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Douglas Henry Skinner

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Portrait from The Weekly News; 2 August 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait from The Weekly News; 2 August 1944 - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Douglas Henry AWMM
  • Surname
    Skinner AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ42342 AWMM
    • WWII 42342 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 January 1922 RNZAF Biographies (R17845615)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Father: Mr. J. H. Skinner. Box 22, Dunsandel, Canterbury AWMM
    • WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. J. H. Skinner of Dunsandel, Canterbury 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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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 on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Douglas Skinner was the son of John Henry Skinner, and of Barbara Skinner (nee Newlove), of Dunsandel, Canterbury.

    Attended Christchurch Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845615)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    6 May 1944 AWMM
    Age 22 AWMM
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  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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    Singapore Memorial, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore AWMM

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  • My mother , Dorothy Orum and her brother Arnold Orum were friends of Doug's while he was training in Winnipeg, Manitoba . My mom continued her friendship with him and wrote to him and his other N.Z. friend James Trott for some time during the war. I have a photo of these men in Winnipeg. Also a photo of a graduation celebration at a hotel in Winnipeg. And many letter from both men . My mom also received an official notice of the fact Doug was missing and later on presumed dead. Some of her letters to him were returned to her unopened. My mom kept these letters her whole life. I have them now since she passed away in 1994.
    Public - Pauline - 23 April 2020
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Sources

Sources

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  • References
    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • The Weekly News AWMM
      The Weekly News 1944 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
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Qu - Sl. Archives New Zealand (R17845615) - 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
    • List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762). AWMM

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06 April 2024TerryChristchurchResearcher
23 April 2020PaulineKamloops, B.C. Canada Other

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