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12848 Vol 9 QU-S6
436693 P/O Neville Benton QUIGLEY
(redacted PARENTS: Mr. F.M. Quigley of Hastings).
Mother Mrs. C.C. Quigley of Napier (redacted Divorced)
Neville Quigley was born at Hastings on November 12th 1924. He was educated at Napier Intermediate School and at Napier Boys High School where he passed the University Entrance and School Certificate Examinations. He was interested in all forms of sport, including Rugby, association football, tennis, cricket and swimming and was also High School tennis champion in 1939.
Upon leaving school, he was employed as a clerk in the office of the New Zealand Insurance Co. at Napier. He held this position until his enlistment in the R.N.Z.A.F. in May 1943. From May 1941 until the time of his enlistment he served in the Intelligence Section of the Napier Battalion of the Home Guard. P/O Quigley served with the aerodrome defence unit from May until August 1943 when he was posted to Rotorua for initial aircrew training. From Rotorua he proceeded to No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School, at Ashburton where at the conclusion of his course he was recommended for a commission. He proceeded to Canada in January 1944 and completed his training at No. 6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville. He was awarded the pilot's badge on September 22nd 1944 and was commissioned in the rank of pilot officer on the same date. He returned to New Zealand in November and after a period of leave was posted to No. 1 Service Flying Training School, Wigram for a refresher course on Harvard II and Harvard III aircraft. He successfully completed the course at the beginning of March 1945 and then proceeded to No. 4 (Fighter) Overseas Training Unit at Ohakea for operational training in Kittyhawk aircraft.
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