Flight Sergeant [Observer]

Desmond William Thane

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Edward William Theodore Thane and of Doris Thane (nee Bentley), of Wellington City, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
404557
Name:
Desmond William Thane
Rank: 
Flight Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Observer
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Edward William Theodore Thane (father), Wellington, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 408 (RCAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
28 December 1941
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
21
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: 
Grave 8.
Cemetery Location: 
Netherlands
Desmond William Thane
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