Flying Officer [Pilot]

Archibald Douglas Vincent Forsyth

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Archibald William Forsyth and of Irene Nora Forsyth (nee O'Donoghue), of Frasertown, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (1999)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Crashed his Oxford aircraft while conducting an "air test", by striking a high tension power cable, a few minutes after take off. 

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol 2 p 98]

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Personal Tributes:

Casualty

Service Number: 
403957
Name:
Archibald Douglas Vincent Forsyth
Rank: 
Flying Officer
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
Not known
Next of Kin: 
Mrs A.W. Forsyth, Wairoa, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Air accident
Date of Death:
21 May 1943
Day of Death:
Friday
Age at Death: 
23
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Sec. A. Grave 356.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Archibald Douglas Vincent Forsyth
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