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John Mervyn Warnock

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Mervyn AWMM
  • Surname
    Warnock AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Doc AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ402231 AWMM
    • WWII 402231 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion
    Methodist, Christian AWMM

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    13 April 1915 AWMM Richmond, Nelson AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Pre 27 July 1940 AWMM Pinfold Road, Woodville, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs J. A. Warnock, Vogel Street, Woodville AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
    Wigram AWMM
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Pilot/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)
  • Enlistment
    WW2 27 July 1940 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
    Interior Decorator/Civilian 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
    • Height, Unknown Period AWMM
      5 feet 8 inches AWMM
    • Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
      Killed in an aircraft accident AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Mervyn Warnock was the son of John Alfred and Margaret Frances Warnock (nee Eden) of Woodville.

    Attended Woodville District High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    8 April 1942 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Farington, Oxfordshire AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Accidental Death AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Black Bourton (or Burton Abbots) (St Mary Churchyard) Oxfordshire, England AWMM Row E. Grave 2. AWMM
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  • Obituary
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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
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
      Martyn, E. (1998-2008). Vol 1, p. 195 AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family 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
    • 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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