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Research in Other Countries => New Zealand => New Zealand Completed Requests => Topic started by: onyxandopal on Thursday 20 December 18 21:27 GMT (UK)
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Good evening,
I am looking to trace any military information for WILFRED HENRY BURNHAM born in Hastings, NZ on 12/03/1920. Parents names are ROGER BURNHAM and SOPHIA MAY HOLTHUSEN.
I believe Wilfred is buried in Sunderland, UK next to his Grandfather, HENRY BURNHAM. (His parents emigrated to NZ from Sunderland).
Wilfred joined the NZ Air Force aged 19, and died aged 21 in Birmingham in an air crash. There is an article about him online, but I'd like to know more about his army career before his death. Where would be the best place for me to look for this kind of information?
Many Thanks
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Here is his entry on the Auckland War memorial Museum's cenotaph
http://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C21466?n=WILFRED%20HENRY%20BURNHAM&ordinal=0&from=%2Fwar-memorial%2Fonline-cenotaph%2Fsearch
You can apply for his full WW2 file from the NZDF
http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/personnel-records/nzdf-archives/accessing-military-service-records.htm
His CWGC entry
https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2696972/burnham,-wilfred-henry/
Cheers Janette
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A photo of his grave
https://www.twgpp.org/photograph/view/3776202
Cheers Janette
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This may be a clearer photograph of the gravestone [can be enlarged].........
https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/wilfred-henry-burnham
Minniehaha.
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I am assuming this is the on-line article [with photograph] you are referring to?
http://villageonline.co.uk/village/features/feature/bunnys_bomber_bravery
Minniehaha.