Search results English Māori Mortimer Tuke Vanderpump Born 14 May 1920 - Died 2 April 1955 PDF Key details Service numberWWII NZ40994 AWMM 130335 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankWW2 Squadron Leader Hanson WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Flying Officer Mortimer Tuke Vanderpump, Auckland Weekly News, 1 March 1944. Sir George … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesMortimer Tuke AWMM SurnameVanderpump AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWII NZ40994 AWMM 130335 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth14 May 1920 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand 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 Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignPacific AWMM Burma AWMM Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberWWII NZ40994 AWMM 130335 AWMM Military serviceRoyal New Zealand Air Force, 15 Squadron Hanson Royal New Zealand Air Force, 19 Squadron Hanson Royal New Zealand Air Force, 24 Squadron Hanson Royal New Zealand Air Force, 79 Squadron, RAF Hanson Burma AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and AwardsDistinguished Flying Cross (DFC) AWMM 15 February 1944 AWMM Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) (USA) AWMM 17 September 1943 AWMM Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade ProficiencyPilot Hanson EnlistmentWW2 9 April 1940 Hanson Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force, 16 Squadron AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notes1955 AWMMKilled in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 16 April 1946 AWMM Squadron Leader Hanson Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Member of the 'Goldfish Club'. 'Official History records that Flt Lt Vanderpump amd F/S J E Miller (qv) were the first members of the RNZAF in the South Pacific to be awarded a 'Spot' (i.e. immediate) award of the DFC)US).' Source: Hanson, By Such Deeds, p.490.Commanding Officer of 19 Squadron, May to July 1944. Commanding Officer of 24 Squadron September 1944 to January 1945. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death2 April 1955 Hanson Putorino, Hawkes Bay Hanson Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Air Accident AWMM Death notes Cemetery Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Mortimer Tuke Vanderpump by laying a poppy. Emil Johanes Vandenberg Emil Johanes Vander Berg Mortimer Tuke Vanderpump Oswald Paul Lyons Vanderpump Herbert Vandersloot Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Mortimer Tuke Vanderpump Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External links DocumentsHanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM p.490 AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results