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Alfred Longstaff

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NZ 4212733 F/O A R LONGSTAFF, Royal NZ Air Force, died 24 April 1948 aged 26. He is buried in the Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne Block S Plot 215

Alfred Reduers LONGSTAFF

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    • Alfred AWMM
    • Alfred Redvers Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 31 October 2017 - ancestry.co.uk; New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007
      New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, East Cape, Poverty Bay.
  • Surname
    Longstaff AWMM
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  • Service number
    WWII 4212733 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Presbyterian Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 31 October 2017 - ancestry.co.uk; New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007
    New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, East Cape, Poverty Bay.

Civilian life

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Service

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
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Biographical information

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Death

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  • Date of death
    • April 1948 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 31 October 2017 - ancestry.co.uk;
      Alfred Redvers Longstaff New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007
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      New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, East Cape, Poverty Bay.
    • 24 April 1948 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 31 October 2017 - ancestry.co.uk;

      For A. R. LONGSTAFF

      New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, East Cape, Poverty Bay. As of 14 May 1997 (headstones in soldiers section of Taruheru cemetery)
  • Age at death
    • 25 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 31 October 2017 - ancestry.co.uk;
      Alfred Redvers Longstaff New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007
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      New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, East Cape, Poverty Bay.
    • 26 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 31 October 2017 - Photograph of headstone; Gisborne District Council website; http://www.gdc.govt.nz/online-cemetery-record-search/detail/41281?backLink=%2Fonline-cemetery-record-search%2FForm%3FFirstName%3D%26start%3D6450
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne, New Zealand Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 31 October 2017 - ancestry.co.uk;
    Alfred Redvers Longstaff New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007
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    New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, East Cape, Poverty Bay.
  • Grave reference
    Block S Plot 215 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 31 October 2017 - ancestry.co.uk;
    Alfred Redvers Longstaff New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007
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    New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007, East Cape, Poverty Bay.
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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

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08 January 2023Lorraine MonaGisborneResearcher
31 October 2017SarndraAuckland, New ZealandResearcher

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