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Geoffrey MacLennan Densem

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Runnymede Air Force Memorial to the Missing, Surrey, England.

Runnymede Air Force Memorial to the Missing, Surrey, England.

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Identity

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Geoffrey MacLennan AWMM
  • Surname
    Densem AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ41473 AWMM
    • WWII 41473 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi
  • Hapū
  • Waka
  • Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 November 1913 AWMM Port Chalmers, Dunedin AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Pre 1941 AWMM Married AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
    Killed on air operations AWMM

Last known rank

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Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Geoffrey MacLennan was the son of Roderick Finlayson Densem, and of Minnie Densem, of Deborah Bay, Port Chalmers, New Zealand; husband of Iris Miriam Densem, of Hornsey, Middlesex. AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    25 April 1942 AWMM
    Age 28 AWMM
    United Kingdom, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, United Kingdom AWMM

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Sources

Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/232128
    Sources Used
  • References
    • 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.200 and Vol.3, p.164 AWMM

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