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Ronald Joffre Whittleston

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Portrait from The Weekly News; 13 September 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait from The Weekly News; 13 September 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ronald Joffre AWMM
  • Surname
    Whittleston AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ425213 AWMM
    • WWII 425213 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1915 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Patumahoe, Te Kuiti, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Wife: Mrs F. H. B. Whittleston of Patumahoe AWMM
    • WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs A. W. Whittleston of Pokeno AWMM
  • Relationship status

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
    Killed on air operations AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Ronald Whittleston was the son of Arthur William and Grace Whittleston; husband of Frances Hellena Bertha Whittleston, of Frankton Junction, Hamilton.

    Attended Stratford Technical High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    17 June 1944 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Roll of Honour, Air casualties: Evening Post, Volume CXL, Issue 87, 10 October 1945, Page 8 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom AWMM
    • Hamilton Memorial Park, Memorial Drive, Hamilton East 3216 AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • The Weekly News AWMM
      1944 AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Vol. 2 p. 240, vol. 3 p. 505 AWMM
    • The Evening Post AWMM
      Roll of Honour, Air casualties: Volume CXL, Issue 87, 10 October 1945, Page 8 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 Missing - United Kingdom, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845745) 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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10 October 2022AntonioHastings DistrictResearcher
21 September 2022KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher
12 July 2020Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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