Douglas Vernon Lunn
Died 10 Aug 1943
- Service number
- WWII NZD3585 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Navy AWMM
- Last rank
- Sub Lieutenant (A) AWMM Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, Fleet Air Arm, HMS Condor AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
About
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- Forenames
- Douglas Vernon AWMM
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- Lunn AWMM
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- WWII NZD3585 AWMM
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- Male AWMM
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Images
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About birth
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Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
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- Armed force / branch
- Navy AWMM
- Service number
- WWII NZD3585 AWMM
- Military service
- Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, Scheme F AWMM
Hostilities Only Scheme 'F' AWMM - Royal New Zealand Navy AWMM
- Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, Scheme F AWMM
- Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, No.751 Naval Air Squadron (Walrus)Public - Antonio - Researcher - 11 May 2026 - For Your Tomorrow, v.2 p.127: Martyn
- Royal Navy, Fleet Air Arm, Scheme F AWMM
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Training and Enlistment
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
- PilotPublic - Antonio - Researcher - 11 May 2026 - For Your Tomorrow, v.2 p.127: Martyn
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Prisoner of war
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Medical history
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- Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Sub Lieutenant (A) AWMM
Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, Fleet Air Arm, HMS Condor AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Douglas Lunn was the son of Vernon Henry and Elsie Katherine Lunn. He was the husband of Sarah Marjorie Lunn of Strensall, Yorkshire, UK. AWMM
- Douglas Vernon Lunn was born on 3 December 1919 and studied to be an accountant before working for the Union Steamship Co Ltd. He applied for entry to the Fleet Air arm and left for the United Kingdom in 1941. After training in the United Kingdom and Canada he was finally posted to serve on HMS Condor where he served as a sub lieutenant. Douglas was killed in an air accident near Crieff, Scotland on 10 August 1943, 40 miles from his base at East Haven. He was buried at St Mary’s Churchyard Cemetery in Strensall, Yorkshire, which was his wife Sarah’s village. He was 23.Public - Louise - Researcher - 9 August 2019 - West, J. (1995). Lest We Forget. New Plymouth: New Plymouth Boy’s High School Centennial Trust.
Puke Ariki, Swainson/Woods Collection ARC# SW1944.1256
Retrieved from https://collection.pukeariki.com/objects/43528
About death
- Death
- 10 Aug 1943 AWMM
Age 23 AWMM - Date of death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed on Active Service AWMM
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- Cemetery
- Stensall (St Mary) Churchyard, Yorkshire, England AWMM Grave 48 AWMM
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Sources
- External links
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2414088
Sources Used - Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R21346617
Further Reference
- Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
- References
- Allison, D. (2009). Flying Navy: The story of New Zealanders who flew in the Fleet Air Arm in World War I and World War II and the Roll of Honour of those who died in action and on active service. Auckland, N.Z.: Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand.
- Allison, D. (2009). Flying Navy: The story of New Zealanders who flew in the Fleet Air Arm in World War I and World War II and the Roll of Honour of those who died in action and on active service. Auckland, N.Z.: Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand.
Allison, D. (2009). p144 - Royal New Zealand Navy List (c.1921-c.1970) - kindly provided by Ralph McNabb. This list was not collated by McNabb but was sourced from the Royal New Zealand Navy.
- Record Book of Naval Personnel - c.1920-1945 - Lists Navy number, alphabetical list of names of ratings trained in England, numerical lists of officers. Archives New Zealand, R21346617, AAYT 8495 N12
- Personnel - War service - Required for RN [Royal Navy] - Fleet air arm (naval airmen) - Scheme F (Part 4), Archives New Zealand, R21465678, AAYT
- Personnel - War service - Required for RN [Royal Navy] - Fleet air arm (naval airmen) - Scheme F (Part 7), Archives New Zealand, R21465682, AAYT
- Allison, D., Richards, R., & Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand. (2009). Flying navy : the story of new zealanders who flew in the fleet air arm in world war i and world war ii and the roll of honour of those who died in action and on active service. Auckland [N.Z.] : Fleet Air Arm Museum of New Zealand.
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