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Aircraftman 1st Class

Donald Alexander Paterson

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of William and Mary Paterson, of Remuera, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

An Oxford 1, flown by Verdun Godfrey and Cecil Cook, with wireless operator Donald Paterson, left Timaru for a navigation exercise to a position at sea. Despite 90 hours of extensive searches, the aircraft was not found.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol.2 p.192]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
405626
Name:
Donald Alexander Paterson
Rank: 
Aircraftman 1st Class
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Air Accident
Date of Death:
26 March 1942
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
33
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Auckland Provincial Memorial
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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