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Henry Neil Blundell

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Portrait of Flight Lieutenant H. N. Blundell, D.F.C. Evening Post, 19 September 1942. Papers Past. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Flight Lieutenant H. N. Blundell, D.F.C. Evening Post, 19 September 1942. Papers Past. I …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Henry Neil AWMM
  • Surname
    Blundell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ439054 AWMM
    • WWII NZ40188 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    31 May 1909 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

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 4 September 1939 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Served as a navigator then as a pilot. Took part in sorties over France and Germany before serving in the Mediterranean/Middle East where he flew a further 51 sorties. He was awarded a Distinguished Flying Cross in September 1942 for his service in this theatre. He served last in the Pacific as a pilot in the RNZAF. Source: Hanson, By Such Deeds, p.86.

    Attended Clifton Terrace School, Wellington. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    7 March 2002 Public - John - Researcher - 10 July 2021 - Bolton Street Cemetery Friends certificate ID 108689
  • Age at death
    93 Public - John - Researcher - 10 July 2021 - Bolton Street Cemetery Friends certificate ID 108689
  • Place of death
    Wellington Public - John - Researcher - 10 July 2021 - Bolton Street Cemetery Friends certificate ID 108689
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Bolton Street Cemetery plot 6803 Wellington Public - John - Researcher - 10 July 2021 - Bolton Street Cemetery Friends certificate ID 108689
  • Grave reference
    Bolton Street Cemetery plot 6803 Wellington Public - John - Researcher - 10 July 2021 - Bolton Street Cemetery Friends certificate ID 108689
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference
    BDM Record 2002/5749 Public - John - Researcher - 10 July 2021 - Bolton Street Cemetery Friends certificate ID 108689

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Sources

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  • External links
    'D.F.C. Awarded Wellington boy Flight Lieut. Blundell', Evening Post, 19 Septembe, 1942. Papers Past.
    https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19420919.2.83
    Further Reference
  • References
    Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    p.86 AWMM

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