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D McALEESE — Fleet Air Arm

1945-04-13 · Sharyo Island, near Kiirun, Formosa, Japan · China (including Hong Kong).

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Name: D McALEESE
Rank: Temp Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Observer
Service/attached: RNZNVR
Squadron: 849 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Victorious
Date of death: 1945-04-13
Aircraft: Avenger I FN 944
Place of death: Sharyo Island, near Kiirun, Formosa, Japan
Circumstances: D.O.W.
Buried/commemorated: SAI WAN WAR CEMETERY
Commemoration details: Plot VI, Row L, Grave 8
Family details: Son of John McAleese and of Catherine McAleese (nee Connolly), of Burnside, Otago, New Zealand. Native of Warrington, Otago, New Zealand

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