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Wilfred William Ainsworth

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Wilfred William AWMM
  • Surname
    Ainsworth AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII 130532 AWMM
    • WWII NZ1887 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    26 February 1906 Hanson Hanson
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Chaplain/Military Hanson
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1 October 1940 Hanson
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Liberation date
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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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  • MBE awarded for extended service in Pacific.

    Flew at least once on a mission in an Avenger to Rabaul. Source: Hanson, By Such Deeds, p.52.

    RNZAF TAF 14 July 1949 to 1 April 1959. AWMM

Death

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    28 October 1974 AWMM
    Age 68 AWMM
    Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui AWMM
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  • Cemetery
    Karori Cemetery, Karori, Wellington AWMM Plot 352/369 A, Roman Catholic Section 2 AWMM
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Sources

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    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.52 AWMM

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