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#	Name*	First Names	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	Roe	K V D	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-11	Wellington	Ic	R1038	AA-	Feltwell		Kiel	?	Killed	Runnymede			roex
1202	Roff	L A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-12-17	Stirling	I	BF400	AA-G	Newmarket	1817	Fallersleben	Crashed at Ankum	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1203	Roffey	D A T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-24	Lancaster	I	HK575	AA-O	Mepal	2149	Stuttgart	Crashed near Burlioncourt {Moselle}	Killed	Chateau-Voue
1204	Rogers	Brian Arthur	Sergeant	1384342			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-06	Stirling	I	BF517	AA-0	RAF Newmarket	15	Duisburg	See Archive report for further details	Killed	City of London Cemetery. Collective grave 109018			Read Archive Report
1205	Rogers	C T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-11-28	Stirling	I	BF339	AA-D			Training	Crashed near Oakington	Died 30/11/42
1206	Rogers	G H	Sergeant	1382746						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-05	Stirling	III	BF340	AA-Q	Newmarket	2153	Gardening	Crashed in the Waddenzee	Killed	Runnymede
1207	Rogers		Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-26	Stirling				Newmarket		Duisburg	Crashed on return to base	Killed
1208	Rogers	Charles Thomas	Sergeant	1170921	1922		Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-11-18	Stirling	I	BF399	AA-O	Newmarket		Training	Crashed at 2229 hrs at Trinity Farm on Cambridge Road, near RAF Oakington. The aircraft stalled while trying to avoid a head on collision with another Stirling	Killed	Crowle (St John the Baptist) Churchyard South of Church			Sgt Rogers survived the crash and died two days later on the 30th of Nov 1942 Son of Sidney and Eva Mary Rogers, of Crowle
1209	Rose	George Herbert	Sergeant	NZ/391713	Age 30	New Zealand	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-09-06	Wellington	III	X3867	AA-?	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	105	Duisburg	-	Killed	Tilburg General Cemetery (Gilzerbaan). Plot A. Row 1. Coll. grave 27-28.	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 27th March 1912 at Auckland. Worked as a telegraphist for P and t Department at Tirau prior to service. Served three years in the territorial army. Enlisted at Wigram on the 08th December 1939. Embarked for England on the 25th July 1940. Joined 11 Operational Training Unit on the 09th September 1940. After serving with various units awarded air gunner badge and promoted to sergeant on the 04th October 1941. Rejoined 11 Operational Training Unit on the 26th October 1941. Joined 75 squadron on the 19th June 1942. Son of Herbert Stanley Rose and Louise Lavinia Rose (née Whitley), of Auckland C	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft< a>
1210	Rose	Leonard George	Aircraftman Class 1	52228		Australia			RAAF		75Sqn (NZ) RAF	1942-09-08												RAAF Honour Roll
1211	Ross	S D	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-26	Wellington	III	X3714	AA-	Feltwell		Hamburg	?	Killed	Runnymede
1212	Ross	Desmond Ray	Sergeant	NZ/411451	Age 23	New Zealand	Navigator		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-28	Stirling	III	BR807	AA-M	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	20:30	Gardening	Crashed in the Baltic	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 199			Born on the 03rd October 1919 in Auckland. A warehouseman for John Burns and Company in Auckland. Enlisted at Levin on the 02nd March 1941 as a trainee pilot. Pilot training terminated and remastered as an observer on the 02nd July 1941. Embarked for Canada on the 22nd September 1941. Awarded observer badge on the 28th February 1942 and promoted to sergeant. Embarked for England on the 01st May 1942. Further training with No. 11 Operational Training Unit and 1657 Heavy Conversion Unit before joining 75 squadron on the 17th March 1943. Killed on his 8th operational sortie. Son of Magnus Montgomery Ross and of Margaret Ross (née Clarkson), of Sulphur Point, Auckland, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report on this incident
1213	Rothscild	Charles Arnold	Flight Sergeant	R/66347		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	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			Accident report	75Sqn RNZAF Rothschild crew survived the war - served with both 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron and 75 (NZ) Squadron. Obtained his wings at No. 4 Service Flying Training School course 30 between 09th June and 20th August 1941 at Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Received his commission on the 25th of September when a warrant officer. Later promoted to Flying Officer. Husband of Margaret who pre-deceased him. The 1995 recipient of Rideau Township Senior Citizen of the Year, and an active Legionnaire and Kiwanian. Arnold died on the 10th of February 2004 at North York General Hospital. Buried at Pardes Shalom Cemetery, Ontario, Canada. Information courtesy Francois Dutil	Archive report Paradie RCAF Database
1214	Rothstein	Irvine Sydney	Flight Sergeant	R/123638			Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-06	Stirling	I	BK614	JN-H	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2145	Gardening	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 185		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
