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Ronald Charles Axten

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Flying Officer Ronald Charles Axten. Photograph (ref: SW1946.0211) held by Puke Ariki Museum, New Plymouth, New Zealand : pukeariki.com - Please do not reproduce without permission from Puke Ariki. Contact images@pukeariki.com for more information.

Flying Officer Ronald Charles Axten. Photograph (ref: SW1946.0211) held by Puke Ariki Museum, New Pl …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ronald Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Axten AWMM
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    WWII 404589 AWMM
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    Male AWMM
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  • Birth
    18 February 1920 RNZAF Embarkation Roll (R17845762) Lower Hutt, Wellington RNZAF Embarkation Roll (R17845762)
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Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    WW2 Vessel was Aorangi AWMM

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Death

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  • Photo index;
    Rear: Sgt's. James Flers Lumsden NZ/405497 killed 11th September 1942, Richard John Grenfell NZ/40426 killed on the 29th June 1942, Gordon Albert Rigg NZ/402064, Philip Patrick Scullin NZ/405512, Donald Peter Barber NZ/405465.

    Front: Ronald Charles Axten NZ/404589, Ian Gordon Stewart killed 29th July 1942, Clifton Robert Brailey NZ/404587 killed 21st June 1942, Roy Swift NZ/405528 killed on the 08th November 1943, Walter Lemnos Winchester NZ/405535 died 03rd March 2009. Taken 03rd August 1941.
    Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 22 September 2021
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    Photograph (ref: SW1946.0211) held by Puke Ariki Museum, New Plymouth, New Zealand : pukeariki.com - Please do not reproduce without permission from Puke Ariki. Contact [email protected] for more information.
    https://collection.pukeariki.com/objects/46327
    Further Reference
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    • 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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