Derek Harland Ward

Squadron Leader

Battle of Britain Clasp

Awards

Conflict:

WW2

Additional Information:

Son of Sidney Harland Ward and Margaret Emilie Ward, of Whangerei, Auckland, New Zealand.

References:

Martyn (2008)

NZ WAR GRAVES

Biographical Notes:

Derek Ward was the leader of a Squadron patrol, escorting Boston bombers. At the end of the mission and coming in to land at Gamut, Libya, they were attcked by enemy aircraft. Four Hurricanes were lost.

[For Your Tomorrow, Errol Martyn, Vol. 1, p. 213]

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Casualty

Service Number:

40786

Name:

Derek Harland Ward

Rank:

Squadron Leader

Date of Birth:

31 July 1917

Place of Birth:

Whangarei, New Zealand

Date of Enlistment:

Not known

Unit:

Royal Air Force, 73 Squadron

Casualty Details

Cause of Death:

Killed on air operations

Date of Death:

17 June 1942

Day of Death:

Wednesday

Age at Death:

Conflict:

WW2

Embarkation Details

Embarkation Body:

Royal New Zealand Air Force

Embarkment Date:

23 April 1938

Vessel:

Tamaroa

Destination:

United Kingdom

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

Cemetery

Cemetery:

Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery

Cemetery Reference:

1. C. 10.

Cemetery Location:

Egypt