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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	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
1201	Elliotte	Jack MacGregor	Flying Officer		NZ/427969		New Zealand	W/Op/Air/Gnr		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-08-07	Lancaster	I	HK567	AA-C	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2202	Mare de Magne	See archive report for further brief details	Evader	None - Survived the war				Read Archive Report
1202	Ellis	William Henry	Flight Sergeant		1021328	Age 31	British	Observer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-20	Stirling	III	BF506	AA-P	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	2205	Heinkel Factory at Rostock	See Archive report for further details. Shot down by Ofw. Rudolf Mangelsdorf 12./NJG3 crashed at B̦balle, Denmark	Killed	Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery Coll. grave A.11. 11-14			Also remembered on the Dolgelley war memorial. Born in June 1912 in Lancashire. Eldest son of Alice Emmeline Rigby and William Ewart Ellis. Only brother of Robert Rigby Ellis. Husband of Mary F Stevens (married April 1939). Father of Adrianne M Ellis (born 1940) and Elizabeth Ellis (born 1941). Uncle to Robert’s daughters: Fern Graham (née Rigby Ellis - born 1946) and Lynne Truex (née Rigby Ellis - born 1949) of South Lodge, Ganllwyd, Dolgellau, Wales.	Read Archive Report
1203	Ellis	Arden Ivan	Flight Sergeant		R/92690			W/Op/Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-08-11	Wellington	II	X3646	AA-	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk		Mainz	See archive report for full details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 103		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1204	Ellis	Stanley James	Flying Officer		NZ/413397	23rd June 1920 Age 23	New Zealander	Air Bomber		RNZAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1943-10-04	Lancaster	II	DS721	KO-U	RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk	652	Air Sea Rescue	Lost overt North Sea	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 197			A clerk prior to service. Son of William and Ethel Muriel Ellis, of Grey Lynn (née Parke), Auckland, New Zealand. 223 flying hours logged and completed 4 operational sorties.	Read Archive Report
1205	Ellis	Alexander Leslie	Pilot Officer		NZ/41887			Pilot 2		RNZAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1942-04-14	Stirling	I	N6068	OJ-T	RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk	20	Dortmund	See archive report for further details	Killed	Oostende New Communal Cemetery. Plot 9. Row 4. Grave 26			Read Archive Report
1206	Ellis	George Ivan	Flight Lieutenant		NZ/414269			Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1943-04-20	Stirling	III	BK698	OJ-O	RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk	2203	Rostock	See archive report for full details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede			Read Archive Report See following report for connection: Read Archive Report
1207	Ellis	W T	Pilot Officer		NZ413703					RNZAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-06-21	Halifax	II	W1271	VR-P	Middleton St George	2342	Krefeld	Crashed De Posthorn Holland	Killed	Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery
1208	Ellis	J	Sergeant							RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-12-21	Stirling	I	W7632	MG-N	Oakington	1706	Munchen	Crashed at Jussecourt-Minecourt France	Killed	Jussecourt-Minecourt
1209	Ellis	R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-28	Wellington	III	Z1570	AA-	Feltwell		Hamburg	?	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
1210	Ellis	S	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-16	Stirling	III	BK664 ?	AA-M	Newmarket	2200	Mannheim	Crashed at base on return
1211	Ellison	Hugh Graham	Flight Sergeant		NZ/415304	Age 23	New Zaland	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	602Sqn	1944-08-26	Spitfire	IX	NH366	LO-?	B.19/Lingèvres, France	AM	Recce	See Archive report for further details	Evader				Left service as a W/O. Died on the 21st April 2001, age 79 and ashes were laid at Kaikohe Public Cemetery, Northland New Zealand. RSA Block D, Plot 20.	Archive report
