Date of birth:

February 6th, 1921 ( Pahiatua, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand )

Date of death:

May 3rd, 1943 (Amsterdam/Noord-Holland, the Netherlands)

Buried on:

Commonwealth War Graves New Eastern Cemetery Amsterdam
Plot: 69. Row: C. Grave: 9.

Service number:

414996

Nationality:

New Zealander

Flying Officer. RNZAF, No. 487 Squadron RAF (NZ). Shot down at the age of 22 by a German fighter during a mission to bomb the Westergasfabriek in Amsterdam. The aircraft, a Lockheed Ventura, crashed into a block of houses at Van Bossestraat 30-34 in Amsterdam.

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• Photo 1: Auckland Museum (CC Attribution Non-Commercial 4.0)
• Photo 2: Arjo Eijgelsheim
• - Flying Officer Stuart McGowan | War Casualty Details 2619633 | CWGC
  - https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C18415

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