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Name: R U DAVIS
Rank: Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNZNVR
Squadron: 898 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Victorious
Date of death: 1943-02-01
Aircraft: Martlet IV FN 132
Place of death: At sea, Virginia, USA
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: NEW ZEALAND NAVAL MEMORIAL, DEVONPORT, AUCKLAND, North Shore City
Commemoration details: Panel 8
Family details: Son of Henry G. H. and Flora L. Davis, of Whangarei, New Zealand. Native of North Auckland, New Zealand
Rank: Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNZNVR
Squadron: 898 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Victorious
Date of death: 1943-02-01
Aircraft: Martlet IV FN 132
Place of death: At sea, Virginia, USA
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: NEW ZEALAND NAVAL MEMORIAL, DEVONPORT, AUCKLAND, North Shore City
Commemoration details: Panel 8
Family details: Son of Henry G. H. and Flora L. Davis, of Whangarei, New Zealand. Native of North Auckland, New Zealand
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