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From the second of the shipping strikes undertaken on the 8th October, 1940 against shipping at Gravelines, France, his aircraft failed to return to its base and all its crew was classified as missing. Later, information was received through the International Red Cross that Pilot Officer Mallon was a prisoner of war and wounded, but later still the International Red Cross reported that he had died of wounds and had been buried in Guines Cemetery ten miles south of Calais, France. No further news was received and after due time had elapsed his death was officially presumed to have occurred on the 11th October, 1940 as a result of air operations.

18/1/992 A.S.2.
382 hours as pilot.

Mrs. D.C. MALLON (M), (right aligned)
Bell Block, (right aligned)
NEW PLYMOUTH (underlined & right aligned)