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Thomas Wilson Dale

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Portrait from The Weekly News; 30 August 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait from The Weekly News; 30 August 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Thomas Wilson AWMM
  • Surname
    Dale AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ428085 AWMM
    • WWII 428085 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    12 May 1919 AWMM AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 Wellington AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. J. M. Dale of Wellington 17 Simla Crescent, Khandallah, Wellington 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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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Pilot/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Clerk/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
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Thomas Dale was the son of James Murray Dale and Maude Mary Dale, of Wellington.

    Dale and his navigator, Pilot Officer Ronald Joffre Whittleston, were the first New Zealanders to lose their lives flying with 100 Group.

    Dale's brother, James Atkinson Dale, died a little over two months later, on 25 August, while flying with 75 (NZ) Squadron, RAF.

    Attended Wellington College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    17 June 1944 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    • Killed in Action AWMM
    • Probable night fighter Public - John - 13 April 2021 - Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 - Theo Boiten
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom 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
      Vol.3, p.157 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
    • 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 Missing - United Kingdom, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845745) AWMM

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10 October 2022AntonioHastings DistrictResearcher
21 September 2022KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher
13 April 2021JohnHayes UKOther
04 October 2020Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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