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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 25, 2018 22:41:17 GMT 12
WALLIS, Matthew Timothy. Much loved husband of Alice. Best friend, best buddy, adventure master and cherished dad to Arthur. A celebration of Matt's life will be held at the Alpine Helicopters hangar, Wanaka Airport on Monday 30 July at 2pm. Messages to PO Box 156, Wanaka 9343 or alice26wallis@gmail.com
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 27, 2018 11:47:21 GMT 12
GREGAN, Patrick Joseph: RNZAF Service No. 4216557, 78416. On July 26, 2018, Pat passed away peacefully at Auckland Hospital, aged 95 years (born 11 January 1923), with his family at his bedside. Beloved husband of Joan for 69 years and much loved father of Sally, Jane, David, Brian, Philip and Elizabeth. Respected father-in-law of Antoni, Christopher, Tui, Lorraine, Robyn and Warren. Adored granddad Pat of Robert, Kate and Lucy, Diana, Shannon and James, Eleanor, Audrey and Veronica, Alec and Meg, and great-grandfather of Angus and Charlotte, Billie, Quinn and Louis, Jayden, Tyler and Scarlett. A service for Pat will be held at the Chapel, Whenuapai Airforce Base, Whenuapai, on Monday, July 30 at 1.00pm, followed by a private cremation. A long life full of kindness, interest and great wit.
MEPSTED, Thomas George (Tom). Ex RAF Born April 20, 1923. Passed away on July 25, 2018. Passed away peacefully at CHT Hillcrest in his 96th year. Loved father and father-in-law of Kevin and Michelle, Shane and Carol, Chris and Kerry, Nick and Pam, Katrina and Curt. Loving granddad to Dana and Virgil, Amber, Callum and Laura, Kieran and Leon, Tomas and Isabelle. A celebration to be held 3.30pm Saturday 28th July at Manukau Memorial Gardens.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 29, 2018 12:23:36 GMT 12
BUNNEY, Edwin (Ted): Reg No 631330, Pte, NZ Army; Reg No NZ434486, Leading Aircraftsman, RNZAF, 1939-45. On July 23, 2018, peacefully at Shona McFarlane Retirement Village, in his 94th year. Dearly loved husband of the late Val for 67 years. Much loved dad of John & Linda, Evan & Charmaine, Pamela, Jill & Craig. Loved grandad of his 9 grandchildren and great-grandad of his 12 great-grandchildren. In accordance with Ted's wishes a private cremation has been held. Messages may be sent to "the Bunney family", C/- PO Box 30-127, Lower Hutt 5040.
WENHAM, Jonathan Paul (Jon). On 26 July 2018 unexpectedly at his home. Aged 73 years. Much loved father of Robert. Loved brother of Conrad, Michael and Annette. A respected family member and friend. A passionate conservationist and photographer. Funeral will be held in Hamilton with details to follow. All communications via Woolertons' Funeral Home | 078551878 | 127 Boundary Rd, Hamilton 3214
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Post by FlyingKiwi on Jul 29, 2018 12:52:57 GMT 12
From Facebook:
Murray was the CFI of Dargaville Aero Club, very sorry to hear the news.
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Post by angelsonefive on Jul 29, 2018 19:20:41 GMT 12
In the Family Notices, Dominion Post, July 28 2018 :
" NEWTON
Percival Guy Haig DFC.
Died peacefully on 24 July 2018 in Melbourne. Born 29 September 1917 in Christchurch.
A very full life. "
Wing Commander Newton was credited with the destruction of five Japanese planes and one probably destroyed.
These air victories were achieved while serving with 17 Sqdn, RNZAF in the Pacific.
He was the CO of that unit from June 1943 to March 1944.
