Adrian Vincent Douglas

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

Adrian Vincent AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Douglas AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ403617 AWMM
• WWII 403617 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Whānautanga mai

4 Jul 1920 RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)

Uri kiritahi

• WW2 Father: Mr. E. T Douglas, Clayton Road, Ohinemutu, Rotorua AWMM
• WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. E. T Douglas of Ohinemutu, Rotorua AWMM

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

Single/WWII AWMM

Pakanga

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Kauhanga riri

• Europe (Air) AWMM
• Europe (Air) AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Air Force AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ403617 AWMM
• WWII 403617 AWMM

Urunga ki te ope taua

Royal New Zealand Air Force attached to Royal Air Force AWMM

Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga

Royal Air Force, No. 149 Squadron AWMM

Whakangungu ope taua

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 4. Graduation Date: 26/05/1941. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School, MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada AWMM

Taipitopito ekenga waka

WW2 Vessel was Awatea AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Tuhinga hauora

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

Warrant Officer Class 2 (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 149 Squadron AWMM

Matenga

6 Sept 1943 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Te momo matenga

Killed in Action AWMM

Urupā

Durnbach War Cemetery, Bad Tolz, Bayern, Germany AWMM A K 3 AWMM

Ingoa maumaharatanga

• Rotorua Citizens War Memorial (World War 2) AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• adrian and wallace douglas
  Public - charlene - Direct descendant - 12 July 2026 - family papers

Mea e whai hononga ai

Hononga ki waho

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2080278
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845609
  Sources Used

Ngā tuhinga

• Chorley, W. (1996). Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second World War: Aircraft and crew losses 1943 (Vol. 4). Leicester, England: Midland Counties Publications.
  Chorley's 'Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War' Vol. 4
• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission.
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743)
• 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.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.