Flying Officer [Pilot]

John David Rudling

DFM

Awards

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Thomas George and Minna Louisa Rudling, of Auckland City, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES
CONTRIBUTED
Minna kneeling beside Uncle Johnny's grave

Public Contributions:

Submitted by: Carolyn Tapley
Relationship to casualty: Great Niece
April 2019 Minna Munro was the the first family member to visit Uncle Johnny's grave at the Taukkyan War Cemetery, Rangoon in Myanmar. Johnny died 29 April 1944 in an aircraft sortie protecting ... Read More

Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
41714
Name:
John David Rudling
Rank: 
Flying Officer
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
18 March 1922
Place of Birth: 
Vavau, Tonga, Pacific Islands
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
Larchwood Avenue, Westmere, Auckland, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Bank Clerk
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 136 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
29 April 1944
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkation Place:
Auckland, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 November 1941
Vessel:
Monterey

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
23A. F. 6.
Cemetery Location: 
Myanmar
John David Rudling
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