David Malyon Russell

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

David Malyon AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Russell AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ403553 AWMM
• WWII 403553 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Whānautanga mai

2 Sept 1916 RNZAF Biographies (R17845615)

Uri kiritahi

• Mrs Violet Ada Russell (wife), Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Widow: Mrs. V. A. Horan of Manurewa AWMM
• WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. J. Russell of Pukekohe AWMM

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

• Married/WWII AWMM
• Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

Pakanga

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Air Force AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ403553 AWMM
• WWII 403553 AWMM

Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga

Royal Air Force, No. 485 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

Taipitopito ekenga waka

WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Tuhinga hauora

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

Warrant Officer (Pilot) AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 485 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

Son of John and Beatrice Hawes Russell, of Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Violet Ada Russell, of Manurewa, Auckland

Remembered on the Papakura - Karaka War Memorial

Attended Pukekohe Technical High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845615)) AWMM

Matenga

4 May 1942 AWMM
Age  26 AWMM

Te momo matenga

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Urupā

Whyteleafe (St Luke) Churchyard, Surrey, England AWMM Row I. Grave 30. AWMM

Ingoa maumaharatanga

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Papakura - Karaka War Memorial, Great South Road, Papakura, New Zealand AWMM

Mea e whai hononga ai

Hononga ki waho

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2436076
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Qu - Sl. Archives New Zealand (R17845615)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845615
  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
• https://www.kenleyrevival.org/content/service-people/warrant-officer-pilot-david-malyon-russell
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 30 March 2026 - Internet research
• Flight Safety Foundation:
  https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/280070
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 30 March 2026 - Internet research
• Report on his loss:
  http://www.aircrewremembered.com/russell-david-malyon.html
  Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 19 June 2022 - http://www.aircrewremembered.com/russell-david-malyon.html

Ngā tuhinga

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Qu - Sl. Archives New Zealand (R17845615) - 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)
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.