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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	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1501	Gordon	Ronald	Flying Officer Pilot	185116					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. Collective grave 29. B.1-16.			Read Archive Report
1502	Gordon	D H	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1942-10-16	Wellington	III	X3946	KO-Q		Mildenhall	1800	Gardening	Presumed crashed in target area	Killed	Ile de Re Commmunal
1503	Gordon	L B	Pilot Officer				Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter	485Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-06	Spitfire	Vb	BM513					Rhubarb	Crash landed in France	PoW
1504	Gordon	John Stanley	Leading Aircraftman	NZ/426169	Age 29	New Zealander	Pilot (U/T)		RNZAF	Training Command	1 Elementary Flying Training School	1943-01-14	Tiger Moth	II	NZ805	-		RNZAF Taieri, New Zealand	1450	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Tapanui Cemetery. Grave 145. 10	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand		Born on the 11th March 1913 in Tapanui. Worked as a farmer. Member of Kelso Gliding Club. Enlisted at Woodbourne on the 30th May 1942 as an aircraft hand. Re-mustered as a pilot under training on the 15th October 1942. With No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School on the 28th November 1941. Son of John (died 1938, age 68) and Mary Marshall Gordon (née Smith - died 1963, age 91) of Heriot, Otago, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
1505	Gore	Don W	Sergeant	1624691			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	I	ME691	AA-R		RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2335	Homberg	Crashed at Veghel {Noord-Brabant}	PoW No. 455 Camp: Stalag Luft Bankan	None - known to have survived the war				Read Archive Report
1506	Gorman	R E	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-09-10	Wellington	III	BJ968	AA-W		Mildenhall		Dusseldorf	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
1507	Gosden	W L	Sergeant			New Zealand			RNZAF	Bomber Command	No.18 OTU	1941-02-04	Vickers Wellington	Ic	R1298			RAF Bramcote		Training Flight - Navigation Exercise	Took off from Bramcote on a navigation exercise, during which the crew strayed off track. At 12:50 hrs the aircraft flew into a Barrage Balloon cable and crashed near Church Minshull, some four miles South-West of Middlewich, Cheshire. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight				CREW : F/O D Warburton (RAF); W/O Z J Perkowski; F/O A Minkiewicz; Sgt L Jachna; Sgt V C Hill (RAF); Sgt B T Abbott (RAF); Sgt J P Orynek; Sgt S J Wojcieckowski; Sgt W L Gosden (RNZAF); LAC H R Kwiatkowski
1508	Gosling	G	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	214Sqn	1943-07-24	Stirling	III	EE902	BU-P		Chedburgh		Hamburg	Crashed at Barchel	PoW
1509	Gossling	Edmund Eaton	Corporal	NZ/391404	Age 36	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	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 10th March 1909 at Winbourne, England. Moved to New Zealand around 1920. Enlisted on the 21st November 1939 at Levin. Son of Samuel John (died 15th October 1950, age 70) and Mabel Lottie Gossling and husband of Marjory Gossling (née Jackson), of Redcliffs, Canterbury, New Zealand. Served as fire crew with No. 31 Service Unit..	Read Archive Report
1510	Gough	Douglas William	Sergeant	NZ/40764	Age 19	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	40Sqn	1941-03-12	Wellington	Ic	T2515	BL-U		RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire	1950	Boulogne	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Wimille Communal Cemetery			Son of William Henry Charles and Violet (née Jimmieson) Gough of Palmerston North, New Zealand. Prior to enlisting on the 12th March 1940 worked as a postal messenger and assistant for P and T Department. A total of 277 flying hours logged and on his 1st operational sortie.	Read Archive Report
1511	Gould	Robert John	Sergeant	405483		New Zealander	Bomb Aimer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	102 Sqn (Ceylon)	1942-09-23	Halifax	II	W1055	DY:F		Pocklington	00:16	Flensburg	See archive report for details	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery. Grave 1.G.10.				Read Archive Report
1512	Gould	W H	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1942-08-28	Hampden	I	AE227	EQ-D		Balderton	1956	Saarbrucken	Crashed at Dudweiler	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1513	Gould	J D	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-10	Wellington	III	X3720	AA-		Feltwell		Dusseldorf	Lost over sea	Killed	Runnymede
1514	Goulden	D A	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	550Sqn	1944-05-09	Lancaster	III	JA918	BQ-W		North Killingholme	2249	Mardyck	Crashed in sea close to target area	Killed	Oye-Plage Communal Cemetery
