English Māori Lester Lascelles Bonisch Died 11 June 1944 PDF Key details Service numberNZ422098 AWMM WWII 422098 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankPilot Officer AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 75 (NZ) Squadron, RAF AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Headstone, Bayeux War Cemetery - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesLester Lascelles AWMM SurnameBonisch AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberNZ422098 AWMM WWII 422098 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMr Ernest Joseph Bonisch (father), 11 Tainui Street, Cashmere, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberNZ422098 AWMM WWII 422098 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankPilot Officer AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 75 (NZ) Squadron, RAF AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of Ernest Joseph and Clara Adelaide Bonisch, of GisborneNext of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death11 June 1944 AWMM Age 22 AWMM France, Europe AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryBayeux War Cemetery, Calvados, France AWMM XI. K. 2. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Lester Lascelles Bonisch by laying a poppy. James Patrick Bonisch John Terence Bonisch Lester Lascelles Bonisch Reginald David Bonisch Thomas Robert Bonisch Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Lester Lascelles Bonisch Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPapers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used Air Force casualties. Evening Post, Volume CXXXVIII, Issue 28, 2 August 1944, Page 6 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19440802.2.84.2&srpos Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2955521 Sources Used DocumentsThe Evening Post AWMM Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 16 April 2020MickNZResearcher 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. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License