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Robert Lawrence SPURDLE [Bob]

1918 - 1994  (76 years)

• Name	Robert Lawrence SPURDLE
  Known As	Bob
  Birth	03 Mar 1918	Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Engineer  [3]
  Military Service	From 1939 to 1945  [4]
  Death	05 Mar 1994	Whitianga, Coromandel, New Zealand   [3, 5, 6]
  Burial	09 Mar 1994	Mercury Bay, Coromandel, New Zealand   [5, 7]
  Probate	26 May 1994	Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand   [3]
  Person ID	I1668	NZ Genealogy Project | SPURDLE Descendant
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2008

  
  

  Father	Frederick Maurice SPURDLE [Maurie],   b. 11 Sep 1879, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand d. 31 Dec 1943, Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand (Age 64 years)
  Mother	Flora Park Cave CALMAN [Flossie],   b. 03 Mar 1883, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand d. 07 Oct 1973, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	03 Apr 1907	Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand   [8, 9, 10]
  Family ID	F317	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Shirley Florence LOMAS,   b. 16 Jan 1919, Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand d. 25 Mar 1975, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 56 years)
  Marriage	01 Dec 1943	New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand   [1, 5, 11, 12, 13]
  Children	+ 1. Living + 2. Elizabeth Robin SPURDLE,   b. 1946, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand d. 26 Jul 2004, Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand (Age 58 years) + 3. Living
  Family ID	F862	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

  Family 2	Mavis Dorothy Marion PATRICK [Dorothy],   b. 25 Aug 1917, Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand d. 23 Nov 1987, Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	1954	Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand   [5, 12, 14]
  Family ID	F6935	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Dec 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 03 Mar 1918 - Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Marriage - 01 Dec 1943 - New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand Marriage - 1954 - Wanganui, Wanganui, New Zealand Death - 05 Mar 1994 - Whitianga, Coromandel, New Zealand Burial - 09 Mar 1994 - Mercury Bay, Coromandel, New Zealand Probate - 26 May 1994 - Hamilton, Waikato, New Zealand  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  BIOGRAPHY The following is from the summary biography on Wikipeadia. Wing Commander Robert Lawrence "Peter" Spurdle DFC & Bar (3 March 1918 - 5 March 1994) was a New Zealand flying ace of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He was credited with the destruction of ten enemy aircraft. Born in Wanganui,Peter Spurdle joined the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) in 1939. After completing flight training in 1940 he was sent to the United Kingdom and transferred to the RAF. He flew Supermarine Spitfires with No. 74 Squadron during the later stages of the Battle of Britain and later flew with No. 91 Squadron. From late 1942 and into the following year, he was temporarily attached to the RNZAF, firstly in a training capacity in New Zealand, and then in the Solomon Islands campaign with No. 16 Squadron. He returned to Europe in 1944, flying with No. 80 Squadron as its commander. After the end of the war in Europe, Spurdle returned to service with the RNZAF and was discharged in 1946. In civilian life he worked as an engineer before taking up yachting. He died in 1994 at the age of 76. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org.

  
  

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