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Arthur Raymond Rowsell

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Flight Sergeant A R Rowsell DFM - of Okaihau.

Flight Sergeant A R Rowsell DFM - of Okaihau.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Arthur Raymond AWMM
  • Surname
    Rowsell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 404097 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    7 March 1917 RNZAF Embarkation Roll (R17845762) Rawene, Northland 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
    • Bomber Command - night ops over Germany Public - StephanieDiana - Child - 18 February 2017 - Family history - my mother is still living
    • Wireless operator/Air Gunner, 207 Sqn RAF, Lancaster aircraft Public - Stoney - Other relative - 29 August 2017 - By Such Deeds; C M Hanson, p421
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 404097 AWMM
  • Military service
    Trained in Canada then joined Bomber Command as wireless operator Public - StephanieDiana - Child - 18 February 2017 - Family history, photos
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
    Flight Lieutenant, Awarded DFM Public - StephanieDiana - Child - 18 February 2017 - Medal citation, photographs

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    WW2 Vessel was Aorangi 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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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Death

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  • Death
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Died 20 September 1992 at Matakana
    Married Rita Kathleen Hinton in London 14 February 1942
    Born 7 M Public - Rebecca - Direct descendant - 29 December 2016 - Headstone in cemetery at Matakana (Birth/Death) and http://www.familytreecircles.com/northland-ak-wedding-anniversaries-1915-1960-p-z-333-28334.html
  • 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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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
29 August 2017StoneyTuakau, NZOther relative
25 August 2017JeniferWairarapaResearcher
29 December 2016RebeccaPuhoiDirect descendant

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