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Lionel Ralph Priday

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel P_017. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel P_017. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Lionel Ralph AWMM
  • Surname
    Priday AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ416538 AWMM
    • WWII 416538 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    15 December 1921 RNZAF Biographies (R17845614) Gisborne, New Zealand RNZAF Biographies (R17845614)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of Charles Richard & Linda PRIDAY of Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 August 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Address before enlistment
    Gisborne Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 August 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Father: Mr. C. R. Priday of Gisborne AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details
    WW2 Vessel was West Point AWMM

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 on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Lionel Priday was the son of Charles Richard and Lena Priday, of Gisborne, Auckland, New Zealand.

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

Death

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  • Death
    25 July 1942 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    Canada, North America AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Brandon Cemetery, Manitoba, Canada AWMM Lot 103. Block A. Sec. 27. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    ROLL OF HONOUR

    Priday.— Result of an aircraft accident, Leading Aircraftman Lionel Ralph Priday, third son of Mr. and Mrs. C. Priday, 4 Haldane St. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 1 August 2023 - ROLL OF HONOUR
    GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXIX, ISSUE 20852, 3 AUGUST 1942, PAGE 1
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  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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

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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • 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) - Na - Py. Archives New Zealand (R17845614) - 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
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Killed - Officers (Canada, Pacific, Europe) - Airmen (Canada, India and Far East)]. Archives New Zealand (R17845748) 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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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
13 October 2023KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher
01 August 2023Lorraine Mona Gisborne Researcher

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