James Sherman Strachan
I whānau mai i te 1912 - I mate atu i te 4 Aug 1943
- Nama Hōia
- WWII NZ391122 AWMM
- WWII 391122 AWMM
- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Flying Officer/Military AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 5 Operational Training Unit AWMM
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
E pā ana ki
- Taitara
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- Ngā ingoa tuatahi
- James Sherman AWMM
- Ingoa whānau
- Strachan AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Ingoa kārangaranga
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- Nama Hōia
- WWII NZ391122 AWMM
- WWII 391122 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
- 1912 Public Source
- Rā i whānau mai ai
- Wāhi Whānau
- Westport, West Coast of New Zealand.Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 6 April 2019 - Family research
- Tuhinga mō te whānautanga
- According to my deceased mother’s records, my Uncle Jim was born on 11 November 1911. My mother, MarPublic - Brian DEY - Other relative - 31 August 2021 - According to my deceased mother’s Family Tree record, my Uncle Jim was born on 11 November 1911. My mother, Margaret Jean Strachan, was born on 8 December 1912.
- 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 S. Strachan, 75 Russell Street, Westport 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
- WWII NZ391122 AWMM
- WWII 391122 AWMM
- Urunga ki te ope taua
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- Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga
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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. 14 Service Flying Training School, Aylmer, Ontario, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 49 X. Graduation Date: 5/06/1942. AWMM - British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 31 General Reconnaissance School, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Canada AWMM
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia, Canada AWMM
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 14 Service Flying Training School, Aylmer, Ontario, 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 Dominion Monarch 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 on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
Te tūnga whakamutunga e mōhiotia ana
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Flying Officer/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 5 Operational Training Unit AWMM - Te tūnga whakamutunga
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Kōrero taurongo
- Attended Westport Technical High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845616))
348 hours as Pilot (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845616)) AWMM - Son of Sherman Strachan & Henrietta (nee Bayfield : 1885-1946). Sherman Strachan was born at Montrose, Scotland - and came to New Zealand as a child. Sherman Strachan was the Editor of the "Westport News" from 1899.Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 6 April 2019 - Family Research Site : Bayfield Family.
- Whilst on a training flight - aboard RAF Bristol Beaufort DD886 - operated by RAF (Number 5) Coastal Command Operational Training Unit - from Long Kesh on 4 April 1943 - at 13.15 hours the Port Engine failed due to difficulties with oil pressure. The aircraft crashed - near Longford Lodge - killing all 4 RNZAF crew men aboard.Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 6 April 2019 - website : ww2ni.com/greaterbelfastpart7
- Attended Westport Technical High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845616))
Te matenga
- Matenga
- 4 Aug 1943 AWMM
Age 31 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 on Active Service AWMM
- Tuhipoka mō te matenga
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- Urupā
- Belfast City Cemetery, Belfast, Northern Ireland AWMM Glenalina Extn, Section A.S., Grave 16 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
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Ngā mātāwai
- Hononga ki waho
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2931070
Sources Used - RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ue - Z. Archives New Zealand (R17845617)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845616
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
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
- 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) - Sm- Ty. Archives New Zealand (R17845616) - 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)
- List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
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