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Allan Frederick Hampshire

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Portrait, Allan Frederick Hampshire (kindly provided by family) - This image may be subject to copyright

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Allan Frederick AWMM
  • Surname
    Hampshire AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ427446 AWMM
    • WWII 427446 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion
    Anglican, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    8 January 1924 AWMM Morrinsville, Waikato AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs R.E. Hampshire (mother), Hospital Street, Tauranga, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. F. I. hampchire of Tauranga AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    2 Battalion, Hauraki Regiment, 1 May 1942 to 20 July 1942 AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 11 July 1942 AWMM
    Age 18 AWMM
  • 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 in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed in an aircraft accident AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Allan Hampshire was the son of Frederick Ivo Hampshire and Rose Edith Hampshire (nee Gadd) of Tauranga

    Died in a mid air collision

    Grave inscription: 487 Flight Sergeant A F Hampshire, Royal New Zealand Air Force 31 October 1944, Age 20.

    Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers.

    RNZAF Museum Wigram holds flying log and copies of photos of Allan Hampshire.

    Attended Morrinsville District High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845611)) AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    31 October 1944 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
    Devizes, Wiltshire AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Air Accident AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery, Somerset, England AWMM Plot 51. Sec. H. Row T. Grave 237. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Death notices: Bay of Plenty Times and New Zealand Herald November 1944 AWMM
  • 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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Sources

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  • References
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • Bay of Plenty Times AWMM
      Death notices: Bay of Plenty Times and New Zealand Herald November 1944 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
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ha - Hy. Archives New Zealand (R17845611) - 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. [(New Zealanders Attached to R.A.F. [Royal Air Force]) (Officers), (Europe) - Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845744) AWMM

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