- SURNAME
Johnstone
- FORENAME
Douglas Scott
- UNIT
138 Squadron (R.N.Z.A.F.)
- RANK
Flying Officer
- NUMBER
429344
- DATE OF DEATH
8th June 1944
- AGE
22
- GRAVESITE
Veauville-les-Baons Churchyard,France Coll. grave
- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 19.11.1921 Christchurch,New Zealand
son of Thomas Scott and Gladys Mary Johnstone,Mount Somers,Canterbury,New Zealand
stock agent,Messrs Pyne,Gould,Guiness Ltd,Christchurch,New Zealand
RNZAF 30.7.1942
to Canada 24.12.1942
No 3 "M" Depot,Edmonton,Alberta
8 Bombing and Gunnery School,Letheridge
2 Air Observers School
Pilot Officer 11.6.1943
10 OTU 1943
138 Squadron January 1944
air bomber
SOE Op.Periwinkle,France
Halifax LL306
crashed Veauville-les-Baons,Seine-Maritime,France
DATE OF DEATH:
08-Jun-1944WEB LINKS:
https://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE65362355 (Thanks to Susan Wright - distant relative)
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