John Matthew Biggar
I whānau mai i te 11 Mar 1922 - I mate atu i te 12 Sept 1944
- Nama Hōia
- NZ427945 AWMM
- WWII 427945 AWMM
- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Flight Sergeant (Rear Gunner)/Military AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
E pā ana ki
- Taitara
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- Ngā ingoa tuatahi
- John Matthew AWMM
- Ingoa whānau
- Biggar AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Nama Hōia
- NZ427945 AWMM
- WWII 427945 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
- 11 Mar 1922 AWMM
- Rā i whānau mai ai
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- Wāhi Whānau
- NZPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 May 2026 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/290681929/john-matthew-biggar
- Tuhinga mō te whānautanga
- son of Peter Edgar and Ivy Gertrude Biggar, of Nakirikiri, WellingtonPublic - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 15 May 2026 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/290681929/john-matthew-biggar
- Wāhi noho i mua i te whakaurunga
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- Mahi whai muri i te pakanga
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- Uri kiritahi
- WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs J. M. Biggar of Makirikiri, Wanganui AWMM
- Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna
- Single/WWII AWMM
Ngā pakanga me ngā whawhai
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Kauhanga riri
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- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Nama Hōia
- NZ427945 AWMM
- WWII 427945 AWMM
- Urunga ki te ope taua
- Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga
- Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM
Ngā tohu taumata rau ope taua
- Mētara me ngā Tohu
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Te Whakangungu me te Urunga atu
- Whakangungu ope taua
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Graduation Date: 10/12/1943. AWMM - British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School, MacDonald, Manitoba, 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 Bloemfontein 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
- Flight Sergeant (Rear Gunner)/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM - Te tūnga whakamutunga
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Kōrero taurongo
- Flight Sergeant Biggar was the son of Peter and Ivy Biggar, of Nakirikiri, Wellington, New Zealand.
Attended Upokongaro School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607))
267 hours as air gunner (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM - 75 (New Zealand) Squadron : Lancaster ILM 228 AA-D
Reason for Loss
Taking off with 7 other aircraft from 75 (New Zealand) Squadron – from RAF Base Mepal, Cambridgeshire, England – at 19.35 hours on 11 September 1944 for air operations (Operation Code Named : Gardening) over Kattegat, Denmark, area. 68 aircraft from other Squadrons also participated in this mission.
All aircraft delivered their mines to the target area and were returning when Lancaster ILM 228 AA-D was intercepted and shot down by a German fighter (Oblt Arnold Brinkmann (8.NJG-3).
2 crew – Flight Engineer Colin Fowler RAFVR (evaded capture) and RNZAF Flt Sgt David Wilcox (POW) survived the bomber crash landing. All other RNZAF crew aboard were killed.
RNZAF Crew aboard were
RNZAF Pilot Wilson Orchard Hadley NZ426041 – Christchurch – killed.
RNZAF Navigator Pilot Officer John Bernard Gudgeon NZ428786 – Christchurch - killed.
RNZAF Air Bmdr Flight Sergeant David John Robert Wilcox NZ421244 (POW)
RNZAF Wireless Op/ Air Gunner John Patrick Arthur Giles NZ425836 – Christchurch – killed.
RNZAF Air Gunner Flt Sgt William James Victor Boyd NZ 428303 – Nelson – killed.
RNZAF Air Gunner Flt Sgt John Matthew Biggar NZ 427945 – Wanganui. Killed.Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 20 April 2019 - www.aircrewremembered.com (England)
- Flight Sergeant Biggar was the son of Peter and Ivy Biggar, of Nakirikiri, Wellington, New Zealand.
Te matenga
- Matenga
- 12 Sept 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
- http://www.flensted.eu.com/1944131.shtmlPublic - John - 30 July 2023 - Air War Over Denmark
- Urupā
- Orslev Churchyard, Denmark AWMM Joint grave 11B 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
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2271452
Sources Used - RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ea - Gw. ARchives New Zealand (R17845610)
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 - Every dayPublic - Robert Graham (Bob) - Researcher - 25 April 2020 - Record details
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
- Ngā tuhinga
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
Martyn, E. (1998-2008). vol. 2 p. 274 - 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)
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
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