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Geoffrey Alexander Shanks

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    Geoffrey Alexander AWMM
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    Shanks AWMM
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    WWII 42463 AWMM
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  • G.A.SHANKS (M.I.D.) 42463, 1939-45. Flt Lieut. R.N.Z.A.F., died 20.9.2001 aged 83 years
    b. 17 Jun 1918 GEOFFREY ALEXANDER SHANKS was born in Gisborne, son of Frederick Alexander & Evelyn Marie Gertrude SHANKS
    REF: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/223589620/geoffrey-alexander-shanks
    Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 17 August 2023
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    http://www.aircrewremembered.com/thomas-frederick-norman-rhys.html Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 18 February 2022 - http://www.aircrewremembered.com/thomas-frederick-norman-rhys.html
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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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17 August 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
18 February 2022KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher

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