Bruce Colin Dreaver

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

Bruce Colin AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Dreaver AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ40916 AWMM
• WWII 40916 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Whānautanga mai

10 Dec 1920 AWMM
Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Uri kiritahi

• Mrs Mary M. Dreaver (mother), Kilarney Street, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Mother: Mrs. M. M. Dreaver, P. O Box 1585, Auckland AWMM
• WW2 Parents: MR. & Mrs. A. J Dreaver of Auckland AWMM

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

• Single/WWII AWMM
• Pre 07 Jun 1940 AWMM Single AWMM

Pakanga

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Air Force AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ40916 AWMM
• WWII 40916 AWMM

Urunga ki te ope taua

• No. 1 School of Army Co-Operation AWMM
• No. 2 Army Co-Operation Squadron AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 76 Squadron AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 104 Squadron AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 108 Squadron AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 1 Air Armament School AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 11 Operational Training Unit AWMM
• 1661 Conversion Unit AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 49 Squadron AWMM
• Royal Air Force, Central Gunnery School AWMM

Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga

• Royal Air Force, No. 76 Squadron AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 104 Squadron AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 108 Squadron AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 49 Squadron AWMM

Mētara me ngā Tohu

• Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) AWMM
  DFC. "Pilot Officer Dreaver, now in his second tour of operational duty, has served in the United Kingdom and Middle East Theatre of War. He is an Air Gunner of great enthusiasm and ability." AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Whakangungu ope taua

• Ground Training School, Levin AWMM
• No. 1 Air Observer's School, Ohakea AWMM

Branch Trade Proficiency

Air Gunner

Public - Antonio - Researcher - 15 September 2025 - By Such Deeds, p.165: Hanson

Te urunga

WW2 09 Apr 1940 AWMM
Age  19 AWMM
Cabinet Maker/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

Pilot Officer AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 49 Squadron AWMM

Matenga

13 Aug 1943 AWMM
Age  22 AWMM

Te momo matenga

Killed in Air Accident AWMM

Urupā

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

Ingoa maumaharatanga

• Newmarket War Memorial, Olympic Park, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• Takapuna War Memorial, (ex RSA Roll, on a boulder), The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Mea e whai hononga ai

Hononga ki waho

• Ministry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand History online. Takapuna War Memorial.
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/takapuna-war-memorial
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2720250
  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 (R17845748)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845748
  Sources Used
• Aviation Safety Network
  https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/155783
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 14 August 2025 - Internet research

Ngā tuhinga

• Information kindly provided by family
• Information kindly provided by family
  Log Book and One Diary are held by his brother (2000)
• 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) - 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. [List of Killed - Officers (Canada, Pacific, Europe) - Airmen (Canada, India and Far East)]. Archives New Zealand (R17845748)
• 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.
  V4,n4,p72
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.