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Henry Maitland Eccersall

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Henry Maitland AWMM
  • Surname
    Eccersall AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ424439 AWMM
    • WWII 70115 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

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Service

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 2 May 1942 AWMM
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  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
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  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • A distinguished flying instructor, Squadron Leader Eccersall was posted to 2 SFTS, Woodbourne and the CFS, Tauranga before a tour in the Pacific with 17 Squadron, RNZAF, in the Second World War. He went on to a very successful career in the RNZAF post-war for which he was awarded the MBE in 1959.

    Husband of Jean. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    12 August 2007 Death Notice: NZ Herald (22/11/2007)
    Age 87 AWMM
  • Date of death
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  • Place of death
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  • Cemetery
    Fairhall Cemetery PLOT RSA Ashes AWMM Block 3, Row 8, Plot 19 AWMM
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Sources

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    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: 22/11/2007 AWMM
    • Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      p.171-2 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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