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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Anderson	William James	Sergeant	NZ/41617	Age 23	New Zealander	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner	RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-09-16	Stirling	I	W7569	MG-D	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	2005	Essen	Believed to have been damaged by flak. Crashed in IJsselmeer near Lemmer at 2300. See archive report	Killed	Lemsterland (Lemmer) General Cemetery Plot C Row 9 Grave 243	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand		Born on the 16th October 1918 in New Brighton. Worked as a welder/cutter for Booth MacDonald and Company Ltd. Enlisted at Levin on the 19th January 1941. Embarked for Canada on the 27th of February 1941. Wireless operator/air gunner badge awarded on the 01st September 1941 and promoted to sergeant. By Stranraer flying boat to Halifax on the 04th September 1941. Embarked for England on the 18th of September 1941. Further training with 11 Operational Training Unit on the 25th November 1941 and then with No. 7 Conversion flight on the Stirling. Joined 7 squadron on the 27th of August 1942. Son of William Stevenson Anderson (died 09th February 1967, age 86) and of Catherine Strath Anderson (née McArthur - died 29th May 1967, age 85), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. A total of 160 flying hours were logged. On his 5th operational sortie.	Archive Report on loss
2	Clarke	Robert Edward	Pilot Officer	J/11210	Age 20	Canadian	Air Bomber	RCAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-09-16	Stirling	I	W7569	MG-D	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	2005	Essen	Believed to have been damaged by flak. Crashed in IJsselmeer near Lemmer at 2300 See archive report	Killed	Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 69 Row D Joint Grave 3	Courtesy Oleg Marin	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 14th September 1922 in Winnipeg. Enlisted on the 25th June 1941 at Winnipeg. Son of Robert Edward and Myrtle Loraine (née Bowler) Clarke, of Matlock, Manitoba, Canada. Clarke Rapids off Arthur Thomson Lake in 1995 which is northeast of Croll Lake - 26-year-old, Lt. Arthur Percival Thompson of the 10th Armd. Regt. RCAC was killed on the 28th of September 1944.	Archive Report on loss
3	Clarke	Robert Edward	Warrant Officer Class I	R/69558	Age 31	USA	Wireless Op/Air Gunner	RCAF	2 TAF	226Sqn RAF	1944-08-19	Mitchell	II	FW216	QM-?	RAF Hartford Bridge	00:30	Pathfinder flare drop	Shot down by flak	Killed	Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery, Xxiv. F. 6. France		Accident report	Enlisted in RCAF on 22nd June 1940. RAF training at No. 16 Operational Training Unit flying the Hampden. Joined 226 squadron on the 23rd March 1944 from 180 squadron. Son of Stephen Francis and Helen Bernice (nee Adams) Clarke, of Atlanta, Georgia, USA and husband of Vera Joyce Clarke, of Putney, London, England. Served in the US Marines from 05th March 1929 - 06th October 1939 before going to Canada. Also served in 486 and 180 squadrons. Not to be confused with P/O. Robert Edward Clarke J/11210 Killed whilst with 7 squadron flying Stirling W7569 on the 17th September 1942.	Read Archive Report Paradie RCAF Database
4	Crabtree	Ronald Hugh	Sergeant	NZ/411617	Age 24	New Zealander	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner	RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-09-16	Stirling	I	W7569	MG-D	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	2005	Essen	Believed to have been damaged by flak. Crashed in IJsselmeer near Lemmer at 2300. See archive report	Killed	Lemsterland (Lemmer) Plot C Row 9 Grave 245	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand		Born on the 04th November 1917 at Napier, Hawkes Bat. Worked as a carpenter for N. Cole Contractor of Waaiouru. Enlisted on the 15th March 1941 at Levin. Embarked for Canada on the 29th of April 1941. Awarded his air gunner badge and promoted to sergeant on the 25th of October 1941. Embarked for England on the 03rd November 1941. Further training with 11 Operational Training Unit on the 20th January 1942 and then with No. 7 Conversion flight on the Stirling. Joined 7 squadron on the 21st of July 1942. Son of Harry Aubrey (died 28th November 1938) and Menetta Coral Crabtree (née Hutton - died 20th November 1968), of Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. A total of 215 flying hours were logged. On his 9th operational sortie.	Archive Report on loss
5	Dallenger	Ben	Pilot Officer	NZ/411377	Age 23	New Zealander	Pilot	RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-09-16	Stirling	I	W7569	MG-D	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	2005	Essen	Believed to have been damaged by flak. Crashed in IJsselmeer near Lemmer at 2300. See archive report	Killed	Lemsterland (Lemmer) General Cemetery Plot C Row 9 Grave 244	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand		Born on the 31st March 1919 at Upper Hutt. Worked as a clerk for Waugh Ltd at Lower Hutt. Enlisted on the 02nd March 1941 at Levin. Initial training with No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School on the 11th of April 1941. Embarked for Canada on the 16thg of June 1941. Pilot badge was awarded on the 25th of September 1941 and awarded his commission. Embarked for England on the 07th October 1941 Further training with 20 Operational Training Unit on the 18th November 1941 and then with No. 7 Conversion flight on the Stirling. Joined 7 squadron on the 05th June 1942. Son of Joseph Sidney (died 09th June 1959, age 73) and Aveline Jane Dallenger (née Hughes - died 03rs April 1943, age 59), of Stilling StreetLower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand. Father remarried Constance Lillian Eveline Dallenger (née Wilson - died 26th November 1978, age 70). A total of 458 flying hours were logged. On his 11th operational sortie.	Archive Report on loss
6	Goddard	Harry Oldfield	Sergeant	NZ/404547	Age 27	New Zealander	Air Gunner	RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-09-16	Stirling	I	W7569	MG-D	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	2005	Essen	Believed to have been damaged by flak. Crashed in IJsselmeer near Lemmer at 2300. See archive report	Killed	Lemsterland (Lemmer) Plot C Row 9 Grave 249	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand		Born on the 07th May 1915 in Kinohaku. A self-employed farmer at Te Anga prior to service. Enlisted at Levin on the 24th November 1940. Embarked for Canada on the 30th January 1941. Wireless operator/air gunner badge awarded on the 04th August 1941 and promoted to sergeant. Embarked for England on the 15th August 1941. Further training with 11 Operational Training Unit on the 20th January 1942 and then with No. 7 Conversion flight on the Stirling. Joined 7 squadron on the 29th of August 1942. Son of Frederick Alfred Goddard (died 10tyh February 1940, age 71) and of Emily Sarah Goddard (née Hammond - died 06th September 1973, age 90), of Kinohaku, Auckland, New Zealand.	Archive Report on loss
7	Lamb	Donald Trevor	Flight Sergeant	NZ/41540	Age 20	New Zealander	Observer	RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-09-16	Stirling	I	W7569	MG-D	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	2005	Essen	Believed to have been damaged by flak. Crashed in IJsselmeer near Lemmer at 2300. See archive report	Killed	Lemsterland (Lemmer) General Cemetery Plot C Row 9 Grave 246	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand		Born on the 10th May 1922 at Blenheim. Worked as a watchmaker/jeweller for P.N Denton in Wellington. Served in the territorial army for 2 years before enlisting in the RNZAF on the 19th January 1941 at Levin. Embarked for Canada on the 27th March 1941. Air Observer badge 18th August 194 and promoted to sergeant. Embarked for England on the 22nd of September 1941. Further training with 11 Operational Training Unit on the 25th March and then with No. 7 Conversion flight on the Stirling. Joined 7 squadron on the 29th of August 1942. Son of William Wentworth Lamb (died 144th February 1931, age 62)and of Louisa Frances Lamb (née Rush - died 04th April 1945, age 67), of Spring Creek, Marlborough, New Zealand. A total of 294 flying hours were logged. On his 4th operational sortie.	Archive Report on loss
8	Sandison	Peter	Sergeant	556067	Age 26	British	Flight Engineer	RAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-09-16	Stirling	I	W7569	MG-D	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	2005	Essen	Believed to have been damaged by flak. Crashed in IJsselmeer near Lemmer at 2300. See archive report	Killed	Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery Plot 69 Row D Joint Grave 4	Courtesy Oleg Marin		Born on the 04th August 1916 in Thurso. Son of Donald Sandison (died 24th September 1916, age 58 and Alice Sandison (née More - died in 1958, age 77) of Framside Farm, Thurso, Scotland. Husband of Mary Logan.	Archive Report on loss