1212	Ellmers	Lincoln JohnS	Sergeant		NZ/40760	Age 24	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	256Sqn	1941-08-27	Defiant	I	N1745	JT-O	RAF Squires Gate, Blackpool, Lancashire		Training	See archive report for brief details	Killed	Lytham St. Anne's Cemetery (Park) Sec. D. Nonconformist. Grave 725			Read Archive Report
1213	Elson	A	Sergeant		751538			Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-08-11	Wellington	III	BJ767	AA-?	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk	2215	Mainz	See archive report for further details	PoW No: 25696 Camp: Stalag Lamsdorf	None - survived the war			Later promoted to W/O. in captivity	Read Archive Report
1214	Elvin	W	Flight Sergeant							RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-08-12	Lancaster	I	HK564	AA-P	Mepal	2144	Russelheim	Crashed at Ouren {Liege}	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery
1215	Elwell	Bertram	Sergeant		519416			Air/Bmr		RAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-14	Stirling	III	BF513	AA-E	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	2132	Stuttgart	See archive report for further details	Killed	Florennes Communal Cemetery. Row 2. Coll. grave 22-26			Read Archive Report
1216	Emerson	G	Flight Sergeant							RNZAF	Bomber Command	466Sqn RAAF	1943-01-21	Wellington	X	HE410	HD-T	Leconfield	1640	Gardening	Crashed N of Wirdum Holland	PoW
1217	Emery	R H	Sergeant								Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-04-05	Wellington	III	X3489	AA-	Feltwell		Koln	?	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1218	Emmerson	R H	Sergeant							RAAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-12-16	Stirling	III	EF163	JN-L	Mepal	1700	Gardening	Crashed at Sutton Cambs	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery
1219	Empson	T A	Flight Lieutenant					Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	128 Sqn	1945-06-05	Mosquito	XVI	PF412	M5:D			Air Test	Crash landed on Wyton airfield following engine failure, No injuries reported
1220	English	L F	Flight Sergeant							RNZAF	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1943-08-17	Lancaster	III	EE147	PG-P	Woodhall Spa	2155	Peenemunde	Crashed vicinity Anklam-Lassan Germany	Killed	Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Poland
1221	English	H M	Sergeant								Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-12-22	Wellington	Ic	T2474	AA-	Mildenhall		Mannheim	Crashed near Therouldeville.	PoW
1222	Enright	L D	Sergeant							RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-12-21	Stirling	I	W7632	MG-N	Oakington	1706	Munchen	Crashed at Jussecourt-Minecourt France	Killed	Jussecourt-Minecourt
1223	Ensor	W F	Sergeant							RNZAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1942-10-15	Halifax	II	W1108	NP-E	East Moor	1854	Koln	Crashed at Rhaan Holland	Killed	Hellendoorn General
1224	Entwhistle	Ian William	Flying Officer		41400			Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	115 Sqn	1944-06-12	Lancaster	I	HK545	KO-E	RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire	2332	Gelsenkirchen, Germany (Gelsenberg AG)	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 19.G.18				Read Archive Report
1225	Ericksen	M A	Pilot Officer							RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-23	Stirling	III		JN-K	Mepal	2104	Berlin	Crashed near Lanke	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
1226	Estcourt	K T	Flying Officer		NZ417042					RNZAF	Bomber Command	90Sqn	1943-05-29	Stirling	I	EF349	WO-Y	Ridgewell	2309	Wuppertal	Crashed Proville France	Killed	Route de Solesmes, Cambrai			Attacker Ludwig Meister
1227	Estcourt	Clive Woodward	Sergeant		NZ/391045	Age 26	New Zealand	Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	11 OTU (Operational Training Unit) 92 Group	1944-01-04	Wellington	IC	Z8793		RAF Westcott, Buckinghamshire	200	Training	See Archive report for further details	Injured		Courtesy AWMM		The family also lost his brother. 28 year old, F/O. Kenneth Trevor Estcourt NZ/417042 flying in the same capacity on a 90 squadron Stirling I EF349 shot down by a night fighter on an operation to Wuppertal. Sons of Leonard Horace Estcourt (died on the 13th April 1931, age 48) and Jane Escourt (née Woodward - died 12th November 1942, age 59) of Hamilton.	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