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Post by errolmartyn on Jul 30, 2018 0:38:49 GMT 12
In the Family Notices, Dominion Post, July 28 2018 : " NEWTON Percival Guy Haig DFC. Died peacefully on 24 July 2018 in Melbourne. Born 29 September 1917 in Christchurch. A very full life. " Wing Commander Newton was credited with the destruction of five Japanese planes and one probably destroyed. These air victories were achieved while serving with 17 Sqdn, RNZAF in the Pacific. He was the CO of that unit from June 1943 to March 1944. From Colin Hanson’s By Such Deeds – Honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923 – 1999 : NEWTON, Wing Commander Percival Guy Haig, DFC, mid. NZ1069 & 130315; Born Christchurch, 29 Sep 1917; RNZAF 3 Apr 1939 to 27 Apr 1946, Res. to 20 Dec 1950; Pilot. Citation Mention in Despatches (25 Feb 1944): [17 Sqn RNZAF (Kittyhawk)] In recognition of distinguished service and devotion to duty - Acting Squadron Leader Newton has proved himself to be an excellent leader, both on the ground and in the air. In combat he has destroyed one enemy aircraft, and shared in the destruction of several enemy barges. By his leadership, discipline and example, he welded his Squadron into an efficient fighting unit of particularly high morale.Citation Distinguished Flying Cross (Imm) (11 Apr 1944): [17 Sqn RNZAF (Kittyhawk)] In a hotly contested fighter sweep over Rabaul on Christmas Eve, 1943, this Squadron Commander displayed skill and personal gallantry of the highest order in shooting down two Japanese aircraft and in probably destroying a third. A few days later, when the enemy, in large numbers, endeavoured to intercept an Allied bomber force which Squadron Leader Newton’s formation was escorting, he fought a gallant action and destroyed another two Japanese aircraft, bringing his score to five enemy aircraft shot down and one probably destroyed, as he had already had one success on an earlier tour. Squadron Leader Newton, though handicapped by ill-health, gave a sterling performance as a fighter pilot.WWII Fighter Ace. Credited with the destruction of five Japanese aircraft, plus one probable, whilst serving with 17 Sqn in the Pacific. CO 17 Sqn RNZAF Jun 1943-Mar 1944. Errol |
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Post by thomarse on Jul 30, 2018 9:09:39 GMT 12
"Guy" Newton worked at General Motors NZ in the Frigidaire Division way back when, before transferring to Australia
Wasn't he the pupil in the Tiger when Squadron Leader D M Allan sadly fell out?
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Post by errolmartyn on Jul 30, 2018 10:23:25 GMT 12
"Guy" Newton . . . Wasn't he the pupil in the Tiger when Squadron Leader D M Allan sadly fell out? Yes, he was. Errol |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Jul 30, 2018 14:02:46 GMT 12
Oh goodness, sad to see him pass away but 100 years old is very impressive.
I was contacted by a Herald journalist only last week hoping to contact Guy about the incident with Dave Allan's death. I guess he may not have tracked Guy down in the end.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 1, 2018 8:47:31 GMT 12
WENHAM, Jonathan Paul (Jon). On 26 July 2018 unexpectedly at his home. Aged 73 years. Funeral will be held in Hamilton with details to follow. Jon's funeral service will be held in the Hamilton Gardens pavilion, Gate 2, Cobham Drive or Hungerford crescent at 11am Friday the 3rd Aug, followed by burial. |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 1, 2018 8:51:55 GMT 12
AUSTIN, Patrick (Smokey): W76518, WO, RNZAF. On Friday, July 27, 2018 Smokey passed away at Woburn Masonic Village, Lower Hutt; aged 88. Beloved husband of the late Nancy Austin. Dearly loved father of Phillip Bartlett, Norman & Lovinia Bartlett, David Austin (dec) and Trish & Don Morgan. Adored grandfather and great-grandfather. Special thanks to the staff of the Woburn Masonic for your care and generosity. A service for Smokey will be held at the Wainuiomata Bowling Club, 1 Moohan St, Wanuiomata on (TOMORROW) Wednesday, August 1 at 11.30am, followed by interment at Akatarawa Cemetery. Messages to the "Austin Family" may be sent C/- PO Box 30-127, Lower Hutt 5040.
ARNOLD, Elizabeth Ramsay (Betty) (nee MacDougall). Service No. 2154083 WAAF. Born 5 May 1925 at Rutherglen Glasgow Scotland. Passed away at Tasman Care Home Henderson on 27 July 2018 peacefully, aged 93 years. Beloved wife of the late Leo Arnold. Dearly loved mum to Ray and Huia, Otorohanga, Ross and Elsa, Brisbane and Graeme and Brenda, Gisborne. Treasured grandmother to Nathan, Benjamin (deceased) Leah (deceased), Lisa and Alia. Great grandmother to Allisa and Heath. A service for Betty will be held at the Glen Eden RSA Glendale Road, Glen Eden, on Saturday 4 August 2018 at 11am. Sincere thanks to staff at Tasman Care Home, Waitakere Hospital and Moira Stuart.
