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417031 Pilot Officer Rodney George DANDY.
Widow: Mrs. I.A. Cruikshank of CHRISTCHURCH.
Mother: Mrs. M. Brunton of Waitaki, NOTH OTAGO.

George Dandy was born at Gisborne on the 28th August 1910, and received his secondary education at the Gisborne High School, passing the matriculation examination. He afterwards studied for and was successful in passing eight subjects of the Professional Accountants examination. He played football for his school 1st XV, and afterwards senior football for Poverty Bay. He was also a rowing representative for his Province, and took part in inter-provincial athletics. From 1926, until being mobilised with the 16th Anti-aircraft Battery with the rant of Sergeant, on the outbreak of war, he was employed by the Post and Telegraph Department at Gisborne.

Pilot Officer Dandy was transferred from the Army on the 21st December 1941 and posted to the Initial Training Wing, Levin. After completing the course there; he proceeded to Harewood, on the 7th February 1942, to commence his elementary flying training; then on the 5th April, to No. 1 Service Flying Training School, Wigram. Here, on the 15th June, he was awarded the flying badge, and commissioned in the rank of Pilot Officer on the 5th September; on the 10th October he commenced a flying instructors course at Tauranga, completing the course there before posting to New Plymouth for duty as an instructor.

Pilot Officer Dandy was the pilot of an Oxford aircraft engaged in a training flight from New Plymouth on the 23rd October 1942, between Kawhia and New Plymouth, and which failed to return it its base; all the crew, including Pilot Officer Dandy being classified as missing. In due course his death was officially presumed to have occurred on the 23rd October 1942.

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Mrs. M. Brunton (M),
Waitaki,
NORTH OTAGO.