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Wilfred John Gray

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Headstone of Sergeant Wilfred John Gray (405484). Heverlee War Cemetery, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium. New Zealand War Graves Trust (BEBR8277). CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

Headstone of Sergeant Wilfred John Gray (405484). Heverlee War Cemetery, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Bel …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Wilfred John AWMM
  • Surname
    Gray AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ405484 AWMM
    • WWII 405484 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    3 April 1919 RNZAF Embarkation Roll (R17845762) Stratford, Taranaki RNZAF Embarkation Roll (R17845762)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Mary Ann Gray (mother), Okaiawa, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Unknown AWMM Single AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
    • Europe (Air) AWMM
    • Pacific Theatre of War AWMM
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ405484 AWMM
    • WWII 405484 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Harold Joesph Gray and Mary Ann Gray of Taranaki

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

Death

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  • Death
    7 August 1942 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Belgium, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Heverlee War Cemetery, Leuven, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium AWMM 3 B 3 AWMM
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Sources

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  • References
    • The Evening Post 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
    • 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
    • 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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