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Maurice Perrott Bell

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Portrait of Pilot Officer Maurice Perrott Bell, Auckland Weekly News, 27 May 1942. Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19420527-22-19. Image has no known copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Pilot Officer Maurice Perrott Bell, Auckland Weekly News, 27 May 1942. Sir George Grey S …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Maurice Perrott AWMM
  • Surname
    Bell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ404882 AWMM
    • WWII 404882 AWMM
    • WWII 404882 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 August 1915 AWMM Stratford, Taranaki AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Stratford AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Father: Mr G. Bell of Tuna, Stratford AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/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 AWMM
    • Pilot/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Farm manager/Civilian 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
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of George John and Mary Bell, of Tuna, Taranaki, New Zealand.

    Attended Tuna Public School and New Plymouth Boys' High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    29 March 1942 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Germany, Europe AWMM
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Kiel War Cemetery, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany AWMM Coll. grave 2. A. 4-6. AWMM
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Sources

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    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Vol.3, p.85 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
    • 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
    • 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

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