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Roderick William Finlayson

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Headstone of Sgt Roderick William FINLAYSON. Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, Block 152, Plot 83. Image kindly provided by Allan Steel, CC-BY-4.0.

Headstone of Sgt Roderick William FINLAYSON. Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council, B …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Roderick William AWMM
  • Surname
    Finlayson AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • WWII NZ39923 AWMM
    • WWII 39923 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    2 March 1917 AWMM Invercargill, Southland AWMM
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    WW2 C/o Macraes Gold Mining Company, Otago, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. G. S. Finlayson of Dunedin AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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Military decorations

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Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
    Pilot/Military RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)
  • Enlistment
    WW2 Miner/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

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 in aircraft operations during a raid on Hamburg AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Roderick Finlayson was the son of George Sutherland Finlayson and of Ann Finlayson (nee Strang), of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Flew on 27 operations. Source: Martyn, For Your Tomorrow.

    Attended Gore High School and Otago Boy's High Sch. (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845610)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    • 12 May 1941 AWMM
      Age 24 AWMM
      Germany, Europe AWMM
    • 12 May 1941 Allan Steel Cemetery Project
      Age 24 AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    • Kiel War Cemetery, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany AWMM 4. C. 3. AWMM
    • Andersons Bay General Cemetery, Dunedin City Council AWMM Block 152, Plot 83 AWMM
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Sources

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    • 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: Volplane Press. Vol. 1 p. 122, Vol. 3 p. 190. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM
    • This record was partially compiled from data kindly provided by Allan Steel Cemetery Project (2020) AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ea - Gw. Archives New Zealand (R17845610) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • 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) 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

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