NEWLAND Kenneth Mitchell

1921 - 1943  (21 years)

• Name	NEWLAND Kenneth Mitchell
  Born	20 Nov 1921	NZ   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	Served during WWII as No. 403021, Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner), Royal New Zealand Air Force attached to 218 Squadron, RAF.
  	Crew member of a Vickers Wellington III (Z1747) bomber which suffered an unexpected structual failure when the starboard wing suddenly broke away in flight. All nine crew on board were killed. Lest We Forget.
  Died	30 Mar 1943	Marham NFK   [2]
  	Age: 21y
  Buried	Apr 1943	Marham Cemetery, Marham NFK   [3]
  	War Graves Plot, Grave 35
  Person ID	I34670	The Relatives of F.L. WALTER
  Last Modified	15 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	NEWLAND Charles Arthur Henry,   b. Abt 1879, Turua, Hauraki, Auckland NZ ,   d. 21 Aug 1958, Hamilton, Waikato NZ  (Age ~ 79 years)
  Mother	KERBY Grace,   b. 9 Jul 1891, Thames, Waikato NZ ,   d. 29 Nov 1978, Te Kuiti, Waikato NZ  (Age 87 years)
  Married	24 Jan 1912	Thames, Waikato NZ   [4]
  Family ID	F11334	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Headstones » Slide Show		Plaque at the Auckland War Memorial Museum commemorating the service and sacrifice of No. 403021, Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner) Kenneth Mitchell NEWLAND (1921-1943) Royal New Zealand Air Force, who died on active service while attached to 218 Squadron, RAF. Lest We Forget.
  		Auckland War Memorial Museum The place where the service and sacrifice of Flight Sergeant Kenneth Mitchell NEWLAND (1921-1943) is recorded by his nation.
  		Headstone of Kenneth Mitchell NEWLAND (1921-1943),

  
  

• Sources

  [S584] ZZ Place Record: NZ, Place Rec Id [P58]. [S8185] ZZ Place Record: Marham NFK, Place Rec Id [P10527]. [S8186] ZZ Place Record: Marham Cemetery, Marham NFK, Place Rec Id [P10528]. [S8214] ZZ Place Record: Thames, Waikato NZ, Place Rec Id [P10564].