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Charles Easton Wells

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Biography for Charles Euston Wells. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ue - Z. Archives New Zealand (R17845617-0252). CC-BY 2.0.

Biography for Charles Euston Wells. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Pers …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Charles Easton AWMM
  • Surname
    Wells AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ411112 AWMM
    • WWII 411112 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    29 June 1914 RNZAF Biographies (R17845617) Feilding, Manawatu-Wanganui RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)
  • Date of birth
    29th June 1914 Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 4 December 2021 - http://www.aircrewremembered.com/bayley-george-corbett.html
  • Place of birth
    Feilding Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 4 December 2021 - http://www.aircrewremembered.com/bayley-george-corbett.html
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • George Wells (father), Feilding, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs G. Wells, Chamberlain Street, Feilding AWMM
    • Son of George and Ada Rose Wells (née Smith), of Feilding, Wellington, New Zealand. Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 4 December 2021 - http://www.aircrewremembered.com/bayley-george-corbett.html
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Europe (Air) AWMM
    • Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ411112 AWMM
    • WWII 411112 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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 George and Ada Rose Wells of Feilding

    Two brothers lost their lives: Charles Easton Wells (NZ411112) and George Wells (NZ391886)

    Attended Feilding Agricultural High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    29 July 1942 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
    Germany, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau, Niedersachsen, Germany AWMM Grave 26 J 6 AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Obituary: Feilding Agricultural High School War Memorial volume. (1948). p.47. AWMM
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Memorial

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Sources

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  • References
    • 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
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • Feilding Agricultural High School War Memorial volume. (1948). Feilding, N.Z.: Feilding Agricultural High School (N.Z.). Old Pupils' Association. AWMM
      Portrait p.29. AWMM
    • Feilding Agricultural High School War Memorial volume. (1948). Feilding, N.Z.: Feilding Agricultural High School (N.Z.). Old Pupils' Association. AWMM
      Obituary: p.47 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) - Ue - Z. Archives New Zealand (R17845617) - 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

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04 December 2021KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher
01 August 2017JeniferWairarapaResearcher

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