Robert Crozier
I whānau mai i te 16 Jun 1917 - I mate atu i te 21 Feb 1942
- Nama Hōia
- NZ401641 AWMM
- WWII 401641 AWMM
- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Pilot Officer AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 500 Squadron AWMM
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
E pā ana ki
- Taitara
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- Ngā ingoa tuatahi
- Robert AWMM
- Ingoa whānau
- Crozier AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Nama Hōia
- NZ401641 AWMM
- WWII 401641 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
- 16 Jun 1917 AWMM
- 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 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. R. F. Crozier of Timaru AWMM
- Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna
- Single/WWII AWMM
- Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
Ngā pakanga me ngā whawhai
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Kauhanga riri
- Europe (Air) AWMM
- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Nama Hōia
- NZ401641 AWMM
- WWII 401641 AWMM
- Urunga ki te ope taua
- Royal New Zealand Air Force attached to Royal Canadian Air Force AWMM
- Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga
- Royal Air Force, No. 500 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 RUG. Graduation Date: 18/08/1941. AWMM - British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School, MacDonald, Manitoba, 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
- WW2 Unknown AWMM Draughtsman/Engineer/Civilian AWMM
- 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 Aorangi 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
- Pilot Officer AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 500 Squadron AWMM - Te tūnga whakamutunga
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Kōrero taurongo
- Robert Crozier was the son of Robert Fredrick and Annie Swallow Crozier of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Brother of Alexander Crozier (NZ415749) who was killed on air operations 2 March 1944
Attended Taumarunui District & Whangarei High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)) AWMM - Robert Crozier
16 June 1917 — 21 February 1942
Robert Crozier was born in Invercargill on 16 June 1917 to Robert Frederick Crozier (b. 1882; Newcastleton, Roxburghshire, Scotland) and Anne Swallow Crozier (née Stewart; b. 1884; Southland, New Zealand). Robert was their first child and the eldest of three boys.
When war broke out, Robert joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force and trained to become a pilot. He was eventually posted to 500 Squadron, Royal Airforce and flew reconnaissance in a Lockheed Martin Hudson: VAM697/K. Robert had 203 flight hours to his credit and the mission he took on 21 February 1942 was only his fourth operation.
Saturday 21 February 1942
Four Lockheed Martin Hudson coastal reconnaissance aircraft of 500 Squadron took off from Bircham Newton, Norfolk, on Operation “Shadow” off the Danish coast. They were searching for German shipping and naval vessels. ‘Q’ was the first to depart 14:55; returned at 16:10 owing to a suspected engine failure. ‘H’ departed at 15:05 and returned 18:00 hours as both engines out, probably due to icing. ‘A’ departed at 15:15 and later sighted two Danish trawlers at 54° 27’ N; 4° 26’ E, sailing on a NW course. Nothing further sighted. ‘A’ crash-landed at Leuchars (RAF base south of Dundee). ‘K’ took off at 15:28 but did not return. The aircraft was lost without trace in the North Sea, it’s crew of four missing. All were later commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial:
Pilot Officer Robert Crozier; 401641; Royal New Zealand Air Force, NZ; 24 years
Sergeant Frederick Douglas Orgar; 957398; Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, UK; 23 years
Flight Sergeant Roy Livingstone Pitkin; 776091; Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, UK; 22 years
Sergeant Clarence Leslie Broadfield; 1164579; Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, UK; 20 yearsPublic - Michael - Other relative - 13 November 2017 - Air Ministry Squadron Operations Records, National Archives, Kew. Catalogue reference: AIR/27/1942
Commonwealth War Graves Commission, Runnymede Memorial
- Robert Crozier was the son of Robert Fredrick and Annie Swallow Crozier of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Te matenga
- Matenga
- 21 Feb 1942 AWMM
Age 25 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
- Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom AWMM
- Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
Mea e whai hononga ai
Ngā mātāwai
- Hononga ki waho
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/231595
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
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
- Ngā tuhinga
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
Martyn, E. (1998-2008). Vol. 1, p.183 and Vol. 3, p.153 - 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) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609) - Former archives reference: AIR118
- List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743)
- 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.
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
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