English Māori Frederick Arthur Braithwaite Born 24 January 2020 - Died 14 January 1944 PDF Key details Service numberNZ415075 AWMM WWII 415075 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankFlying Officer/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 115 Squadron, RAF AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait from Weekly News; 15 March 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesFrederick Arthur AWMM SurnameBraithwaite AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberNZ415075 AWMM WWII 415075 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth24 January 2020 Martyn Mangonui, Northland Martyn Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignEurope (Air) AWMM Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberNZ415075 AWMM WWII 415075 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingRCAF, 3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, Manitoba Base Record Course 1: Class 41 SQ. Graduation Date: 23/11/1942. AWMM RCAF, 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan Base Record Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Athlone Castle AWMM 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 on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankFlying Officer/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 115 Squadron, RAF AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Frederick Braithwaite was the son of Frederick Braithwaite and of Alma Ethel Braithwaite (nee Edwards), of Victoria Valley, Auckland.The photographer of the headstone in 1999 was Mr B. Cox whose brother, Flying Officer John Grant Cox (NZ412658), is buried in the same cemetery. He described his visit to Hanover War Cemetery: 'On 29 June we left London 4 am - drove all day via the Channel Tunnel reaching the village of Rimbeck about 100 km south of Hanover by 5 pm. That was where my brother's plane actually crashed, and by 5.30 we were taken by friendly German folk to the Catholic cemetery where the crew of seven were originally interred, and then to a site on a hillside about 1 km away to the spot where the Lancaster crashed. An elderly chap who remembers the incident said that they thought the bomber was going to hit the village. and the following morning, civilians began pillaging the wreckage to get the parachutes for silk but were stopped by soldiers. We were taken back to the first house we called at where we were given a nice meal, outside under a patio, followed by several rounds of German lager, before being taken to the local hotel where we slept before an early morning start for Hanover. In the Hanover War Cemetery all graves are well tended by German gardeners employed by the British War Graves Commission and were quite friendly. There are 46 New Zealand graves in the cemetery.' AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death14 January 1944 AWMM Age 25 AWMM AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryHanover War Cemetery, Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany AWMM 1. F. 10. AWMM St Andrew's Church, 9 Colonel Mould Drive, Mangonui 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 Roll of Honour Remember Frederick Arthur Braithwaite by laying a poppy. Frank Braithwaite Frederick Braithwaite Frederick Arthur Braithwaite George Richard Braithwaite Harold Walter Braithwaite Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Frederick Arthur Braithwaite Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Related Serviceperson Frederick Braithwaite Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2198246 Sources Used DocumentsMartyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. 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 Information kindly provided by family 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