Donald Holder

Description
Copy negatives of serviceman and Royal New Zealand Air Force Flight Officer Donald Fraser Holder (1922-1944), son of Albert William Holder and Leila Beatrice Holder (nee Burrows) of New Plymouth. Donald was killed in action over Germany on 27 August 1944 and has no known grave but is remembered on the Runnymede War Memorial in Surrey. Donald's brother Stephen William Holder (1919-1978) also served with the RNZAF, taking part in more than 37 operations over Europe in a Lancaster bomber before being awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1944.
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Artist/Maker
Production role
Photographer
Production place
New Zealand/Taranaki/New Plymouth
Production period
1940s

World War II (1939 - 1945)
Subject person
Classification
Photograph/Original Art/Art Object
Collection
Swainson/Woods Collection
Credit line
'Swainson/Woods Collection, Puke Ariki and District Libraries'
Accession number
SW1923-1965.00099
Collection type
Photographs
Material
Black and White Sheet Film
Black and White Negative
Photographic Negative

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Flying Officer Donald Fraser Holder, 421053, RNZAF, 115 Squadron

- Paul Holder posted 4 years ago.

Donald Holder, served in RNZAF, missing in action 1944

- Paul Holder posted 4 years ago.

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