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Raymond Charles Chappell

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Memorial photograph, Airmen from Australia and New Zealand Memorial, Calgary unveiled on 25 April 2004 by the Lieutenant Governor of Alberta (photo by Bev Tosh) - This image may be subject to copyright

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Raymond Charles AWMM
  • Surname
    Chappell AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ414959 AWMM
    • WWII 414959 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    13 April 1919 RNZAF Biographies (R17845608) RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Father: Mr. Robert L. Chappell, 8 Tutanekai Rd. , Grey Lynn, Auckland AWMM
    • WW2 Father: Mr. Robert L. Chappell, 8 Tutanekai Rd. , Grey Lynn, Auckland AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ414959 AWMM
    • WWII 414959 AWMM
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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
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • 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.

    Attended Seddon Memorial Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)) AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    10 January 1943 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Canada, North America AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Humboldt (Municipal) Cemetery, Saskatchewan, Canada AWMM Row 2 Grave 7 AWMM
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Memorials

Memorial

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    • Airmen from Australia and New Zealand Memorial, Memorial Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AWMM
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories 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) - Bo - Cl. Archives New Zealand (R17845608) - 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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17 August 2022KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher
14 May 2016StephenHumboldt, Saskatchewan, CanadaResearcher

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