David Walter Daniel

Forenames

David Walter AWMM

Surname

Daniel AWMM

Also known as

• Dave AWMM
• Danny AWMM

Service number

• WWII NZ444407 AWMM
• WWII 444407 AWMM
• 131063 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

• 26 Apr 1926 AWMM
• 24 Apr 1926 Jayforce 14 Squadron (R21077357)

Address before enlistment

WW2 10 Higgins St., Marewa AWMM

War

• World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
• Jayforce, 1945-1948 AWMM

Campaign

Pacific Theatre of War AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• WWII NZ444407 AWMM
• WWII 444407 AWMM
• 131063 AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 05 Jul 1944 AWMM P. and T. messenger AWMM

Embarkation details

• WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM
• Jayforce Corporal/Military Jayforce 14 Squadron (R21077357) Royal New Zealand Air Force, No. 14 Squadron Jayforce 14 Squadron (R21077357) British Commonwealth Occupation Force (BCOF) Japan AWMM
  2nd Embarkation AWMM

Last rank

• WW2 Aircraftman Class 1/Military NZIPP Veteran Portrait Project
  Royal New Zealand Air Force NZIPP Veteran Portrait Project
• Jayforce 13 May 1947 AWMM Aircraftman Class 1/Military AWMM

Death

10 Dec 2022 AWMM
Age  96 AWMM

Date of death

10 December 2022

Public - John - Researcher - 11 December 2022 - Advised by Step Son

Age at death

• 96
  Public - John - Researcher - 11 December 2022 - Correction by Stepson Kyle Abbott
• 93
  Public - John - Researcher - 11 December 2022 - Advised by Step Son

Place of death

Christchurch

Public - John - Researcher - 11 December 2022 - Judy Cardno a family friend

Obituary

ANIEL, David Walter (Dave Daniel). On December 10, 2022 Born April 26, 1926 Dave passed away after short illness, at Christchurch Hospital, on Saturday December 10 2022, aged 96. Much loved husband of the late Nola, dearly loved father of Carl and Diane. Much loved father in law of Margaret. Loved and cherished grandfather of Melissa and Kurt, Kurt and Louisa, Joshua and Laura, Kim and Matt, Justin and Kayla, Brad and Kristen, Great grandad of Bailey and Paige, Jack and Elizabeth, Emma and Ruby World War 2 veteran, 44407, of 14 Squadron Pacific Theatre and J.Force. RotoruaDailyPost.co.nz on Dec. 12, 2022. AWMM

Related Serviceperson

External links

• IN HONOUR: New Zealand’s surviving WWII veterans (Stuff.co.nz). Published 25 April 2020.
  https://interactives.stuff.co.nz/2020/in-honour/index.html
  Further Reference
• Martin, M. (29 August 2014). "Kiwis who liberated Samoa", Rotorua Daily Post.
  https://www.nzherald.co.nz/rotorua-daily-post/news/kiwis-who-liberated-samoa/2BRB4ZCPMELTQ7DO2V3SW7AKEE/
  Further Reference
• Passau, Victoria. David Daniel and the 14 Squadron. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tāmaki Paenga Hira. First published: 25 March 2024.
  https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/david-daniel
  Further Reference
• J Force Wikipedia Page
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J_Force
  Further Reference
• Romano, G. (2021, March 4). Jayforce: 75 years on. Auckland War Memorial Museum – Tāmaki Paenga Hira.
  https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/features/jayforce
  Further Reference

References

• This record was partially compiled from information provided by the New Zealand Institute of Professional Photographers (NZIPP) Veteran Portrait Project.
• New Zealand, World War II Ballot Lists, 1940–1945. [Extracted from the New Zealand Gazette.] CD-ROM. Ravensbourne, Dunedin, New Zealand: Colonial CD Books, n.d.
• Jayforce Nominal Roll, Manning: No 14 Squadron (1943-1947), Archives New Zealand. AIR1 17211 (R21077357).
• Brocklebank, L.W. (1997). Jayforce : New Zealand and the military occupation of Japan, 1945-48. Auckland, N.Z.: Oxford University Press.
• Parr, A. (2012). The occupiers : New Zealand veterans remember post-war Japan. Auckland, N.Z. : Penguin.