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| # | Name* | First Names | Title | Rank | RAF Equivalent 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 |
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| 1801 | Craig | J F | Flight Lieutenant | DFC![]() | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 550Sqn![]() | 1944-03-15 | Lancaster | I | LL852 | BQ-X | North Killingholme | 1911 | Stuttgart | Crashed Appenwihr {Hant-Rhin} | Killed | Choloy War Cemetery France | ![]() | ||||||||||
| 1802 | Craig | R G | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF![]() | 1941-09-20 | Wellington | Ic | T2805 | AA- | Feltwell | Berlin | Force landed Horning Norfolk | Injured Died 22.09.41 | |||||||||||||||
| 1803 | Craig | Robert Samuel Carson | Sergeant | 947814 | Age 26 | British | Air Gunner | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF![]() | 1941-07-24 | Wellington | Ic | N2854 | AA-U | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk | 1050 | Brest | See Archive report | Missing - believed killed | Runnymede Memorial. Panel 41 | Son of Samuel Alexander Craig and Sarah Thomson Craig, of Netherlee, Glasgow, Scotland. | |||||||
| 1804 | Craig | Alan James | Sergeant | NZ/415062 | Age 20 | New Zealand | Pilot | RNZAF | Training command | 7 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit. 21 Group | 1942-09-08 | Miles Master | II | DL841 | - | RAF Peterborough, Cambridgeshire | 330 | Training | See archive for further brief details | Killed | Peterborough (Eastfield) Cemetery. Div. 4. Block 4. Grave 1616. | ![]() Courtesy AWMM | Born on the 07th November 1921 at Auckland. Worked as a farmer on his fathers farm at Mangaohutu prior to service. Enlisted on the 07th September 1941 at Levin. Trained at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School joining on the 18th October 1941. With No. 3 Service Flying Training School joining on the 20th December 1941 but injured in a flying accident on the 30th December 1941. Further training with No. 2 Service Flying Training School joining on the 07th March 1942. Pilots badge awarded on the 04th April 1942 and promoted to sergeant on the 16th June 1942. Embarked for England on the 22nd June 1942. At Personnel Centre on the 30th June 1942. Joined No. 7 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit on the 24th August 1942. Son of Thomas (died 30th June 1961) and Janet Clement Craig (nee Gemmell - died 20th January 1954, age 68), of Taumarunui. New Zealand. | ||||||
| 1805 | Craig | Lincoln Leslie Arnold | Flight Sergeant | NZ/411376 | Age 24 | New Zealander | Pilot | RNZAF | Middle East | 104Sqn![]() | 1942-11-07 | Wellington | II | Z8590 | ER-D | Kabrit, Egypt (on detachment Luqa, Malta) | 2040 | Decimomannu, Sardinia, Italy | See Archive report for details | Killed | Malta Naval Cemetery (Capuccini) , Malta Prot. Sec. (Men's). Plot F. Coll. grave 13 | Courtesy AWMM | Born on the 22nd January 1918 at Waiuku. Worked as a clerk for Land and Income Tax Department in Wellington. Enlisted at Levin on the 02nd March 1941. Trained initially at No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School joining 11th April 1941. Further training at No. 2 Flying Training School on 25th May 1941 Pilots badge awarded on the 05th July 1941 and promoted to sergeant on the 16th August 21941. Embarked for England on the 31st August 1941.
