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Phillip Falkiner

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Flt/Sgt. P. Falkiner, of Papakura, missing on operations. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland Weekly News 1 November 1944 p024. Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections AWNS-19441101-24-31. Copyright or other restrictions may apply to this image.

Flt/Sgt. P. Falkiner, of Papakura, missing on operations. Taken from the supplement to the Auckland …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Phillip AWMM
  • Surname
    Falkiner AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    NZ425140 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
    Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    11 August 1922 RNZAF Biographies (R17845610) RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs S. Bates (friend), Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Friend: Mrs. P. Duncan of Havelock North AWMM
  • Relationship status

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 in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed on air operations AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Clifford Falkiner.

    Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers.

    Attended Various Auckland schools. (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    30 July 1944 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
    Normandy, France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • 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
    • Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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  • Cousin - Pity we never got the chance to know you !
    Public - Terence - Other relative - 21 April 2017
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Sources

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  • References
    • Chorley, W. (1997). Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second World War (Vol. 5). Leicester, England: Midland Counties Publications. AWMM
    • 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) - Ea - Gw. Archives New Zealand (R17845610) - 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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27 October 2021KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher
28 September 2020Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
21 April 2017TerenceUpper HuttOther relative

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