Individual Details
Eric Frederick Lloyd MONTGOMERY
(2 Jan 1917 - 3 Jun 1984)
Events
| Birth | 2 Jan 1917 | Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | |||
| Residence | Abt 1930 | Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand | |||
| Education | Abt 1930 | Cambridge District High School, Cambridge, Waikato, New Zealand | |||
| Residence | Abt 1932 | Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | |||
| Education | Abt 1932 | Te Puke District High School, Te Puke, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | |||
| Occupation | Aft 1934 | Clerk - NZ Loan & Mercantile Agency Co Ltd, Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | |||
| Interests | Abt 1936 | Music - Whakatane, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand |  | ||
| Military Serve | From 1939 | Royal New Zealand Navy | |  | |
| Military rank | Jul 1944 | Lieutenant Commander | | | |
| Death | 3 Jun 1984 | Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | |||
| Burial | Aft 3 Jun 1984 | RSA Lawn Cemetery, Pyes Pa, Tauranga, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | |||
| Marriage | Paula MASON | |
Families
| Spouse | Paula MASON ( - ) |
| Father | Adolphous MONTGOMERY (1877 - 1941) |
| Mother | Martha Emily BUSHELL (1876 - 1955) |
| Sibling | Charles Henry William MONTGOMERY (1898 - 1970) |
| Sibling | Susan Vivienne MONTGOMERY (1900 - 1984) |
| Sibling | Alma Beryl MONTGOMERY (1903 - 1971) |
| Sibling | Adolphus (2) MONTGOMERY (1910 - 1975) |
Notes
Interests
Was secretary of the Whakatane Citizens Band.Military Serve
He was a Fleet Air Arm pilot.He commanded No. 841 Naval Air Squadron from June 1944 till November 1944. The squadron was operating twelve Fairey Barracuda II torpedo bombers at the time. They embarked on the aircraft carrier HMS Formidable in August 1944 for a week, disembarked at RNAS Grimsetter in the Orkneys, and then transferred onto HMS Implacable. It was from this carrier that he led No. 841 Squadron in anti-shipping strikes around the Norwegian coast in October 1944.
He was mentioned in despatches for "outstanding leadership, zeal and devotion to duty"as the Armament Officer of a Fleet Air Arm squadron in operations in Madagascar.
Military rank
Service Details:He was a Fleet Air Arm pilot.
Eric gained his commission as a Sub-Lieutenant (A) on the 27th of September 1941. He was promoted to Lieutenant (A) approximately May 1943. And he was promoted to Lieutenant Commander approximately July 1944.
Marriage
They had three childrenEndnotes
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