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Walter Donald McKay

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Donald John and Ivy Martha McKay, of Mangonui.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

The Vincent aircraft carrying the Pilot, Air Gunner and two instructors stalled at low level during a ground support excercise. It came down in the Wairau Valley, 20 miles from Blenheim. [ For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol2 p39]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
411592
Name:
Walter Donald McKay
Rank: 
Flying Officer
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs D.J. McKay (mother), Box 11, Mangonui, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Air Accident
Date of Death:
03 February 1943
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
21
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Devonport (O'Neill's Point) Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
Block G, Grave 237.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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