William Arthur Middleton
I whānau mai i te 31 Dec 1918 - I mate atu i te 27 Aug 1941
- Nama Hōia
- NZ39928 AWMM
- Ingoa kārangaranga
- Bill AWMM
- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Flying Officer (Pilot)/Military AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 485 (NZ) Squadron AWMM
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
E pā ana ki
- Taitara
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- Ngā ingoa tuatahi
- William Arthur AWMM
- Ingoa whānau
- Middleton AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Ingoa kārangaranga
- Bill AWMM
- Nama Hōia
- NZ39928 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
- 31 Dec 1918 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
- Mrs J.C.M. Middleton (mother), Mt Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- WW2 Mother: Mrs. J. C. M. Middleton. C/o Mr. A. H. Hornblow, P. O. Box 20, Wellington AWMM
- Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna
- Single/WWII AWMM
- Pre 07 Jun 1940 AWMM Single AWMM
Ngā pakanga me ngā whawhai
- Pakanga
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Kauhanga riri
- 1940 AWMM Battle of Britain AWMM
- Europe (Air) AWMM
- Te Ope o Tū / te peka
- Air Force AWMM
- Nama Hōia
- NZ39928 AWMM
- Urunga ki te ope taua
- Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga
Ngā tohu taumata rau ope taua
- Mētara me ngā Tohu
Te Whakangungu me te Urunga atu
- Whakangungu ope taua
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Te urunga
- WW2 Sep 1939 AWMM
Age 21 AWMM
Clerk 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 Rangatira 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
- Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
York Military Hospital, after collision with crashed aircraft AWMM - Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed on air operations AWMM
- Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
Te tūnga whakamutunga e mōhiotia ana
- Te tūnga whakamutunga
- Flying Officer (Pilot)/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 485 (NZ) Squadron AWMM - Te tūnga whakamutunga
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Kōrero taurongo
- William Middleton was the eldest son of Frederick Charles Middleton and Jean Caroline Myrtle Middleton, of Auckland
Educated at Lyall bay school, Wellington and Auckland Grammar School
Member of the College Rifles Rugby Football Club, Auckland, and the Poneke Football club, Wellington
His father was the Postmaster in Newmarket, Auckland
Portrait in Wynn, K. (1981).
Attended Auckland Grammar School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845613)) AWMM
Te matenga
- Matenga
- 27 Aug 1941 AWMM
Age 22 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
- Dunkirk Town Cemetery, Nord, France AWMM Plot 2 Row 2 Grave 17 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
- Auckland Grammar School War Memorial, New Zealand AWMM
- Newmarket War Memorial, Olympic Park, Newmarket, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Roll of Honour, College Rifles, Rugby Union Football & Sports Club, 33 Haast Street, Remuera, Auckland AWMM
Ngā mātāwai
- Hononga ki waho
- Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast
Sources Used - Obituary: Pilot Officer Middleton Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 144, 20 June 1942, Page 6
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19420620.2.68&srpos
Further Reference - Battle of Britain, a website.
http://web.archive.org/web/20000815053959/http://web.archive.org/web/20060403113135/http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/bobhome.html
Further Reference - Battle of Britain Historical Society website.
http://www.battleofbritain1940.net/
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2275045
Sources Used - RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ma - McW. Archives New Zealand (R17845613)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845613
Sources Used - See a list of New Zealanders awarded the Battle of Britain Clasp here (PDF). Compiled with the assistance of Errol Martyn and linked from the NZHistory page produced by Manatū Taonga, Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
https://nzhistory.govt.nz/sites/default/files/documents/nz-battle-of-britain-list.pdf
Further Reference - Battle of Britain: Allied Pilots, Aircrew Remembered
https://aircrewremembered.com/BattleOfBritainDatabase/battlebritain-alpha-list.html
Further Reference - New Zealand War Graves Trust
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/
Further Reference - Aircrew Remembered:
https://aircrewremembered.com/middleton-william-arthur.htmlPublic - Antonio - Researcher - 10 January 2026 - Internet research
- Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers.
- Ngā tuhinga
- Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland Grammar School.
Auckland Grammar School chronicle. 1941. portrait - Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
Hanson, C. (2001). p. 348 - Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
Martyn, E. (1998-2008). vol. 1 p. 139; vol. 3 p. 347 - Wynn, K. (1981). A clasp for "The Few". Auckland. N.Z.: Author.
Wynn, K. (1981). pp. 292-294 - Kirk, Stan. Letters from members of the College Rifles Rugby Football Club 1939-1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library- Tāmaki Paenga Hira.. MS-1418
- The Evening Post
- Connolly, A., & Stanes, P. Rememberance: Auckland Grammar School Great War Roll of Honour. Vols 1 & 2. Auckland: Petand Prodctions.
- Ministry for Culture and Heritage. (2012). New Zealanders serving with RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain, 10 July – 31 October 1940. [A list compiled by Ministry for Culture and Heritage with Errol Martyn].
- RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ma - McW. Archives New Zealand (R17845613) - 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.
- 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
- Auckland Grammar School Chronicle. Auckland, N.Z.: Auckland Grammar School.
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