Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Noel Leonard Pittendrigh Born Circa 1922 - Died 21 April 1943 PDF Key details Service numberNZ42502 AWMM WWII 42502 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankSergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 6 Air Observers School AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Weekly News - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesNoel Leonard AWMM SurnamePittendrigh AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberNZ42502 AWMM WWII 42502 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › BirthCirca 1922 AWMM Auckland, New Zealand AWMM 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 numberNZ42502 AWMM WWII 42502 AWMM Military serviceRCAF, 3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta Base Record Course 1: Class 58. Graduation Date: 9/10/1942. AWMM Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade ProficiencyPilot AWMM Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Boschfontein AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM Pittendrigh's aeroplane crashed in south Cumbria. AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 6 Air Observers School AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Noel Pittendrigh was the son of Harold Oliver and Florence Edith Pittendrigh of Auckland, New Zealand. AWMM I am a very keen family historian from The Bathurst area where Noel Leonard’s father Harold Oliver Pittendrigh was born. Public - Dianne - Other relative - 14 October 2019 - Information from Family oral history. Death About death Contribute › Death21 April 1943 AWMM Age 21 AWMM Cumbria, England AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Air Accident AWMM Death notes CemeteryFlookburgh (St John The Baptist) Churchyard, Cumbria, England AWMM Grave 87 AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Noel Leonard Pittendrigh by laying a poppy. Robert James Pittaway William Watson Pittaway Noel Leonard Pittendrigh Margaret Bessie Pitter Alfred Pittick Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Noel Leonard Pittendrigh Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNZ Herald via Newstalk ZB http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/news/national/english-community-raise-funds-to-repair-gravestone-of-kiwi-world-war-ii-pilot/ Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2698778 Sources Used DocumentsMartyn, 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 Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 14 October 2019DianneAustraliaOther relative 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 Next record Previous record