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Leslie George Hamilton Wilson

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Class photo No.4 Solo Flight Training School Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 1941, supplied by Mr. Leslie Adams of Hamilton in 2001 - This image may be subject to copyright

Class photo No.4 Solo Flight Training School Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada 1941, supplied by Mr. L …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Leslie George Hamilton AWMM
  • Surname
    Wilson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ414712 AWMM
    • WWII 414712 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    16 November 1915 RNZAF Biographies (R17845617) Dunedin, Otago RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • G.A. Wilson (father), Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs G. R. Wilson, 41 Allandale Road, Dunedin 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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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Pilot Officer (Under Training) RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)
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  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed in an aircraft accident AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Leslie Wilson was the son of George Arthur Hamilton Wilson and Florence Marion Wilson of Dunedin.

    Attended Otago Boys' High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    11 February 1942 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Canada, North America AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Air Accident AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Saskatoon (Woodlawn) Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada AWMM Block J. Lot 401, Grave 109. AWMM
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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) - Ue - Z. Archives New Zealand (R17845617) - 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. [List of Killed - Officers (Canada, Pacific, Europe) - Airmen (Canada, India and Far East)]. Archives New Zealand (R17845748) AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM

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