Warwick St George Ruxton Wilson

Forenames

Warwick St George Ruxton AWMM

Surname

Wilson AWMM

Also known as

Pete AWMM

Service number

NZ404438 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Religion

Anglican, Christian AWMM

Birth

1 Mar 1917 AWMM

Address before enlistment

Pre 30 Oct 1939 AWMM 112 Remuera Road, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Next of kin

• Mr Warwick Wilson, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Parents: Mr & Mrs W. S. R. Wilson, 112 Remuera Road, Auckland AWMM

Relationship status

• Single/WWII AWMM
• Pre 01 May 1941 AWMM Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

France and Germany (TBC) AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

NZ404438 AWMM

Military service

Operational Unit, Bassingbourne, Herts AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Air Force, No. 57 Squadron AWMM

Medals and Awards

• 1939-1945 Star AWMM
• Air Crew Europe Star AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 30 Oct 1939 AWMM
Age  22 AWMM
Law student/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Sergeant (Pilot) AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

• Height, Unknown Period AWMM
  5 feet 8 inches AWMM
• Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Flight Sergeant (Pilot)/Military AWMM

Warwick Ruxton was the son of Warwick and Merthyr-Tydvil Wilson, of Auckland, New Zealand.

Attended Kings College, where he was a member of Town House from 1930-33.

He attended Auckland University College as a law student.

Trained in Wellington Bombers, did sweeps over the North Sea, Germany and also the occupied French coast.

Attended King's College, Auckland (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845617))

382 hours as Pilot (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845617)) AWMM

Death

18 Apr 1942 AWMM
Age  25 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Kiel War Cemetery, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany AWMM 1. A. 5 AWMM

Obituary

NZ Herald 5 May 1942 (reported missing) AWMM

Memorial name

• King's College Golf Ave, Otahuhu, Auckland 1062 AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

Related Serviceperson

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2356963
  Sources Used
• Pine, Madison. Ian Lewis Ruxton Wilson. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira. First published: 3 September 2019
  https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/ian-wilson
  Further Reference
• 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/R17845617
  Sources Used

References

• New Zealand Memories
  New Zealand Memories Issue 68 October/November 2007 pp60-61
• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• The New Zealand Herald
  NZ Herald 5 May 1942 (reported missing)
• Information kindly provided by family
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ue - Z. Archives New Zealand (R17845617) - 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.