Frank Watkins Military person

Frank Vernon Watkins (21 March 1922 – 20 December 1942) was an officer of the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) during the Second World War. He was killed in air operations trying to save a close comrade and for this action was recommended for the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.

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Frank Watkins
Birth dateJanuary 01, 1922
Birth place
Christchurch
Date of deathJanuary 01, 1942

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award
Mentioned in dispatches
military unit
No. 106 Squadron RAF
No. 150 Squadron RAF
No. 156 Squadron RAF
service start1940
service end1942

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