William Ronald Parkes

Forenames

William Ronald AWMM

Surname

Parkes AWMM

Service number

• NZ403822 AWMM
• WWII 403822 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

25 Sept 1910 RNZAF Biographies (R17845614)

Next of kin

• WW2 Father: Mr. W. D. Parkes, 4 Railway Street, Eltham AWMM
• WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. W. D. Parkes of Eltham AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

• Europe (Air) AWMM
• Europe (Air) AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ403822 AWMM
• WWII 403822 AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Flight Sergeant/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 75 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

There is a reference to the loss of William Parkes and the rest of the crew in the diary of Sergeant Pilot Raymond Herbert John Broady (NZ39691). [Ref. MS 883]

Attended Bowers Engineering School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845614))

Allied Airmen's graves in this cemetery have been looked after since 1945 by Mrs Annemarie Vossen, hero of the Dutch Resistance Movement. AWMM

Death

7 Sept 1942 AWMM
Age  31 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Tilburg (Gilzerbaan) General Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands AWMM Plot A. Row 1. Coll. grave 27-28. AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2766571
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Na - Py. Archives New Zealand (R17845614)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845614
  Sources Used
• Archive report:
  http://www.aircrewremembered.com/parkes-william-ronald.html
  Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 2 October 2021 - http://www.aircrewremembered.com/parkes-william-ronald.html

References

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• 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)
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Na - Py. Archives New Zealand (R17845614) - 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 - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
• Broady, Raymond Herbert John. Papers, 1911-1942. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 883.