Egbert Brian Willis
I whānau mai i te 20 Nov 1918 - I mate atu i te 27 Jun 1943
- Nama Hōia
- NZ413164 AWMM
- WWII 413164 AWMM
- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Sergeant (Warrant Officer Class 2) AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, No. 4 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron AWMM
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
E pā ana ki
- Taitara
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- Ngā ingoa tuatahi
- Egbert Brian AWMM
- Ingoa whānau
- Willis AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Nama Hōia
- NZ413164 AWMM
- WWII 413164 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 1918 RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)
- 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
- WW2 Wife: Mrs G. S. Shade of Prince Albert, Canada Sister: Mrs M. A. Wilson, 109A Calabar Road, Wellington AWMM
- Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna
- Married/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
- NZ413164 AWMM
- WWII 413164 AWMM
- Urunga ki te ope taua
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- Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga
- Royal New Zealand Air Force, No. 4 (Bomber Reconnaissance) 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. 6 Air Observer School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 41. Graduation Date: 23/05/1942. AWMM - British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan, Canada AWMM
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 1 Air Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 6 Air Observer School, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, 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 Mariposa 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
- Sergeant (Warrant Officer Class 2) AWMM
Royal New Zealand Air Force, No. 4 (Bomber Reconnaissance) Squadron AWMM - Te tūnga whakamutunga
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Kōrero taurongo
- Son of John Gorben Willis and Maud Charlotte Willis of Hawera
Attended Manaia High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)) AWMM - To clean up this entry spelling
He was the son of Gordon Prior Willis ( note spelling of Gordon)
He was a dairy farmer at Inaha, near Hawera prior to enlistmentPublic - Evan - Direct descendant - 25 April 2021 - Source : family knowledge of direct descendent - son of John Gorden WIllis and Maud Charlotte WIllis (nee Prior) of Hawera
husband of Gloria
born 21st November 1918Public - Evan - Direct descendant - 5 April 2016 - family papers
- Son of John Gorben Willis and Maud Charlotte Willis of Hawera
Te matenga
- Matenga
- 27 Jun 1943 AWMM
Age 24 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
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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
- Bourail Memorial, Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery, New Caledonia AWMM
Ngā mātāwai
- Hononga ki waho
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2187536
Sources Used - RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ue - Z. Archives New Zealand (R17845617)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845617
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 - List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845747)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845747
Sources Used - Report on the loss:
http://www.aircrewremembered.com/parata-alistair-tanetoa.htmlPublic - Kelvin - Researcher - 22 June 2022 - http://www.aircrewremembered.com/parata-alistair-tanetoa.html
- 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) - Ue - Z. Archives New Zealand (R17845617) - 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 - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Missing]. Archives New Zealand (R17845747)
- List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
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