Eric Joseph Clince

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

Eric Joseph AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Clince AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ39658 AWMM
• WWII 39658 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Whānautanga mai

28 Feb 1918 RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)

Tuhinga mō te whānautanga

Son of Thomas henry & Dora Catherine CLINCE

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 3 June 2026 - NZ BDM Birth records

Wāhi noho i mua i te whakaurunga

Rawhitiroa, Taranaki, New Zealand

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 3 June 2026 - https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47202499/eric_joseph-clince

Uri kiritahi

• WW2 Mother: Mrs. D. Clince, P. O. Box 56, Eltham AWMM
• WW2 Mother: Mrs. J. Clince of Opua, Bay of Islands 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

• NZ39658 AWMM
• WWII 39658 AWMM

Tuhinga hauora

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

Aircraftman Class 1/Military AWMM
Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Eric Clince was the son of Thomas Clince and of Dora Clince (nee Nally), of Rawhitiroa, Taranaki.

He drowned in the Waitemata Harbour.

Attended Technical High School, Hawera (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)) AWMM

Matenga

6 Nov 1939 AWMM
Age  21 AWMM

Te momo matenga

• Killed on Active Service AWMM
• Accidentally Drowned in Waitemata Harbour
  Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 3 June 2026 - Northern Advocate, 7 November 1939, Page 6

Urupā

Waikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Ang. Area H, Row 8, Grave 1. AWMM

Pānui Matenga

Opua Aircraftsman Drowned
The body of Mr Eric Joseph Clince, aged 21, of Opua, Bay of Islands, w,as recovered from the upper part of Auckland harbour yesterday. Mr Clince was an aircraftsman stationed ,at the Hobsonville air base. The body was discovered near the seaplane slipway at the base by a Public Works ganger, Mr J. N 4 Wouldes, when crossing the harbour in a dinghy shortly before 7 o’clock. Mr Clince had been on leave since 2 p.m. on Saturday, and was expected to report back to his unit at 4 p.m. When he failed to .appear it caused no concern, as he was to go leave again on Sunday, and it was presumed that he had missed the boat to Hobsonville.

Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 3 June 2026 - Northern Advocate, 7 November 1939, Page 6

Ingoa maumaharatanga

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/2919526
  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

Ngā tuhinga

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• 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.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.