Stanley David Steel

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

Stanley David AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Steel AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ404424 AWMM
• WWII 404424 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Whānautanga mai

7 Feb 1920 RNZAF Biographies (R17845616)

Uri kiritahi

WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs D. M. Steel, No. 2 R. D. , Te Puke, Bay of Plenty AWMM

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

Single/WWII AWMM

Pakanga

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Kauhanga riri

• Europe (Air) AWMM
• Europe (Air) AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Air Force AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ404424 AWMM
• WWII 404424 AWMM

Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga

Royal Air Force, No. 51 Squadron AWMM

Taipitopito ekenga waka

WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Tuhinga hauora

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

Pilot Officer AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 51 Squadron AWMM

Next of kin listed as Mrs G. Steel, New Plymouth in the Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour

Attended Paengaroa School, Bay of Plenty (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845616))

265 hours as Pilot (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845616)) AWMM

Matenga

31 Oct 1941 AWMM
Age  21 AWMM

Te momo matenga

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Urupā

Den Burg Cemetery,Texel, Noord-Holland, Netherlands AWMM Plot K. Row 4. Coll. grave 76A-79 AWMM

Ingoa maumaharatanga

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Pollington Airfield Memorial Garden, Yorkshire, England 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/2620060
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Sm- Ty. Archives New Zealand (R17845616)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845616
  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) - Sm- Ty. Archives New Zealand (R17845616) - 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.