Sergeant [Pilot]

Ian McDonald Cheyne

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of James Auchinleck Cheyne and Maria Irving Cheyne, of Kumeroa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES
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Biographical Notes:

Collided with another of the squadron's Hurricanes, flown by William Fleming, RNZAF, whilst training. Both pilots are buried here. [For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol 1 p 135.]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
404335
Name:
Ian McDonald Cheyne
Rank: 
Sergeant
Additional Rank:
Pilot
Date of Birth:
Not known
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Air accident
Date of Death:
03 August 1941
Day of Death:
Sunday
Age at Death: 
24
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery Reference: 
Compt. 40. Grave 16.
Cemetery Location: 
United Kingdom
Ian McDonald Cheyne
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