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Ian St John Beere

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Biography for Ian St. John Beere. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607-0412). CC-BY 2.0.

Biography for Ian St. John Beere. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Person …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ian St John AWMM
  • Surname
    Beere AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ40334 AWMM
    • WWII 40334 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    30 June 1914 AWMM Eastbourne, Wellington AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Wife: Mrs D. Ellis of Douglas I. O. M. England (remarried) AWMM
    • WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs R. St,John Beere of Wellington AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Married/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 Officer (Navigator) 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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  • Pilot Officer Beere was the son of Rawdon St. John Beere and Constance May Beere, of Wellington City, New Zealand. He was married to Dorothy Elizabeth Beere, of Douglas, Isle of Man.

    Pilot Officer Beere's father, Rawdon St John Beere, served with distinction in World War 1

    Attended Wanganui Collegiate School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    8 November 1939 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
    St Helen Without, Oxfordshire AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Drayton (St Peter) Churchyard, Berkshire, England AWMM Grave 11 AWMM
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  • Obituary
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Memorials

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
    • 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. [(New Zealanders Attached to R.A.F. [Royal Air Force]) (Officers), (Europe) - Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845744) AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Deceased New Zealanders (Formerly) serving with RAF [Royal Air Force]. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845760). AWMM

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