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John Desmond Bew

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Headstone, Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery (Photo P. Lascelles 2007) - This image may be subject to copyright

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Desmond AWMM
  • Surname
    Bew AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ402842 AWMM
    • WWII 402842 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    19 October 1914 RNZAF Biographies (R17845607) Ellerslie, Auckland RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mr J.W. Bew (father), Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Fiancée: Mrs D. M. Hudson AWMM
    • WW2 Father: Mr J. W. Bew, Southern Cross Theatre, Ellerslie, Auckland AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    • Pilot/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)
    • Instructor/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)
  • Enlistment
  • 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
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of John William and Mary Cicila Bew, of Ellerslie.

    Attended Sacred Heart College and Seddon Memorial Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    21 November 1943 AWMM
    Age 29 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery, New Caledonia AWMM 8.05 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • L-R: Rear; Ronald Bremner NZ/422361 ( Killed 05 February 1944), AR Walker, Barnabas Wilder Williams NZ/422739 (Died 31 May 1991), Harold Havelock Souter NZ/41551 /(Killed 13 February 1944), Clive Dudley Alfred Highet NZ/ 401273 (killed 27 January 1944), Clifford William Knight NZ/425910 (Killed 27 January 1944), Kenneth Tancred Palmer Chapman NZ/425689 (/Died 20 September 2012), Murray Adamson Nagel NZ/421163 (Killed 11 July 1944), JI Mackie, Anthony Francis Hough NZ/424080 (Died 21 April 2010).

    Front; Peter Rishworth (NZ412740 (Killed 22 November 1943) , LA Rayner, Robert Hamish Balfour NZ/40958 (Died 28 June 1996), John Oldfield NZ/1316 (Died 20 March 1985), James Alfred McBride NZ/1879 (Died 2 March 1978), Raymond Jack Nelson Archibald NZ/416435 (Died 21 August 2010), John Desmond Bew NZ/402842 (Killed 21 November 1943), Bernard Lewis Hoskin NZ/40297 (Died 01st March 2006).
    Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 7 June 2022
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  • I have a wee picture of this man , its glued to a piece of cardboard. As a child it was on the mantlepeace at my Grandmothers home. She told me he was an uncle of hers.
    Public - Ken - Other Relative - 18 May 2015
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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions. AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Killed - Officers (Canada, Pacific, Europe) - Airmen (Canada, India and Far East)]. Archives New Zealand (R17845748) AWMM

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07 June 2022KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher
18 May 2015KenTe ArohaOther Relative

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