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James Atkinson Dale

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Portrait of Flying Officer James Atkinson Dale, Auckland Weekly News, 8 November 1944. Sir George Grey Special Collections, Auckland Libraries, AWNS-19441108-26-35. Image may be subject to copyright restrictions.

Portrait of Flying Officer James Atkinson Dale, Auckland Weekly News, 8 November 1944. Sir George Gr …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Atkinson AWMM
  • Surname
    Dale AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ425562 AWMM
    • WWII 425562 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    5 January 1917 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
    Navigator RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)
  • Enlistment
    WW2 30 May 1942 AWMM Teacher/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
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Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

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  • Son of James Murray Dale and Maude Mary Dale, of Wellington.

    Dale's brother, Thomas Wilson Dale, died a little over two months earlier on 17 June, while flying with 199 Squadron, RAF.

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

Death

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  • Death
    25 August 1944 AWMM
    Age 27 AWMM
    Neunkirchen, Germany AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
    Neunkirchen is incorrect
    Neunkirchen is a different location than Nunkirchen
    Nunkirchen is the corre Public - Siegfrid - Researcher - 21 May 2017 - http://www.flugzeugabstuerze-saarland.de/html/merzig-wadern.html
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany AWMM Coll. grave 8. K. 8-10. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    If you are interested I can send you a screen shot from the google map indicating the air crash site in the forrest
    Please let me know Public - Siegfrid - Researcher - 21 May 2017 - http://www.flugzeugabstuerze-saarland.de/html/merzig-wadern.html
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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
      Vol.3, p.156 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) - 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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06 July 2017SiegfriedLocation: Beckingen-Reimsbach, GermanyResearcher
21 May 2017SiegfridBeckingen, Reimsbach near Nunkirchen im Saarland GermanyResearcher

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