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Donald James McInnes

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Portrait, Weekly News - This image may be subject to copyright

Portrait, Weekly News - This image may be subject to copyright

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Donald James AWMM
  • Surname
    McInnes AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWII 9651 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
    • WW2 Unknown AWMM Berlins, West Coast, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Mr J.D. McInnes (father), 57 Green's Road, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
  • Relationship status
    Pre 5 January 1940 AWMM Single/WWII AWMM

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWII 9651 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

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
    Accidental Death, Cause of Death AWMM
    Accidental drowning whilst on active service AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • Son of John McInnes and of Margaret McInnes (nee Chapman) of Papanui, Canterbury

    He died between 2 July and 8 July 1943.

    Donald McInnes's portrait published in the Auckland Weekly News, 18 August 1943 incorrectly records a DSM, this is incorrect. After a review, July 2015, of the service file his medal entitlement has been corrected. The Researcher, NZDF Medals Entitlement advised: "There is NO record of the issue of the DSM (Distinguished Service Medal) on his service file. The DSM was awarded for acts of bravery in the face of the enemy for senior and junior ratings of the Navy, there is no evidence on his file that he served in the Navy so it is unlikely that he would have been awarded this medal." CWGC have been advised and the Cenotaph record corrected 3 August 2015. AWMM
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Death

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  • Death
    02 Jul 1943-8 July 1943 CWGC
    Age 33 AWMM
    Perth, Western Australia BDM, Western Australia
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Accidental Death AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Perth War Cemetery and Annex, Smyth Road, Nedlands, Perth, Western Australia AWMM J.B.3. AWMM
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  • Grave reference
  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Family grave memorial, Waimairi Cemetery, Grahams Road, Christchurch, New Zealand AWMM

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Sources

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  • External links
    Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
    https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2249549
    Sources Used
  • References
    • Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force. (1941). Nominal Roll Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force No. 1 (Embarkations to 31st March, 1940). Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer. AWMM
      WW2 1: WW2 112 AWMM
    • Armoury Cenotaph File AWMM
    • Kay, R. (1958). 27 (Machine Gun) Battalion. Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch. AWMM
    • Information kindly provided by family AWMM

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26 February 2015SarndraAuckland, New ZealandResearcher

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