David Anthony Howden

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of David and Rose Howden, of Wanganui.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Flying a Swordfish from Hatston in the Orkney Islands, he left an an exercise flight over Scapa Flow and disappeared without trace [For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn Vol 1 p 189]

 

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Name:
David Anthony Howden
Date of Birth:
Not known
Education: 
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Sparrowhawk

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on Air Operations
Date of Death:
13 March 1942
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 9.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
David Anthony Howden
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