Title

Sir AWMM

Forenames

Edmund Percival AWMM

Surname

Hillary AWMM

Also known as

Ed Hillary AWMM

Service number

WWII NZ44808 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Church of England, Christian AWMM

Birth

20 Jul 1919 AWMM

Post war occupation

• Bee keeper/Civilian AWMM
• Mountaineer/Civilian AWMM
• Philanthropist AWMM

Relationship status

Pre 01 Apr 1945 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

• Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
• Espiritu Santo AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

WWII NZ44808 AWMM

Military service

• Royal New Zealand Air Force, No. 6 Squadron AWMM
• Royal New Zealand Air Force, No. 5 (Flying Boat) Squadron AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Knight of the Most Noble Order of the Garter (KG) AWMM
• Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) (Civil) AWMM
• 1939-1945 Star AWMM
• Pacific Star AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• Polar Medal AWMM
• Coronation Medal ER 1953 AWMM
• Everest Medal AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 Feb 1944 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM
Bee keeper/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Leading Aircraftman/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

• Height, Unknown Period AWMM
  6 foot 1.5 inches AWMM
• Eye colour, Unknown Period AWMM
  Blue AWMM
• Hair colour, Unknown Period AWMM
  Dark AWMM

Last rank

Sergeant AWMM
Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Edmund Hillary was the son of Percival Augustus Hillary (12/1432) and Gertrude Hillary. He was one of three children and grew up on a farm at Tuakau near Auckland.

Served 1944-45 in the Pacific AWMM

Death

11 Jan 2008 AWMM
Age  88 AWMM

Cemetery

Cremated AWMM

Obituary

Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 14 January 2008 AWMM

Related objects

External links

Wikidata Entity
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33817
Further Reference

References

• Who's who in New Zealand (1951-1991). Wellington, N.Z. ; Auckland, N.Z.: Reed.
• Booth, P. (1993). Edmund Hillary: life of a legend. Auckland, N.Z.: Moa Beckett.
• Air Force Museum, Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand
• The New Zealand Herald
  Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 14 January 2008
• Hillary, Edmund, 1919-2008. Sir Edmund Hillary photographs. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tamaki Paenga Hira. PH-2010-4.
• Hillary, Edmund, 1919-2008. Personal papers. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2010-1.
• Alpine Sports Club Inc. Records and papers, 1928 - 2004. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS-2007/45.
• Information kindly provided by family