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John Moore Hart

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    John Moore AWMM
  • Surname
    Hart AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ424460 AWMM
    • WWII 424460 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    20 August 1916 RNZAF Biographies (R17845611) Hastings, Hawkes Bay RNZAF Biographies (R17845611)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 21 Ridgway Street, Wanganui AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mother: Mrs. J. A. Hart. 56 Worksop Rd, Masterton AWMM
    • WW2 Mr. & Mrs. J. Hart of Greytown AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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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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    • John Moore Hart was the son of John Hart and of Jessie Hart (nee Moore), of Masterton

      Attended St. Patricks College, Wellington and at Silverstream (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845611)) AWMM
    • Brother of LT Alexander William Hart 2nd NZEF WW2, and Mollie. Shot down and killed in Southern France whilst dropping flares in support of American Forces advancing post D-Day. He is the only New Zealander buried in the Bretteville-sur-Laize War Cemetery, he is buried with the rest of his crew who were mainly Canadian. After the crash his body was recovered by a French family and buried to stop it falling into the hands of the Germans. The family sent a letter to his mother (my Great Grandmother) outlining that they had found his body, but they had buried him and would take care of him. Public - Graham Trevor - Other relative - 15 November 2019 - Family papers and information from surviving family members
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Death

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  • Death
    19 August 1944 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
    France, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Calvados, France AWMM XXII. A. 5. AWMM
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Sources

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    • 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) - Ha - Hy. Archives New Zealand (R17845611) - 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

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11 August 2021KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher
15 November 2019Graham TrevorBullsOther relative

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