Donald Ferguson AWMM

Muir AWMM

980442 AWMM

Male AWMM

21 September 1915 AWMM Gisborne, Gisborne AWMM

Son of Bruce and Agnes Mabel Muir, of Gisborne, Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 22 July 2023 - https://www.nzwargraves.org.nz/casualties/donald-ferguson-muir

• Mr Bruce Muir (father), Herald Office, Gisborne, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Father: Mr. B. Muir. C/- Herald Office, Gisborne AWMM

Single/WWII AWMM

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Air Force AWMM

980442 AWMM

Royal Air Force, No. 148 Squadron RNZAF Biographies (R17845613)

• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Pilot/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845613)

WW2 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve AWMM

Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed in an aircraft accident testing an aeroplane AWMM

Sergeant (Pilot) AWMM
Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 148 Squadron AWMM

6 November 1941 AWMM
Age 26 AWMM
Egypt, North Africa AWMM

Accidental Death AWMM

Fayid War Cemetery, Egypt AWMM 1. E. 9. AWMM

From the Air Ministry, London, came to-day the news that Sergeant Pilot Donald Ferguson Muir, eldest son of Mr. & Mrs. Bruce Muir. Rawiri street, had been killed as the result of an aircraft accident. Sergeant-Pilot Muir had been engaged latterly with a bomber squadron in the Middle East, & had taken part in a number of raids on enemy objectives in that area. Born in Gisborne and educated at the Gisborne Central and High Schools, and at King’s College, Auckland, he left Gisborne six years ago to join the Glover-West Company, a firm engaged in the manufacture and installation of gas-producing plants throughout the world. He represented his firm in Copenhagen, and also in Holland and Ireland, before the outbreak of the war, and joined the Royal Air Force early in 1940. After undergoing a course of training in Canada, Sergeant-Pilot Muir returned to the United Kingdom and was posted to a bomber squadron. He took part in a number of raids over Germany and over enemy-occupied territory, and in August was transferred with his squadron to Egypt, when he was engaged in raiding enemy objectives. Sergeant-Pilot Muir had two brothers in the Royal New Zealand Air Force, one being in training in Canada and the other in New Zealand. Before leaving New Zealand for the United Kingdom he was an enthusiastic oarsman, and was a popular member oi! the Gisborne Rowing Club. Public - Lorraine Mona - Researcher - 22 July 2023 - AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT
GISBORNE HERALD, VOLUME LXVIII, ISSUE 20609, 10 NOVEMBER 1941, PAGE 4

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2113477
  Further Reference
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ma - McW. Archives New Zealand (R17845613)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/en-NZ/web/arena/search#/entity/aims-archive/R17845613
  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
• Details of the accident:
  http://aircrewremembered.com/mcmaster-hugh.html Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 29 June 2022 - http://aircrewremembered.com/mcmaster-hugh.html

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
  Martyn, E. (1998-2008). vol. 1 p. 153, vol. 3 p. 359 AWMM
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ma - McW. Archives New Zealand (R17845613) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
• Please note that the 12 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. AWMM
• 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) AWMM