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Melville Collinson Baynes

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Portrait from Weekly News; 6 January 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait from Weekly News; 6 January 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Melville Collinson AWMM
  • Surname
    Baynes AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ414229 AWMM
    • WWII NZ4144229 AWMM
    • WWII 4144229 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    3 May 1917 RNZAF Embarkation Roll (R17845762) Christchurch, Canterbury RNZAF Embarkation Roll (R17845762)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mr W.F. Baynes (father), 190 Matson's Road, Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Europe (Air) AWMM
    • Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ414229 AWMM
    • WWII NZ4144229 AWMM
    • WWII 4144229 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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 Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed on air operations AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Melville Baynes was the son of Wilfred Francis and Florence Cecily Baynes, of Christchurch.

    Service number incorrectly recorded by CWGC as NZ4144229. Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    22 October 1943 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Gent City Cemetery, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium AWMM 18. 7. 7. AWMM
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  • Obituary
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  • Memorial reference

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Memorial

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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
    • The Evening Post AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Martyn, E. (1998-2008). vol 2. p. 153 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
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743) 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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