Search results English Māori Eric Francis Holdaway Died 21 December 1941 PDF Key details Service numberNZ1281 AWMM WWII 1281 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankFlying Officer/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1 Squadron AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Marlborough War Memorial Second World War Fountain - Image provided by John Halpin 2017, CC BY John … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesEric Francis AWMM SurnameHoldaway AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberNZ1281 AWMM WWII 1281 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberNZ1281 AWMM WWII 1281 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation details Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesAccidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM Killed on an exercise flight AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankFlying Officer/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1 Squadron AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death21 December 1941 AWMM Age 34 AWMM Helensville, Auckland Province AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathAccidental Death AWMM Death notes CemeteryWaikumete Cemetery, Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Prot. Soldiers Area G, Row 4, Grave 40. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameMarlborough War Memorial, Second World War Panel AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Eric Francis Holdaway by laying a poppy. E.C. Holdaway Edwin John Holdaway Eric Francis Holdaway Ernest Albert James Holdaway Ernest John Holdaway Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Eric Francis Holdaway Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksAirmen's Deaths. Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 18, 22 January 1942, Page 5 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19420122.2.27&srpos Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2919577 Sources Used DocumentsThe Evening Post AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results