Donald Newsham Law

Forenames

Donald Newsham AWMM

Surname

Law AWMM

Service number

• NZ404382 AWMM
• WWII 404382 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

1918 AWMM

Next of kin

WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. A. J. Law of Cambridge AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ404382 AWMM
• WWII 404382 AWMM

Military service

• Royal New Zealand Air Force attached to Royal Air Force AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 61 Operational Training Unit AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 61 Operational Training Unit (OTU) (Spitfire)
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 6 October 2025 - By Such Deeds, p.301: Hanson

Branch Trade Proficiency

Pilot

Public - Antonio - Researcher - 6 October 2025 - By Such Deeds, p.301: Hanson

Embarkation details

WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Air Accident, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed in an aircraft accident AWMM

Last rank

Sergeant AWMM

Donald Law was the son of Albert John and Ivy Juanita Law, of Cambridge, New Zealand.

Attended New Plymouth Boys High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845612)) AWMM

Death

19 Oct 1941 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Air Accident AWMM

Cemetery

Hounslow Cemetery, Middlesex, England AWMM Plot D Row D. Grave 3. AWMM

Memorial name

• Cambridge Cenotaph, Victoria St, Cambridge 3434 AWMM
• Kaikohe War Memorial Hall, Memorial Drive Kaikohe Far North AWMM
• Cambridge World War Two War Memorials AWMM
• Cambridge World War Two War Memorials AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2734979
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ib - Ly. Archives New Zealand (R17845612)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845612
  Sources Used
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845744
  Sources Used
• Aircrew Remembered:
  https://aircrewremembered.com/law-donald-newsham.html
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 16 April 2026 - Internet research

References

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
  Martyn, E. (1998-2008). Vol. 1 p. 150; vol. 3 p. 296
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ib - Ly. Archives New Zealand (R17845612) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [(New Zealanders Attached to R.A.F. [Royal Air Force]) (Officers), (Europe) - Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.