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Herbert John Drawbridge

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Headstone of Flying Officer Herbert John Drawbridge (413304). Clichy Northern Cemetery, France. New Zealand War Graves Trust (FRED3672). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Headstone of Flying Officer Herbert John Drawbridge (413304). Clichy Northern Cemetery, France. New …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Herbert John AWMM
  • Surname
    Drawbridge AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ413304 AWMM
    • WWII 413304 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    20 March 1916 RNZAF Biographies (R17845609) RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Father: Mr. H. A Drawbridge, 33 Waterloo Road, Lower Hutt AWMM
    • WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. H. A. Drawbridge of Lower Hutt 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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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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Herbert Drawbridge was the son of Herbert Arthur and Mabel Florence Drawbridge, of Raumati, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

    Attended Marlborough College, Hutt Valley H. S, Wellington Boy's College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    21 April 1944 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
    AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Clichy Northern Cemetery, Hauts-de-Seine, France AWMM Plot 16. Row 7. Coll. grave 4-7. AWMM
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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
    • 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 - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM

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