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Frederick Timothy Brosnahan

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Biography for Frederick Timothy Brosnahan. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Bo - Cl. Archives Zealand (R17845608-0156). CC-BY 2.0.

Biography for Frederick Timothy Brosnahan. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceas …

Identity

About

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  • Title
    Flying Officer Public - Eileen - Sibling - 11 March 2016 - military personnel file
  • Forenames
    Frederick Timothy AWMM
  • Surname
    Brosnahan AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Brossie Public - Eileen - Sibling - 11 March 2016 - family history
  • Service number
    • NZ421669 AWMM
    • WWII 421669 AWMM
  • Gender
    • Male AWMM
    • Male Public - Eileen - Sibling - 11 March 2016 - family history
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    3 March 1918 RNZAF Biographies (R17845608) RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mother: Mrs. N. F. Broshanan. 64 Hataitai Rd, Hataitai, Wellington. AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. N. F. Broshanan of Wellington. AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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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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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Frederick Brosnahan was the son of Timothy and Nellie Frances Brosnahan of Hataitai, Wellington.

    Attended Marist Brothers' School & St. Patricks College, wellington. (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    4 September 1943 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom AWMM

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  • The letter has now been claimed and delivered to Flying Officer Brosnahan's younger sister. It was a moving and gratifying ending to what was a very short "search".
    Public - Louis - 24 February 2016
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  • FO Brosnahan was a friend of my father's in Hataitai Wellington. He last wrote to my father in July 1943 from London. Brossie, as my father always referred to him was a navigator in Lancasters and was lost over Germany in September 1943. I have the letter in my possession and would gladly hand it on to a verified relative.
    Public - Louis - 22 September 2015
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Sources

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  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission. 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
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743) 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

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
27 May 2022KelvinNorfolk, EnglanResearcher
06 July 2020Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
11 March 2016EileenNew ZealandSibling
10 March 2016Eileen FrancesWellington New ZealandSibling
24 February 2016LouisWellington NZOther

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