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Second World War: 1939-1945

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The Wilkes shell incident 1942

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DescriptionOn the 23 June 1942 No. 1 section of the 91st Composite AA Battery at Nelson Aerodrome accidently fired two Borfors shells during a loading drill. One shell hit the Wilkes' timber yard in Richmond causing £200 worth of damage. This transcript includes a number of accounts from those who witnessed or heard about the event, as well telegraph reports, memoranda and the proceedings from a Court of Inquiry. AuthorLes Slater (Principal Researcher) and D. J. RunnaclesRichmond Borough CouncilJoy FlanniganLes KerrNorm BartlettAlan BartlettRoy SavageT. J. ReillyBill WilkesFergus HolyoakeJean SuttonDateInterviewees were held between January 1984 and August 1984Subject/KeywordInterviewsOral history transcriptsDisastersNew Zealand Defence Force (NZDF)SawmillsW.E. Wilkes LtdWilkes familyWorld War, 1939-1945AcknowledgementsNational Archives Ref: 84R/638-l, AD1 206/4/11. Some of the National Archive's materials are illegible due to the poor condition of the original copy.

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CollectionOral HistoriesRichmond Oral History Project 1983-1984PlaceRichmondOrganisationTasman District CouncilEventSecond World War: 1939-1945

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The Wilkes shell incident 1942