condensed discuss document expanded export feedback print share remove reset document_white enquire_white export_white report_white

Joseph Stanley Bergin

-
Portrait from Weekly News; 12 April 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait from Weekly News; 12 April 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

  • Title
  • Forenames
    Joseph Stanley AWMM
  • Surname
    Bergin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ402533 AWMM
    • WWII 402533 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

Contribute ›
  • Birth
    10 November 1910 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    November 10th, 1910 Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 30 June 2020 - Research
  • Place of birth
    Timaru New Zealand. Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 30 June 2020 - Research
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
    Storeman/Timekeeper , Public Works Department, Dunedin, New Zealand. Public - Ian Banks - Researcher - 30 June 2020 - Research
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs J. Bergin, 13 Gammock Street, Temuka AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

Contribute ›

Military decorations

Contribute ›

Training and Enlistment

Contribute ›

Embarkations

Contribute ›

Prisoner of war

Contribute ›
  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

Contribute ›
  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

Contribute ›
  • Joseph Bergin was the son of Joseph and Rubina Bergin of Timaru.

    Attended Timaru Boys' High School and Timaru Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM

Death

About death

Contribute ›
  • Death
    21 January 1944 AWMM
    Age 33 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

Contribute ›
  • Memorial name
    • Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom AWMM
    • Panel 263 Public - Tony - Researcher - 26 February 2021 - CWGC

Roll of Honour

Remember Joseph Stanley Bergin by laying a poppy.

Leave a note

Leave a tribute or memory of Joseph Stanley Bergin

Leave a note

Contribute ›

Sources

Sources

Contribute ›
  • External links
  • References
    • Chorley, W. (1997). Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second World War (Vol. 5). Leicester, England: Midland Counties Publications. AWMM
    • Martyn, 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
    • 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
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM

Contributors

Command item
Command item
Add new record Refresh
DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
26 February 2021TonyHawkes Bay, NZResearcher
30 June 2020Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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.

Creative Commons LicenseOnline Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.