Malcolm Vernon Cato

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

Malcolm Vernon AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Cato AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ392015 AWMM
• WWII 392015 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Whānautanga mai

24 Aug 1917 RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)

Uri kiritahi

WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. A. H. Cato of Te Kaha AWMM

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

Single/WWII AWMM

Pakanga

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Air Force AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ392015 AWMM
• WWII 392015 AWMM

Urunga ki te ope taua

Royal New Zealand Air Force attached to Royal Air Force AWMM

Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga

Royal Air Force, No. 149 Squadron AWMM

Whakangungu ope taua

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Graduation Date: 8/11/1941. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School, Paulson, Manitoba, Canada AWMM

Taipitopito ekenga waka

WW2 Vessel was Awatea AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Tuhinga hauora

Killed in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed in an aircraft accident AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

Sergeant (Air Gunner) AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 149 Conversion Flight AWMM

Son of Anson Hutchison Cato and Netty Frances Louisa Cato (nee Hooper), of Te Kaha

Attended Mount Albert Grammar School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)) AWMM

Matenga

16 Jul 1942 AWMM
Age  25 AWMM

Te momo matenga

Killed in Air Accident AWMM

Urupā

Beck Row (St John's) Churchyard, Mildenhall, Suffolk, England AWMM Row B. Grave 11. AWMM

Ingoa maumaharatanga

• Mount Albert Grammar School, Alberton Ave, Mount Albert Auckland 1025 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/2720237
  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
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845744
  Sources Used

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) - Bo - Cl. Archives New Zealand (R17845608) - 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. [(New Zealanders Attached to R.A.F. [Royal Air Force]) (Officers), (Europe) - Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.