1228	Etwell	Leonard Vernon Frederick	Sergeant		NZ/417276	Age ?	New Zealand	Navigator		RNZAF	Bomber Command	11 Operational Training Unit. 92 Group	1943-03-13	Wellington	IC	R1025	-	RAF Westcott, Buckinghamshire		Training	See Archive report for further details	Injured		Courtesy AWMM		See also Wellington X HZ310 LF-T	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
1229	Etwell	Leonard Vernon Frederick	Sergeant		NZ/417276	Age ?	New Zealand	Navigator		RNZAF	Bomber Command	37Sqn	1943-09-18	Wellington	X	HZ31O	LF-T	Kairouan North Temmar in Tunisia		Viterbo	See Archive report for further details	PoW No. 657, Stalag Luft Heydekrug (L6 )		Courtesy AWMM		Of Christchurch, New Zealand. Born on December 2st 1908 in England. Husband of Kathleen Etwell (née Commons - died 1985 age 68). No further information. See also Wellington IC R1025	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
1230	Evans	B G	Sergeant							RNZAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1941-08-12	Wellington	Ic	T2563	KO-D	Marham	2134	Essen	Crashed at Scottow Norfolk	Killed
1231	Evans	Francis Eyre Ogilvie	Flight Sergeant		422202		New Zealand	Air Gunner (Rear)		RNZAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-08-08	Halifax	V	LL308	NF:Q	Tempsford	22:00	SOE - Operation Osric 45 (Belgium)	See archive report for details	Evader					Read Archive Report
1232	Evans	A W S	Sergeant							RNZAF	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1942-04-28	Halifax	II	W7656	TL-P	Kinloss	2037	Tirpitz	Crashed neat target	Killed	Runnymede
1233	Evans	M	Sergeant						DFM	RNZAF	Bomber Command	40Sqn	1941-07-24	Wellington	Ic	T2986	BL-A	Alconbury	1030	Brest	Crashed target area	Killed	Kerfautras
1234	Evans	Cedric John	Flying Officer		NZ/425740	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	50Sqn	1945-04-26	Lancaster	I	PD339	VN-J	RAF Skellingthorpe, Lincolnshire	1645	Exodus	See archive report for further details	Killed	Oxford Cemetery (Botley) Plot H/3. Grave 81	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 19th June 1922 at Rawene - name registered Cedric John Fleming Evans. A farmer on his fathers farm prior to service. Enlisted on the 30th May 1942 at Whenuapai. Trained in Canada before being awarded his pilots badge and promotion to sergeant on the 01st October 1943. Received his commission on the 12th February 1945. Joined 50 squadron on the 21st January 1945. Son of Henry John and Ellen Evans (nee Morrow), of Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand. 603 flying hours logged with 152 solo on the Lancaster. Completed 15 operational sorties.	Archive Report
1235	Evans	A R	Flying Officer					Pilot			Fighter	486Sqn RNZAF	1945-04-14	Tempest	V	NV988	Y				Abandoned at Uelzen
1236	Evans	I R H	Sergeant								Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-02-14	Lancaster	I	NG113	AA-D	Mepal	2025	Chemnitz		PoW
1237	Evans		Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-03-18	Wellington	Ic	T2736	AA-	Feltwell	1950	Kiel	Crashed near Ryhill
1238	Evans	R C G	Sergeant								Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-07-30	Stirling	III	EE915	AA-X	Mepal	2234	Remscheid	?	Killed	Runnymede
1239	Evenden	W	Warrant Officer								Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-04-13	Lancaster	III	LM728	AA-R	Mepal	2044	Kiel	Landed at base and undercarriage collapsed
1240	Everden	L L	Sergeant		1187983						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-16	Stirling	I	BF451	AA-Z	Newmarket	2214	Mannheim	Crashed at Rilly-la-Montagne	Killed	Choloy War Cemetery France
1241	Everett	George Walter	Sergeant		411870	Age 26	New Zealand	Navigator		RNZAF	Bomber Command	57 Sqn	1942-11-09	Lancaster	I	W4165	DX:?	RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire	17:58	Hamburg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery. Collective Grave 27. C1-3.	courtesy courtesy Auckland Library Heritage Collection			Read Archive Report
1242	Everiss	Carlyle Gray	Pilot Officer	Pilot Officer	NZ/41318	Born on the 03rd December 1914 Age 27 on date of accident	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	58 Operational Training Unit	1941-10-02	Spitfire	I	P9497	-	RAF Grangemouth, Scotland	1720	Training Flight	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Grandsable Cemetery. Section 1. Grave 19.	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire		Son of Frederick Everiss, and of Murielle Octavia Everiss (née Gray), of Gisborne, Auckland, New Zealand. Husband of Phyllis Elizabeth Everiss (née Harriss), of Te Kuiti, Auckland, New Zealand. Prior to enlisting on the 19th January 1941 a timber worker for C.E. Hammond. A total of 144 flying hours logged.	Read Archive Report
