Flying Officer [Wireless Operator/Air Gunner]

Desmond Charles Holland

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Charles Arthur and Ethel Georgina Holland, of Portland, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
427478
Name:
Desmond Charles Holland
Rank: 
Flying Officer
Additional Rank:
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Date of Birth:
02 February 1924
Place of Birth: 
Auckland, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Charles Holland (father), Portland, North Auckland, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Clerk
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 279 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on active service
Date of Death:
07 January 1945
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
20
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkment Date:
18 July 1943
Destination:
Canada

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Sec. G. Row E. Grave 14.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Desmond Charles Holland
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