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Douglas Haig Randle

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Biography for Douglas Haig Randle. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ue - Z. Archives New Zealand (R17845615-0023). CC-BY 2.0.

Biography for Douglas Haig Randle. RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Perso …

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    Douglas Haig AWMM
  • Surname
    Randle AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    • NZ405454 AWMM
    • WWII 405454 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
    5 April 1918 RNZAF Biographies (R17845615) Dunedin, Otago RNZAF Biographies (R17845615)
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    • John Daniel and Elizabeth Cossar Randle of Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
    • WW2 Sister: Miss B. P. Randle of Dunedin. AWMM
    • WW2 Miss B. P Randle (S) 7 Ann Street, Roslyn, Dunedin. AWMM
  • Relationship status
    Single/WWII AWMM

Service

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Military decorations

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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
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  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

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  • Douglas Randle was the son of John Daniel and Elizabeth Cossar Randle, of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.

    Attended The Otago Boys' High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845615)) AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    24 October 1943 AWMM
    Age 21 AWMM
    The Netherlands (Holland), Europe AWMM
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  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
    Westdongeradeel (Holwerd) Protestant Churchyard, Friesland, Netherlands AWMM Row 43 Grave 12 AWMM
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Sources

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    • Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press. AWMM
    • 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. AWMM
    • RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Qu - Sl. Archives New Zealand (R17845615) - Former archives reference: AIR118 AWMM
    • 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) AWMM
    • Please note that the 12 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. AWMM

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