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William Henry Clemens Toombs

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Biography for William Henry Clemens Toombs. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ue - Z. Archives New Zealand (R17845616-0575). CC-BY 2.0.

Biography for William Henry Clemens Toombs. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Decea …

Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Henry Clemens AWMM
  • Surname
    Toombs AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ414359 AWMM
    • WWII 414359 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    4 September 1918 RNZAF Biographies (R17845616) Christchurch, Canterbury RNZAF Biographies (R17845616)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    Unknown AWMM Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Mrs Heather I. Toombs (wife), Yenbank, North Newport, England AWMM
    • WW2 Wife: Mrs H. I. Toombs of Kaitaia AWMM
    • WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs P. R. Toombs of Christchurch 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 (R17845616)
  • Enlistment
  • 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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • William Toombs was the son of Percy Ralph and Elsie May Toombs, of Christchurch, New Zealand; husband of Heather Isobel Toombs nee Forbes, of Kaitaia.

    His widow returned to new Zealand in 1945.

    Cremated at Dundee Crematorium, Angus, Scotland.

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

    Torpedo trained

    Attended Christchurch West High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845616)) AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    29 December 1943 AWMM
    Age 25 AWMM
    Scotland, United Kingdom AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Bromley Crematorium, Keighleys Road, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM Ashes, Rose Garden Mem. AWMM
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

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