James Stewart Frame
Born 26 Jul 1916 - Died 12 Sept 2006
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- WWII NZ41982 AWMM
- Also known as
- Stewart AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Last rank
- WW2 Flight Lieutenant/Military AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
About
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- James Stewart AWMM
- Surname
- Frame AWMM
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- Stewart AWMM
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- WWII NZ41982 AWMM
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- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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About birth
- Birth
- 26 Jul 1916 AWMM
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Wars and conflicts
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- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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- Air Force AWMM
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- WWII NZ41982 AWMM
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- Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
- Royal Air Force, No. 221 Squadron AWMM
Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) AWMM
13 May 1943 AWMM
Acting Flight Lieutenant Frame has completed 52 sorties, which have included numerous successful shipping reconnaissances. Last October, he enabled his formation to make a successful attack on a convoy of merchant vessels and their escorts. On a flight in February, of this year [1943] he located four seperate convoys, and, in the face of fierce opposition from escorting destroyers, shadowed the convoys whiich were later attacked by forty aircraft. Last month [April], on a shipping search in the Trapani/Palermo area, he located a convoy of four merchant ships excoted by 6 destroyers and five other vessels. Despite heavy fire from the convoy, Flight Lieutenant Frame shadowed it and reported its position, and the ships were successfully attacked. Flight Lieutenant Frame has shown great skill and courage, and he has performed valuable service. (Hanson, p. 194) AWMM - War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
- Malta (George Cross) Fiftieth Anniversary MedalPublic - Antonio - Researcher - 21 August 2025 - By Such Deeds, p.193: Hanson
- Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) AWMM
Training and Enlistment
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- Enlistment
- WW2 09 Feb 1941 AWMM
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Embarkations
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- WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
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Medical history
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Last known rank
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- WW2 5 Jul 1945 AWMM Flight Lieutenant/Military AWMM
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Biographical information
- Served with No 221 Squadron RAF. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Malta [George Cross] Fiftieth Anniversary Medal. Member of the 'Goldfish Club' and the 'Late Arrivals Club'. Source: Hanson, By Such Deeds, p.194
Flying Officer James Stewart Frame, is a member of both the Goldfish Club and the Late Arrivals Club. Frame was serving with the 221 Squadron attached to the Royal Air Force. He was participating in a search for an enemy convoy off the the coast of western Crete. Whilst they were searching, the port motor engine failed, abruptly stopping at 1000 feet, near the coast of Al Elamain. They turned towards their base at Ginaclia aerodome in Egypt, about two minutes later they suffered engine failed and belly-flopped into the ocean. All six members of the crew, were able to get into the aircraft's dinghy. The crew fired their one and only distress signal, and a Royal Navy motor launch on patrol in enemy territory in Matruh sighted their distress and came to investigate. The RN fortunately rescued the crew and took them to Alexandria, arriving three days after ditching (The Goldfish Club & Hanson, p. 194). AWMM
About death
- Death
- 12 Sept 2006 Death Notice: The Dominion Post (23/04/2014)
Age 89 AWMM - Date of death
- 2014Public - Archives Hutt Valley High School - Researcher - 9 July 2017 - Newspaper
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- Date of death incorrect. Should read 22.04.2014
Frame, James Stewart:
Passed away on April 22 2014
Frame, James Stewart: Reg. 41982 Flt.Lt (D.F.C.) RNZAF 1939-45. Stewart passed away peacefully at Kowhainui Rest Home, Wanganui, on 22 April 2014, surrounded by his family; aged 97 years. Dearly loved husband for 69 years of the late Alison.
Loved father and father in law of Margaret and (the late) Charlie, Ian and Annie; and grandfather of Sam and Louise, Harvey and Rebecca. Messages to the Frame family c/- P O Box 7102, Wanganui.
A celebration of Stewart's life will be held in the Trinity Methodist Church, Wicksteed Street, Wanganui, Today Thursday 24 April 2014 at 2pm. Followed by private cremation.Public - Archives Hutt Valley High School - Researcher - 9 July 2017 - clevelandfunerals.co.nz - Cemetery
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- Obituary
- Memoriam, The Dominion Post, 23 Apil 2014 AWMM
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Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Pine, Madison . Goldfish Club. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira. First published: 20 January 2020
https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/goldfish-club
Further Reference - References
- Dominion Post
- Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
p.194 - Goldfish Club, New Zealand Branch. The Goldfish Club: Roll of Honour 1954 - 2003. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2004/32.
- List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
- Royal New Zealand Air Force. (1941–1945). Contact: National magazine of the R.N.Z.A.F.; the official organ of the Air Force Association (Inc.). Levin, New Zealand: Royal New Zealand Air Force.
V3,n6,p75 - Davin, D. (1953). Crete. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
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