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William Raymond Brant

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Biography for Willam Raymond Brant. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Bo - Cl. Archives Zealand (R17845608-0095). CC-BY 2.0.

Biography for Willam Raymond Brant. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Pers …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Raymond AWMM
  • Surname
    Brant AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ413019 AWMM
    • WWII 413019 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    22 August 1920 RNZAF Biographies (R17845608) Marton, Rangitikei RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs Gladys Jean Brant (wife), 128 Rolleston Street, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Widow : Mrs. G. J. Ryan of Eketahuna ( Remarried) AWMM
    • WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. W. R. Brant of Marton AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ413019 AWMM
    • WWII 413019 AWMM
  • Military service
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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
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  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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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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    Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed in an aircraft accident AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • William Brant was the son of William Robert and Marion Mason Brant; husband of Gladys Jean Brant, of Eketahuna, Wairarapa, New Zealand.

    He was killed during a night training exercise.

    Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers.

    Attended Marton Distric High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    30 September 1943 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    South Island, New Zealand AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Accidental Death AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Mount View Cemetery, Marton, New Zealand AWMM E. 10. (Old Anglican Cem. Adjacent to Public Cem.) AWMM
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