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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
1151	Raynel	W G	Flight Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-28	Lancaster	III	NE148	AA-H	Mepal	2155	Stuttgart	Crashed at Yevres	Evader
1152	Read		Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-10-21	Wellington	Ic	T2820	AA-	Mildenhall	1730	Hamburg	Crashed near Methwold Norfolk	Injured
1153	Reade	G	Flight Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-31	Stirling	III	EF491	AA-O	Mepal	2025	Berlin	Crash landed at Coltishall Norfolk on return
1154	Reader	Edgar Henry	Sergeant	1331432	Age 21	British	W/Op/Air Gunner	RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-06-22	Stirling	III	EF408	AA-P	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	2340	Mulheim	Crashed near Gelsinkirchen	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 19.G.3	Archives		Also remembered on the grave of Fred and Emma Warren at St Peter & Mary Magdalene Churchyard Extensionin Soham (not sure of connection). Enlisted in January 1941. Trained at No.1 Signal School Cranwell, then to No. 2 Signal School Yatesbury and 3 Air Gunner School Castle Kennedy. Posted to 12 Operational Training Unit at Chipping Warden in October 1942. On the 12th April 1943 further training with 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit at Waterbeach. Finally joining 75 (NZ) Squadron on the 14th of May 1943. Son of Henry John and Ethel May Reader (née Warren), of Station Cottages, Fordham, Cambridgeshire, England.Grave inscription: 'We Thank Our God For Every Remembrance Of Him'.	Archive report
1155	Reaveley	W T	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-06-10	Lancaster	I	ME702	AA-Q	Mepal	2309	Dreux		Killed	Bayeaux War Cemetery France
1156	Reay	W G	Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-04-05	Wellington	III	X3661	AA-	Feltwell		Koln	?	PoW
1157	Reddicliffe	F H	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-08	Stirling	III	BK770	AA-L	Newmarket	2130	Duisburg	Crashed Bressingham NORFOLK	Killed	Newmarket Cemetery
1158	Redding	R E	Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-05	Stirling	I	BK617	AA-D	Newmarket	1943	Gardening	Ditched 2 miles off Cromer Norfolk	Killed	Runnymede
1159	Redhead	J B	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-10-13	Wellington	III	BJ837	AA-	Mildenhall		Kiel	Crash landed Lakenheath	Dow 19.10.42
1160	Redpath	S	Sergeant	157218					Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-25	Stirling	I	BK602	AA-R	Newmarket	.0006.	Dusseldorf	Crashed in sea French/Belgian coast	Killed	Dunkirk
1161	Rees	H	Flying Officer						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-11-20	Lancaster	III	PB520	AA-G	Mepal	1255	Homberg		PoW
1162	Reeves	Sydney Cecil Oliver	Flight Sergeant	NZ/42339 RNZAF			W/Op/Air Gunner	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-02	Stirling	III	BF577	JN-M (C Flight)	Mepal	2331	Hamburg	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Hamburg Cemetery. Collective grave 4A.D.10-12			Read Archive Report
1163	Reid	W F	Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-21	Lancaster	III	ND804	AA-K	Mepal	2303	Duisburg		Killed	Runnymede
1164	Reid	A	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-10-21	Lancaster	I	HK596	AA-O	Mepal	1112	Walcheren	Crashed target area	Killed
1165	Reid	J W	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-17	Wellington	Ic	X9834	AA-	Feltwell		Karlsruhe	Crash landed at Holsthum	PoW Shot 29.12.41	Cracow Military
1166	Reid	Ian Laurie	Sergeant	NZ/391846	Age 23	New Zealand	Pilot	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-07-03	Wellington	Ic	W5621	AA-E	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk	2308	Essen	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 64			Born on the 21st August 1917 at Waikino. A journalist for the Auckland Star prior to enlisting on the 18th December 1939. Son of Robert Theodore Reid and of Kathleen Lena Reid (née Gerrand), of 8 Beresford Street, Bayswater, Auckland, New Zealand. 434 flying hours logged and completed 27 operational sorties. Sadly his family suffered the loss of his younger brother, Sub/Lt. Francis Graham Reid RNZNVR. Whilst serving with 887 Squadron (FAA) flying Seafire III LR846. He went missing after crashing into the sea off Portavogie, County Down Northern Ireland during a dog fighting exercise on the Sunday, 12th March 1944.	Read Archive Report
1167	Reid		Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-02-21	Wellington	Ic	T2547	AA-	Feltwell	1910	Wilhelmshaven	Crashed at base on return
1168	Renfrew	R	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-27	Stirling	III	EE955	AA-D	Mepal	2130	Nurnberg	Crashed Schwarzenau	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
