English Māori David Polglase Died 11 April 1943 PDF Key details Service numberWWII NZ415714 AWMM WWII 415714 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankWW2 Flying Officer (Pilot)/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 105 Squadron, RAF AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait, Weekly News - This image may be subject to copyright View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesDavid AWMM SurnamePolglase AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberWWII NZ415714 AWMM WWII 415714 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Report › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship status Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignEurope (Air) AWMM Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberWWII NZ415714 AWMM WWII 415714 AWMM Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency Enlistment Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 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 notesKilled in Action, Cause of Death AWMM Killed on air operations AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankWW2 Flying Officer (Pilot)/Military AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 105 Squadron, RAF AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Son of George Davis Polglase and Gertrude Ellen Polglase of Takaka.Husband of Olive May Polglase of Takaka.In 1998 Adriaan de Winter and Ton van Alphen undertook a project in the Reichswald Forest Cemetery photographing all the headstones of New Zealanders buried there. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death11 April 1943 AWMM Age 27 AWMM AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled in Action AWMM Death notes CemeteryReichswald Forest War Cemetery, Kleve, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany AWMM 15 G AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember David Polglase by laying a poppy. Cecil Thomas Polglase Clarence Ernest Polglase David Polglase Edgar Leslie Polglase Ernest Colin Tannent Polglase Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of David Polglase Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksCommonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2041156 Sources Used DocumentsMartyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 19 October 2019JeniferWairarapa, New ZealandOther relative 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
