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Thomas Leslie Milton Porteous

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F/O Porteous is third from the left in the front row with his crew and their Mark 1 Lancaster

F/O Porteous with his crew

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas Leslie Milton AWMM
  • Surname
    Porteous AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ427229 AWMM
    • WWII 427229 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    29 June 1922 Public source Public source
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  • Place of birth
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  • 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 NZ427229 AWMM
    • WWII 427229 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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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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  • Son of William and Bessie Milton Porteous, 34 Alba Street, Epsom.

    Reported missing on Air Operations, Evening Post, June 1944. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    10 October 1994 Cemetery Record
    Age 72 AWMM
    Cemetery Record
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
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  • Cemetery
    Papatoetoe Cemetery, Papatoetoe, Auckland AWMM Plot 1263, Row Ash, Return Service Area AWMM
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Sources

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  • External links
    http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19440615.2.73&srpos
    Further Reference
  • References
    • New Zealand, World War II Appointments, Promotions, Transfers and Resignations, 1939–1945. [Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette.] CD-ROM. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books, n.d. AWMM
    • 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
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM

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