Corporal

Eric John Datson

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of John Harold and Dorothy Datson, of Levin, Wellington, New Zealand; grandson of Mr. H. Mitchell, of Dartford, Kent.

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1939 was the last time the family heard from Eric. In 1942 he was listed as 'missing, believed prisoner of war' and it was not until 1946 that the story was pieced together from personal letters and ... Read More

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Casualty

Service Number: 
569643
Name:
Eric John Datson
Rank: 
Corporal
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Not known
Date of Death:
16 February 1942
Day of Death:
Monday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Column 415.
Cemetery Location: 
Singapore
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