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Post by planewriting on Aug 1, 2018 10:22:13 GMT 12
Oh goodness, sad to see him pass away but 100 years old is very impressive. I was contacted by a Herald journalist only last week hoping to contact Guy about the incident with Dave Allan's death. I guess he may not have tracked Guy down in the end. Interesting too that Guy is the second mention on forum threads we have had in less than a month where someone has been involved in a fatal RNZAF Tiger Moth incident and a survivor has lived to be 100. The other one I am referring to is Phillip Stewart who spoke at the 30 June forum meeting in Christchurch. Do we know of any more candidates ... |
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 1, 2018 16:45:27 GMT 12
SQN LDR (RTD) Thomas Joseph (Tom) Stephenson B78615 A&S (Prov) RNZAF 29 April 1957 to 30 September 1985. 30/09/1930 to 30/07/2018 husband of the late Val (1989) & Father of Linda, Michael & the late Iain (1998). Served with the RNZAF as a Provost & ended as Base Adjutant at Whenuapai. RAF for 5 years (National Service) including Germany post WWII. Private Service to be held. All Communications to Linda at lindanefret@gmail.com.
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Post by thomarse on Aug 1, 2018 19:51:28 GMT 12
Interesting too that Guy is the second mention on forum threads we have had in less than a month where someone has been involved in a fatal RNZAF Tiger Moth incident and a survivor has lived to be 100. The other one I am referring to is Phillip Stewart who spoke at the 30 June forum meeting in Christchurch. Do we know of any more candidates ...[/quote]
Here's a bit of a coincidence - I was going to mention that M H (Morrie) Hoy, who, if he is still with us, would be in his 90s, survived a fatal Tiger accident and flew for many years after - he was still towing gliders at the Upper Valley Club into the 1980s. While checking my facts, I found that the Tiger accident which Morrie survived was the one that NZ724 didn't survive - NZ724 being the aircraft from which S/L Allan fell!
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 1, 2018 22:06:34 GMT 12
That's an interesting coincidence Tom.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 3, 2018 18:27:34 GMT 12
Repatriation of NZ Service Personel from SE Asia.
RNZAF 41 Sqn 73883 F/O William Anthony Devescovi age 29 lost his life when NZ5901 crashed on 10th Dec 1956. in Malaya. He will be repatriated back to NZ on 21st Aug 2018. A re internment service will be held at North Shore Cemetary, Schnapper Rock Road, Auckland at 1300 hours.
All ex 41 Sqn and RNZAF members are invited to attend.
Refreshments at Hobsonville RSA afterwards
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 4, 2018 16:34:14 GMT 12
FINCH, Edward Arnold (Ted): Reg. No. NZ 427125 (RNZAF) 6th Squadron. Went peacefully into his long sleep on July 31, 2018, at Springlands Lifestyle Village, Blenheim, in his 98th year. Loved husband of the late Agnes Mary Finch. Much loved Dad and father-in-law of Rodney and Lou; Lesley; Paul; Keith and Ann; Annette and Jesse; Michael and Kay. A loved grandfather and great-grandfather of all his grandchildren. Messages to 16A Lakings Road, Blenheim 7201. A special thanks for the love and care of Ted at Springlands Lifestyle Village during his stay. A celebration of Ted's life will be held at the Springlands Chapel, Cloudy Bay Funeral Services, 15 Boyce Street, Blenheim, on Monday, August 6, at 11.00am, followed by a private family interment at the Fairhall Services Cemetery.
PASCOE, Herbert Callan (Cal). RNZAF NZ 4322344 LAC. At home on Thursday 2nd August 2018 in his 96th year. Dearly loved husband of the late Elaine. Much loved and loving Dad and father inlaw of Andrea and Steve Prill, Murray and Jan Pascoe, Judy and Ian Murphy, and Helen and John Haeusler. Loving Grandad of his 12 grandchildren and great Grandad of 11. Special thanks to members of Hospice EBOP and Community Healthcare, especially Nancy. A service for Cal will be held in the St Nicholas Church, Pohutukawa Avenue, Ohope on Wednesday 8th August at 11am followed by burial in the Returned Services Section of Hillcrest Cemetery. Messages please to the Pascoe family C/- PO Box 2070 Whakatane.