1515	Goulding	C P	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1941-12-18	Stirling	I	N3665	LS-S		Oakington	950	Brest	Crashed at Plouguerneau	Killed	Runnymede
1516	Goulding	J	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1943-08-30	Halifax	II	JD460	KN-D		Elvington	.0022.	Monchengladbach	Crashed target area	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1517	Gover	C C W	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-06-11	Lancaster	I	LL751	SR-F		Ludford Magna	.0059.	Evreux	Crashed target area	Killed	Evreaux Communal Cemetery
1518	Gow	J G	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1943-02-14	Stirling	I	W7638	OJ-R		Lakenheath	1848	Koln	Crashed near Boxmeer Holland	Killed	Eindhoven {Woensel}
1519	Gow	J G	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1942-10-27	Stirling	I	BF389	OJ-S		Lakenheath	2020	Training	Crashed almost at once
1520	Grady	John Arthur	Sergeant 2nd Pilot	401268					RNZAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1941-07-08	Wellington	Ic	T2973	WS-G		Honington	2331	Munster	Crashed at Neuss	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Grave Ref. Coll. 6.B.15-17			Read Archive Report
1521	Graham	J A	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1941-04-08	Wellington	Ic	X3167	OJ-H		Mildenhall		Kiel	Lost over sea.	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery
1522	Graham	Ian Dundee	Flying Officer	NZ/413407	Age 30	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	186Sqn	1944-10-19	Lancaster	I	NG176	AP-H		RAF Tuddenham, Suffolk	1810	Stuttgart	See archive report for full details	Killed	Choloy War Cemetery. Grave: 2.B.3			Born on the 10th January 1914 at Auckland. Son of Albert Rotorua Graham (died 05th December 1938, age 60) and Lily Jane Graham (née Forgie) and husband of Marie Elizabeth Graham (née Gunthorp), of Howick, Auckland, New Zealand. A very experienced pilot with 1502 flying hours logged.	Read Archive Report
1523	Graham	R E	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1942-09-10	Stirling	I	BF351	HA-C		Downham Market	2125	Dusseldorf	Crashed St-Philipsland Holland	Killed	Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery
1524	Graham	A	Sergeant	1369996						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-28	Stirling	I	R9290	AA-X		Newmarket	2041	Gardening	Crashed off Lolland Denmark	Killed	Runnymede
1525	Graham	Benjamin Alexander Blackie	Sergeant	1077700					RAFVR	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1944-01-21	Halifax	V	LL190	KN-N		Elvington	1951	Magdeburg	Attacked by nightfighter	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 6. K. 7.			On the night of 21-22 January 1944, during a sortie to Magdeburg, his aircraft was attacked and shot down by a night fighter; only one member of crew survived to be taken PoW, Flight Sergeant R. R. J. Simpson, RNZAF
1526	Graham	Lawrence Albert	Flying Officer	NZ/4211838	Age 24	New Zealand	Navigator		RNZAF	2nd Tactical Air Force	487Sqn	1945-04-11	Mosquito	FB.NI.	TA113	EG-O		B.87 Rosières-en-Santerre, France	2340	Intruder	See archive report for details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 285	courtesy Ian Banks		Born on the 22nd October 1920 at Wellington. A clerk for PWD at Temuka. Enlisted on the19th September 1942. The son of Hugh and Ethel Augusta Graham (née Wilson) of Wanganui. 459 flying hours logged. Completed 55 operational sorties.	Read Archive Report
1527	Graham	Robert Bavin	Flying Officer	NZ/414282	Age 24	New Zealander	Navigator		RNZAF	2 Group. 2nd Tactical Air Force	2 Support Unit	1944-08-11	Mosquito	FB.VII	LR271	-		RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk	13	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery. Grave 14503	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 25th June 1920 at Auckland. Worked for Armstrong and Springhall as a typewriter mechanic prior to service. Enlisted at Levin on the 27th July 1941. Awarded his observers badge and promoted to sergeant on the 04th July 1942. Served with 8 squadron RCAF with Western Air Command at Bolingbroke, Nova Scotia. Commissioned 25th May 1943. Embarked for UK on the 24th November 1943. Son of R. E. Graham, and Margaret Graham (née Bavin), of Auckland City, New Zealand and husband of Sheila Mary Graham (née Gregory), of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. 401 flying hours logged. Completed 10 operational sorties with 8 squadron in Canada.	Archive Report
1528	Graham	Keith Maxwell	Flying Officer	NZ/436754	Age 20	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Far East	4Sqn (RNZAF)	1945-05-28	Ventura	PV-I	NZ4578	-		RNZAF Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solon Islands	611	Patrol	See archive report for detailed information	Missing - believed killed	Bourail Memorial. Panel 4			Born on the 07th September 1924 in Hokitika. Enlisted at Harewood on the 15th May 1943. 1119 flying hours logged with 159 on the Ventura. Son of Peter and Elizabeth Muriel Graham (née Pringle), of Franz Josef Glacier, Westland, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
