Arthur William Joplin (Joppy)
born 23.10.1923, Auckland, New Zealand
son of Arthur Briggs and Amie Belle Joplin
educated Wellesley Street Primary School
educated Auckland Grammar School
RNZAF May 1942 (age 18)
pilot training January 1943
Pilot Officer July 1943
17 OTU April 1944
1660 HCU
5 LFS
617 Squadon August 1944
Flying Officer
pilot
Lancaster ME561
Op.Politz (synthetic oil plant)
crashed on return 0245 hours 22.12.1944 Tealby,Lincolnshire
badly injured
returned to New Zealand December 1945
demobilised February 1946
worked in father's knitwear company postwar
married Bette 21.12.1954
awarded Legion d'Honneur (fr)
died 21.03.2023 (Aged 99)
