Leading Aircraftman

Roderick William McDonald

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Isabella McDonald, of Waipu, Northland; husband of Shona Effie McDonald, of Waiheke, Auckland. Also served in 1914-18 War.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Archives New Zealand
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
402602
Name:
Roderick William McDonald
Rank: 
Leading Aircraftman
Date of Birth:
09 October 1886
Next of Kin: 
William McDonald (father), Rawhiti, Bay of Islands, New Zealand|Florence McDonald (wife), Rawhiti, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Rawhiti, Bay of Islands, New Zealand|Rawhiti, Bay of Islands, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Unknown|Painter
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Died of disease
Date of Death:
02 February 1943
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
56
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
3rd Reinforcements
Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
14 February 1915
Transport:
HMNZT 18
Vessel:
Tahiti
Destination:
Egypt

Text in italics supplied by Cenotaph Online, Auckland War Memorial Museum

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Pbyn. Block D, Row 5, Grave 18.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Roderick William McDonald
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