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Keith Israel Blackburn

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Biography for Keith Israel Blackburn. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ea - Gw. ARchives New Zealand (R17845607-0522). CC-BY 2.0.

Biography for Keith Israel Blackburn. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Pe …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Keith Israel AWMM
  • Surname
    Blackburn AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ416873 AWMM
    • WWII 416873 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    13 December 1919 RNZAF Biographies (R17845607) Kaitangata, Otago RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs I. Blackburn, Water Street, Kaitangata, Otago AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ416873 AWMM
    • WWII 416873 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Wireless Operator RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

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
    Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
    Struck by a car AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Keith Blackburn was the son of Israel and Alice Blackburn, of Kaitangata, Otago, New Zealand.

    Attended South Otago High School, Balclutha (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    25 December 1942 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Waipapakauri, Northland AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Accidental Death AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Karori Cemetery, Wellington, New Zealand AWMM 12. E/3. (S). AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

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