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William Melville Angus

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Clifford (circa 1918). Glass Plate Negative: Mr W M Angus. Canterbury Museum 1980.175.506

Clifford (circa 1918). Glass Plate Negative: Mr W M Angus. Canterbury Museum 1980.175.506

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    William Melville AWMM
  • Surname
    Angus AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
    Bill AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWI 5/111 AWMM
    • WWII 610771 AWMM
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    Male AWMM
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  • Voluntary assistant, applied arts 1964-1974 at Auckland War Memorial Museum.

    Well known clock collector.

    On 16 February 1913 Bill took what was believed to be the first photography in New Zealand from the air in a heavier-than-air aircraft. Source: Martyn, E. W. (2013) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    23 July 1979 Public Source
  • Date of death
    23 July 1979 Public - elli - 24 January 2015 - Deaths (1979, july, 25), New Zealand Herald (Auckland), sec 4, p12
  • Age at death
    83 years Public - elli - 24 January 2015 - Deaths (1979, july, 25), New Zealand Herald (Auckland), sec 4, p12
  • Place of death
    6 Paritai Drive, Auckland Public - elli - 24 January 2015 - Deaths (1979, july, 25), New Zealand Herald (Auckland), sec 4, p12
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    Waikumete, Auckland Public - elli - 24 January 2015 - Archives NZ Wellington - CWGC Non-war grave card index
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  • Bill was one of a few Kiwis who flew on operations during the Gallipoli Campaign. He was attached to the Royal Naval Air Service on 10 October 1915 and worked primarily as a mechanic, but also flew occasionally as an Observer. He re-joined the RNZASC as a driver on 13 March 1917.
    Public - Stoney - Researcher - 13 January 2018
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