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J D HERROLD — Fleet Air Arm

1944-04-26 · At sea, near Sor Arnoy Island, Norway · New Zealand

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Name: J D HERROLD
Rank: Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNZNVR
Squadron: 830 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Furious
Date of death: 1944-04-26
Aircraft: Barracuda II BV 950, coded '4C'
Place of death: At sea, near Sor Arnoy Island, Norway
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: NEW ZEALAND NAVAL MEMORIAL, DEVONPORT, AUCKLAND, North Shore City
Commemoration details: Panel 9
Family details: Son of John Henry and Enid Holmes Herrold, of Rotorua, New Zealand

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