Desmond Nelson Elwood

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Ira Nelson and Edith Mary Anne Elwood, of Mount Eden, Auckland.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Presumed to have force landed  in the Bay of Bengal, near Sri Lanka during a reconnaissance flight.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn Vol 1 p 230]

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Casualty

Name:
Desmond Nelson Elwood
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Formidable, 803 (FAA) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on Air Operations
Date of Death:
01 August 1942
Day of Death:
Saturday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 8.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
Desmond Nelson Elwood
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