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Kenneth Atherton Crankshaw

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Kenneth Atherton AWMM
  • Surname
    Crankshaw AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Cranky AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ404533 AWMM
    • NZ132791 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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About birth

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  • Birth
    12 December 1921 AWMM Greymouth, Grey District AWMM
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Service

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Biographical information

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  • Husband of Valerie; father of Peter, Michael.

    Pathfinder AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    1 April 2009 AWMM
    Age 87 AWMM
    Moss Vale, New South Wales AWMM
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  • Obituary
    Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 18 April 2009 AWMM
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  • A real hero, we always remember your bravery and character
    Public - Peter and Robyn - Child - 23 April 2020
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Sources

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  • External links
    Thompson, H. (1959). New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vol III). Wellington: Dept of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. Digital Copy
    http://www.nzetc.org/tm/scholarly/tei-WH2-3RAF.html
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • Thompson, H. (1956). New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vols. 1-3). Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Martyn, E. (2008). (Vol. 3). p. 592 AWMM
    • The New Zealand Herald AWMM
      Death Notice: New Zealand Herald, 18 April 2009 AWMM
    • 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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02 October 2020JohnPerth WAResearcher
23 April 2020Peter and RobynTaurangaChild

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