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Stanley Broadbent

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Stanley AWMM
  • Surname
    Broadbent AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ417011 AWMM
    • WWII 417011 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    9 August 1917 RNZAF Biographies (R17845608) Palmerston North, Manawatu-Wanganui RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)
  • Date of birth
    Born on the 09th July 1917 Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 13 June 2019 - http://www.aircrewremembered.com/broadbent-stanley.html
  • Place of birth
    Palmerston North Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 13 June 2019 - http://www.aircrewremembered.com/broadbent-stanley.html
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Wife: Mrs. M. J. Broadbent of Dannevirke AWMM
    • WW2 Mother: Mrs. F. Broadbent of Dannevirke AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Married/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ417011 AWMM
    • WWII 417011 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1941 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed on air operations AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Stanley Broadbent was the son of Hilton Broadbent, and of Florence Broadbent (nee Watson), of Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand; husband of Peggy Broadbent, of Dannevirke.

    Attended Dannevirke High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    7 May 1944 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea AWMM C8. A. 8. AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • You may lie a long way from your Dannevirke home Uncle Stanley but you are often thought about by your nephews.
    Public - Warwick - Direct descendant - 11 April 2016
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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Bo - Cl. Archives New Zealand (R17845608) - Former archives reference: AIR118 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 - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing believed killed - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845746) AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Missing]. Archives New Zealand (R17845747) AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
13 June 2019KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher
11 April 2016WarwickNapier New ZealandDirect descendant

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