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Basil Chaffey

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  • Service number
    • WWII 461450 AWMM
    • WWII NZ461450 AWMM
    • WWII NZ461459 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 September 2023 - Basil (Tom) CHaffey's Headstone in the Tokomaru Bay Cemetery
  • Also known as
    Tom AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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CHAFFEY In loving memory of 461459 BASIL (TOM) RNZAF, died 20th May 1982 aged 53 years. At rest. He is buried in the Tokomaru Bay Cemetery Block TKP Plot 246

Basil CHaffey

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Basil AWMM
  • Surname
    Chaffey AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Tom AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII 461450 AWMM
    • WWII NZ461450 AWMM
    • WWII NZ461459 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 September 2023 - Basil (Tom) CHaffey's Headstone in the Tokomaru Bay Cemetery
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
    Iwi Māori AWMM
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    17 August 1928 AWMM Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
    Tokomaru Bay Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 September 2023 - https://www.geni.com/people/Basil-Chaffey/6000000080247569105
  • Birth notes
    Son of George & Annie Emaline CHAFFEY of Tokomaru Bay Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 September 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Husband of Naera Hiria nee' DEWES Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 September 2023 - https://www.geni.com/people/Basil-Chaffey/6000000080247569105

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII 461450 AWMM
    • WWII NZ461450 AWMM
    • WWII NZ461459 Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 5 September 2023 - Basil (Tom) CHaffey's Headstone in the Tokomaru Bay Cemetery
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Training and Enlistment

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Medical history

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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
    20 May 1982 AWMM
    Age 53 AWMM
    Tokomaru Bay, Gisborne AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Tokomaru Bay Cemetery, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM Block TKP, Plot 246 AWMM
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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
05 September 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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