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| PERSONALIA |
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| Name: |
Ward, James Allen |
| Date of birth: | June 14th, 1919 (Wanganui, New Zealand)
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September 15th, 1941 (Hamburg, Germany)
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Commonwealth War Cemetery Hamburg
Plot: 5A. Row: A1. Grave: 9. |
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New Zealander |
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VICTORIA CROSS (VC)
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Rank:
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Sergeant
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Unit:
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Royal New Zealand Air Force
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Action:
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On 7 July 1941 the rightwing engine of a Wellington bomber was set on fire after a bomb raid on Munster, Germany. The pilot asked Sergeant Ward if he would try to put out the fire. Sergeant Ward left his position and crawled, trough a small hatch, onto the rightwing of the bomber. After putting out the fire he managed to crawl back inside the plane. Thanks to his heroic action the bomber landed safely on its home base.
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Details:
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James Ward was killed in action on 15 September 1941 near Hamburg, Germany.
James Allen Ward is buried at the Hamburg (Ohlsdorf) Cemetery, Germany.
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