David Malyon Russell

Forenames

David Malyon AWMM

Surname

Russell AWMM

Service number

• NZ403553 AWMM
• WWII 403553 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

2 Sept 1916 RNZAF Biographies (R17845615)

Next of kin

• Mrs Violet Ada Russell (wife), Manurewa, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Widow: Mrs. V. A. Horan of Manurewa AWMM
• WW2 Parents: Mr. & Mrs. J. Russell of Pukekohe AWMM

Relationship status

• Married/WWII AWMM
• Unknown AWMM Married AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• NZ403553 AWMM
• WWII 403553 AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Air Force, No. 485 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Last rank

Warrant Officer (Pilot) AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 485 (NZ) Squadron AWMM

Son of John and Beatrice Hawes Russell, of Pukekohe, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Violet Ada Russell, of Manurewa, Auckland

Remembered on the Papakura - Karaka War Memorial

Attended Pukekohe Technical High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845615)) AWMM

Death

4 May 1942 AWMM
Age  26 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Cemetery

Whyteleafe (St Luke) Churchyard, Surrey, England AWMM Row I. Grave 30. AWMM

Memorial name

• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Papakura - Karaka War Memorial, Great South Road, Papakura, New Zealand AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/2436076
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Qu - Sl. Archives New Zealand (R17845615)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845615
  Sources Used
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845744
  Sources Used
• https://www.kenleyrevival.org/content/service-people/warrant-officer-pilot-david-malyon-russell
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 30 March 2026 - Internet research
• Flight Safety Foundation:
  https://aviation-safety.net/wikibase/280070
  Public - Antonio - Researcher - 30 March 2026 - Internet research
• Report on his loss:
  http://www.aircrewremembered.com/russell-david-malyon.html
  Public - Kelvin - Researcher - 19 June 2022 - http://www.aircrewremembered.com/russell-david-malyon.html

References

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Qu - Sl. Archives New Zealand (R17845615) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• 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 - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [(New Zealanders Attached to R.A.F. [Royal Air Force]) (Officers), (Europe) - Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845744)
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.