1529	Grainger	James Kennedy	Pilot Officer	NZ/42295			Navigator		RNZAF	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
1530	Grainger	Eric	Sergeant	625045		UK	Flight Engineer		RAFVR	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 151. United Kingdom		Accident report		CWGC
1531	Grainger	Eric	Sergeant	625045		UK	Flight Engineer		RAFVR	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 detauls	Rescued	Later: Runnymede Memorial. Panel 151		Accident report	Son of William Henry and Myra Grainger. No further details - are you able to assist?	Archive report 75Sqn RNZAF Rothschild crew
1532	Grange	T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-31	Stirling	III	EF501	AA-K		Mepal	2023	Berlin	Crashed at Potsdam	Killed	Runnymede
1533	Grant	Reginald Joseph Cowan	WCdr			New Zealand	Pilot		RAF RNZAF	Fighter Command	145Sqn 485Sqn (NZ) 122Wg						8 [7+1]					Killed 1944-02-28				Ace
1534	Grant	Donald Cameron Kitchener	Sergeant	527237			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75 Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-22	Lancaster	I	ME690	AA:Z		Mepal	22:49	Dortmund	See archive report for details	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery. Grave 6.C.7				Archive Report Attacker
1535	Grant	Ian Alexander	Pilot Officer	NZ/414283		New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	11 OTU	1942-09-16	Wellington	IC	DV480	OP-N Bar (Call sign 5CUN Bar)		RAF Bassingbourne, Cambridgeshire	2030	Essen	Crashed on a sandbank in the Springersdiep between the Punt van Goeree and the Hompelvoet at 0010 (Flak?)	Killed	Ouddorp General Cemetery Row 1 Grave 3	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 18th February 1918 IN Shanghai, China. Moved to New Zealand around 1940. Served for 6 months in the Shanghai Volunteers. Worked as a clerk for Woolworths, Auckland. Enlisted at Levin on the 21st July 1941. Initial training with No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School. Embarked for Canada on the 17th November 1941. Pilots badge and awarded his commission on the 27th March 1942. Embarked for England on the 01st May 1942, further training with No. 15 Pilot Advanced Training Unit on the 27th June 1942. Joined 11 Operational Training Unit on the 21st July 1942. Son of John Eadie and Lilian Rose Grant (née Ratcliffe), of London, England.	Read Archive Report
1536	Grant	Reginald Joseph Cowan	Wing Commander	NZ/391352	Age 29	New Zealand	Pilot	DFC and bar, DFM	RNZAF	Fighter Command	122 Wing	1944-02-28	Mustang	III	FX996	YT-?		RAF Gravesend, Kent	12:35	Ramrod	See archive report for further details	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 2.K.6			Born 3 June 1914 Woodville, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand Son of William Edward Grant and of Gertrude Isabella Grant (nee Rowntree).	Read Archive Report
1537	Grant	Ian Allan Charles	Flying Officer	NZ/391351	Age 27	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	485Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-13	Spitfire	Vb	BM482	UO-W		RAF Weshampnett, Sussex	1140	Rodeo 168	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 197			Born on the 21st November 1915, the son of William Edward and Gertrude Isabella Grant, of Mission Bay, Auckland, New Zealand. 875 Flying hours logged and on his 22nd operational sortie. The family lost two other sons, one pre-war.	Read Archive Report
1538	GRant	D I	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1944-07-18	Lancaster	III	PB245	PG-Z		Dunholme Lodge	2258	Revigny	Crashed Ussy-sur-Marne {Seine-et-Marne}	Killed	Ussy-sur-Marne Communal Cemetery
1539	Grant	R H	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-05-21	Lancaster	III	ND588	MG-Q		Oakington	2250	Duisburg		Killed	Runnymede
1540	Grant	Horace Llewellyn	Sergeant	NZ/405254	Age 27	New Zealand	Observer		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. 4.			Born on the 08th October 1914, the son of Leonard and Constance Grant, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Occupation prior to service a baker. A total of 250 flying hours logged and on his 02nd operational sortie. Medals probably awarded - The 1939-1945 Star. The Aircrew Europe Star. Defence Medal. The War Medal 1939-1945. NZ War Service Medal 1939 - 1945. The NZ Memorial Cross.	Read Archive Report
1541	Grant	James Sutherland	Sergeant	NZ/421274	Age ?	New Zealand	Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-31	Stirling	III	EE878	AA-P		RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2031	Berlin	See archive report for further details	PoW No: 43260 Camp: Stalag Kopernikus	None - survived the war			Read Archive Report
