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Saville Hercules Moon

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Saville Hercules AWMM
  • Surname
    Moon AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    • Mickey AWMM
    • Mick AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ412348 AWMM
    • WWII 412348 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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About birth

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  • Birth
    3 October 1919 Hanson New Plymouth, Taranaki Hanson
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  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Mrs E. Moon (mother), 40 St Georges Bay Road, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Biographical information

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  • Reported seriously injured September 1942. Injured again, partially paralysed December 1943.

    156 Pathfinder SQN (pff). TRAINING RCAF, 1 Wireless School, Montreal, Quebec Base Record. Course 1: Class 24. Graduation Date: 16/02/1942. RCAF, 9 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mt. Joli, Quebec Base Record. AWMM

Death

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    2 February 1965 Hanson
    Montreal, Quebec Hanson
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    Cimetière Mont-Royal, Outremont, Montreal Region AWMM
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    • 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
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Vol. 3 p. 595-6 ref. 69 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
    • Thompson, H. (1956). New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vols. 1-3). Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vol. 2, p. 94). 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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