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2522 Flying Officer Harry Naider Major.
Mother: Mrs. M. Osmond of Christchurch.

Harry Major was born at Auckland on the 30th October, 1910, and received his secondary education at King's College, Auckland, reach-ing Matriculation standard. He played for his school 1st XI, and later playing golf. After leaving school, he was engaged in sheep farming at Lake Tekapo, Canterbury. He obtained his "A" License in 1930 and was appointed to a Commission in the New Zealand Air Force in the rank of Pilot Office on the 19th September, 1932, and posted to No. 4 Squadron.

Pilot Officer Major continued to carry out the annual prescribed training and was promoted to the rank of Flying Officer on the 2nd April, 1935, continuing to serve until the outbreak of war, when he was mobilised at Whenuapai with the Auckland General Reconnaisance Squadron. He was posted to Ohaken for duty as a Staff Pilot on the 17th November, 1939.

Flying Officer Major was the pilot of an Oxford aircraft engag-ed on the 19th October, 1940 in a fight from Hobsonville to Ohakes. The aircraft failed to arrive at its destination and Flying Officer Major was classified as missing. Several months later, the wrecked aircraft was forund in dense bush near the West Coast north of Mokau, and the bodies of the crew were found nearby,

Flying Officer was cremated at Auckland.

4/3/177 A.S.2.
No log book.

Mrs M. Osmond (M),
249 Gloucester Street,
CHRISTCHURCH.