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John Stanley Gordon

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of John Gordon, and of Mary Marshall Gordon (nee Smith), of Heriot, Otago.

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  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

John Gordon was a pilot under basic training. His aircraft failed to recover from a spin and crashed at the Momona (Dunedin) landing ground. The Instructor, Jack King, bailed out, but was killed when his parachute did not deploy in time. [ For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn. Vol. 2 p.51]

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Casualty

Service Number: 
426169
Name:
John Stanley Gordon
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:
14 January 1943
Day of Death:
Thursday
Age at Death: 
29
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Tapanui Cemetery
Cemetery Reference: 
145. 10.
Cemetery Location: 
New Zealand
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