Flight Sergeant

Malcolm Alexander Bruford Harsant

Conflict: 
WW2
Additional Information: 

Son of Reginald and Martha Caroline Harsant; husband of Ivy Doreen Harsant, of Cambridge, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:
  • CWGC
NZ WAR GRAVES

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I was born on December 13th 1943, I know Malcolm came home on leave and was able to spend time with me as a new baby. How sad that he was killed 5 months later. I regret so much that I didn't get to ... Read More

Casualty

Service Number: 
422066
Name:
Malcolm Alexander Bruford Harsant
Rank: 
Flight Sergeant
Date of Birth:
01 March 1917
Place of Birth: 
Raglan, Waikato, New Zealand
Next of Kin: 
Mrs I.D. Harsant, Cambridge, New Zealand
Date of Enlistment:
Not known
Enlistment Address: 
C/o L. Mason, Mail Contractor, Cambridge, New Zealand
Occupation on Enlistment:
Herd Tester
Armed Force: 
Air Force
Unit:
Royal New Zealand Air Force

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:
Killed in action - shot down by enemy anti-aircraft fire
Date of Death:
31 May 1944
Day of Death:
Wednesday
Age at Death: 
27
Conflict: 
WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:
Royal New Zealand Air Force
Embarkment Date:
01 May 1943

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

Cemetery

Cemetery: 
Cemetery Reference: 
Panel 6.
Cemetery Location: 
New Caledonia
Malcolm Alexander Bruford Harsant
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