Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Alfred Frederick Blatch Died 24 September 1940 PDF Key details Service numberNZ40185 AWMM WWII 40185 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankSergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 106 Squadron, RAF AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Weekly News - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesAlfred Frederick AWMM SurnameBlatch AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberNZ40185 AWMM WWII 40185 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMr J.H.A. Blatch, Lumsden, Otago, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignEurope (Air) AWMM Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberNZ40185 AWMM WWII 40185 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 106 Squadron, RAF AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Sergeant Blatch was the son of Henry Frederick and Alys Maude Blatch, of Te Anau, Southland, New Zealand.The Commonwealth Grave Commission register gives Sergeant Blatch's age as 34 years. AWMM Born January 1914 Public - Carol - Other relative - 11 April 2018 - Ancestry.com Death About death Contribute › Death24 September 1940 AWMM Age 26 AWMM AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryBecklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Niedersachsen, Germany AWMM Coll. grave 13. E. 9 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Waitaki Boys' High School Roll of Honour WWII 1939-45 AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Alfred Frederick Blatch by laying a poppy. Henry Thomas Blaskett Myrven William Blaskett Alfred Frederick Blatch Alfred Henry Blatch Ernest Arthur Blatch Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Alfred Frederick Blatch Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2107150 Sources Used DocumentsChorley, W. (1992). Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second World War: Aircraft and crews lost during 1939-1940 (Vol. 1). Leicester, England: Midland Counties Publications. AWMM Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
