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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Donald Gordon Cobden |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Pilot Officer (Pilot) |
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| Forename(s): |
Donald Gordon |
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| Surname: |
Cobden |
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| War: |
World War II, 1939-1945 |
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| Serial No.: |
41552 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
11 August 1914 |
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| Place of Birth: |
Christchurch, New Zealand |
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| Enlistment Date: |
August 1938 |
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| Age on Enlistment: |
24 |
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| Military District: |
England |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Royal Air Force (RAF) |
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| Embarkation Unit: |
3 Squadron |
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| Embarkation Date: |
2 September 1939 |
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| Other Units: |
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| Military Training: |
Posted to 5FTS (Flying Training School), Sealand 28.1.39 |
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| Campaigns: |
- Battle of France
- Battle of Britain
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| Military Awards: |
1939-45 Star (Battle of Britain clasp) |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Royal Air Force, 74 Squadron |
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| Place of Death: |
Over the English Channel |
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| Date of Death: |
11 August 1940 |
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| Age at Death: |
26 |
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| Year of Death: |
1940 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Shot down by German aircraft |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Oostende New Communal Cemetery, Oostende, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium |
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| Grave Reference: |
Plot 9. Row 3. Grave 24. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
- Donald Cobden was the son of Alfred Palmerston Cobden and Mabel Elizabeth Cobden, of Papanui, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
- Educated at Christchurch Boys High School 1927-31
- All Black in 1937
- He was killed on his 26th birthday
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| Additional Information: |
- Portrait in Wynn, K. (1981).
- The Battle of Britain: 10 July - 31 October 1940
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