Alexander John Macfarlane

Pilot Officer

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of William and Janet Macfarlane, of Manly, New South Wales, Australia.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

“An aircraft of the R.N.Z.A.F. was reported missing last night while engaged in operational exercises from Nelson. The occupants of the machine were:—Pilot-Officer Alexander John Macfarlane (mother, Mrs W. Macfarlane, Nelson); Pilot-Officer Louis George Volzke (mother, Mrs. M. M. Volzke, Ngaere, Taranaki); Aircraftman Philip David Harrison (father, Mr. E. Harrison, Lower Hutt) and Aircraftman Keith Robertson Jack (mother, Mrs. W. R. Jack, Levin).”

AUCKLAND STAR, VOLUME LXXII, ISSUE 297, 16 DECEMBER 1941, PAGE 8

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Casualty

Service Number:

401400

Name:

Alexander John Macfarlane

Rank:

Pilot Officer

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:

15 December 1941

Day of Death:

Monday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Nelson (Wakapuaka) Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

16. 50.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand