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Record Detail |
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| Full Name: |
Flying Officer (Observer) Hugh Munro Mackay |
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| Rank Last Held: |
Flying Officer (Observer) |
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| Forename(s): |
Hugh Munro |
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| Surname: |
Mackay |
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| War: |
World War II, 1939-1945 |
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| Serial No.: |
NZ415345 |
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| Gender: |
Male |
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| Date of Birth: |
19 December 1920 |
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| Occupation before Enlistment: |
Accountant |
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| Body on Embarkation: |
Royal New Zealand Air Force |
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| Campaigns: |
Europe |
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| Last Unit Served: |
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 487 (NZ) Squadron (RAF) |
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| Place of Death: |
France |
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| Date of Death: |
1 December 1943 |
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| Age at Death: |
22 |
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| Year of Death: |
1943 |
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| Cause of Death: |
Killed in action |
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| Cemetery Name: |
Guidel Communal Cemetery, Morbihan, France |
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| Grave Reference: |
Row 6. Grave 8. |
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| Biographical Notes: |
Hugh Mackay was the son of John Mackay and of Mary Mackay (nee Falla), of Morrinsville |
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| Description of Image: |
- Hugh M Mackay, portrait in uniform
- 487 Squadron seated under Mosquito, Sculthorpe, October 1943. Hugh Mackay is 8th from the left in the back row.
- 487 Squadron seated under Mosquito, Sculthorpe, October 1943, named men: back row 7th man from left Leith Thompson (pilot); Hugh Mackay (navigator), last man back row Jack Hyndman. Front row 6th man from left Gordon Parks, Wilson O.C. and last man on right Meryn Darrall
- Group, WW2, men and women, bus queue at Royal Bath Hotel, Bournemouth, England. Hugh Mackay was stationed there in 1942. He is the first man in uniform on the left.
- 487 Squadron group formal photograph, front
- 487 Squadron group formal photograph, back, Autographs of men
- Headstone HM Mackay, Guidel Communal Cemetery
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| Further References: |
- Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch: Volplane Press.
- Transcriptions of Mackay's diaries and letters are held at: Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum, Wigram, Christchurch, New Zealand; Morrinsville Library, Morrinsville, New Zealand and Library of Congress, Washington, DC, USA. Biographical material, some flight log and additional photocopied images
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| Additional Information: |
Barrass, M.B. (2001- 2008). Web site: Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation. "Squadrons numbered in the 400 series were technically units of the RCAF, RAAF and RNZAF, but their members were placed under the operational control of the RAF and are usually considered to be part of the RAF's organisational structure". URL: http://www.rafweb.org/Sqn485-490.htm |
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