWMM Battle of Britain AWMM
- Europe (Air) AWMM
- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Nama Hōia
- WWII NZ39904 AWMM
- WWII 39904 AWMM
- Urunga ki te ope taua
- A Licence (Pilot), Civil Reserve March 1938 AWMM
- Royal Air Force, No. 143 Squadron AWMM
- Royal Air Force, No. 272 Squadron AWMM
- Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga
Ngā tohu taumata rau ope taua
- Mētara me ngā Tohu
Te Whakangungu me te Urunga atu
- Whakangungu ope taua
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
- PilotPublic - Antonio - Researcher - 12 September 2025 - By Such Deeds, p.141: Colin Hanson
- Te urunga
- WW2 26 Oct 1939 AWMM
Age 23 AWMM
Customs Department Clerk/Civilian AWMM - Pakeke i te whakaurunga
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- Mahi i mua i te ekenga waka
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Te maha o ngā ekenga waka
- Taipitopito ekenga waka
- WW2 Vessel was Mataroa AWMM Pilot Officer AWMM Attached to Royal Air Force AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM
Mauhere o te pakanga
- Kia mau ki ngā taipitopito
- WW2
19 Dec 1941-31 Dec 1941 AWMM
Shot down by ground fire AWMM - Ngā rā i mauherehia ai
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- Rā i puta ai
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- Ngā kōrero mō te puta i te mauhere pakanga
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- Te rā i whakahokia atu ngā hōia i mauherehia ai
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- Nama motuhake mō te mauhere pakanga
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Whakapapa hauora
- Tuhinga hauora
- Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed on air operations AWMM
Te tūnga whakamutunga e mōhiotia ana
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Flying Officer/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 272 Squadron AWMM - Te tūnga whakamutunga
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Kōrero taurongo
- After being captured on 19 December 1941, he escaped and rejoined his squadron on 31 December 1941.
Plane Crash -shot down by ground fire. First buried at Barge.
Portrait in Wynn, K. (1981). The Battle of Britain: 10 July- 31 October 1940. Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers.
Attended New Plymouth Boys' High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)) AWMM
Te matenga
- Matenga
- 6 Feb 1942 AWMM
Age 25 AWMM - Rā i mate ai
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- Pakeke i te matenga
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- Wāhi Mate
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- Te momo matenga
- Killed in Action AWMM
- Tuhipoka mō te matenga
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- Urupā
- Benghazi War Cemetery, Libya AWMM 6. G. 1. AWMM
- Ingoa o te urupā
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- Tohutoro kōhatu urupā
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- Pānui Matenga
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- Ingoa maumaharatanga
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- Tohutoro maumaharatanga
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Maumaharatanga
- Ingoa maumaharatanga
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Ngā mātāwai
- Hononga ki waho
- Royal Air Force website. Battle of Britain 70th Anniversary.
http://www.raf.mod.uk/history/battleofbritain70thanniversary.cfm
Further Reference - Battle of Britain Historical Society website.
http://www.battleofbritain1940.net/
Further Reference - Air Casualties. Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 39, 16 February 1942, Page 7
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19420216.2.50&srpos
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2063810
Sources Used - RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845609
Sources Used - See a list of New Zealanders awarded the Battle of Britain Clasp here (PDF). Compiled with the assistance of Errol Martyn and linked from the NZHistory page produced by Manatū Taonga, Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/sites/default/files/documents/nz-battle-of-britain-list.pdf
Further Reference - Battle of Britain: Allied Pilots, Aircrew Remembered
https://aircrewremembered.com/BattleOfBritainDatabase/battlebritain-alpha-list.html
Further Reference
- Royal Air Force website. Battle of Britain 70th Anniversary.
- Ngā tuhinga
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
(1998). Vol 1. p. 178; (2008). Vol 3. p. 149 - Thompson, H. (1956). New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vols. 1-3). Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
(Vol. 3, pp. 60-61). - Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
p. 41 - Wynn, K. (1981). A clasp for "The Few". Auckland. N.Z.: Author.
pp. 93-95 - Ministry for Culture and Heritage. (2012). New Zealanders serving with RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain, 10 July – 31 October 1940. [A list compiled by Ministry for Culture and Heritage with Errol Martyn].
- RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609) - 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.
- Mason, W.W. (1954) Prisoners of war. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
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