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Post by Dave Homewood on Aug 6, 2018 13:30:20 GMT 12
ORAM, Lionel Freeman: #4214720 RNZAF LAC (of Kaiapoi). Peacefully on Friday, August 3, 2018. Aged 95 years. Dearly loved husband of Valmai (Val) for 67 years. Dearly loved dad of Lindsay and Lorna, Stephen and Rosemary, John (deceased), Wendy and Darren, Susan and Gordon, and Jan. Loved grandad of Nic and Lee-Anne, and Tim; Robert, and Harry; Lizzy, Johnny, Katie, and Evie; and Finn, and Rosa. Great-grandad of Annabelle. The family wish to thank the staff in the Fernside Unit at Bupa Ballarat Care Home for their love and support of Lionel. In lieu of flowers donations to the Order of St John, Kaiapoi, would be appreciated and may be made at the service. A celebration of Lionel's life will be held at The Co-operating Parish, corner Fuller and Peraki Streets, Kaiapoi, on Wednesday, August 8, at 2.00pm. Private cremation thereafter.
F/S (RTD) Robert G (Bob) Boucher D83746 ACFTTECH RNZAF 5 June 1968 to 30 September 1988. Bob passed away 4 August 2018. Further details TBA.
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Post by planewriting on Aug 7, 2018 13:49:29 GMT 12
Interesting too that Guy is the second mention on forum threads we have had in less than a month where someone has been involved in a fatal RNZAF Tiger Moth incident and a survivor has lived to be 100. The other one I am referring to is Phillip Stewart who spoke at the 30 June forum meeting in Christchurch. Do we know of any more candidates ... I have just received an email from a long time member of the Upper Valley Gliding Club regarding Morrie Hoy. Quote:Morrie was chief tow pilot for Upper Valley Gliding Club for many years up to about 1980 I believe, my time started with the club in 1982, by which time Morrie had left the club and moved to Auckland, at least that is my understanding. Contact with a couple of our older members seems to suggest that he passed away a few years ago according to our collective memories, but no confirmation, if anything more reliable turns up (Peter) I will drop you a line. Unquote. That's all that can be added for now. Here's a bit of a coincidence - I was going to mention that M H (Morrie) Hoy, who, if he is still with us, would be in his 90s, survived a fatal Tiger accident and flew for many years after - he was still towing gliders at the Upper Valley Club into the 1980s. While checking my facts, I found that the Tiger accident which Morrie survived was the one that NZ724 didn't survive - NZ724 being the aircraft from which S/L Allan fell! [/quote] |
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Post by errolmartyn on Aug 7, 2018 16:30:49 GMT 12
Interesting too that Guy is the second mention on forum threads we have had in less than a month where someone has been involved in a fatal RNZAF Tiger Moth incident and a survivor has lived to be 100. The other one I am referring to is Phillip Stewart who spoke at the 30 June forum meeting in Christchurch. Do we know of any more candidates ... I have just received an email from a long time member of the Upper Valley Gliding Club regarding Morrie Hoy. Quote:Morrie was chief tow pilot for Upper Valley Gliding Club for many years up to about 1980 I believe, my time started with the club in 1982, by which time Morrie had left the club and moved to Auckland, at least that is my understanding. Contact with a couple of our older members seems to suggest that he passed away a few years ago according to our collective memories, but no confirmation, if anything more reliable turns up (Peter) I will drop you a line. Unquote. That's all that can be added for now. Here's a bit of a coincidence - I was going to mention that M H (Morrie) Hoy, who, if he is still with us, would be in his 90s, survived a fatal Tiger accident and flew for many years after - he was still towing gliders at the Upper Valley Club into the 1980s. While checking my facts, I found that the Tiger accident which Morrie survived was the one that NZ724 didn't survive - NZ724 being the aircraft from which S/L Allan fell! [/quote] Maurice Henry Hoy, born 3 Nov 19 died 10 Feb 07. Errol |
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