Search results Next record Previous record English Māori Donald Stuart Bates Born 16 January 1922 - Died 26 February 1943 PDF Key details Service numberNZ413220 AWMM WWII 413220 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankSergeant (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 34 Operational Training Unit AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait (kindly provided by family) - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesDonald Stuart AWMM SurnameBates AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberNZ413220 AWMM WWII 413220 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth16 January 1922 AWMM Hastings, Hawkes Bay AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistmentUnknown AWMM Hamilton East, New Zealand AWMM Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkationMrs V.A. Bates (mother), Hamilton East, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberNZ413220 AWMM WWII 413220 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military trainingRCAF, 3 Wireless School, Winnipeg, Manitoba Base Record Course 1: Class 43. Graduation Date: 21/12/1942. AWMM RCAF, 2 Bombing and Gunnery School, Mossbank, Saskatchewan Base Record RCAF, 34 Operational Training Unit, Pennfield Ridge, New Brunswick Base Record Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Vessel was Orcades AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesAccidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM Multiple injuries incurred in an aircraft crash AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSergeant (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 34 Operational Training Unit AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Donald Bates was the son of Donald Bates and of Violet Agnes Bates (nee Hicks) of Hamilton, New Zealand. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death26 February 1943 AWMM Age 21 AWMM Sheffield, New Brunswick AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathAccidental Death AWMM Death notes CemeterySt George Rural Cemetery, Charlotte County, New Brunswick, Canada AWMM Lot 32. Range 12. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameAuckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Airmen from Australia and New Zealand Memorial, Memorial Park, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AWMM Hamilton War Memorial Park, Memorial Drive, Hamilton East 3216 AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Donald Stuart Bates by laying a poppy. Donald Ian Bates Donald Somers Bates Donald Stuart Bates Douglas Bates Edward Francis Bates Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Donald Stuart Bates Leave a note Contribute › Processing Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2953173 Sources Used DocumentsInformation kindly provided by family AWMM Death Certificate AWMM Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM 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. AWMM The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License Search results Next record Previous record
