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Walter Foch Kelcher

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Biography for Walter Foch Kelcher. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ib - Ly. Archives New Zealand (R17845612-0296). CC-BY 2.0.

Biography for Walter Foch Kelcher. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Perso …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Walter Foch AWMM
  • Surname
    Kelcher AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ411908 AWMM
    • WWII 411908 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    9 April 1919 RNZAF Biographies (R17845612) Waimate, Bay of Islands RNZAF Biographies (R17845612)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • Leonard and Isabella Mary Kelcher of Maheno, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Mother: Mrs. I. Keith. Maheno, No. 10 R. D. Oamaru AWMM
    • WW2 Mrs. I. Kelcher of Oamaru AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

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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

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of Leonard and Isabella Mary Kelcher, of Maheno, Otago, New Zealand.

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

Death

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  • Death
    11 September 1942 AWMM
    Age 23 AWMM
    Cologne, Germany AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Rheinberg War Cemetery, Kamp Lintfort, Nordrhein-Westfal, Germany AWMM 4 A 22. AWMM
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  • You are the uncle I never got to meet but I feel I know you Walter (Foche) as I have read all the letters you sent to your sister Doreen while you were away at war. I have them in good care. I think of you often.
    Public - Paula - Other Relative - 19 June 2015
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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) - Ib - Ly. Archives New Zealand (R17845612) - 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
    • 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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07 May 2021PaulMiltonResearcher
16 February 2021JeniferWairarapaResearcher
19 June 2015PaulaDunedinOther Relative
23 January 2015AllanDunedinResearcher

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