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Ian Murray Vass Field

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Ian Murray Vass AWMM
  • Surname
    Field AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ401757 AWMM
    • WWII 401757 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1 May 1915 AWMM Hope, Tasman AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Gordon and Dorothy Field, Hope, Nelson, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. G. Field of Hope, Nelson 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
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Pilot/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Unknown AWMM Electrical wireman/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
    Killed on air operations AWMM

Last known rank

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  • Last rank

Biographical information

Biographical information

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    • Ian Field was the son of Gordon Field and of Dorothy Field (nee Lewis), of Hope, Nelson, New Zealand.

      Killed in raid on Nuremberg, Germany

      Attended Nelson College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)) AWMM
    • Reason for aircraft / crew loss :

      RAF 40 Squadron Wellington Bomber Mk 1c X9619 BL-M took off - from RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire, England - for a bombing air operation to Nuremberg, Germany.
      Over Belgium the Wellington was attacked and shot down by a German night fighter (flown by Oblt Heinrich Griese of 1/NJG1).
      According to a statement a Belgium school master - Mr Lovet Marcel - stated that a twin-engine aircraft crashed at 22:30 hours in a field. All crew aboard the Wellington did not survive and they were all buried at Dinant (Citadelle) Cemetery. There are also 25 other graves of allied airmen in this cemetery. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 11 September 2019 - Reference : www.aircrewremembered.com (England)
    • The Crew of Wellington Mk1c X9619 BL-M were :

      1) Pilot Officer Ian Field : RNZAF NZ/401757 - aged 26 years (killed).
      2) Pilot Officer Sergeant Paul Fraser Collis : RAFVR aged 24 (killed).
      3) Observer Flying Officer Eric John Sugg : RAAF Aus/407141 - aged 30 years (killed).
      4) Wireless Operator Flight Sergeant Thomas Lincoln Duxburg RCAF Canada/R59125 - aged 25 year (killed).
      5) Wireless Operator/Air Gunner Sergeant Richard A. Dundon : RAFVR.
      6) Air Gunner Sergeant Henry R.G. Chapman RAFVR. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 11 September 2019 - Referenece : www.aircrewremembered.com (England).
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Death

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  • Death
    12 October 1941 AWMM
    Age 26 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
    12 October 1941 Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 26 November 2017 - AWMM
  • Age at death
    26 Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 26 November 2017 - AWMM
  • Place of death
    Belgium, Europe. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 26 November 2017 - AWMM
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    Dinant (Citadelle) Military Cemetery, Belgium. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 26 November 2017 - Website : Aircrew Remembered : United Kingdom.
  • Grave reference
    Grave 8. Public - Jenifer - Researcher - 26 November 2017 - Website : Aircrew Remembered : United Kingdom.
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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. Vol 1, p.149, Vol 3, p 189-190 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
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743) 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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