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Maurice Ingram Low

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Biography for Maurice Ingram Low. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ib - Ly. Archives New Zealand (R17845612-0666). CC-BY 2.0.

Biography for Maurice Ingram Low. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Person …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Maurice Ingram AWMM
  • Surname
    Low AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ40270 AWMM
    • WWII 40270 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    1907 Public Source
  • Date of birth
    1907 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 2 August 2015 - Footstone of grave
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Father: Mr. T. G. Low of Christchurch AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • NZ40270 AWMM
    • WWII 40270 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
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Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
    Automotive accident AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Maurice Low was the son of Thomas George and Agnes Low, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    14 September 1940 AWMM
    Age 32 AWMM
    Wigram, Christchurch AWMM
  • Date of death
    13 September 1940 Public - Sarndra - Researcher - 2 August 2015 - Christchurch City Council online cemeteries database; http://heritage.christchurchcitylibraries.com/Cemeteries/interment.asp?id=107703
  • Age at death
    32 Public - Sarndra - 12 November 2017 - Headstone
  • Place of death
    Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND Public - Sarndra - 12 November 2017 - National Library of New Zealand; Paperspast portal; Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 0, 14 September 1940
  • Cause of death
    • Accidental Death AWMM
    • Motor cycle accident Public - Sarndra - 12 November 2017 - National Library of New Zealand; Paperspast portal; Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 0, 14 September 1940
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Bromley Cemetery, corner of Keighleys and Linwood Avenue, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM 345. 16. AWMM
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  • Obituary
    A member of the Royal Nov Zealand Air Force at Wigram, Maurice Ingram Low, Has killed instantly shortly after midnight, when the motor cycle he was riding came into a head-on collision with a car at the corner of the Main South Road. Mr. Low, whose father lives in the city, was riding back to Wigram when the accident occurred. The driver of the car was Mr. Eric Hemmingway, of 81, Awa Road, Wellington. He suffered only slight head and leg injuries and was treated as an out-patient at the hospital Public - Sarndra - 12 November 2017 - National Library of New Zealand; Paperspast portal; Auckland Star, Volume LXXI, Issue 0, 14 September 1940
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Sources

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  • External links
  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. 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
    • 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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