1169	Renton	Rupert Ernest	Sergeant	NZ/412352	Age 22	New Zealand	W/Op/Air/Gnr	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-09-03	Wellington	III	X3396	AA-R	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	2328	Emden	See archive report for further details	Killed	Sage War Cemetery Grave 3.B. 3			Born on the 15th October 1919, the son of Alexander Cameron Renton and of Adeline Jane Renton (née Broadwood), of Auckland City, New Zealand. A total of 183 flying hours logged and on his 02nd operational sortie.	Read Archive Report
1170	Rey	A E	Sergeant					RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-12-02	Stirling	I	BK618	AA-Q	Newmarket	202	Frankfurt	Crashed at Adar-Oberstein Germany	PoW			Paradie Archive Database	reyx
1171	Rhodes	George William	Sergeant	1131658	1922		Pilot	RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-10-06	Wellington	III	DF639	AA-N	Mildenhall		Osnabruck	Claim by Lt Hans Krause Stab I/NJG3 - 1km North of Slagharen: 3,100m at 2304 hrs. Crashed near Slagharen (Mun Hardenberg)	Killed	Hardenberg Protestant Cemetery Plot A Row 13			Son of Richard Allen Rhodes and Annie Rhodes, of Wembley, Middlesex
1172	Richards	James Leonard	Flight Sergeant	NZ404946		New Zealand	Bomb Aimer	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-06-22	Stirling	III	EH889	AA-Z	Newmarket	2348	Mulheim	Shot down by a Bf 110 G-4 night fighter flown by Feldwebel Heinz Vinke of the 11./NJG 1. Crashed in IJsselmeer	Killed	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 199. United Kingdom		Accident Report		CWGC
1173	Richards	James Leonard	Sergeant	NZ/404946		New Zealand	Bomb Aimer	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-10	Stirling	III	BF455	AA-Y	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	2355	Frankfurt	Hit by A.A. fire and enemy night fighter. Ran out of petrol and ditched in Channel off Shoreham Sussex. See archive report for further details	Rescued	Later: Runnymede Memorial. Panel 199		Accident report	Born on the 24th January 1918 at Rakaia. Worked as a tractor driver on his father's farm at Methven. Enlisted at Levin on the 01st December 1940 as a pilot under training. Joined No. 1 Elementary Training School on the 08th March 1941. Pilot training terminated and remustered as observer 12th March 194. Embarked for Canada on the 18th June 1941. Observer badge and promoted to sergeant on the 08th November 1941. Embarked for England on the 08th January 1942. Further training with No. 9 Observer Advanced Flying Unit on the 01st May 1942. Attached to 11 Operational Training Unit on the 12th May 1942 carrying out 2 operational sorties. Joined 75 squadron on the 25th September 1942 then to 1657 Heavy Conversion Unit to recrew 03rd-12th June 1943. Son of Henry Edward Harrison and Jessie Elizabeth Richards (née Tait), of Methven, Canterbury, New Zealand. 291 flying hours logged and on his 8th operational sortie.	Archive report 75Sqn RNZAF Rothschild crew
1174	Ricthie	A H	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-12-22	Wellington	Ic	T2474	AA-	Mildenhall		Mannheim	Crashed near Therouldeville.	Killed	Therouldeville
1175	Ricthie	M R	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-01-10	Wellington	Ic	T2550	AA-L	Feltwell	1130	Air Test	Crashed near Stapleford Cambs	Killed
1176	Riddle	C H	Flying Officer	NZ41190				RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-29	Stirling	I	EF398	AA-A	Newmarket	2332	Wuppertal	Shot down by night fighter	Killed	Runnymede
1177	Riley	F C	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-11	Lancaster	III	ND919	AA-D	Mepal	2256	Leuven	Exploded & crashed Castle Elderschans	Killed	Aardenburg General Cemetery
1178	Rimmer	D	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-21	Lancaster	III	ND804	AA-K	Mepal	2303	Duisburg		Killed	Runnymede
1179	Riordan	J M P	Sergeant	NZ2422668				RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-25	Stirling	I	BK602	AA-R	Newmarket	.0006.	Dusseldorf	Crashed in sea French/Belgian coast	Killed	Runnymede
1180	Ritchie	J	Sergeant	1037955			Air Gunner	RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-12-17	Stirling	I	BK620	AA-A	Newmarket	1807	Fallersleben	Shot down by a combination of flak and night fighters, crash-landing into the Westeinder Plas, South West of Aalsmeer (Noord Holland) 10 miles South West of Amsterdam	PoW No. 27333, Dulag Luft/Stalag 8B Teschen/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf
1181	Roberts	J	Sergeant					RAAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-22	Wellington	Ic	Z9914	AA-	Feltwell		Mannheim	Crashed at Weken Belgium	Killed	Werken
1182	Roberts	Joseph Harold Campbell	Sergeant	R/54910	Age 24	Canada	Observer	RAAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-07-15	Wellington	Ic	R3171	AA-?	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk	2300	Duisburg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery. Plot 85. Row A. Grave 1.			Read Archive Report Researched by Jenifer Lemaire - see page for image licence.
