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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)	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1751	Couper	Neil Banks	Pilot Officer	428783	Age				RNZAF		295Sqn (RAF)	1944-09-20										Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Druten (Puiflijk) Roman Catholic Churchyard, Grave 1.
1752	Court	J R	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	90Sqn	1944-08-25	Lancaster	I	ME802	WP-S		Tuddenham	2023	Russelsheim		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
1753	Court	Edgar William Peter	Flight Lieutenant	40993	Age 28				RAF		487Sqn (RNZAF)	1943-10-09										Killed	Belgium, Schoonselhof Cemetery, Iva. B. 15.		Son Of Edgar Maurice And Leah Adlam Court, Of Ropley, Hampshire.
1754	Court	James Ross	Flight Sergeant	417028	Age 22				RNZAF		90Sqn	1944-08-26										Killed	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, 6. A. 7.		Son Of Thomas And Alice May Court, Of Woodville, Wellington, New Zealand.
1755	Courtis	Jack Burall	Sergeant	391343	Age 26				RNZAF		111Sqn (RAF)	1940-12-05										Killed	United Kingdom, Montrose (Sleepyhillock) Cemetery, Sec 7. Class C. Grave 90.		Son Of Arthur Henry And Ruth Violet Courtis, Of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
1756	Courtis	Jack Burall	Sergeant	NZ/391343	Born on the 01st October 1914	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	111Sqn	1940-02-05	Hurricane	I	P3470	JU-?		RAF Dyce, Aberdeen, Scotland	1527	Ferry Flight	See archive report for further details	Killed	Montrose Cemetery (Sleepyhillock). Sec 7. Class C. Grave 90.		Read Archive Report
1757	Couser	David	Flight Sergeant	38242	Age 49				RNZAF			1943-10-12										Killed	New Zealand, Christchurch (Bromley) Cemetery, 1F. 19.
1758	Cousins	Frank William	Sergeant	1237485	Age 22				RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1944-06-11										Killed	France, Bayeux War Cemetery, Viii. F. 21.		Son Of Frank Reginald And Annie Cousins; Husband Of Dorothy Theresa Cousins, Of Newport, Monmouthshire.
1759	Cousins	Floyd John	Flight Sergeant	4215181	Age 23				RNZAF			1944-12-03										Killed	New Caledonia, Bourail Memorial, Panel 6.		Son Of John Joseph Cousins And Of Isabella Cousins (Nee Mutch), Of Auckland City, New Zealand.
1760	Cousins	F W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-06-10	Lancaster	I	ME702	AA-Q		Mepal	2309	Dreux		Killed	Bayeaux War Cemetery France
1761	Coutts	A E	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	487Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-03	Ventura	II	AE956	EG-H		Methwold	1643	Ramrod 16	Presumed lost over the sea	Killed	Runnymede
1762	Coutts	Andrew Edward	Pilot Officer	412209	Age 27				RNZAF		487Sqn	1943-05-03										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 198.
1763	Covic	Robert Anthony	Sergeant	427035	Age 19				RNZAF			1943-12-24										Killed	New Caledonia, Bourail Memorial, Panel 7.
1764	Cowan	William Ramsay	Sergeant	401038	Age 27				RNZAF			1943-09-23										Killed	Fiji, Suva Military Cemetery, 3. 40.		Son Of William And Mary Cowan, Of Hataitai, Wellington City, New Zealand.
1765	Cowan	James	Flight Lieutenant	411861	Age 30			DFC	RNZAF			1943-03-12										Killed	United Kingdom, Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery, Sec. P. Grave 308.
