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Euan William MacLaren

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Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel M_017. Image taken June 2020.

Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War II Hall of Memories Panel M_017. Image taken June 2020.

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Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Euan William AWMM
  • Surname
    MacLaren AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII NZ415346 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    24 October 1921 RNZAF Biographies (R17845613) RNZAF Biographies (R17845613)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • WW2 Mr Arthur MacLaren (father), Eltham Road, Kohimarama, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Parents: Mr. and Mrs. A. A. McLaren of Auckland 18 Eltham Road, Kohimarama, Auckland 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 (R17845613)
  • Enlistment
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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  • Embarkation details

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
    Killed in a plane crash AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Ewan MacLaren was the son of Arthur Alfred and Helena Niven MacLaren, of Auckland, New Zealand.

    Attended Seddon Memorial Technical College (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845613)) AWMM

Death

About death

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  • Death
    6 September 1942 AWMM
    Age 20 AWMM
    United Kingdom, Europe AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed on Active Service AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Stoke-Upon-Tern (St Peter) Church Cemetery, England AWMM Row H. Grave 250. AWMM
  • Cemetery name
  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
    Roll of Honour. New Zealand Herald, Volume 79, Issue 24380, 16 September 1942, Page 1 AWMM
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

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Sources

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30 September 2021KelvinNorfolk, EnglandResearcher

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