Further training with various units joining 21 Operational Training Unit on the 20th January 1942. Flew a Wellington whilst serving with 1 Overseas Delivery Unit on the 29th May 1942 to Malta via Gibraltar. Son of William (died 06th November 1959, age 86) and Edith Maria Craig (née Logan - died 20th March 1964 age 82) and husband of Vera Mary Craig (née Shackleton), of Hunterville, Wellington, New Zealand. A total of 478 flying hours logged and on his 28th operational sortie. | ||||||
| 1806 | Craill | D G | Sergeant | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 57Sqn![]() | 1942-08-28 | Wellington | III | BJ701 | DX- | Feltwell | 2100 | Nurnberg | ? | Killed | Durnbach War Cemetery | ![]() | |||||||||||
| 1807 | Craill | David George | Sergeant | 411064 | Age 24 | RNZAF | 57Sqn RAF![]() | 1942-08-29 | Killed | Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 11. F. 4-12. | ![]() | Son Of Robert And Alice Craill, Of Talaga Bay, Gisborne, New Zealand. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1808 | Crampton | H T | Flying Officer | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 514Sqn ![]() | 1944-08-10 | Lancaster | II | LL697 | A2-B2 | Waterbeach | 1413 | Lens | Aircraft returned damaged | Killed | Loos British Cem | ||||||||||||
| 1809 | Crampton | Harold Thomas | Flying Officer | 416861 | Age 26 | RNZAF | 514Sqn (RAF) | 1944-08-11 | Killed | France, Loos British Cemetery, Plot 18. Row G. Grave 32. | Son Of Robert Marlborough Crampton And Of Eliza Crampton (Nee Waters), Of Cheviot, Canterbury, New Zealand; Husband Of Betty Hope Crampton, Of Te Awamutu, Auckland, New Zealand. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1810 | Cran | Franklyn Bertram | Sergeant | 405237 | Age 21 | RNZAF | 75Sqn RNZAF![]() | 1942-03-29 | Killed | Germany, Kiel War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 2. A. 4-6. | ![]() | Son Of Thomas Francis Bertram Cran And Of Mary Rosetta Cran (Nee Clough), Of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1811 | Cran | F B | Sergeant | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF![]() | 1942-03-28 | Wellington | III | X3462 | AA-N | Feltwell | Lubeck | ? | Killed | Kiel War Cemetery | ![]() | ||||||||||||
| 1812 | Crarer | T E | Sergeant | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF![]() | 1942-07-28 | Wellington | III | X3452 | AA- | Feltwell | Hamburg | ? | Killed | Hamburg (Ohlsdorf) Cemetery | |||||||||||||
| 1813 | Crarer | Thomas Eric | Sergeant | 405475 | Age 21 | RNZAF | 75Sqn RNZAF![]() | 1942-07-29 | Killed | Germany, Hamburg Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4A. H. 1-7. | ![]() | Son Of Thomas Stewart Crarer And Barbara Elizabeth Crarer, Of Wairoa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1814 | Craven | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF![]() | 1941-05-06 | Wellington | Ic | R3169 | AA- | Feltwell | Hamburg | Crashed River Humber | Injured | ||||||||||||||||
| 1815 | Craven | J D | Flying Officer | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF![]() | 1945-02-25 | Lancaster | III | LW740 | AA-B | Mepal | 948 | Kamen | Abandoned after being damaged by heavy flak near Wesel | PoW | ||||||||||||||
| 1816 | Craw | Hector Lawrence | Sergeant | NZ/404902 | Age 25 | New Zealand | Pilot | RNZAF | Fighter Command | 61 Operational Training Unit. 81 Group | 1941-09-10 | Spitfire | Ia | X4552 | - | RAF Heston, Middlesex | 955 | Training | See archive report for further details | Killed | Hounslow Cemetery. Grave Plot D. Row C. Grave 3 | ![]() Courtesy AWMM | Born at Tokomaru on the 08th September 1916. Worked as a watersider at the Port of Bluff prior to service. Enlisting at Levin on the 01st December 1940. Trained at No. 6 Flying Trains School at Dunnville, Ontario, Canada. Gained his rank and wings on the 03rd July 1941. Son of Robert and Elizabeth Craw (née Scarlett), of St. Albans, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. 165 flying hours logged. | ||||||