1766	Cowan	C P	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	98Sqn	1943-03-03	Mitchell	II	FL174	VO-				Training	Landed damaged at base
1767	Cowan	F C	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-27	Stirling	III	EH877	JN-C		Mepal	1957	Hannover	Crashed Sarstedt	PoW
1768	Cowan	James	Flying Officer	NZ/411861	Age 30	New Zealand	Pilot (Inst)	DFC	RNZAF	Training Command	1661 Heavy Conversion Unit 5 Group	1943-03-12	Lancaster	I		R5556	KM-C	RAF Winthorpe, Nottinghamshire	1745	Training	See archive report for further details and photographs	Killed	Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery. Sec. P. Grave 308	Courtesy Will Williams	Born on the 10th May 1912 in Hastings. Worked as a clerk for Public Trust Office in Palmerston North. Enlisted at Levin as a pilot under training on the 23rd March 1941. With No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School on the 03rd May 1941. No. 3 Flying Training School 14th June 1941. Pilot badge awarded on the 26th July 1941 and commissioned on the 06th September 1941. Embarked for England on the 14th September 1941, With Personnel Reception Centre 17th October 1941. With 1513 Beam Approach Training Flight 03rd November 1941. 12 Operational Training Unit 18th November 1941 for training on the Wellington on the 18th November 1941. Joined 9 squadron on the 12th March 1942. Carried out 26 operational sorties. Uninjured on take off crash on the 06/07th June 1942 on an operation to Emden. Wellington III Z1575 caught fire after a forced landing and despite actions from the crash crew the aircraft burnt out. Joined 1661 Heavy Conversion Unit as an instructor on the 11th December 1942. attached to No. 3 Flying Training School, December - February 1942. Total of 727 flying hours logged. Son of James Cowan (died 06th March 1921, age 44) and of Lily Cowan (née Vickers - died 24th September 1966, age 88), of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
1769	Cowie	James Lindis	Flight Sergeant	NZ/42322			W/Op/Air/Gnr		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-11-22	Stirling	III	EF148	AA-R		RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	1713	Berlin	See archive report for full details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 26.A.6		Read Archive Report
1770	Cowie	George Wellington	Pilot Officer	422262	Age 21				RNZAF			1943-06-25										Killed	Canada, Windsor Maplewood Cemetery, Lot 806.		Son Of George And Jeannie Macintosh Cowie, Of Wadestown, Wellington, New Zealand.
1771	Cowie	James Lindis	Flight Sergeant	42322	Age 22				RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1943-11-22										Killed	Germany, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 26. A. 6.		Son Of John Thomas Cowie And Ada Frances Annie Cowie, Of Lindis Valley, Otago, New Zealand.
1772	Cowin	Thomas Lewis	Flight Sergeant	41218	Age 25				RNZAF		102Sqn (Ceylon)	1943-07-25										Killed	Germany, Becklingen War Cemetery, 11. E. 13.		Son Of Harry Cowin And Of Emma Cowin (Nee Parkinson), Of Nelson, New Zealand.
1773	Cowin	Thomas Lewis	Flight Sergeant	NZ/41218	Age 25	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1943-07-24	Halifax	II	JD316	DY-X		RAF Pocklington, Yorkshire	2219	Hamburg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery. Grave 11.E.13.	courtesy courtesy Auckland Cenotaph	Read Archive Report
1774	Cowlrick	Andrew Jack	Warrant Officer	39902	Age 26				RNZAF		15Sqn RAF	1942-06-03										Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Jonkerbos War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. G. 7-8.		Son Of Francis James And Adeline Merle Cowlrick, Of Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand; Husband Of Margaret Cowlrick, Of Napier, Hawkes Bay.
1775	Cowlrick	A J	Warrant Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1942-06-02	Stirling	I	N3728	LS-T		Wyton	2348	Essen	Crashed ESE of Roermond HOLLAND	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery
1776	Cowper	Robert William Douglas	Flying Officer	NZ/39903	Age 24	New Zealander	Pilot (Inst)		RNZAF	Training Command	2 Service Flying Training School (ITS)	1942-05-26	Harvard	II	NZ920	-		RNZAF Woodbourne, New Zealand	945	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Aramoho Cemetery. Grave F. 13. 825	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand	Born on the 02nd October 1918 in Wanganui. Educated at the Wanganui Collegiate. A clerk for the Banko of NSW in Wanganui. A reserve pilot with the Wairarapa and Ruahine Aero Club in December 1938. 'A' licence gained on the 29th March 1939. Enlisted at Levin as a pilot under training on the 26th October 1939. With No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School 20th November 1940. No. 2 Flying Training School 28th December 1940. Pilot badge awarded 27th March 1940. Commissioned 04th May 1940. Flying Instructor School 18th June 1940. With No. 1 Flying Training School as instructor 14th August 1940 flying the Gordon. No. 3 Service Flying Training School in late December flying the Hind and Harvard. Joined No. 2 Service Flying Training School 07th March 1942 flying the Harvard. Son of Arthur Edwin (died 1927) and Clara Alice Luxford Cowper (née Roulston - died 1965), of Wanganui, New Zealand.	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand
1777	Cowper	Robert William Douglas	Flying Officer	39903	Age 23				RNZAF			1942-05-26										Killed	New Zealand, Wanganui (Aramoho) Cemetery, F. 13. 825.		Son Of Arthur Edwin And Clara Alice Luxford Cowper, Of Wanganui.
1778	Cox	John Grant	Flying Officer	NZ/412658	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1944-03-24	Lancaster	III	JB129	QR-G		RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire	1849	Berlin	See archive report for further details	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery. Grave 11.H.14		Read Archive Report coxx
1779	Cox	H G F	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	620Sqn	1943-08-31	Stirling	III	EH946	QS-P		Chedburgh	2012	Berlin	Crashed at Looberghe	PoW			coxx
1780	Cox	Kevin Desmond	Sergeant	NZ/401257	Age 20	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	485Sqn	1941-06-18	Spitfire	IIa	P7758	UO-?		RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire	1600	Display	See archive report for brief details	Killed	Leconfield Churchyard (St. Catherine) Row A. Grave 6		Read Archive Report Many operational losses covered, not so many with training and other losses. coxx
1781	Cox	Eric Clarence	Flight Lieutenant	NZ/401256	Born on the 23rd November 1913	New Zealand	Pilot	DFC	RNZAF	Bomber Command	160Sqn	1942-10-27	Liberator	II	AL548	BS-R		Aqir, Palestine	1818	Máleme Airfield, Crete	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Suda Bay War Cemetery. Collective Grave 7.B.16-17.	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire	Read Archive Report coxx
1782	Cox	Ernest Wilkin	Pilot Officer	NZ/41881	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command - Middle East	488Sqn RNZAF 11 Group	1942-01-18	Brewster Buffalo	I	W8141	NF-?		RAF Kallang, Singapore	11:45	Scramble	See archive report for further details and photo's	Missing - believed killed	Singapore Memoriał. Column 421		Born on the 27th November 1919. Educated at Christ's College, Christchurch and Canterbury University College. Worked as a clerk for Frank Graham and Sons accounts of Christchurch. Enlisted at Levin on the 09th February 1941. Pilot badge awarded on the 26th July 1941 and commissioned. Joined 488 squadron in September 1941. Son of Alan Douglas Cox (died 06th May 1965, age 79) and Heather Maxwell Cox (née Campbell - died 05th December 1934, age 36) of Cambridge, New Zealand. coxx	Read Archive Report on this incident
1783	Cox	Kevin Desmond	Sergeant	401257	Age 20				RNZAF		485Sqn RNZAF	1941-06-18										Killed	United Kingdom, Leconfield (St. Catherine) Churchyard, Row A. Grave 6.		Son Of Edmund Arthur And Catherine A. Cox, Of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand. coxx
1784	Cox	Eric Clarence	Flight Lieutenant	401256	Age 28			DFC	RNZAF		160Sqn (RAF)	1942-10-28										Killed	Greece, Suda Bay War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7. B. 16-17.		Son Of Clarence David And Diana Winifred Cox, Of Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. coxx
1785	Cox	Ernest Wilkin	Pilot Officer	41881	Age 22				RNZAF			1942-01-18										Killed	Singapore, Singapore Memorial, Column 421.		Son Of Alan Douglas Cox And Heather Maxwell Cox (Nee Campbell). coxx
1786	Cox	John Grant	Flying Officer	412658	Age 22				RNZAF		61Sqn (RAF)	1944-03-25										Killed	Germany, Hanover War Cemetery, 11. H. 14.		Son Of John Barker Cox And Of Janet Edith Cox (Nee Jaynt), Of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand; Husband Of Winifred Frances Cox, Of Hamilton. coxx
1787	Coxon	Matthew William	Sergeant	NZ/401309	Age 34	New Zealand	Pilot (Inst)		RNZAF	Training Command	No. 2 SFTS	1941-12-31	Oxford	II	NZ1243	-		RNZAF Woodbourne, New Zealand	1015	Training exercise	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Wellington Cemetery (Karori). 27.C/3. (S).		Born on the 11th February 1907 at Dunedin. Educated at Wellington Technical College. A mechanical engineer for P and T Department in Wellington. Wellington Aero Club with 'A' licence awarded on the 08th February 1937. Enlisted at Mangere and commissioned on the 14th February 1940. Pilot training terminated and commission relinquished on 28th February 1940. Re-inlisted at Levin on the 11th May 1940as pilot under training. No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School 04th June 1940. No. 1 Flying Training School 27th July 1940. Pilot badge awarded 18th October 1940 and promoted to sergeant on the 22nd November 1940. Attached to No 2 Flying Training School as a staff pilot 09th December 1940. Son of George Anderson (died 15th March 1949, age 81) and Nichola Jane Coxon (née Veitch - died 10th January 1948, age 76), of Wanganui and husband of Margaret Jane Coxon (née Anderson), of Strathmore, Taranaki, New Zealand. A total of 229 flying hours logged with 137 on the Oxford.	Archive report
1788	Coxon	Matthew William	Sergeant	401309	Age 34				RNZAF			1941-12-31										Killed	New Zealand, Wellington (Karori) Cemetery, 27. C/3. (S).		Son Of George And Jean Veitch Coxon, Of Wanganui; Husband Of Margaret Jean Coxon, Of Strathmore, Taranaki.
1789	Coy	Jack Lawrence	Sergeant	NZ/403616		New Zealand	Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-06-02	Wellington	III	X3408	AA-Q		RAF Feltwell, Norfolk	11	Essen	The a/c was struck by flak while flying at 10,500ft but the pilot was able to maintain control sufficiently to make a crash landing in the target area. All the crew escaped relatively uninjured but were soon captured.	PoW No. 402 Dulag Luft, Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria/ Stalag Luft 6 Heydekrug/Stalag 357 Kopernikus	None - survived the war	Courtesy Oleg Marin	Returned to the United Kingdom 25th April 1945 coyx	Read Archive Report
1790	Crabtree	Ronald Hugh	Sergeant	411617	4th November 1917 at Napier, Hawkes Bay	New Zealander	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-09-16	Stirling	I	W7569	MG:D		RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	20:05	Essen	See archive report for details	KiA	Lemsterland (Lemmer) Plot C Row 9 Grave 245	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand		Archive Report on loss
1791	Crabtree	J C	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-11-21	Lancaster	I	NN745	AA-A		Mepal	1546	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede
1792	Crabtree	Ronald Hugh	Sergeant	411741	Age 24				RNZAF		7Sqn (RAF)	1942-09-17										Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Lemsterland (Lemmer) General Cemetery, Plot C. Row 9. Grave 245.		Son Of Harry Aubrey And Menetta Coral Crabtree, Of Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
1793	Crabtree	John Calverley	Flight Sergeant	1493180	Age 35				RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1944-11-21										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 216.		Son Of Percy J. C. And Ada M. Crabtree, Of Sheffield; Husband Of Marjorie Crabtree, Of Sheffield.
1794	Craig	Alexander Gray	Sergeant	41882	Age 23				RNZAF		488Sqn	1941-12-18										Killed	Singapore, Kranji War Cemetery, 37. A. 7.		Son Of John And Eliza Stewart Craig, Of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
1795	Craig	Robert Gerald	Sergeant	R/69832	Age 20				RCAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-22										Killed	United Kingdom, Scottow Cemetery, Grave 258.		Son Of Robert B. Craig And Elizabeth E. Craig, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
1796	Craig	Robert Samuel Carson	Sergeant	947814	Age 26				RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1941-07-24										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 41.		Son Of Samuel Alexander Craig And Sarah Thomson Craig, Of Netherlee, Glasgow.
1797	Craig	Lincoln Leslie Arnold	Flight Sergeant	411376	Age 24				RNZAF		104Sqn (RAF)	1942-11-07										Killed	Malta, Malta (Capuccini) Naval Cemetery, Prot. Sec. (Mens). Plot F. Coll. Grave 13.		Son Of William And Edith Craig; Husband Of Vera Craig, Of Hunterville, Wellington, New Zealand.
1798	Craig	Alan James	Sergeant	415062	Age 20				RNZAF			1942-09-08										Killed	United Kingdom, Peterborough (Eastfield) Cemetery, Div. 4. Block 4. Grave 1616.		Son Of Thomas And Janet Clement Craig, Of Taumarunui, Auckland, New Zealand.
1799	Craig	Francis William	Pilot Officer	1916	Age 35				RNZAF			1943-10-25										Killed	New Zealand, Mangere Public Cemetery, N. 993.
1800	Craig	James Fraser	Flight Lieutenant	402168	Age 31			DFC	RNZAF		550Sqn (RAF)	1944-03-15										Killed	France, Choloy War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. A. 12-16.		Son Of Peter Westwood Craig And Stella Craig, Of Petone, Wellington, New Zealand.