English Māori Denis Beresford McLean Born 1 April 1920 - Died 11 August 1942 PDF Key details Service number Also known as Armed force / branchNavy AWMM Last rankSub Lieutenant AWMM Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Saker AWMM WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Enquire Lay a poppy Portrait of Sub Lieutenant Denis Beresford McLean, Auckland Weekly News, 16 December 1942. Sir Georg … View gallery Hide sources Show empty fields Identity About Contribute › Title ForenamesDenis Beresford AWMM SurnameMcLean AWMM Ingoa Also known as Service number GenderMale AWMM Iwi Hapū Waka Rohe Religion Images and documents Images Contribute › Documents Contribute › Civilian life About birth Contribute › Birth1 April 1920 AWMM Onehunga, Auckland AWMM Date of birth Place of birth Birth notes Address before enlistment Post war occupation Next of kin on embarkation Relationship statusSingle/WWII AWMM Service Wars and conflicts Contribute › WarWorld War II, 1939-1945 AWMM Campaign Armed force / branchNavy AWMM Service number Military service Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers Military decorations Contribute › Medals and Awards Training and Enlistment Contribute › Military training Branch Trade Proficiency EnlistmentWW2 Clerk/Civilian Martyn Wanganui : Whanganui, Manawatu-Wanganui Martyn Occupation before enlistment Age on enlistment Embarkations Contribute › Embarkation detailsWW2 Sub Lieutenant Martyn Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve AWMM Prisoner of war Contribute › Capture details Days interned Liberation date Liberation Repatriation POW liberation details POW serial number Medical history Contribute › Medical notesKilled on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM Last known rank Contribute › Last rankSub Lieutenant AWMM Royal New Zealand Naval Volunteer Reserve, HMS Saker AWMM Biographical information Biographical information Contribute › Denis McLean was the son of Charles James and Linda McLean, of Wanganui, New Zealand.Killed in an engine failure on a training flight.Remembered on the Takapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna. AWMM Death About death Contribute › Death11 August 1942 AWMM Age 22 AWMM Miami, Florida AWMM Date of death Age at death Place of death Cause of deathKilled on Active Service AWMM Death notes CemeteryMiami (Woodlawn Park North) Cemetery, Florida, USA AWMM Sect. 6, Lot 163, Grave 11. AWMM Cemetery name Grave reference Obituary Memorial name Memorial reference Memorials Memorial Contribute › Memorial nameTakapuna War Memorial, The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Takapuna War Memorial, (ex RSA Roll, on a boulder), The Strand, Takapuna, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM Roll of Honour Remember Denis Beresford McLean by laying a poppy. David McLean David McLean Denis Beresford McLean Desmond Albert McLean Desmond William Frederick McLean Lay a poppy for 2021 Leave a note Leave a tribute or memory of Denis Beresford McLean Leave a note Contribute › Processing Denis McLean was fondly remembered by my Nan, Elizabeth Dawson, who was a neighbour and friend of the McLean family in Wanganui. Public - Susannah - 13 April 2015 Report Related objects Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945 Library / Pictorial › manuscripts and archives MS-1993-139 Sources Sources Contribute › External linksNew Zealand History online: Takapuna War Memorial http://www.nzhistory.net.nz/media/photo/takapuna-war-memorial Further Reference Commonwealth War Graves Commission record https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2719685 Sources Used DocumentsAllison, 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. AWMM 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. AWMM Allison, D. (2009). p100 AWMM Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM vol.1, p.234 vol.3, p.339 AWMM Contributors Processing Command item Command item Add new record Refresh DateFirst namesLocationRelationshipContact 13 April 2015SusannahAuckland NZOther The development of the Online Cenotaph is an ongoing process; updates, new images and records are added weekly. In some cases, records have yet to be confirmed by Museum staff, and there could be mistakes or omissions in the information provided. Online Cenotaph Data by Auckland War Memorial Museum is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License
