W.O.
Adrian
Vincent
Douglas
Born in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Died
at age 23
in Germany
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Adrian Douglas is an Anzac who served in World War Two.
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Biography
W.O. Adrian Douglas was Killed in Action during World War II.
Adrian was born in 1920. He was the son of Edward Douglas and Marguerite MacPherson.
When the 2nd World War broke out Adrian, along with his brothers Wallace and Herbert enrolled.
Adrian and Wallace sailed to Canada with the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1940; their brother Herby also joined the Air Force, serving as ground crew in the Pacific.
His brother Wallace died in April 1943.
Sadly Adrian was killed in action, shot down and killed over Germany on 6 September 1943. He was just 23 years of age.
LAST RANK: Warrant Officer Class 2 (Wireless Operator / Air Gunner) Royal New Zealand Air Force, 149 Squadron, RAF
Burial
Durnbach War Cemetery, Bad Tolz, Bayern, Germany AWMM A K 3[1]
Memorial
Rotorua Citizens War Memorial (World War 2), Rotorua, New Zealand
Sources
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18601251/adrian-vincent-douglas), memorial page for WO Adrian Vincent Douglas (unknown–6 Sep 1943), Find a Grave Memorial no. 18601251, citing Durnbach War Cemetery, Gmund am Tegernsee, Landkreis Miesbach, Bavaria (Bayern), Germany ; Maintained by IWPP Custodial Account (contributor 48586138)
- NZ BDM Death Records Online: Registration No: 1945/63991 | Family Name: Douglas | Given Name(s): Adrian Vincent | Age at Death: 23Y | https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz
- Auckland Museum Online Cenotaph [[1]]
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