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John William Black

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Fl/Sgt. John William Black

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John William AWMM
  • Surname
    Black AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ402843 AWMM
    • WWII 402843 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 August 1914 Noel Smith Research Project
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Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Europe (Air) AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ402843 AWMM
    • WWII 402843 AWMM
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Training and Enlistment

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • John Black was the son of Allan and Elizabeth Welsh Black, of Christchurch, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    7 November 1941 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    The Netherlands (Holland), Europe AWMM
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    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Bergen-Op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands AWMM Coll. Grave 8. H. 3-7. AWMM
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  • His brother 21 year old. F/O. Norman Scott Black NZ/415056 was also to lose his life on the 01st March 1942 whilst with 76 squadron
    Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 5 May 2022
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