Robert Richard Campbell

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

Robert Richard AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Campbell AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ411858 AWMM
• WWII 411858 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Whānautanga mai

4 Jun 1916 RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)

Uri kiritahi

WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. W. J. Campbell of Rotorua AWMM

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

Single/WWII AWMM

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

• NZ411858 AWMM
• WWII 411858 AWMM

Urunga ki te ope taua

• Royal New Zealand Air Force attached to Royal Air Force AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville, Ontario, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 36. Graduation Date: 7/11/1941. AWMM

Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga

Royal Air Force, No. 247 Squadron AWMM

Taipitopito ekenga waka

WW2 Vessel was Dominion Monarch AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Tuhinga hauora

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed on air operations AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

Flight Sergeant (Pilot)/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 247 Squadron AWMM

Son of William James Campbell and Annie Campbell of Auckland

Attended Takapuna Grammar School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)) AWMM

Matenga

15 Apr 1943 AWMM
Age  26 AWMM

Te momo matenga

Killed in Action AWMM

Urupā

Sainte Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, Seine-Maritime, France AWMM Division 67, Row F ,Grave 7 AWMM

Ingoa maumaharatanga

• Rotorua Citizens War Memorial (World War 2) AWMM
• St. Aidans Church, 5 Ascot Avenue, Remuera, Auckland 1050 AWMM
• 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/2095044
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Bo - Cl. Archives New Zealand (R17845608)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845608
  Sources Used
• Details of his loss:
  http://www.aircrewremembered.com/campbell-robert-richard.html
  Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 27 August 2022 - http://www.aircrewremembered.com/campbell-robert-richard.html

Ngā tuhinga

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
  Martyn, E. (2008). Vol 3. p. 120
• 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) - Bo - Cl. Archives New Zealand (R17845608) - 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).
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.