Flight Sergeant [Wireless Operator/Air Gunner]

Desmond George Ridings

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Florence Maud Ridings, and step-son of Ernest Garrod Aldenton, of Whangarei, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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Casualty

Service Number: 
412354
Name:
Desmond George Ridings
Rank: 
Flight Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Wireless Operator/Air Gunner
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 156 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action
Date of Death:
05 May 1943
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
22
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
3. A. 18.
Cemetery Location: 
Germany
Desmond George Ridings
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