Sergeant

Douglas Gordon Callender

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of James Royston Callender, and of Beatrice Fullerton Callender (nee Stuart Forbes), of Auckland City, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
  • Martyn (1998)
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Douglas was the Observer on a Blenhiem that was shot down or crash landed returning from a raid on Maleme, Crete. The wreck and remains of the crew were located in the desert by a search plane.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol 1 p. 124]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
401721
Name:
Douglas Gordon Callender
Rank: 
Sergeant
Date of Birth:
24 January 1917
Place of Birth: 
Oriental Parade, Wellington, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
J.R. Callender, Dunedin, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Occupation on Enlistment:
Citrus Fruit Grower
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 55 (RAF) Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed on air operations
Date of Death:
27 May 1941
Day of Death:
Tuesday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Place:
Wellington, New Zealand
Embarkment Date:
01 December 1940
Vessel:
Nieuw Amsterdam
Destination:
Egypt

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
XII. B. 1.
Cemetery Location: 
Egypt
Douglas Gordon Callender
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