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Robert Carrington Ahearn

  • Service number
    • WWII 60020 AWMM
    • WWII 3521 AWMM
    • WWII 1949 AWMM
    • WWII NZD3521 AWMM
  • Also known as
  • Armed force / branch
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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He went overseas with the Army and transferred to the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm.

FAA Sub.Lt. Robert Ahearn

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert Carrington AWMM
  • Surname
    Ahearn AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 60020 AWMM
    • WWII 3521 AWMM
    • WWII 1949 AWMM
    • WWII NZD3521 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    14 October 2018 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    14.10.18 Public - Sue - Child - 14 September 2017 - Family records
  • Place of birth
    Wellington. Public - Sue - Child - 14 September 2017 - Family records
  • Birth notes
    The youngest son of Harold and Ethel Ahearn, Khandallah. Public - Sue - Child - 14 September 2017 - Family records
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Care of J. Brophy, Kopuaranga, Masterton AWMM
  • Post war occupation
    • Farmer/Civilian AWMM
    • Farmer at Marrinborough. Public - Sue - Child - 14 September 2017 - Family records
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mr. H.H.H. Ahearn, 70 Simla Cres., Khandallah, Wellington (father) AWMM
  • Relationship status
    • Pre 1940-1941 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM
    • Married Marion Rosamond Ahearn 1946 Public - Sue - Child - 14 September 2017 - Family records.

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1940-1941 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.7 Farmhand/Civilian 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.7
    Masterton, Wairarapa 2NZEF Nom. Roll 3, p.7
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • My Father.
    Born 14 October 1918 Wellington.
    He served as an Observer with the British Fleet Arm flying swordfish.
    Public - Sue - Direct descendant - 13 September 2017
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12
    https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R21346617
    Further Reference
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 3 (Embarkations from 1st July, 1940 to 31st March, 1941). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      p.7 AWMM
    • Personnel - Demobilisation - Monthly list of personnel demobilised [Royal New Zealand Navy], Archives New Zealand, Wellington, AAYT 8490 N1/426 (R21465794) AWMM
    • Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12 AWMM
    • Personnel - War service - Required for RN [Royal Navy] - Fleet air arm (naval airmen) - Scheme F (Part 5), Archives New Zealand, R21465679, AAYT AWMM
    • Allison, D., Richards, R., & Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand. (2009). Flying navy : the story of new zealanders who flew in the fleet air arm in world war i and world war ii and the roll of honour of those who died in action and on active service. Auckland [N.Z.] : Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand. AWMM

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14 September 2017SueMelbourne Australia Child

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