Kirkland, Douglas James
Personal Information
Rank | F/S |
Forename(s) | Douglas James |
Surname | Kirkland |
Gender | M |
Age | 22 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 15-10-1942 |
Next of Kin | Son of Douglas Henry and Alice Isabel Kirkland, of Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Lockheed Ventura I |
Serial Number | AE760 |
Markings | YH- |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | United Kingdom |
Burial/Memorial Place | Watton (St. Mary) Churchyard |
Grave Reference | Row B. Grave 63. |
Epitaph |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 194 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 411219 |
Service | Royal New Zealand Air Force |
Group | 2 |
Squadron | 21 |
Trade | Observer |
Country of Origin | New Zealand |
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 15-10-1942 |
End Date | 15-10-1942 |
Takeoff Station | Bodney |
Day/Night Raid | Day |
Operation | Training |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Swaffham, Norfolk while making a single engine approach to Bodney |