Fly/Off. Noel Somervell Culpan

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Fly/Off. Noel Somervell Culpan

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Birthplace: Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
Death: December 17, 1944 (31)
Bourgtheroulde-Infreville, Departement de l'Eure, Haute-Normandie, France (World War II: Killed on Active Service.)
Place of Burial: [Block "S". Plot 1. Row L. Grave 11.], Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, Franck
Immediate Family:

Son of William Hugh Rae Culpan and Blanche Martha Melica Culpan

Occupation: Flying Officer (Pilot), Royal New Zealand Air Force.
Find A Grave ID: 56261157
Service No: WWII 427019
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About Fly/Off. Noel Somervell Culpan

Noel Somervell Culpan (reg. 1924/10103) was the son of William Hugh Rae Culpan and Blanche Martha Melica Culpan (Gemmell), of Auckland, New Zealand. He attended Auckland Boys Grammar School, played rugby and matriculated, passing the Medical preliminary exams. He was a member of the Auckland wing of the Air Training Corps. Died when his Lancaster bomber, of which he was captain, went down in France on the way to a mission over Munich, Germany.

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  1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...
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Fly/Off. Noel Somervell Culpan's Timeline

1912
December 25, 1912
Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
1944
December 17, 1944
Age 31
Bourgtheroulde-Infreville, Departement de l'Eure, Haute-Normandie, France
December 17, 1944
Age 31
Saint Sever Cemetery Extension, [Block "S". Plot 1. Row L. Grave 11.], Rouen, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, Franck