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#Name*First NamesTitleRankRAF Equivalent RankService No.BornNationalityRoleAwardsAir ForceCommandUnitDateofIncident *See NoteAircraftTypeSerialCodeVictories (Fighters)BaseTimeMission                        Incident                        FateCommemoratedPhoto (Click to Expand)Referring Database                        Notes                        Links/Archive Reports
1701 CornellB TFlight SergeantBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1945-01-16LancasterIPB761AA-YRAF Mepal, 2330Wanne-EickelCrashed at Woodditton CambsInjured died 18.01.45Southgate CemeteryRead Archive Report
1702 CorneyEdwin NoelSergeant422961Age 20RNZAF1943-08-31KilledNew Zealand, Auckland (Waikumete) Cemetery, Prot. Soldiers Area A, Row 4A, Grave 15.
1703 CorneyMaxAircraftman 1st Class4311109Age 22RNZAF1945-01-26KilledNew Caledonia, Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery, 5. 5.

Son Of John Foulds Corney And Of Gertrude Mabel Corney (Nee Alexander), Of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.
1704 CornfootRadford ClaudeFlight SergeantNZ/414964Age 23New ZealandPilotRNZAFFighter Command21Sqn
1943-10-19MosquitoFB.VIHP852YH-?RAF Sculthorpe, Norfolk1050TrainingSee archive report for further brief detailsMissing - believed killedRunnymede Memorial. Panel 198

Courtesy AWMM

Born on the 18th September 1920 at Wellington. Worked as a clerk for Todd Motors prior to service. Enlisted at Levin on the 07th September 1941. Awarded his pilots badge and promoted to sergeant on the 24th April 1942. Son of Peter Uru and Mary Ann Cornfoot (née Boarden), of Wellington, New Zealand. 578 flying hour logged and on his 05th operational sortie.
1705 CornfootRadford ClaudeFlight Sergeant414964Age RNZAF487Sqn, serving with 21 (RAF)Sqn1943-10-19KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 198.
1706 CornishV CSergeantBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1944-07-20LancasterIIIND752AA-OMepal2330HombergCrashed at Udenhout {Noord-Brabant}KilledGilzerbaan Gen Cemetery Holland
1707 CornishRSergeantBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1944-03-13StirlingIIIEF236AA-JMepal2300GardeningCrashed on landing at Castle Combe
1708 CornishWilliam JohnSergeantNZ/412865Born on the 14th October 1919New ZealandWireless Operator/Air GunnerRNZAFFar East3Sqn RNZAF1942-10-16HudsonIIIANZ2055Not known Palikulo Airbase, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu 325Patrol See archive report for further brief details Missing - believed killedBourail Memorial, New Caledonia Panel 7.
courtesy Jenifer Lemaire
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1709 CornishJohn CharlesSergeant401223Age 19RNZAF1940-11-28KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 27.Son Of John And Josephine Maud Cornish, Of Castlecliff, Wellington, New Zealand.
1710 CornishWilliam JohnSergeant412865Age 23RNZAF1942-10-16KilledNew Caledonia, Bourail Memorial, Panel 7.

Son Of Percy Albert Cornish And Of Elizabeth Cornish (Nee Low), Of Kokiri, Westland, New Zealand.
1711 CornishNeilFlight Lieutenant411613Age 27RNZAF1Sqn1944-07-01KilledMalta, Malta Memorial, Panel 16, Column 1.Son Of Charles Neil Alhambra Cornish And Ella Minnie Cornish, Of Wakari, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
1712 CornishVernon CharlesSergeant1609419Age 20RAFVR75Sqn RNZAF
1944-07-21KilledNetherlands (Holland), Tilburg (Gilzerbaan) General Cemetery, Plot B. Row 2. Grave 60.Son Of Philip Aubrey And Marjorie Edith Cornish, Of Bridford, Devon.
1713 CorrigallBernard WilliamFlight Sergeant425831Age 27RNZAF1944-12-03KilledSingapore, Singapore Memorial, Column 446.Son Of Mr. And Mrs. W. Corrigall, Of Okain'S Bay, Canterbury, New Zealand.
1714 CorrisDouglasSergeant1501099Age RAFVR75Sqn RNZAF
1944-07-21KilledUnited Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 227.
1715 CorrisDSergeantBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1944-07-20LancasterIHK569AA-QMepal2328HombergCrashed at Kessel {Limburg}KilledRunnymede
1716 CosgroveM WFlight SergeantRNZAFBomber Command76Sqn
1944-06-22HalifaxIIILW656MP-BHolme on Spalding Moor2301LaonCrashed at Montchalons {Aise}KilledMontchalons Churchyard
1717 CosgroveMichael WilliamFlight Sergeant425978Age 34RNZAF76Sqn (RAF)1944-06-23KilledFrance, Montchalons Churchyard, Grave 4.Son Of Daniel Cosgrove. And Of Jennie Rose Cosgrove (Nee Yeatman), Of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand.
1718 CoshallStanleyFlying Officer46911Age 26UKPilotRAFBomber Command487Sqn RNZAF
1943-05-03VenturaIAE684EG-BRAF Methwold1643Ramrod 16Crashed near Bennebroek HollandKilledBergen General Cemetery. Plot 2. Row E. Grave 14.


