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Donald Fraser Ayson

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Donald Fraser AWMM
  • Surname
    Ayson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ402538 AWMM
    • WWII 133909 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    9 April 1915 AWMM Mosgiel, Otago AWMM
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  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Air Force AWMM
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ402538 AWMM
    • WWII 133909 AWMM
  • Military service
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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW2 9 July 1940 AWMM
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  • Age on enlistment

Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
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Medical history

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Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Member RNZAF Contingent Queen's Coronation Parade, London, June 1953. Source: Hanson, By Such Deeds, p.64. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    14 February 1981 AWMM
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  • Date of death
    14 February 1981 Public - John - Researcher - 6 November 2022 - Cemetery records
  • Age at death
    65 Years Public - John - Researcher - 6 November 2022 - Cemetery records
  • Place of death
    Devonport Public - John - Researcher - 6 November 2022 - Cemetery records
  • Cause of death
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
    North Shore Memorial Park Burial Public - John - Researcher - 6 November 2022 - Cemetery records
  • Grave reference
    Northern Division, Section 2, Rsa, Block F Row A, Plot 16 Public - John - Researcher - 6 November 2022 - Cemetery records
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Sources

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    Hanson, C. (2001). By such deeds: honours and awards in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1923-1999. Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    p.64 AWMM

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06 November 2022JohnBlenheimResearcher

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