Alan Harold Ching
I whānau mai i te 25 Jan 1923 - I mate atu i te 8 Aug 1945
- Nama Hōia
- NZ427187 AWMM
- WWII 427187 AWMM
- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Flight Lieutenant (Navigator)/Military AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 571 Squadron AWMM
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
E pā ana ki
- Taitara
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- Ngā ingoa tuatahi
- Alan Harold AWMM
- Ingoa whānau
- Ching AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Nama Hōia
- NZ427187 AWMM
- WWII 427187 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
- 25 Jan 1923 RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)
- 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 Father: Mr. H. T. Ching, Stokes, Nelson AWMM
- WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. H. T. Ching of Stokes, Nelson 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
- NZ427187 AWMM
- WWII 427187 AWMM
- Urunga ki te ope taua
- Royal New Zealand Air Force attached to Royal Air Force AWMM
- Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga
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. 8 Bombing and Gunnery School, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 66N. Graduation Date: 16/04/1943. AWMM - British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 7 Air Observer School, Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 8 Bombing and Gunnery School, Lethbridge, 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 Ile de France 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 Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed in an aircraft accident AWMM
Te tūnga whakamutunga e mōhiotia ana
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Flight Lieutenant (Navigator)/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 571 Squadron AWMM - Te tūnga whakamutunga
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Kōrero taurongo
- Son of Harold Louis and Jessie Wilson Ching, of Stoke, Nelson
Two sons, brothers Alan Harold Ching (NZ427187) and William Michael Ching (NZ4215731) served with the RNZAF, they were both killed.
Attended Nelson College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)) AWMM - 1945: Mosquito MM179. 8th August. Air test.
P: Flt Lt T V Laffy. 123989 RAFVR: + 2838297. N: Flt Lt A H Ching. NZ427187: + 2650973
Undershot while landing at Warboys and bounced several times resulting in a drop tank shearing off and the undercarriage to collapse, the aircraft bursting into flames. Both crew died as a result of severe burns.Public - Antonio - Researcher - 3 May 2024 - https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/164525
- Son of Harold Louis and Jessie Wilson Ching, of Stoke, Nelson
Te matenga
- Matenga
- 8 Aug 1945 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 Air Accident AWMM
- Tuhipoka mō te matenga
- The aircraft landed at 15:20 when it ballooned back into the air. Before the pilot could catch the aircraft on the throttles, it bounced a second time. Power was applied it ran into the overshot area and caught fire. The crew were rushed to RAF Hospital Ely where unfortunately Flt Lt Laffey died on the 3rd August 1945 and Flt lt Ching died on the 8th August 1945Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 15 September 2018 - aircrewremembered.com
- Urupā
- Cambridge City Cemetery, Cambridgeshire, England AWMM Grave 15770 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
- Marsden Memorial (WW2), Marsden Valley Road, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
Ngā mātāwai
- Hononga ki waho
- Nelson City Council. Marsden Memorial (Nelson).
http://www.nelsoncitycouncil.co.nz/marsden-memorial/
Further Reference - The PROW. Nelson College Old Boys WW2 (2009). Includes portraits.
http://www.theprow.org.nz/anzac-old-boys-world-war-ii/
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2650973
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 - https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/164525Public - Antonio - Researcher - 3 May 2024 - Internet research
- Nelson City Council. Marsden Memorial (Nelson).
- 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.
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