1215	Rousseau	H E	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-12-17	Stirling	I	R9247	AA-V	Newmarket	1800	Fallersleben	Crashed on/near Vechta Germany	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1216	Rowberry	G W	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-03-13	Stirling	III	LJ462	AA-O	Mepal	2150	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede
1217	Roynon	S W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-04-05	Wellington	III	X3661	AA-	Feltwell		Koln	?	PoW
1218	Ruddy	B H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-23	Stirling	III	EE938	AA-X	Mepal	2037	Berlin	Crashed at Mahlsdorf	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
1219	Rugg	R J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-11-08	Wellington	Ic	X9628	AA-	Feltwell		Essen	Crashed near Krefeld	Died Injury 15.11.41	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
1220	Ruocco	D	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-29	Stirling	III	BF561	AA-O	Newmarket	2314	Wuppertal	Crashed Gladbeck-Rentfort	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
1221	Russell	W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-05-06	Wellington	Ic	R3169	AA-	Feltwell		Hamburg	Crashed River Humber	Killed
1222	Rutherford	A W	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-28	Wellington	III	BJ661	AA-	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk		Hamburg	See Archive report for further details	PoW				Read Archive Report
1223	Ryan	A J	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-01-10	Wellington	Ic	T2550	AA-L	Feltwell	1130	Air Test	Crashed near Stapleford Cambs	Killed
1224	Ryburn	L	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-01-04	Stirling	III	LJ473	AA-R	Mepal	2220	Gardening	Crashed at base on return
1225	Ryder	Robert Leslie Owen	Pilot Officer	404626		Australia			RAAF		75Sqn (NZ) RAF	1941-11-08												RAAF Honour Roll
1226	Sachtler	Euan Wilfred	Squadron Leader	NZ/41362	Age 24	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-01	Lancaster	I	ME689	AA-Y	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2244	Chambly	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Poix-de-Picardie Churchyard. Row A. Collective grave 15-17	Courtesy Stuart Murray		Born on the 02nd March 1920 at Dunedin. Received his secondary education at Otago Boys High School. His principal sport was rugby which he played for the Union Football Club. After leaving school he worked for Mallachs shoe store in Dunedin. Served in the NZ territorial army for 2 years. Enlisted for aircrew training at the Initial Training Wing, Levin on the 19th January 1944. Trained at No.1 Elementary Flying Training School in Taieri, joining on the 1st March 1941. Then to No.1 Service Flying Training School, joining on the 14th April 1941 at wigram. Awarded his Flying Badge and commissioned on the 5th July 1941. Embarked for England on the 22nd July 1941, arriving on the 2nd September 1941. reported to No.3 Personnel Reception Centre, Bournemouth, where he remained on attachment until posted to 11 Operational Training Unit joining on the 16th September 1941 flying the Wellington. Attached to 15 Operational Training Unit, joining on the 06th January 1942 again flying the Wellington. On the 17th June 1942 he was attached to No. 10 Aircraft Delivery Unit flying as second pilot a Wellington to Egypt via Malta 19th - 21st June 1941. Joined 37 squadron on the 28th January and completed 40 operational sorties. On a SAAF Loadstar to South Africa via Sudan, Kenya and Southern Rhodesia. Embarked for England on the 22nd July 1941. Joined 11 Operational Training Unit as an instructor on the 15th March 1943. Posted on the 27th April for a course at the Group Instructors' School, Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire. Posted for a course to No. 5 Flying Instructors* School, Castle Combe, Wiltshire. Promoted to F/O. on the 05th July 1942, Fl/Lt. on the 05th July 1943 then to Sq/Ldr on the 05th April 1944. Joined 75 (New Zealand) squadron on the 06th January 1944, Mepal, Cambridgeshire, and resumed operational flying. With this squadron he now took part in ten attacks on targets in enemy occupied Europe. Flying 8 sorties on the Stirling aircraft and 2 on Lancasters. Attached to 1657 Heavy Conversion Unit on the 30th January then to No. 3 Lancaster Finishing School between 02nd - 07th April 1944. Son of Wilfred Sachtler, and of Janet Louisa Sachtler (nee Brown), of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. A total of 908 flying hours logged and on his 47th operational sortie.	Read Archive Report
1227	Sadler	A.P.	Sergeant	1379771			Air Bomber		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-06	Stirling	I	BF517	AA-0	RAF Newmarket	15	Duisburg	See Archive report for further details	Survived	None			Read Archive Report
1228	Saffill	F H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-02-26	Lancaster	I	ME450	AA-W	Mepal	1052	Dortmund	Crashed near Chatteris Cambs on return	Killed	Maldon Cemetery
