Richard William Beck
I whānau mai i te 20 Nov 1921 - I mate atu i te 11 Nov 1944
- Nama Hōia
- NZ415574 AWMM
- WWII 415574 AWMM
- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Warrant Officer AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 224 Squadron AWMM
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
E pā ana ki
- Taitara
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- Ngā ingoa tuatahi
- Richard William AWMM
- Ingoa whānau
- Beck AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Nama Hōia
- NZ415574 AWMM
- WWII 415574 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
- 20 Nov 1921 RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)
- Rā i whānau mai ai
- 20 November 1921Public - Martin - Other Relative - 3 June 2015 - Birth Certificate
- Wāhi Whānau
- Wellington New ZealandPublic - Martin - Other Relative - 3 June 2015 - Birth certificate
- 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
- WW2 Father: Mr K. M. Beck, 142 Totara Road, Miramar, Wellington AWMM
- Kenneth Martin BeckPublic - Martin - Other Relative - 3 June 2015 - Family
- Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna
- Single/WWII AWMM
- FatherPublic - Martin - Other Relative - 3 June 2015 - Family
Ngā pakanga me ngā whawhai
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Kauhanga riri
- Europe (Air) AWMM
- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Nama Hōia
- NZ415574 AWMM
- WWII 415574 AWMM
- Urunga ki te ope taua
- 224 SquadronPublic - Martin - Other Relative - 3 June 2015 - Millitary records
- Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga
- Royal Air Force, No. 224 Squadron AWMM
Ngā tohu taumata rau ope taua
- Mētara me ngā Tohu
- The Atlantic Star - Air Crew Europe
The 1939-1945 Star - Battle of Britain
New Zealand War Service Medal
The Defence Medal 1939-1945
War Medal 1939-1945Public - Martin - Other Relative - 3 June 2015 - Minister of Defence
Te Whakangungu me te Urunga atu
- Whakangungu ope taua
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 42A. Graduation Date: 7/12/1942. AWMM - British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan, Canada AWMM
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AWMM
- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Te urunga
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- 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 Empress of Canada AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM
Mauhere o te pakanga
- Kia mau ki ngā taipitopito
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- 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
- Warrant Officer AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 224 Squadron AWMM - Te tūnga whakamutunga
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Kōrero taurongo
- Richard Beck was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Martin Beck, of Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand.
Attended Terrace End School, Palmerston North and the Clyde Quay School, Wellington (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607))
947 hours as wireless operator, air gunner (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM - His Mother was Helen Hester Evelyn (Lord)
His date of birth was 20 November 1921Public - Martin - Other Relative - 3 June 2015 - I am his Nephew
- Richard Beck was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Martin Beck, of Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand.
Te matenga
- Matenga
- 11 Nov 1944 AWMM
Age 22 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
- Anti-submarine patrol between Shetland and the Norwegian coast. Liberator GR.VI EW312/D - took off at 11.25 captained by Flight Lt P M Hill RAF, and shot down by fighters into the sea 30km west of Bergen.Public - Martin - Other Relative - 3 June 2015 - MoD file
- Urupā
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- 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
- Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom AWMM
Ngā mātāwai
- Hononga ki waho
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1083659
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
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
- Ngā tuhinga
- 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
- 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 - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Missing - United Kingdom, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845745)
- List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
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