Adrian Vincent Douglas

Forenames

Adrian Vincent AWMM

Surname

Douglas AWMM

Service number

• NZ403617 AWMM
• WWII 403617 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe

Iwi Māori, Māori AWMM

Birth

4 Jul 1920 RNZAF Biographies (R17845609)

Next of kin

• WW2 Father: Mr. E. T Douglas, Clayton Road, Ohinemutu, Rotorua AWMM
• WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. E. T Douglas of Ohinemutu, Rotorua AWMM

Relationship status

Single/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

• Europe (Air) AWMM
• Europe (Air) AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ403617 AWMM
• WWII 403617 AWMM

Military service

Royal New Zealand Air Force attached to Royal Air Force AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Air Force, No. 149 Squadron AWMM

Military training

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 4. Graduation Date: 26/05/1941. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 3 Bombing and Gunnery School, MacDonald, Manitoba, Canada AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Awatea AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Warrant Officer Class 2 (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 149 Squadron AWMM

Death

6 Sept 1943 AWMM
Age  23 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Cemetery

Durnbach War Cemetery, Bad Tolz, Bayern, Germany AWMM A K 3 AWMM

Memorial name

• Rotorua Citizens War Memorial (World War 2) AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• adrian and wallace douglas
  Public - charlene - Direct descendant - 12 July 2026 - family papers

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2080278
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845609
  Sources Used

References

• Chorley, W. (1996). Royal Air Force Bomber Command losses of the Second World War: Aircraft and crew losses 1943 (Vol. 4). Leicester, England: Midland Counties Publications.
  Chorley's 'Royal Air Force Bomber Command Losses of the Second World War' Vol. 4
• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• 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.
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Co - Dy. Archives New Zealand (R17845609) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743)
• Please note that the 11 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.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.