Nigel Anthony Plummer

Forenames

Nigel Anthony AWMM

Surname

Plummer AWMM

Service number

• NZ412732 AWMM
• WWII 412732 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

1919 Public Source

Date of birth

1919

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Place of birth

NZ

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Birth notes

Son of Capt. Sidney James Plummer and of Mary Alice Plummer (nee Whitelaw), of Waipawa, Hawke's Bay

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Address before enlistment

Tokomaru Bay

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Next of kin

• WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. S. J. Plummer AWMM
• Captain S J Plummer of Tokomaru Bay (father)
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Relationship status

• Single/WWII AWMM
• single
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War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

North Africa AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ412732 AWMM
• WWII 412732 AWMM

Military service

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville, Ontario, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 40C-1. Graduation Date: 31/12/1941. AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Air Force, No. 81 Squadron AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Capetown Castle AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

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

Last rank

Sergeant AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 81 Squadron AWMM

Parents:Captain Sidney James Plummer and Mary Alice Plummer (nee Whitelaw) of Hawkes Bay

Attended Gisborne High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845614)) AWMM

Death

2 Jan 1943 AWMM
Age  24 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Obituary

Sergeant Nigel Anthony Plummer, mentioned in the above list as now officially presumed dead, was the youngest son of Captain and Mrs. S. J. Plummer, of Tokomaru Bay, and was well known on the East Coast and in the Gisborne district as a Rugby footballer with a promising career ahead of him. Born in Tokomaru Bay 24 years ago and educated at Hereworth College and the Gisborne High School, Sergeant Plummer played for the East Coast Rugby representatives, and at the time of his enlistment was playing in the Hastings competitions and in rigorous training in the hope of having a chance of selection for the New Zealand team that was to have visited South Africa. He entered the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1941, and after preliminary training in the Dominion went to Canada before being drafted to a Spitfire squadron in England early last year. He took part in the Dieppe raid and in November accompanied the first landing in North Africa, going almost immediately to the Tunisian battle area before the establishment of proper lines.

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Memorial name

Tokomaru Bay War Memorial
Tokomaru Bay Memorial Gates
Gisborne's War Memorial

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Memorial name

• Malta Memorial, Malta AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Gisborne First World War Memorial, The Esplanade, Kaiti, Gisborne AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1533037
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ue - Z. Archives New Zealand (R17845617)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845614
  Sources Used

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) - Na - Py. Archives New Zealand (R17845614) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• 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)
• 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.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.