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Selwyn James Clubb

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Selwyn James AWMM
  • Surname
    Clubb AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ414593 AWMM
    • WWII 414593 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    7 May 1923 RNZAF Biographies (R17845608) Rotorua, Bay of Plenty 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. F. Clubb, Childers Road, Gisborne AWMM
    • WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. F. Clubb, Childers Road, Gisborne AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Frederick and Winifred Clubb of Taita, Wellington.

    Attended Marist Bros. High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845608)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    13 May 1943 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Newmarket Cemetery, Suffolk, England AWMM Plot P Grave 430 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    ROLL OF HONOUR

    Clubb. —Selwyn James (Snowy), (R.N.Z.A.F.), dearly loved younger son of Mr. and Mrs. F. Clubb, Childers Rd„ Gisborne, killed in action; aged 20 years. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 26 June 2023 - GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXX, ISSUE 21100, 21 MAY 1943, PAGE 1
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
    • Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne 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

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26 June 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher

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