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Raymond Farmer Wilson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Raymond Farmer AWMM
  • Surname
    Wilson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ437059 AWMM
    • WWII 437059 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    27 June 1910 RNZAF Biographies (R17845617) Sydney, New South Wales RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Wife: Mrs M. T. Wills of Lower Hutt (remarried) AWMM
    • WW2 Mother: Mrs S. Y. Tait, Te Puni St, Petone 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
    • NZ437059 AWMM
    • WWII 437059 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    • Pilot/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)
    • Flying Officer (Pilot Instructor)/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

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
    Accidental death on active service AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Raymond Wilson was the son of Thomas and Susan Yeoman Wilson, of Petone; husband of Marie Thelma Wilson, of Lower Hutt, New Zealand.

    An article appeared in the Western Leader on 19 February 2013 about the accident in which Pilot Officer Charles Smith died. Mention is also made of Pilot Officers Raymond Wilson and Charles Richardson who were killed in an air accident in Canterbury about the same time.

    Attended Wellington College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)) AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    18 May 1943 AWMM
    Age 32 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Accidental Death AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Taita Lawn Cemetery, Northern end Rimu Street, Naenae, Lower Hutt, New Zealand AWMM 51. 111. Pres. AWMM
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Sources

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    • 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) - 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

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