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Hoturoa Arnel Dean Meyer

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Portrait of Hoturoa Arnel Dean Meyer, NZ416968 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Tracy Stamatakos 9999-5064. CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Portrait of Hoturoa Arnel Dean Meyer, NZ416968 (2014). © NZIPP Photograph by Tracy Stamatakos 9999-5 …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Hoturoa Arnel Dean AWMM
  • Surname
    Meyer AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Arnie AWMM
    • Arnie Public - Stoney - Researcher - 8 December 2020 - Death notice; NZ Herald 8 December 2020
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ416968 AWMM
    • WWII 70182 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    23 December 1922 AWMM Frankton Junction, Waikato AWMM
  • Date of birth
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  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
  • Campaign
    Europe (Air) AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ416968 AWMM
    • WWII 70182 AWMM
  • Military service
    • Royal Air Force, No. 7 Squadron AWMM
    • 75[NZ] Sqn 30 sorties, then 7 [Pathfinder Force] Sqn, 25. Public - Stoney - Researcher - 14 July 2018 - 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.348 AWMM
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Pilot/Military AWMM
  • Enlistment
    WW2 20 December 1941 AWMM
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  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Member of the Mt Manganui RSA.

    Despite his Māori name Fl Lt Meyer was not Māori descent. “Hoturoa Arnel Dean Meyer is not Maori. No Maori blood anywhere in his heritage.! His mother’s best friend was Tainui and asked to honour the baby inutero with a royal Maori name. Princess Te Puea was approached and gave permission for Dad to be called Hoturoa, which was a huge honour and one we have passed down to one of our sons. His heritage is Danish (his father’s side) and English/kiwi on his mother’s side).” - as noted by his daughter Lorraine on https://75nzsquadron.wordpress.com/2016/06/24/maori-aircrew-who-served-with-75nz-squadron-39-45-new-update/ AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    6 December 2020 AWMM
    Tauranga, Bay of Plenty AWMM
  • Date of death
    6 December 2020 Public - Stoney - Researcher - 8 December 2020 - Death notice, NZ Herald 8 December 2020
  • Age at death
    97 Public - Stoney - Researcher - 8 December 2020 - Death notice, NZ Herald 8 December 2020
  • Place of death
    Radius Matua, Tauranga Public - Stoney - Researcher - 8 December 2020 - Death notice, NZ Herald 8 December 2020
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand, 8 December 2020 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
08 December 2020StoneyTuakauResearcher
14 July 2018StoneyTuakau NZResearcher

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