1229	Salt	Ian Charles	Flight Sergeant	NZ/404046	Age 20	New Zealand	Air Gunner		RNZAF	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			Born on the 03rd July 1922 at Christchurch. Worked as a messenger for P and T Department in Wellington. New Zealand Corps of Signals July 1938. Enlisted in Levin as air gunner under training on the 27th October 1940. Embarked for Canadian the 06th January 1941. Trained at No. 8 Bomber Gunnery School 18th August 1941. Embarked for England on the 12th October 1941. Further training with No. 42 Operational Training Unit flying on the Wellington 27th May 1942, flew 1 operational sortie. Re-mustered as as air gunner on the 13th March 1942 and promoted to sergeant. 1665 Operational Training Unit 25th August flying the Sterling, flew 2 operational sorties. Joined 90 squadron on the 13th November 1942 carrying out 1 operational sorties. Assigned to 75 squadron 29th January 1943 carrying out 9 operational sorties. Son of Lt. Charles Henry (MiD NZ Rifle Brigade. Justice of the peace - died 18th June 1957, age 75) and Margaret Crawford Salt (née Boa - died 16th January 1936, age 38) of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
1230	Sammers	W J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-02-24	Stirling	III	EH948	AA-Q	Mepal	1810	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede
1231	Sampson	Louis David	Pilot Officer W/Op Air Gunner	186413					RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-11-20	Lancaster	I	PB689	AA-X	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	1249	Homberg	Exploded near Baerl	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Cemetery Grave 25. C.2.			Read Archive Report
1232	Sampson	N	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-28	Lancaster	III	NE148	AA-H	Mepal	2155	Stuttgart	Crashed at Yevres	Evader
1233	Samson	George King	Flight Sergeant	NZ/402563	Age 27	New Zealand	Navigator	Goldfish Club	RNZAF	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. Collective grave 19.G.4-6	Archives		Born on the 05th January 1916 at Gisborne. Worked as a sheep farmer for Daniel Ridiford of Te Awaiti Station prior to service. Served 2 and half years in the territorial army. Enlisted in the RNZAF as a pilot under training on the 10th of July 1940. Flying training at No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School. Pilot training terminated on the 19th of January 1941. Began training as a navigator on the following day. Embarked for Canada on the 27th of February 1941. Observer badge awarded and promoted to sergeant on the 22nd July 1941. Embarked for England on the 28th of August 1941. Further training with 11 Operational Training Unit commencing 30th September 1941. On the 04th October 1942 further training with 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit at Waterbeach. Finally joining 75 (NZ) Squadron on the 28th of November 1942. Son of Walter (died on the 16th May 1931, aged 56) and Margaret Mary Samson (née Hooper - died 22nd October 1943, age 67), of Wellington City, New Zealand. A total of 230 flying hours logged and on his 14th operational sortie.	Archive report
1234	Samson	George King	Sergeant	NZ/402563		New Zealand	Navigator		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: Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Collective grave 19.G.4-6	Archives	Accident report	Born on the 05th January 1916 at Gisborne. Worked as a sheep farmer for Daniel Ridiford of Te Awaiti Station prior to service. Served 2 and half years in the territorial army. Enlisted in the RNZAF as a pilot under training on the 10th of July 1940. Flying training at No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School. Pilot training terminated on the 19th of January 1941. Began training as a navigator on the following day. Embarked for Canada on the 27th of February 1941. Observer badge awarded and promoted to sergeant on the 22nd July 1941. Embarked for England on the 28th of August 1941. Further training with 11 Operational Training Unit commencing 30th September 1941. On the 04th October 1942 further training with 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit at Waterbeach. Finally joining 75 (NZ) Squadron on the 28th of November 1942. Son of Walter (died on the 16th May 1931, aged 56) and Margaret Mary Samson (née Hooper - died 22nd October 1943, age 67), of Wellington City, New Zealand. A total of 230 flying hours logged and on his 14th operational sortie.	Archive report 75Sqn RNZAF Rothschild crew
1235	Sanders	G H	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-28	Lancaster	III	NE148	AA-H	Mepal	2155	Stuttgart	Crashed at Yevres	Evader
1236	Sanderson	Rex Martyn	Pilot Officer	42727	Born on the 08th June 1916 Age 24	New Zealand	Pilot		RAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-10-23	Wellington	Ic	P9292	AA-C	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	1145	Potsdam, Berlin	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 10	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire		Son of Alexander and Adelaide Ida Sanderson (née Murray), of Auckland, New Zealand. Prior to service worked as a grocery assistant for Blue and White Coop. A total of 373 flying hours logged and on his 12th operation	Read Archive Report
1237	Sands	H P	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-23	Stirling	III	EH935	JN-K	Mepal	1952	Mannheim	Crashed near Dedsheim	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1238	Sandys	J F K	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-03-12	Wellington	III	X3585	AA-	Feltwell		Kiel	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
