Robert John Heugh Drummond

Flying Officer

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Robert Crawford Drummond and of Agnes Cecilia Mary Drummond (nee Telford), of Masterton, Wellington, New Zealand; husband of Jane Drummond.

References:

CWGC

Martyn (2008)

BDM Online

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

"DRUMMOND, Robert John Heugh - b. Nov. 4, 1913; 2nd s. of Robert Crawford Drummond, Masterton, N.Z. Educ. Lansdowne School and Wairarapa Coll. Masterton; Canterbury Coll., Christchurch (B.A.). Schoolmaster in N.Z. Victoria Coll., Wellington (M.A. 1st Hist.; studied the history of East Coast Maoris for his thesis); Balliol 1938-9 (R.W.S.); Sen. Student. Joined the Army 1939; 2nd Lt. York and Lancaster Regt. transf. to R.A.F; F./O. April 1941: F./Lt. Dec. 1941; North Africa 1942-3. Killed in action April 24, 1943, in Tunisia. m. 1942, Vera Jane, d. of Maj. F. Carter, Sidcup, Kent." [Balliol College Register 3rd edition (1900−1950)]

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Casualty

Service Number:

119720

Name:

Robert John Heugh Drummond

Rank:

Flying Officer

Date of Birth:

04 November 1913

Place of Birth:

Masterton, Wairarapa, New Zealand

Education:

Wairarapa High School

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Marital Status on Enlistment:

Single

Marital Status on Death:

Married

Occupation on Enlistment:

Student

Employer:

Balliol College, Oxford University

Unit:

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, 152 Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed on air operations

Date of Death:

24 April 1943

Day of Death:

Saturday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Massicault War Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

VI. E. 20.

Cemetery Location:

Tunisia