Pilot Officer [Pilot]

Morris Donald Darwin McCarthy

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William Edmond and Clara McCarthy, of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand. His brothers Raymond William and Robert Colin also died on service (Raymond is also buried in this grave).

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (2008)
  • BDM Online
Relatives Who Are Also Casualties:
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
403976
Name:
Morris Donald Darwin McCarthy
Rank: 
Pilot Officer
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
12 May 1922
Place of Birth:
Wanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
William Edmund & Clara McCarthy (parents), Wanganui, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
27 October 1940
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerical Cadet
Employer:
New Zealand Railways
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 77 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
27 February 1942
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
19
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
5. E. 9.
Cemetery Location: 
Germany
Morris Donald Darwin McCarthy
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