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David Leatham Prichard

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David was awarded Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO).

David was awarded Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO).

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    David Leatham AWMM
  • Surname
    Prichard AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 36203 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    15 November 1916 Thompson, New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force Dannevirke, Manawatu-Wanganui Thompson, New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
    Son of Percy Tom & Ethel Marian PRICHARD Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 3 July 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Single Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 3 July 2023 - NZ BDM Birth Records

Service

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
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  • Enlistment
    WW2 1939 Haigh and Polaschek, New Zealand and The Distinguished Service Order
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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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Medical history

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Last known rank

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    Wing Commander Haigh and Polaschek, New Zealand and The Distinguished Service Order

Biographical information

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Death

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  • BOMBER UNIT PILOT DANNEVIRKE FLYER (Per Press Association.) DANNEVIRKE, this day. Flying-officer D. L. Prichard, who has been awarded the D. 5.0., is the only son of Mr. and Mrs. P. T. Prichard, Dannevirke. He is 24 years of age. He arrived in England two days before war was declared, having joined up with the R.A.F. under the four-year scheme in 1930. He received his preliminary training in New Zealand and served with a dive-bomber squadron in France from Christmas, 1939, until after the Dunkirk evacuation. Latterly he been attached to the New Zealand bomber squadron. He was recently married and has been taken off operational flights.
    REF:N.Z. WINNER OF D.S.O.
    GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXVIII, ISSUE 20612, 21 JULY 1941, PAGE 6
    Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 3 July 2023
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Sources

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  • References
    • Haigh, J., Polaschek, A. (Eds.). (1993). New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order. Christchurch, N.Z.: Authors. AWMM
      p.363 AWMM
    • New Zealand, World War II Appointments, Promotions, Transfers and Resignations, 1939–1945. [Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette.] CD-ROM. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books, n.d. AWMM
    • Thompson, H. (1956). New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vols. 1-3). Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
      p.195 AWMM

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DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact
03 July 2023Lorraine MonaGisborne Researcher
14 October 2020Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher

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