1243	Everist	Wilfred Thomas	Flying Officer		NZ/39909			Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	258Sqn	1941-06-11	Hurricane	IIb	Z3269	ZT-E	RAF Redhill, Surrey	1250	Rhubarb	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 63			Read Archive Report
1244	Evison		Sergeant								Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-02-21	Wellington	Ic	T2547	AA-	Feltwell	1910	Wilhelmshaven	Crashed at base on return
1245	Ewart	Niel	Pilot Officer		41838	16th August 1916	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Coastal Command	224 Sqn	1940-06-15	Hudson	I	N7279	QX:U	RAF Leuchars, Fifeshire	06:25	Stavanger, Norway	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 84	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire			Read Archive Report
1246	Eyre	K C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-03-03	Stirling	I	N6123	AA-Q	Newmarket	2003	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede
1247	Fabian	John Charles Kennedy	Flight Lieutenant		413720		New Zealand	Navigator Leader	DFC and Bar	RNZAF	Bomber Command	15 Sqn	1944-04-22	Lancaster	III	ND763	LS-W	Mildenhall	22:49	Dusseldorf	Crash-landed at 03:55 at RAF Woodbridge, Suffolk, after being hit and very severely damaged by flak.					Bar to DFC Awarded on the 19th May 1944.Gazetted 16th May 1944 Citation: These officers and airmen formed part of the crew in an aircraft detailed to attack Dusseldorf one night in April, 1944. Whilst over the target the aircraft was hit by cannon fire from a fighter. At the same time a high explosive shell burst just below the bomber and the flying shrapnel wounded 4 members of the crew, 2 of them mortally. The aircraft had sustained severe damage. One engine was set on fire and became useless. The elevators and controls and the flaps were affected, whilst the undercarriage was also damaged. Considerable height was lost but Pilot Officer Brooks regained control at 14,000 feet and course was set for home. The aircraft gradually lost height during the homeward flight and it became necessary to jettison all heavy movable equipment. The English coast was finally crossed at an extremely low level and Pilot Officer Brooks effected a masterly landing. This officer displayed a high degree of skill, courage and determination. Flight Lieutenant Fabian and Flight Sergeant Pincott also proved themselves to be cool and valiant members of aircraft crew. In the face of trying circumstances they executed their tasks with skill and coolness and rendered great assistance to their captain and pilot in his endeavours to reach home. Their exemplary conduct and devotion to duty was worthy of high praise.
1248	Faine	Harry	LAC		NZ/438348	Age 25	New Zealand	Passenger		RNZAF	Transport Command	40 Squadron (RNZAF)	1945-09-24	C-47B Dakota		NZ3526	-	Whenuapai, Auckland, New Zealand	530	Transit	See archive report for further brief details and his loss	Missing - believed killed	Bourail Memorial. Panel 8			Born on the 07th September 1920 at Stratford. Enlisted on the 19th June 1943 at Linton. Son of Jacob (died 26th November 1934, age 68) and Esther Faine (died 23rd September 1952, age 73), of Herne Bay, Auckland, New Zealand. A driver on petrol vehicles by trade with No. 1 Islands Works squadron.	Read Archive Report
1249	Fair	Donald Ernest	Sergeant		401263		New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	611 Sqn	1941-07-11	Spitfire	Va	R7208	FY:C	RAF Hornchurch		Circus	Failed to return. Shot down while escorting Stirlings to Lille.	PoW No. 39277, Stalag Luft 6
1250	Fairbairn	Leonard John	Pilot Officer		401492	1912	New Zealander	Observer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1942-11-17	Halifax	II	W7863	NP-V	Rufforth	1718	Nickel	Claim by Hptm Heinrich Wohlers 8/NJG4 - 2km North East of Consigny: 4,000m at 2105 hrs. Aircraft crashed near Consigny (Haute-Marne), 22 km ENE of Chaumont, France (NACHTJAGD WAR DIARIES: Volume 1, Theo E W Boiten)	Killed	Consigny Communal Cemetery Collective Grave 5-7			Attacker: Heinrich Wohlers Son of John Cook Fairbairn and Alice Fairbairn, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand