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Détails victime
Informations personnelles
- CATO
- GWGM
- GEOFFREY WALTER GAVIN MAIDENS
- Napier, Hawkes Bay
- New Zealand
- Son of James Isaac and Eveline Cato (nee Peacock), of Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
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From the trilogy, 'For Your Tomorrow - A record of New Zealanders who have died while serving with the RNZAF and Allied Air Services since 1915 (Volume One: Fates 1915-1942)', Errol Martyn
Données militaires
- Lieutenant
- 6th Squadron Royal Air Force (Flying Corps)
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6 Squadron, RFC (Abeele, Belgium - 2nd Corps Wing, 2nd Brigade)
Royal Aircraft Factory RE8 A3643
7729 (prev No.?); b Napier 24 Oct 96; Napier BHS; shepherd - H G Burnett, Potikirua Stn, Cape Runaway. Emb for UK; RFC Oxford/5 Sch of Instr [redesignated 5SoMA 27.10.16] as Pilot u/t 4 Sep 16, 2SoMA 11 Nov 16, Comm 26 Jan 17, 41 Res Sqn 30 Jan 17, 15 Res Sqn 5 Mar 17, Pilots Badge 20 May 17, emb for France & 6 Sqn (RE8) 16 Jun 17, c/ldg after flak dam (uninj) 31 Aug 17, e/f & f/ldg (uninj) 6 Sep 17,
Décès
- Contact patrol; the A3643 RE8 took off at 2.55 p.m., assumed to have completed the patrol, as it crashed on Lake Dickebusch, while firing at a practice target. After diving steeply towards the target A3643 pulled out sharply, broke up and dived into shallow water. Lt Cato was the pilot; the observer, Lt RH Richardson, also died (and is buried in Lijssenthoek).
- Drowned
- 6 November 1917
- 21
- XXII - G - 8
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