1542	Grant	Ian Curtis	Pilot Officer	NZ/41898	Age 24	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	21 Operational Training Unit. 6 Group	1941-12-23	Wellington	IC	DV422	-		RAF Moreton-in-Marsh, Gloucestershire / RAF Edgefield, Oxfordshire	1420	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Moreton-in-Marsh Cemetery. Sec. K. Grave 6	Courtesy Courtesy Jennifer Lemaire		Born on the 30th January 1917 at Inglewood. Before enlisting worked as a clerk for the Farmers Co-Op Society at New Plymouth. Enlisted at Levin on the 08th February 1941. Pilots badge awarded on the 26th July 1941 and his commission on the 06th September 1941. Embarked for England on the 12th September 1941. Son of Ian Percy and Myrtle Eileen Grant (nee Curtis), of Inglewood, Taranaki, New Zealand. A total of 140 flying hours logged.	Archive Report
1543	Grant	John Grigor MacKenzie	Sq/Ldr	NZ/491759	Age 28	New Zealand	Pilot	DFC	RNZAF	Middle East	26 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit.	1944-06-15	Hurricane	IIC	HW408	-	1 E/A Destroyed	RAF El Firdan, Egypt	930	Air Test	See archive report for detailed information	Killed	Moascar War Cemetery. Grave 2.C.18			Born on the 05th April 1916 at Tapanui. A steel inspector for Buxton Tube and Steel Company. Enlisted at Levin on the 02nd July 1940. With No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School 29th July 1940. With No. 1 Flying Training School 28th September 1940. Pilot badge awarded on the 12th December 1940 and commissioned on the 18th January 1941. Embarked for England on the 30th January 1941. With No, 3 Personnel Reception Centre 06th March 1941. Further training with No. 52 Operational Training Unit 10th March 1941 flying the Hurricane. Joined 257 squadron 22nd April 1941. Embarked with squadron on HM Argus for Gibraltar on or about the 20th May 1941. Transferred to HMS Ark Royal flew off the Ark Royal to Malta on the 06th June 1941. Served with 1435 Flight and 127 squadron, before leaving to Egypt with 73 squadron on the 30th June 1942. Joined 26 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit on the 06th December 1942 and becoming comanding officer. Credited with 1 enemy aircraft destroyed. Son of John Grant and of Isabella Grant (nee MacKenzie), of Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
1544	Gratton	J R	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-28	Wellington	III	X3452	AA-		Feltwell		Hamburg	?	PoW
1545	Gratton	J J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-23	Stirling	III	BF564	JN-W		Mepal	2051	Berlin	Crashed at Martensmuhle	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
1546	Gray	Colin Falkland	WCdr			New Zealand	Pilot		RAF RNZAF	Fighter Command	54Sqn 43Sqn 1Sqn 41Sqn 616Sqn 484Sqn 64Sqn 81Sqn 322Wg						29 [27+2}							Courtesy AWMM		Ace. Top Gun New Zealand 275 Born in Christchurch, Gray was accepted into the RAF in 1939 after two previous attempts failed on medical grounds. He flew with No. 54 Squadron during the Battles of France and Britain, and had shot down 14 aircraft and had a half share in another by September 1940. He later added another 13 kills while leading fighter squadrons and wings in the North African and Italian Campaigns, and finished the war with a confirmed 27½ kills. After the war he held a number of staff and command positions in the RAF before his eventual retirement in 1961. He returned to New Zealand to work for Unilever. He died in 1995 at the age of 80.
1547	Gray	John	Sergeant Air Gunner						RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-11-20	Lancaster	III	ND911	AA-V		RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	1247	Homberg		PoW	None			Read Archive Report
1548	Gray	R W	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1943-08-30	Stirling	III	BK764	LS-R		Mildenhall	.0024.	Monchengladbach	Crashed at Wassenberg	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
1549	Gray	Wilfred John	Sergeant	405484	1919	New Zealand	Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1942-08-06	Halifax	II	W7750	NP-M		East Moor	29	Duisburg	Claim by Hptm Walter Ehle Stab II/NJG1 - 2km South west of Gruitrode: 4,500m at 0240 hours. Crashed between Opglabeek and Gruitrode two villages North East of Genk and South of Bree.	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Plot 3 Row B Grave 3.			Sgt Gray RNZAF got stuck in the aircraft and was killed Son of Harold Joseph Gray, and of Mary Ann Gray, of Okaiawa, Taranaki, New Zealand.
1550	Gray	H G	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	192Sqn	1944-03-26	Halifax	III	LW626	DT-V		Foulsham	2043	BS	Ditched off Cromer Norfolk	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery