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PLTOFF. Howard Fleming Irving

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PLTOFF. Howard Fleming Irving Veteran

Birth
Tolaga Bay, Gisborne District, Gisborne, New Zealand
Death
27 May 1941 (aged 25)
Egypt
Burial
El Alamein, Maṭrūḥ, Egypt Add to Map
Plot
V. A. 12.
Memorial ID
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Service Number ~ NZ 402132
Military Base ~ Fuka, Egypt
Unit ~ RAF 45 Squadron
Command ~ Mediterranean
Ship ~ Blenheim Iv
Occupation ~ Obs
Casualty ~ Killed in action
Residence Place ~ Waipawa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Stalled and Crashed When Taking Off From Fuka North to Lead A Raid on Maleme Airfield, Crete, the Ag Survived; the Raid Was Abandoned

Son of Howard Richard Irving and of Isabella McKinnon Irving (nee Fleming), of Waipawa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.
Service Number ~ NZ 402132
Military Base ~ Fuka, Egypt
Unit ~ RAF 45 Squadron
Command ~ Mediterranean
Ship ~ Blenheim Iv
Occupation ~ Obs
Casualty ~ Killed in action
Residence Place ~ Waipawa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand
Stalled and Crashed When Taking Off From Fuka North to Lead A Raid on Maleme Airfield, Crete, the Ag Survived; the Raid Was Abandoned

Son of Howard Richard Irving and of Isabella McKinnon Irving (nee Fleming), of Waipawa, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

Gravesite Details

Pilot Officer, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Age: 25.



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