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Thomas Dawsett Aitken

  • Service number
    • WWII 421311 AWMM
    • NZ421311 Public - John - Researcher - 29 July 2022 - Military records
  • Also known as
    Tom Public - John - Researcher - 29 July 2022 - Military records
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Last rank
  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas Dawsett AWMM
  • Surname
    Aitken AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Tom Public - John - Researcher - 29 July 2022 - Military records
  • Service number
    • WWII 421311 AWMM
    • NZ421311 Public - John - Researcher - 29 July 2022 - Military records
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    27 February 1923 RNZAF Embarkation Roll (R17845762) Dunedin, Otago RNZAF Embarkation Roll (R17845762)
  • 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

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII 421311 AWMM
    • NZ421311 Public - John - Researcher - 29 July 2022 - Military records
  • Military service
    RNZAF 26 February 1942 to 27 June 1945 Public - John - Researcher - 29 July 2022 - Obituary
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
    Flying Officer (FG OFF) Public - John - Researcher - 29 July 2022 - Obituary

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    WW2 Vessel was Uruguay AWMM

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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  • Last rank
    Flying Officer (FG OFF) Public - John - Researcher - 29 July 2022 - Obituary

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
    16 September 2019 Public - John - Researcher - 29 July 2022 - Obituary Published by The New Zealand Herald on Sep. 23, 2019.
  • Age at death
    96 Public - John - Researcher - 29 July 2022 - Obituary Published by The New Zealand Herald on Sep. 23, 2019.
  • Place of death
    Auckland City Hospital Public - John - Researcher - 29 July 2022 - Obituary Published by The New Zealand Herald on Sep. 23, 2019.
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Published by The New Zealand Herald on Sep. 23, 2019. Public - John - Researcher - 29 July 2022 - Obituary Published by The New Zealand Herald on Sep. 23, 2019.
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  • Memorial reference

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Sources

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  • References
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM

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