1183	Roberts	J L	Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-16	Stirling	I	BF398	AA-P			Training	Crashed near Stoke on Trent STAFFS
1184	Roberts	E J	Flight Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-31	Stirling	III	EE918	AA-D	Mepal	2019	Berlin	Crashed at Derental	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
1185	Roberts	J L	Warrant Officer	NZ411593				RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-29	Stirling	III	EH881	AA-Z	Newmarket	2340	Wuppertal	Crashed Eilendorf	PoW
1186	Roberts	D J	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-10-06	Lancaster	I	LM104	AA-Z	Mepal	1646	Dortmund		PoW
1187	Roberts		Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-10	Wellington	Ic	Z8945	AA-	Feltwell	.0012.	Koln	Landed at base damaged
1188	Roberts	James	Sergeant	400310		Australia		RAAF		75Sqn (NZ) RAF	1941-10-22												RAAF Honour Roll
1189	Robertson	T B	Pilot Officer					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-15	Wellington	Ic	W5663	AA-	Feltwell		Koln	Crashed near Dusseldorf	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
1190	Robertson	Norman Bruce	Pilot Officer	NZ/411101	Age 25	New Zealand	W/Op/Air/Gunner	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-26	Wellington	III	Z1596	AA-?	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk	2235	Hamburg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Sage War Cemetery Grave 13.C.6.	courtesy courtesy Auckland Cenotaph		Son of Gilbert David and Minnie Robertson, of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand, husband of Eva May Robertson, of Mairoa, Auckland. Total of 216 hours flying time - his 10th operation. Prior to service motor assembly driver working for Transport (Waikato) Ltd..	Read Archive Report
1191	Robertson	S MacI	Pilot Officer					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-04-05	Wellington	III	X3661	AA-	Feltwell		Koln	?	PoW
1192	Robertson	C	Flying Officer					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-09-17	Lancaster	III	PB430	AA-P	Mepal	1005	Boulogne
1193	Robinson	Joseph Allan	Pilot Officer					RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-12	Wellington	Ic	X9981	AA-	Feltwell		Nurnberg	Crashed near Dinant Belgium	Killed	Dinant Military		Paradie Archive Database
1194	Robinson	A J	Flight Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-07-24	Stirling	III	EE890	AA-L	Mepal	2204	Hamburg	Crashed at Neumunster	PoW
1195	Robinson	Clifford Douglas	Flying Officer	405327		Australia		RAAF		75Sqn (NZ) RAF	1945-02-24												RAAF Honour Roll
1196	Robitaille	A H	Flight Sergeant					RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-08-20	Wellington	III	BJ774	AA-	Mildenhall		Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
1197	Robson	A E	Flight Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-03-21	Lancaster	III	LM733	AA-R	Mepal	1001	Munster	Broke in two in target area	PoW
1198	Robson	E S	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-05	Stirling	III	EE893	JN-N	Mepal	1959	Mannheim	Crashed Schwanheim	PoW
1199	Roche	G B	Flight Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	I	ME752	AA-Z	Mepal	2343	Homberg	Crashed at Heythuysen {Limburg}	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery
1200	Rodger		Pilot Officer						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-01-10	Wellington	I	L4371	AA-			Training	Crashed landing at Harwell Berks