Son of Samuel Edward and Lena Gertrude Coshall and husband of Robina Coshall, of Shepway, Maidstone, Kent. B.A. (Oxon.). Inscription: 'At The Going Down Of The Sun And In The Morning We Will Remember'.
1719 CoshallSPilot OfficerBomber Command487Sqn RNZAF
1942-11-13VenturaIAE824EG-BFeltwellTrainingCrashed on landing
1720 CoshallStanleyFlying Officer46911Age 26RAF487Sqn (RNZAF)1943-05-03KilledNetherlands (Holland), Bergen General Cemetery, Plot 2. Row E. Grave 14.
1721 CossensE JFlying OfficerRNZAFBomber Command514Sqn
1944-08-25LancasterIIILL635JI-Mwaterbeach1832VinclyReturned to base damaged
1722 CossonTerenceFlight Sergeant417024Age 23RNZAF1943-06-09KilledUnited Kingdom, Fogo Churchyard, Sec. E. Grave 6.
1723 CossonTerenceFlight SergeantNZ/417024Age 23New ZealandPilotRNZAFTraining54 Operational Training Unit. 9 Group1943-06-09BeaufighterIIFV8163YX-?RAF Charterhall, Berwickshire1005TrainingSee archive report for detailed informationKilledFogo Churchyard. Sec. E. Grave 6 - Also remembered on the Howick and Pakuranga War Memorials and the Hall of Memories at Auckland War Museum

Born on the 05th December 1919 in Awanui. Worked as a process worker for Mason and Porter Ltd of Panmure, Auckland. Enlisted at Levin as a pilot under training on the 21st December 1941. With No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School on the 09th February 1942. Then with No. 1 Service Flying Training School on the 02nd May 1942. Pilot badge awarded on the 27th July 1942 and promoted to sergeant on the 17th October 1942.

Embarked for England on the 23rd November 1942. Attached to Pilot Advanced Unit pn the 04th March 1943. Joined 54 54 Operational Training Unit on the 18th May 1943. He had gained 300 hours of solo flying experience. Son of George (died 30th September 1944, age 76) and Barbara Cosson (née Smith - died 20th April 1864, age 90), of Cockle Bay, Howick, Auckland, New Zealand

1724 CostelloMFlight SergeantRCAFBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1942-08-15StirlingIIIEE891AA-QMepal2049Gardening?Killedles Sables d'Olonne New CommunalParadie Archive Database
1725 CostelloMichaelFlight SergeantR/123094Age 32RCAF75Sqn RNZAF
1943-08-15KilledFrance, Les Sables-Dolonne (La Chaume) New Communal Cemetery, Son Of John And Emma Costello, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Husband Of Louise Costello. Of Toronto.
1726 Costello-BowenEdgar AlfredSquadron Leader46332Age 30AFCRAF487Sqn (RNZAF)1943-08-09KilledUnited Kingdom, Marham Cemetery, War Graves Plot. Grave 43.
1727 Costello-BowenEdgar AlfredSquadron Leader463321913Pilot (Passenger)AFC

MiD
RAFBomber Command487 Sqn RNZAF
1943-08-09VenturaAJ454EG-GSculthorpeTest flightAircraft crashed at Larchwood in Norfolk, cause unknownKilled whilst a passenger on a test flightMarham Cemetery War Graves Plot. Grave 43.

MiD - 2 Jun 1943

Son of Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Costello-Bowen MiD 2 Jun 1943
1728 Costello-BrownEdgar AlfredSergeant463321913BritishPilotLater: AFC

RAFVRBomber Command105Sqn
1940-11-27BlenheimIVT1884GB-?RAF Swanton Morley, Norfolk1845KolnCrashed at Longdendale ChershireSurvivedLater: Marham Cemetery, War Graves Plot. Grave 43.Later Sq/Ldr. AFC was later killed on the 09th August 1943 while flying Ventura II AJ454 of 487 Squadron RNZAF near RAF Marham. He was 30 years old.
1729 CosterDavid ArthurFlying OfficerNZ/426166Age 23New ZealandPilotRNZAFBomber Command9Sqn
1944-12-11Lancaster1 (Modified)LM448WS-TLossiemouth03L08Catechism - TirpitzForce landed at Vaudnas-berget SwedenInterned

Interened in civilian clothes
Born the 13th July 1918 in Invercargill. Passed away on the 14th March 1986, age 68.
Son of Edwin Barker (dies 1927, age 54) and Emily Coster (née Tippett - died 1951, age 70) of Limehills, Southland. Husband of Elizabeth Coster (died 08th November 2000 in Invercargill).
1730 CotterillDavid KeithWarrant Officer404992Age 21RNZAF255Sqn1943-09-26KilledMalta, Malta Memorial, Panel 12, Column 1.
1731 CottonHenry Cumberland StapletonPilot Officer401202Age 22DFM

RNZAF159Sqn (RAF)1942-07-19KilledIsrael and Palestine (including Gaza), Khayat Beach War Cemetery, A. F. 14.Son Of Uho Nellie Cotton Of Remuera Auckland, New Zealand.
1732 CottonRobert GeorgeFlight Sergeant413818Age 25RNZAF1943-08-31KilledUnited Kingdom, Cambridge City Cemetery, Grave 14330.
1733 CottrellRex FrederickWarrant OfficerNZ/416214Born on the 28th December 1922New ZealandNavigatorRNZAF Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force 256Sqn1944-07-02MosquitoNF.XIIIHK399JT-DEs Sénia, Algeria1945Intruder See archive report for further brief details KilledLyon French National Cemetery (La Doua). Row E. Grave 2.

Son of Albert George and Ella Mary Cottrell (nee Astley), of Rotorua, Auckland, New Zealand.

Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire

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1734 CottrellSpence GraingerFlight SergeantNZ/412208Age 22New ZealandPilotRNZAF248 Wing, Malta Air Command69 Squadron (Middle East)
1943-04-21BaltimoreIIAG806MJ-?Luqa, Malta1000Anti-submarine PatrolSee archive report for further detailsMissing - believed killedMalta Memorial. Panel 12. Column 7.
Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand

Born on the 11th April 2021 in Napier. Educated at Waipukura and Napier High School, Victoria University College. A clerk for Transport Department at Wellington. Enlisted at Levin on the 13th April 1941 as a pilot under training. With No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School 25th May 1941. No. 2 Service Flying Training School on the 05th July 1941. Pilot badge awarded 16th August 1941 and promoted to sergeant on the 27th September 1941.

Embarked for England on the 25th October 1941. No 3 Personnel Reception Centre 29th November 1941. No. 3 School of General reconnaissance 20th December 1941. No. 5 Coastal Operational Training Unit on the 18th March 1942 flying the Beaufort. With Flying Training Unit 30th June 1942. No. 10 Aircraft Delivery Unit in August 1942. Flew a Beaufort to Egypt via Gibraltar and Malta between 12-018th August 1942. 201 Group 01st September 1942. Middle East Training School on the 06th September 1942 on the Beaufort. Joined 47 squadron on the 21st September 1942 flying the Beaufort and carried out 2 operational sorties. Joined 203 squadron on the 19th January and carried out 11 operational sorties. Joined 69 squadron on the 16th April 1943 and carried out 1 operational sortie. A total of 410 flying hours logged and on his 17th operational sortie.

Son of Horace Spence Cottrell (died 20th October 1960, age 73) and Violet May Cottrell (née Grainger - born on the 17th May 1887 - married 23 February 1915 - died 28th May 1971, age 84 - May Cottrell a writer, poet and spiritualist published more than 1,000 articles in 13 countries), brother of Dorothy, of Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.

1735 CottrellRandall Tyrone Sergeant3999328th October 1918 in Rangitikei, Manawatu-WanganuiNew ZealanderPilotRNZAFBomber Command 104Sqn
1942-12-28WellingtonICZ8908HRAF Luqa, Malta18:15Tunis docksThe aircraft was borrowed from 40 Sqn and was detached from Jebel Hamza (LG 237), Egypt. Took off from RAF Luqa at approximately 18:15 hrs in the company with 7 other aircraft on a mission to bomb Tunis docks. Heavy Flak was encountered at Tunis. Z8908 was claimed by Hptm. Dr. Horst Patuschka flying a Ju88C from II./NJG2, his 20th Abschuss MiAMalta Memorial, Panel 5, Column 2Son of Frederick Randall and Emily Catherine Josephine 'Cissy' (née Gamble) Cottrell of Rangitikei, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
1736 CottrellRandall TyroneSergeant39993Age 24RNZAF104Sqn1942-12-28KilledMalta, Malta Memorial, Panel 5, Column 2.
1737 CottrellSpence GraingerFlight Sergeant412208Age 22RNZAF69 (RAF)Sqn1943-04-21KilledMalta, Malta Memorial, Panel 12, Column 2.
1738 CottrellRex FrederickWarrant Officer416214Age 21RNZAF256Sqn (RAF)1944-07-03KilledFrance, Lyon (La Doua) French National Cemetery, Row E. Grave 2.Son Of Albert George And Ella Mary Cottrell, Of Rotorua, Auckland, New Zealand.
1739 CouchmanLeonard NeilFlight Sergeant424430Age 31RNZAF158Sqn (RAF)1944-04-11KilledFrance, Poix-De-Picardie Churchyard, Row B. Coll. Grave 20-24.Son Of Charles Couchman, And Of Rachel Couchman (Nee Silbery), Of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand; Husband Of Olive Couchman, Of Wanganui, Wellington.
1740 CouchmanLeonard NeilFlight Sergeant4244301913New ZealandPilotRNZAFBomber Command158 Sqn
1944-04-10HalifaxIIIMZ542NP-ZLissett20:51Tergnier Rail InstallationsClaim by Uffz Leopold Weinberger 7/NJG4 - Rouvroy: 3,400m at 00:08. (Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 2 (April 1944 - May 1945) - Dr Theo E.W. Boiten & Roderick J. Mackenzie). Crashed Catillon Valley near Loeuilly 11km South of Amiens.KilledPoix-de-Picardie Churchyard Row B Collective Grave 20-24Son of Charles Couchman, and of Rachel Couchman (nee Silbery), of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand; husband of Olive Couchman, of Wanganui, Wellington
1741 CoulsonWilfrid FrancisFlight Lieutenant39447Age 38RNZAF1945-05-24KilledNew Caledonia, Bourail Memorial, Panel 3.

Son Of William And Gertrude Coulson; Husband Of Joyce Edith Coulson, Of Brooks Bar, Manchester, England.
1742 CoulsonEFlight SergeantRNZAFBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1944-12-06LancasterIHK574AA-RMepal1713LeunaDitched in River Orwell Near Ipswich
1743 CoulsonWilfred FrancisFlight LieutenantNZ/39447Age 38New ZealandPassengerRNZAFTransport Command40 Squadron (RNZAF)1945-09-24C-47B DakotaNZ3526-Whenuapai, Auckland, New Zealand530TransitSee archive report for further brief details and his lossMissing - believed killedBourail Memorial. Panel 3

Courtesy AWMM

Born on the 29th May 1907 in Marlybone, London, England. Enlisted in the RAF on 27th June 1927. Transferred to RNZAF on the 01st June 1939. Son of William (died 30th June 1954) and Gertrude Coulson and husband of Joyce Edith Coulson (née Simmonds), of Brooks Bar, Manchester, England. A signals officer by trade served at Jacquinot Bay.
1744 CoulterB HSergeantBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1942-06-08WellingtonIIIX3587AA-FeltwellEssenCrashed vicinity of DusseldorfKilledReichswald Forest War Cemetery
1745 CoulterArthur LawsonFlight SergeantNZ/421358Age 23New ZealandPilot (U/I)RNZAFBomber Command11 OTU (Operational Training Unit) 92 Group1944-01-04WellingtonICZ8793RAF Westcott, Buckinghamshire200TrainingSee Archive report for further detailsKilledNorthwood Cemetery. Sec. H. Grave 430

Courtesy AWMM

Born on the 15th August 1920 at Wellington. Son of Joseph Lawson Coulter and of Florence Ruby Coulter (née Williamson), of Auckland City, New Zealand.
1746 CoulterBarry HerbertSergeant1261820Age 19RAFVR75Sqn RNZAF
1942-06-09KilledGermany, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 9. F. 14.Son Of Herbert Coulter, And Of Enid Coulter (Nee Chesson), Of Roehampton, London.
1747 CoulterArthur LawsonFlight Sergeant421358Age 23RNZAF1944-01-04KilledUnited Kingdom, Northwood Cemetery, Sec. H. Grave 430.Son Of Joseph Lawson Coulter And Of Florence Ruby Coulter (Nee Williamson), Of Auckland City, New Zealand.
1748 CounellVFlight SergeantRAAFBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1944-07-20LancasterIIIND752AA-OMepal2330HombergCrashed at Udenhout {Noord-Brabant}PoW
1749 CouperJames ArthurFlight SergeantNZ/417027PilotRNZAFBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1943-08-02StirlingIIIBF577JN-M (C Flight)Mepal2331Hamburg See Archive report for further details KilledHamburg Cemetery. Collective grave 4A.D.10-12 Read Archive Report
1750 CouperJames ArthurFlight Sergeant417027Age 31RNZAF75Sqn RNZAF
1943-08-03KilledGermany, Hamburg Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4A. D. 10-12.Son Of Duncan Thomas Couper And Catherine Jane Couper, Of Rangiwahia, Wellington, New Zealand.

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