Māori Raymond Charles Chappell Died 10 January 1943 PDF Key details Service numberNZ414959 AWMM WWII 414959 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankSergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 5 Bombing and Gunnery School AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Memorial photograph, Airmen from Australia and New Zealand Memorial, Calgary unveiled on 25 April 20 … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesRaymond Charles AWMM SurnameChappell AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberNZ414959 AWMM WWII 414959 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth 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 Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberNZ414959 AWMM WWII 414959 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingRCAF, 2 Service Flying Training School, Uplands, Ontario Base Record Course 1: Class 75. AWMM RCAF, 5 Bombing and Gunnery School, Dafoe, Saskatchewan Base Record Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Empress of Canada AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 5 Bombing and Gunnery School AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Robert Lovell Chappell and Katherine Chappell (nee Reid) of Grey Lynn, Auckland (Parents).He was a Staff Pilot who had been posted to 5 Bombing and Gunnery School the May prior to his death.While returning from an exercise in a Bolingbroke IVT 10000 the plane crashed 4 miles NE of the village of Quill Lake, about 30 miles NE of the base at Dafoe, Skatchewan, Canada. All four crew were killed instantly, but owing to the snowed in roads it was impossible to reach the wreckage until late in the afternoon. AWMM Read more Death About death Contribute › Death10 January 1943 AWMM Age 23 AWMM Canada, North America AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryHumboldt (Municipal) Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada AWMM Row 2 Grave 7 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAirmen from Australia and New Zealand Memorial, Memorial Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Raymond Charles Chappell by laying a poppy. Norman William Chappell Percy Arnold Chappell Raymond Charles Chappell Raymond Francis Chappell Reginald Prosper Chappell Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Raymond Charles Chappell Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2850477 Sources Used DocumentsThis 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 Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 14 May 2016StephenHumboldt, Saskatchewan, CanadaResearcher The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License