John Whiteside Jasper

Forenames

John Whiteside AWMM

Surname

Jasper AWMM

Service number

• NZ401765 AWMM
• WWII 401765 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

25 Feb 1915 RNZAF Biographies (R17845612)

Next of kin

WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. A. W. Jasper of New Plymouth, Mrs. M. A. (M), View Road, Henderson, Auckland AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Europe (Air) AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ401765 AWMM
• WWII 401765 AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Air Force, No. 9 Squadron AWMM

Military training

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 4 Air Observer School, London, Ontario, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 14. Graduation Date: 26/04/1941. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 4 Bombing and Gunnery School, Fingal, Ontario, Canada AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 1 Air Navigation School, Rivers, Manitoba, Canada AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Aorangi AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed on air operations AWMM

Last rank

Flight Sergeant/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 9 Squadron AWMM

Son of Alfred William & Margaret Anderson Jasper of Henderson, Auckland

Attended New Plymouth Boys High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845612)) AWMM

Death

23 Apr 1942 AWMM
Age  27 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Honington (All Saints) Churchyard, Suffolk, England AWMM Row E Grave 1 AWMM

Memorial name

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2720557
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ib - Ly. Archives New Zealand (R17845612)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845612
  Sources Used
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845744
  Sources Used
• Johnston, S. (2024, September 27). Her father’s voice: The travels of a wartime sound disc. World War Voices.
  https://worldwarvoices.wordpress.com/2024/09/27/her-fathers-voice-the-travels-of-a-wartime-sound-disc/
  Further Reference
• Johnston, S. (2024, October 10). Her father’s voice: Connecting whānau through sound archives. Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision.
  https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/explore-stories/stories/sound/her-fathers-voice/
  Further Reference
• Ngā Taonga Sound & Vision. (1941). Greetings from NZ troops in Canada [Audio recording]. RNZ Collection.
  https://www.ngataonga.org.nz/search-use-collection/search/12245/
  Further Reference

References

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• 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.
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ib - Ly. Archives New Zealand (R17845612) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• Please note that the 11 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.
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [(New Zealanders Attached to R.A.F. [Royal Air Force]) (Officers), (Europe) - Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.