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WO1. Walter Daniel Thomas

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Birthplace: Ogmore Vale, Glamorgan, Wales (United Kingdom)
Death: November 28, 1979 (69)
Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica (Mount Erebus Aircraft Crash)
Place of Burial: Auckland, North Island, New Zealand
Immediate Family:

Son of Rhys Llewelyn Thomas and Lucy Thomas
Husband of Rubina Gwendoline Thomas

Occupation: New Zealand Infantry
Find A Grave ID: 235602912
Find A Grave ID 2: 170931136
Managed by: Private User
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About WO1. Walter Daniel Thomas

On the morning of 28 November 1979, Air New Zealand Flight TE901 left Mangere airport, Auckland, for an 11-hour return sightseeing flight to Antarctica. At 12.49 p.m. (NZST), the aircraft crashed into the lower slopes of Mt Erebus killing all 237 passengers and 20 crew on board. It was the worst civil disaster in New Zealand's history. Source: https://nzhistory.govt.nz/culture/erebus-disaster

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WO1. Walter Daniel Thomas's Timeline

1910
March 14, 1910
Ogmore Vale, Glamorgan, Wales (United Kingdom)
April 17, 1910
Swansea St Gabriel, Glamorganshire, Wales (United Kingdom)

Glamorganshire, Wales, Anglican Baptisms, Marriages and Burials, 1570-1994
Name Walter Daniel Thomas
Baptism Age 0
Record Type Baptism
Birth Date 14 Mar. 1910
Baptism Date 17 Apr. 1910
Baptism Place Swansea St Gabriel, Glamorganshire, Wales
Father Rhys Llewelyn Thomas
Mother Lucy Thomas
Page number 165

1979
November 28, 1979
Age 69
Mount Erebus, Ross Island, Antarctica
November 28, 1979
Age 69
North Shore Memorial Park, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand