Rabone, Paul Wattling
Personal Information
Rank | S/L |
Forename(s) | Paul Wattling |
Surname | Rabone |
Gender | M |
Age | 26 |
Decorations | DFC |
Date of Death | 24-07-1944 |
Next of Kin | Son of Clarence Noble Rabone and Frances May Rabone, of Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Husband of Pamela Barbara Rabone, of Kairanga, Wellington, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | de Havilland Mosquito VI |
Serial Number | HR236 |
Markings |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Belgium |
Burial/Memorial Place | Hotton War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | XI. C. 8. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 229 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 2171 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 100 |
Squadron | 23 |
Trade | Pilot |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
The National Archives
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 24-07-1944 |
End Date | 25-07-1944 |
Takeoff Station | Little Snoring |
Day/Night Raid | Night (20% moon) |
Operation | A target in north-west Germany (presumably flying fighter cover) |
Reason for Loss | Nothing was heard after take-off. His body washed up at Heligoland three months later and he was buried at Hotton War Cemetery |