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Wilson, Donald Fraser

Date of birth:
August 27th, 1916 (Wairoa, New Zealand)
Date of death:
November 1996 (Queensland, Australia)
Service number:
41891
Nationality:
New Zealander (1907-1947, Dominion UK)

Biography

Promotions:
January 23rd, 1940: Pilot Officer;
October 21st, 1940: Flying Officer;
October 21st, 1941: Flight Lieutenant (War subs.).
August 10th, 1947: Flight Lieutenant (seniority December 1st, 1942);
August 10th, 1947: temporary Squadron Leader (seniority July 14th, 1945);
January 1st, 1950: Squadron Leader.

Career:
April 1st, 1958: Pensioen.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Acting Flight Lieutenant
Awarded on:
March 17th, 1941

LG 35107/1574.
Mentioned in Dispatches
Period:
After War Period (1945-now)
Rank:
Squadron Leader
Awarded on:
June 9th, 1955

LG 40497/3266.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

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