Kevin Desmond Cox

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

Kevin Desmond AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Cox AWMM

Nama Hōia

• WWII NZ401257 AWMM
• WWII 401257 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Whānautanga mai

17 Sept 1920 AWMM

Uri kiritahi

WW2 Mother: Mrs. C. A. Cox of Hamilton 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

• WWII NZ401257 AWMM
• WWII 401257 AWMM

Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga

Royal Air Force, No. 485 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

Te urunga

WW2 07 May 1940 AWMM Shop assistant/Civilian AWMM

Taipitopito ekenga waka

WW2 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 (Pilot) AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 485 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

Son of Edmund Arthur and Catherine A. Cox of Hamilton

Attended Marist Brothers' High School Certificate (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)) AWMM

Matenga

18 Jun 1941 AWMM
Age  21 AWMM

Te momo matenga

Killed in Air Accident AWMM

Urupā

Leconfield (St Catherine) Churchyard, Yorkshire, England AWMM Row A. Grave 6. AWMM

Ingoa maumaharatanga

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Hamilton Memorial Park, Memorial Drive, Hamilton East 3216 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/2408310
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845609
  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
• Aviation Safety Network:
  https://aircrewremembered.com/cox-kevin-desmond.html
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 16 June 2026 - Internet research
• Aircrew Remembered:
  https://aircrewremembered.com/cox-kevin-desmond.html
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 16 June 2026 - Internet research

Ngā tuhinga

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
  Vol.3, p.147
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609) - 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)
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
• Royal New Zealand Air Force. (1941–1945). Contact: National magazine of the R.N.Z.A.F.; the official organ of the Air Force Association (Inc.). Levin, New Zealand: Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  V7,n5,p16, V1,n7,p21
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.