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Stuart George Catto

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Headstone of Flight Sergeant Stuart George Catto (426149). Bezinghem Churchyard, France. New Zealand War Graves Trust (FRCI2587). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Headstone of Flight Sergeant Stuart George Catto (426149). Bezinghem Churchyard, France. New Zealand …

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Stuart George AWMM
  • Surname
    Catto AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ426149 AWMM
    • WWII 426149 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    21 January 1923 AWMM Gore, Southland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • 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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  • Son of John Alexander Catto and Pearl Wilhelmina Catto (nee Hellier), of Otikerama, Southland AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    1 September 1944 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Bezinghem Churchyard Cemetery, Bezinghem, Pas de Calais, France AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2278852
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
      Unpublished papers: correspondence with family AWMM
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Martyn, E. (1998-2008). Vol. 2 p. 272; Vol. 3 p. 124 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

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25 April 2016MargaretGore, New ZealandDirect descendant

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