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Richard Alan Falconer

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Flying Officer Richard Alan Falconer

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Richard Alan AWMM
  • Surname
    Falconer AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ4215830 AWMM
    • WWII 4215830 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 February 1922 AWMM Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Self employed builder, then a teacher at Wanganui Boys High School Public - Stephen James - Other relative - 12 March 2023 - Family papers
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    William Mowat Falconer, Wanganui, New Zealand Public - Stephen James - Other relative - 12 March 2023 - Family papers
  • Relationship status
    Father Public - Stephen James - Other relative - 12 March 2023 - Family papers

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 5 December 1942 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • 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.181 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
12 March 2023Stephen JamesWhanganuiOther relative

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