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Heartrending letter RAF airman sent to mother of comrade who was killed when their plane 'blew up in mid-air' after being hit by German fighter fire in WWII is set to be sold at auction with his medals for up to £600

The handwritten note was sent by Flight Officer Paul Bunn to the mother of flight engineer Sergeant Douglas Timms (pictured), who was killed during a bombing raid in January 1945. ....

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Veteran of two world wars lost life after capture in Greece

His story has come to light through records and history website Ancestry.com.au.
Haythorne was born in 1894, went to school at Whanganui Collegiate, and enlisted for WWI in 1914, serving for four years.
In 1920, he married Margaret, who was from Auckland, and WWII documents record them living in Manawatū when he signed up for service in 1940. Haythorne enlisted in Palmerston North and was farming in Awahuri at the time.
News reports from the time of his death, of sickness, on March 8, 1945, say he and Margaret had two daughters.
Haythorne died in Stalag-344 in Poland.
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New Zealand Herald in 1945 reported: “He was reported missing in the Greek campaign, but was later discovered to have taken refuge in the hills with other New Zealand troops, having volunteered to remain behind to tend wounded men whom it was impossible to evacuate.” ....

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Bid to add air gunner's name to village war memorial

Bid to add air gunner's name to village war memorial
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