| 1817 | Craw | Hector Lawrence | Sergeant | 404902 | Age 25 | RNZAF | 1941-09-10 | Killed | United Kingdom, Hounslow Cemetery, Plot D. Row C. Grave 3. | ![]() | Son Of Robert And Elizabeth Craw, Of St. Albans, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1818 | Crawford | Hector Hugh | Flying Officer | 39904 | Age 25 | RNZAF | 272Sqn (RAF) | 1942-02-06 | Killed | Libya, Benghazi War Cemetery, 6. G. 1. | ![]() | Son Of William And Mabel Crawford, Of Karori, Wellington, New Zealand. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1819 | Crawford | Henry Varley Gibb | Sergeant | 404339 | Age 28 | RNZAF | 75Sqn RNZAF![]() | 1942-09-07 | Killed | Netherlands (Holland), Tilburg (Gilzerbaan) General Cemetery, Plot A. Row 1. Coll. Grave 27-28. | ![]() | Son Of Matthew Henry And Annie Crawford Crawford, Of Mount Albert, Auckland City, New Zealand. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1820 | Crawford | Bernard Verdun | Flying Officer | 414256 | Age | RNZAF | 15Sqn RAF![]() | 1943-02-19 | Killed | Netherlands (Holland), Ameland (Nes) General Cemetery, Plot D. Row 13. Grave 15. | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1821 | Crawford | Hugh Irvine | Flight Lieutenant | 411065 | Age 25 | RNZAF | 148 (RAF)Sqn | 1943-11-04 | Killed | Serbia, Belgrade War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. D. 1-7. | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1822 | Crawford | John | Warrant Officer | 416818 | Age 23 | RNZAF | 189Sqn (RAF) | 1945-03-04 | Killed | Germany, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. A. 2. | ![]() | Son Of J. F. And Elizabeth Crawford, Of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1823 | Crawford | Bernard Verdun | Flying Officer | NZ414256 | Pilot | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 15Sqn ![]() | 1943-02-19 | Stirling | I | BF378 | LS-T | RAF Bourn, Cambridgeshire | 17.55 | Wilhelmshaven | Shot down by night fighter and crashed in the Wadden Sea | Killed | Ameland (Nes) General Cemetery - Plot D. Row 13. Grave 15 | Read Archive Report | |||||||||
| 1824 | Crawford | J | Warrant Officer | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 189Sqn ![]() | 1945-03-03 | Lancaster | I | PA197 | CA-B | Fulbeck | 1834 | Ladbergen | Crashed at Bevergern | Killed | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery | ![]() | |||||||||||
| 1825 | Crawford | Henry Varley Gibb | Sergeant | NZ/404339 | Age 28 | New Zealand | Observer | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF![]() | 1942-09-06 | Wellington | III | X3867 | AA-? | RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk | 105 | Duisburg | See Archive report for further details. | Killed | Tilburg General Cemetery (Gilzerbaan). Plot A. Row 1. Coll. grave 27-28. | Courtesy AWMM | Born on the 29th January 1914 at Pahiatua, North Island. Worked as a warehouseman for Kempthorne Prosser and Company at Auckland prior to service (drug and fertiliser manufacturer). Enlisted at Levin on the 24th November 1940. Trained at No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School but pilot training and remastered as observer on the 17th February 1941. Embarked for Canada on the 27th March 1941. Air observer badge and promoted to sergeant on the 18th August 1941.
Embarked for England on the 06th October 1941. Served with various units and joined 11 Operational Training Unit on the 25th November 1941. Joined 75 squadron on the 19th June 1942. Son of Matthew Henry (died 16th February 1952, age 78) and Annie Crawford Crawford (died15th January 1962, age 80 - both buried at Otahuhu Public Cemetery, Auckland), of Mount Albert, Auckland City, New Zealand, A total of 355 flying hours logged and on his 21st operational sortie. | ||||||
| 1826 | Crawford | R B | Flying Officer | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF![]() | 1945-02-03 | Lancaster | III | ND801 | JN-X | Mepal | 1641 | Dortmund | Overshot on return crashed into house | Injured | |||||||||||||
| 1827 | Crawford | Francis Sirius | Pilot Officer | 41558 | 20th May 1920 | New Zealand | Pilot / Observer | 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 7 | ![]() ![]() Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire | Read Archive Report | ||||||
| 1828 | Crawford | George Gordon | Pilot Officer | 41673 | Age 23 | New Zealand | Pilot (Inst) | RAF | Fighter Command | 5 Operational Training Unit. 10 Group | 1943-08-10 | Blenheim | IF | L6799 | - | RAF Aston Down, Gloucestertshire | Training | See archive report for further brief details | Killed | Brimscombe Cemetery. Sec. 4. Grave 49 | ![]() Courtesy AWMM | Born on the 22nd July 1917 at Christchurch although on his enlistment gave his birth year as 1918. A storekeeper at his fathers store prior to service. Enlisted on the 20th October 1937 at Christchurch. Discharged from the RNZAF as selected for a RAF short service commission on the 05th November 1938/ Awarded his pilots badge on the 04th September 1939. Joined 29 squadron on the 03rd October 1039. Then joining 23 squadron on the 10th November 1939. Joined 5 OTU as an instructor pilot on the 11th June 1940. Son of George and Annie Crawford (nee Stone), of Riccanton, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Grave inscription: ' Loved Son Of Annie And The Late George Crawford. Christchurch, N.Z. And Carluke, Scotland'. A total of 369 flying hours logged. 7 operational sorties carried out whilst with 23 squadron. | |||||||
| 1829 | Crawford-Watson | L S | Flight Sergeant | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF![]() | 1943-11-04 | Stirling | III | BK778 | JN-U | Mepal | 1600 | Gardening | Crashed at Berstedgaard Denmark | Killed | Frederikshaven Cemetery Denmark | ||||||||||||
| 1830 | Crawford-Watson | Lewis Stanley | Flight Sergeant | 42734 | Age 21 | RNZAF | 75Sqn RNZAF![]() | 1943-11-04 | Killed | Denmark, Frederikshavn Cemetery, Allied Plot. Grave 50. | ![]() | Son Of Lewis And Elsie Ruth Crawford-Watson, Of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1831 | Crawshaw | R A | Flight Sergeant | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 115Sqn![]() | 1942-08-15 | Lancaster | II | DS684 | KO-M | Little Snoring | 2025 | Torino | Crashed near Alencon France | Killed | le Mans West Cemetery | ||||||||||||
| 1832 | Crawshaw | Robert Ashworth | Flight Sergeant | 417270 | Age 29 | RNZAF | 1943-08-16 | Killed | France, Le Mans West Cemetery, Plot 38. 1939-45 Row A. Grave 8. | ![]() | Son Of Ashworth Holmes Crawshaw And Viola Augustina Crawshaw, Of Dunedin, Otago, New Zaland. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1833 | Cray | Geoffrey Haughton | Pilot Officer | 4213648 | Age 21 | MiD | RNZAF | 1944-04-17 | Killed | New Caledonia, Bourail Memorial, Panel 5. | ![]() | Son Of Fred And Eileen Mildred Cray, Of Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1834 | Cray | Trevor Haughton | Sergeant | 411066 | 23rd October 1920 | New Zealand | Wireless Operator/Air Gunner | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 16OTU![]() | 1942-07-28 | Wellington | IC | R1450 | DD:Y1 | Upper Heyford | 22:14 | Hamburg | See Archive report for details | KiA | Kiel War Cemetery 2.H.19 | ![]() | Read Archive Report | ||||||
