Plt. Off. Francis John Blackwood

Francis Blackwood was the son of Francis Peter and Frances Mildred Blackwood; husband of Brenda Blackwood, of Pedmore, Worcestershire. Birth Registration Number: (reg. 1914/19729). Attended Brooklyn School, Wellington. Killed on Air Operations. Pilot Officer F J Blackwood: missing believed killed; Spitfire X4502, 140 Squadron, aircraft failed to return from a photographic reconnaissance flight over the Cherbourg area of France, 2 June 1942.

Medals

Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE) (Military).
War Medal 1939-1945.
New Zealand War Service Medal.
British Empire Medal (BEM).

Sources

1. Cenotaph: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/...