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Robert William Lawrence Cargill

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Flight Sergeant R W L Cargill DFM - of Wanganui.

Flight Sergeant R W L Cargill DFM - of Wanganui.

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Robert William Lawrence AWMM
  • Surname
    Cargill AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 405231 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    20 February 1921 RNZAF Embarkation Roll (R17845762) RNZAF Embarkation Roll (R17845762)
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 405231 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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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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  • Flight Lieutenant Cargill became a member of the Goldfish Club, after running out of fuel and being forced to ditch in the sea, on the 9th July 1943 whilst on a trip from Tunis to Malta, two others on board Wireless Operator Flight Sergeant Hannan and a Royal Australian Air Force navigator. After eleven hours in the water Flight Lieutenant Cargill drifted ashore at Chergui Island (Hanson, p. 115). AWMM

Death

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Sources

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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
    • Goldfish Club, New Zealand Branch. The Goldfish Club: Roll of Honour 1954 - 2003. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2004/32. AWMM
    • 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. 115 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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