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Maxwell Joseph Cronin

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel C_026. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel C_026. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Maxwell Joseph AWMM
  • Surname
    Cronin AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Max AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ404996 AWMM
    • WWII 404996 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    29 November 1920 RNZAF Biographies (R17845609) Napier, Hawkes Bay RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs Cronin (mother), 1 Tahora Avenue, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Mother: Mrs. M. F. Cronin of Auckland AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Sergeant/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)
  • Enlistment
    WW2 1940 AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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 on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of E. D. W. Cronin and Mary Florence Cronin of Remuera, Auckland.

    Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers.

    Attended Auckland Grammar School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    27 December 1941 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    The Netherlands (Holland), Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands AWMM Plot JJ. Coll. grave 42. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • The Evening Post AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743) 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

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30 September 2018David DudleyMission BC CanadaOther
01 August 2018KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher

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