Aircraftwoman 1st Class

Dorothy Margaret (Buddy) Clark

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Daughter of George Clark and of Mary Clark (nee McIntyre), of Ongarue, Taranaki.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (2008)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"CLARK. — On October 24, at Auckland Hospital, Dorothy Margaret (Buddy), W.A.A.F. dearly-loved younger daughter of George and Mary Clark, of Ongarue, and loved sister of Georgina and lan (overseas); aged 22 years. Service at W. Morrisons Chapel Parnell Road, at 1.30 p.m. to-day (Tuesday), prior to interment at Waikumete Soldiers' Cemetery." [New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24724, 26 October 1943, Page 1]

"MR. AND MRS. G. CLARK, of Ongarue, wish to thank the doctors and nurses of Ellerslie Hospital, also doctors and nurses of Ward 5, Auckland Hospital, for their kindness and untiring attention to their late daughter, Dorothy." [Auckland Star, Volume LXXIV, Issue 276, 20 November 1943, Page 1]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
W/5275
Name:
Dorothy Margaret (Buddy) Clark
Rank: 
Aircraftwoman 1st Class
Date of Birth:
16 July 1921
Place of Birth:
Dundee, Angus, Scotland
Date of Enlistment:
10 May 1943
Marital Status:
Single
Unit:
New Zealand Women's Auxiliary Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Date of Death:
25 October 1943
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Prot. Soldiers Area D, Row 3A, Grave 30.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Dorothy Margaret (Buddy) Clark
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