1239	Sangster	E M	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-26	Wellington	Ic	Z1168	AA-	Feltwell		Hamburg	?	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
1240	Sangster	E W	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-28	Wellington	Ic	R1177	AA-	Feltwell	1920	Frankfurt	Abandoned near Sible Hedingham ESSEX				Paradie Archive Database
1241	Sansome	H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-01-01	Lancaster	III	ME321	AA-N	Mepal	1548	Vohwinkel	Crashed near Maastricht	Killed	Runnymede
1242	Sansoucy	J G F	Sergeant	R66953					RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-06-14	Stirling	I	BK646	AA-N	Newmarket	2253	Gardening	Crashed at Moulines {Calvados}	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
1243	Saul	Norman Priestly	Sergeant	NZ/411730	Age 20	New Zealand	Observer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-09-06	Wellington	III	BJ765	AA-L	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	105	Duisburg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 16.F.8-10.	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 12th August 1912 at Transvaal, South Africa. Worked as a surveyor/draughtsman for Public Works Department at Whangarei. Enlisted on the 16th March 1941 at Levin. Embarked for Canada on the26th May 1941. Awarded observer badge and promoted to sergeant on the 25th October 1941. Embarked for England 08th July 1942. After serving with various units joined 11 Operational Training Unit on the 12th May 1942. Joined 75 squadron on the 12th August 1942. Son of Walter Saul (died 16th June 1947, age 66), and of Eleanor Louisa Saul (née Holton - died 23rd December 1985, both buried at Maunu Cemetery, Whangārei), of Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa. Later of Whangarei, Auckland, New Zealand. A total of 230 flying hours logged and on his 04th operational sortie.	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
1244	Saunders	E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-31	Stirling	III	EE918	AA-D	Mepal	2019	Berlin	Crashed at Derental	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
1245	Saunders	A F	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-30	Stirling	III	EH938	AA-F	Mepal	.0019.	Monchengladbach	Crashed Lommel Belgium	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium
1246	Savage	J H	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-28	Wellington	III	BJ599	AA-	Feltwell		Hamburg	Crashed at Steinbeck Germany	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery
1247	Savage	K E A	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-17	Wellington	Ic	X9834	AA-	Feltwell		Karlsruhe	Crash landed at Holsthum	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1248	Savage	W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-12-16	Stirling	III	EF163	JN-L	Mepal	1700	Gardening	Crashed at Sutton Cambs	Killed
1249	Sawrey-Cookson	Reginald	Wing Commander	39574		British	Pilot	DSO DFC		Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-04-05	Wellington	III	X3489	AA-	Feltwell		Koln	Shot down	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery	Portrait by Eric Kennington		SON OF CLEMENT SAWREY-COOKSON, AND OF MYRA SAWREY-COOKSON (NEE NEILSON); HUSBAND OF JOAN WYNNE SAWREY-COOKSON (NEE JEUDWINE), OF BOURTON-ON-THE-WATER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE. Crew: Wing Commander R Sawrey-Cookson, Pilot Officer W F Budd (RNZAF), Sergeant E Hainsworth, Sergeant D P Stock, Flying Officer G E Mitchell (RCAF), Sergeant R H Emery: killed; Wellington X3489, 75 Squadron RNZAF; aircraft shot down and crashed near Cologne, Germany during an operational flight, 6 April 1942. DFC Citation: Acting Flight Lieutenant Reginald SAWREY-COOKSON (38574), No. 149 Squadron. One night in November, 1940, this officer was detailed to attack a target at Gelsenkirchen. He was unable to locate his target owing to heavy cloud but, determined to find a profitable objective, he eventually located an unlighted aerodrome on which nine large bombers were lined up on the runway. Diving to 1,500 feet he made several runs over the aerodrome and, in spite of opposition from ground defences, dropped his bombs when sure of obtaining good results. He has consistently shown the utmost determination in locating and accurately bombing his target. Flight Lieutenant Sawrey-Cookson has completed many operational flights over enemy and enemy occupied territory. DSO Citation: This officer has participated in numerous operational missions a's captain of aircraft. His tenacity and determination to seek and destroy his allotted target have been most marked. This was particularly so one night in March, 1941, when, in an attack on the enemy battle cruisers at Brest, he made twelve runs over the target before releasing his bombs. On a later occasion, when over Kiel, he was twice forced down to almost ground level by anti-aircraft fire but, in spite of damage to his aircraft, he came back each time, eventually releasing his bombs over the target. His gallantry and devotion to duty have been outstanding.
1250	Sawtell	A H	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-02-24	Stirling	III	EH948	AA-Q	Mepal	1810	Gardening		Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark