David Derek MacLean
Born 15 Oct 1921 - Died 11 Oct 1942
- Service number
- NZ411493 AWMM
- WWII 411493 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Last rank
- Flight Sergeant/Military AWMM Royal Air Force, No. 126 Squadron AWMM
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
About
- Title
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- Forenames
- David Derek AWMM
- Surname
- MacLean AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Also known as
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- Service number
- NZ411493 AWMM
- WWII 411493 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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- Religion
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 15 Oct 1921 RNZAF Biographies (R17845613)
- Date of birth
- 15th October 1921Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 9 April 2023 - https://aircrewremembered.com/maclean-david-derek.html
- Place of birth
- WanganuiPublic - Kelvin - Researcher - 9 April 2023 - https://aircrewremembered.com/maclean-david-derek.html
- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
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- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mr A.H. Maclean (father), Bird Grove, Fordell, New Zealand AWMM
- WW2 Parents: Mr. and Mrs. A. H. MacLean of Wanganui 143 St. Hill St. , Wanganui AWMM
- Son of Allan Hector MacLean (died 08th July 1964, age 70) and of Alice Kathleen MacLean (née Allison - died 08th December 1983, age 89), of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand.Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 9 April 2023 - https://aircrewremembered.com/maclean-david-derek.html
- Relationship status
- Single/WWII AWMM
- Unknown AWMM Single AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
- World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
- Campaign
- North Africa AWMM
- Armed force / branch
- Air Force AWMM
- Service number
- NZ411493 AWMM
- WWII 411493 AWMM
- Military service
- British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 10 Service Flying Training School, Dauphin, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 33. Graduation Date: 25/09/1941. AWMM - Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers
- Royal Air Force, No. 126 Squadron AWMM
Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
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Training and Enlistment
- Military training
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
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- Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW2 Vessel was Awatea AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM
Prisoner of war
- Capture details
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- Days interned
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- Liberation date
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- POW liberation details
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- Liberation Repatriation
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- POW serial number
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Flight Sergeant/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 126 Squadron AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- David MacLean was the son of Allan Hector MacLean and of Alice Kathleen MacLean (nee Allison), of Wanganui, New Zealand.
Next of kin details compiled from information in the Casualty lists published in the newspapers.
Attended Wanganui Collegiate School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845613)) AWMM - Although DD MacLean's names were David Derek, he called himself Derek. In 2009, I scanned 53 of his letters written to his mother, from 4 Feb 1940 when he was at Victoria University in Wellington, through to his last letter home from Malta on 10 May 1942. I sent copies of the PDFs to the RAF Museum, the Malta War Museum and the RNZAF Museum. The original letters have been gifted to the RNZAF Museum.Public - Mike - Other relative - 13 October 2024 - Family papers held by DD MacLean's cousin, the late Mrs Larry Wicksteed of Leithfield in North Canterbury. Her daughter Vanya Maw donated the letters to the RNZAF Museum.
- David MacLean was the son of Allan Hector MacLean and of Alice Kathleen MacLean (nee Allison), of Wanganui, New Zealand.
About death
- Death
- 11 Oct 1942 AWMM
Age 20 AWMM - Date of death
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- Age at death
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- Place of death
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- Cause of death
- Killed on Active Service AWMM
- Death notes
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- Cemetery
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- Cemetery name
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- Grave reference
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- Obituary
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- Memorial name
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- Memorial reference
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Malta Memorial, Malta AWMM
Sources
- External links
- Air Force Casualties. Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 126, 24 November 1942, Page 3.
http://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=EP19421124.2.14&srpos=21&e=--1942---1942--100--1----2%22shaw%22--
Further Reference - Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1532743
Sources Used - RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ma - McW. Archives New Zealand (R17845613)
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845613
Sources Used - https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/national/515168/anzac-day-servicemen-s-story-tells-of-ties-between-nz-ausPublic - Antonio - Researcher - 25 April 2024 - Radio New Zealand web page
- Report on his loss:
https://aircrewremembered.com/maclean-david-derek.htmlPublic - Kelvin - Researcher - 9 April 2023 - https://aircrewremembered.com/maclean-david-derek.html
- Air Force Casualties. Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 126, 24 November 1942, Page 3.
- References
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
- The Evening Post
- 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) - Ma - McW. Archives New Zealand (R17845613) - 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.
- List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
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