English Māori Leslie George Raymond Donaldson Died 3 February 1942 PDF Key details Service numberNZ405241 AWMM WWII 405241 AWMM Also known as Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Last rankSergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 131 Squadron, RAF AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesLeslie George Raymond AWMM SurnameDonaldson AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service numberNZ405241 AWMM WWII 405241 AWMM GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › 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 embarkationMr Richard Donaldson (father), 40 Bay View Road, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM Relationship statusUnknown AWMM Single AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM CampaignEurope (Air) AWMM Armed force / branchAir Force AWMM Service numberNZ405241 AWMM WWII 405241 AWMM Military serviceRCAF, 32 Service Flying Training School, Moosejaw, Saskatchewan Errol Martyn, For Your Tomorrow, Vol. 3. Course 1: Class 19. Graduation Date: 8/08/1941. AWMM 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 Vessel was Awatea 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 Killed in an aircraft accident AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSergeant AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force, 131 Squadron, RAF AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Leslie Donaldson was the son of Richard and Magaret Ford Donaldson, of Dunedin, New Zealand.Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death3 February 1942 AWMM Age 23 AWMM England, United Kingdom AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathAccidental Death AWMM Death notes CemeteryAtcham (St Eata) Churchyard, Shropshire, England AWMM Row M. Grave 9. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial name Roll of Honour Remember Leslie George Raymond Donaldson by laying a poppy. Lawrence Topping Donaldson Leslie Donaldson Leslie George Raymond Donaldson Leslie James Donaldson Mark Selwyn Donaldson Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Leslie George Raymond Donaldson Leave a note Contribute › Processing Sources Sources Contribute › External linksPapers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used Papers Past. Digital New Zealand Newspapers. http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast Sources Used Air casualties. Evening Post, Volume CXXXIII, Issue 34, 10 February 1942, Page 7 http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19420210.2.96&srpos Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2711513 Sources Used DocumentsThe Evening Post 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
