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Eric Peter SHORTHOUSE

Kete Horowhenua2020-03-23T16:50:34+00:00
Date of birth24 May 1921
Date of death12 April 1945
Mothers nameMarguerite (née Gargrave)
Spouses nameUnmarried
Fathers nameJohn Stephen Shorthouse
SiblingsJohn Sidney (Wing Commander, DFC; MID), Robert Clive (Flying Officer with RNZAF as a fighter pilot in Europe), , ,
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Cause of deathKilled in action due to engine failure
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Last known residence294 Parnell Rise, Parnell, Auckland
AliasPeter
AwardsDFC, MID, The 1939-45 Star, The Pacific Star, The War Medal 1939-45, The NZ War Medal
Place of birth204 Stamshaw Rd, Portsmouth, England
OccupationCarpenter Apprentice
Place of deathLost on air ops, New Ireland, Pacific
Theatres of warPacific Islands
SurnameSHORTHOUSE
War memorialFoxton
Place enlistedFor RNZAF Waipapakauri
Christian namesEric Peter
Overseas memorialBourail Memorial panel 5
SchoolFoxton DHS 1933 - 1937
WarsWW 11
Service number4212607
Date enlistedApril 1941 Army, 24 October 1942 in RNZAF
Final rankPilot Officer
Regiment or serviceRNZAF Corsair Pilot 15 Sqdn
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Came to NZ at the age of ten years.

Probate: Will at Archives NZ, Auckland.

Obituary: Manawatu Herald.

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