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Sydney Lawrence Emil Weggery

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War service medals and RAF wings kept by family

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Sydney Lawrence Emil AWMM
  • Surname
    Weggery AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    One Leg Weg AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 41968 AWMM
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    Male AWMM
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  • Birth
    8 December 1920 Salvation Army Lower Hutt, Wellington Salvation Army
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  • Sydney Weggery was called 'One leg Weg' after he made a one-wheel landing in his Spitfire after losing the other in combat with a Japanese fighter over Burma. AWMM

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    11 May 2006 AWMM
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  • My father made a significant contribution in the battle against the Japanese planned invasion of India 1942-44 by flying in a Spitfire Squadron (615) with the Royal Air force.
    Public - Lyndon - Child - 19 April 2021
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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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25 February 2022AntonioHastings DistrictResearcher
19 April 2021LyndonDunedinChild

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