Douglas Lionel Forward

Aircraftman 2nd Class

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Francis Lionel and Minnie Forward, of Ormondville, Hawke's Bay.

References:

CWGC

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

An aircraftman of the Royal New Zealand Air Force, Douglas Lionel Forward, was dangerously injured at the R.N.Z.A.F. Station, Levin, last night, when he was run over by a fire tender at the flare path. Aircraftman Forward was later admitted to the Palmerston North Public Hospital.

His father is Mr. F. L. Forward, c/o Post Office, Ormondville.

[Evening Post, Volume CXXXII, Issue 145, 16 December 1941, Page 6]

Douglas later died following surgery for his injuries

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Casualty

Service Number:

414047

Name:

Douglas Lionel Forward

Rank:

Aircraftman 2nd Class

Date of Birth:

Not known

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Accidental Death

Date of Death:

11 June 1942

Day of Death:

Thursday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Ormondville Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

208. 2.

Cemetery Location:

New Zealand