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Cenotaph record

Stanley Bruce De Vere

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Stanley Bruce AWMM
  • Surname
    De Vere AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ413037 AWMM
    • 132393 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) AWMM
      DFC. On 3 November 1944, during a low level attack a 20mm shell exploded on the wind shield, shattering it and filling my eyes with perspex so that I could not see. After some seconds, while automatically climbing, I managed to scrape some of this fine glass away so that I had slight vision and was just able to get back to base. The CO "Put me up" for an immediate award of the DFC. AWMM
    • War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
    • New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Mar 1941 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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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
    Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWII AWMM
    Admitted to the General hospital in Brussels with an eye injury received while on a flying mission. AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Husband of Joy

    Embarked for Singapore but was diverted with others to the Middle East in 1942

    Cenotaph record initially prepared with the serviceman in 1999 AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    3 September 2000 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    In memorium notice: New Zealand Herald, 3 September 2010, B4 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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  • External links
    Births, Deaths and Marriages (New Zealand) Historical Records online
    https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. 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
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Martyn, E. (1998-2008). vol. 3 p. 600 ref 95 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
      Hanson, C. (2001). p. 159 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      In memorium notice: New Zealand Herald, 3 September 2010, B4 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Cenotaph record initially prepared with the service person. 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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