| 1835 | Crease | Charles Henry | Flight Sergeant | 392088 | Age 34 | RNZAF | 1944-12-31 | Killed | New Caledonia, Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery, 8. 11. | ![]() | Son Of James And Annie Osborne Crease; Husband Of Mary Crease, Of Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1836 | Creed | Francis Howard | Sergeant | 41471 | Age 20 | RNZAF | 1941-11-20 | Killed | United Kingdom, Brookwood Military Cemetery, 2. B. 8. | ![]() ![]() | Son Of Albert George Creed And Of Ivy Beatrice Creed (Nee Knight), Of Waiau, North Canterbury, New Zealand. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1837 | Creek | Ronald Arthur | Flight Sergeant | 1254796 | Age | RAFVR | 488Sqn (RNZAF) | 1943-10-16 | Killed | United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 135. | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1838 | Crees | Peter William | Leading Aircraftsman | NZ/43831 | Age 21 | New Zealand | Flight Mechanic | RNZAF | South Pacific | 3Sqn (RNZAF)![]() | 1944-08-08 | Ventura | PV-I | NZ4570 | - | Pallikulo Airfield, New Hebrides | PM | Transit Flight | See archive report for further details | Killed | Bourail Memorial. Panel 8 (Buried at crash site) | Bourail Memorial
| Born on the 14th June 1923 in Swindon, Wiltshire, England, moving to New Zealand in 1928. Educated at Seddon Technical College in Auckland. A apprentice motor mechanic for T.S Sampson. Served 3 years in the territorial army. Enlisted at Levin on the 09th January 1943 as aircraft hand. Remusterd as a flight mechanic on the 05th July 1943. To the Pacific at base depot workshops on the 24th February 1944.
Son of William Hugh and Winifred Crees (née Dyke), of Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. | ||||||
| 1839 | Crees | Peter William | Leading Aircraftman | 43831 | Age 21 | RNZAF | 1944-08-08 | Killed | New Caledonia, Bourail Memorial, Panel 8. | ![]() | Son Of William And Winifred Crees, Of Avondale, Auckland, New Zealand. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1840 | Creswell | Philip Henry | Flight Lieutenant | 40618 | Age 25 | RNZAF | 9Sqn (RAF) | 1942-01-19 | Killed | United Kingdom, Honington (All Saints) Churchyard, Suffolk, Row D. Grave 6. | ![]() | Son Of Charles Edward And Ina Lillian Creswell, Of Island Bay, Wellington, New Zealand. | |||||||||||||||||
| 1841 | Creswell | P H | Flight Lieutenant | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 9Sqn ![]() | 1942-01-19 | Wellington | III | X3370 | WS-D | Training | Crashed near Thetford NORFOLK | Killed | |||||||||||||||
| 1842 | Cridge | A V G | Sergeant | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 214Sqn![]() | 1943-03-03 | Stirling | I | EF329 | BU-C | Chedburgh | 1819 | Hamburg | Crashed at Leeste | Killed | Runnymede | ![]() | |||||||||||
| 1843 | Cridge | Alfred Victor Gordon | Sergeant | 412867 | Age 22 | RNZAF | 214 (FMS)Sqn | 1943-03-03 | Killed | United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 199. | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1844 | Crighton | Allan | Squadron Leader | NZ/1124 | Age 32 | New Zealand | Pilot | RNZAF | Far East Command | 15Sqn (RNZAF) | 1943-03-25 | Kittyhawk | P40E | 41-25100/12 | Nadi, Fiji | 09:45 | Training | Collided with Daunless 06589 - See archive report for brief details | Missing - believed killed | Bourail Memorial. Panel 3 | ![]() | Son of Hendry Hugh (died 04th November 1945, age 59) and Dorah Agnes Birch Crighton (married on the 22nd November 1911 - née Ferrier died 25th August 1983, age 93) husband of Christina Margaret Crighton (née Milne, later Whinrsy), of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. | Read Archive Report | ||||||
| 1845 | Crighton | Allan | Squadron Leader | 1124 | Age 32 | RNZAF | 1943-03-25 | Killed | New Caledonia, Bourail Memorial, Panel 3. | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1846 | Crisp | Basil George | Sergeant | 1215484 | Age | RAFVR | 75Sqn RNZAF![]() | 1943-08-16 | Killed | France, Olonne-Sur-Mer Communal Cemetery, Row 5. Grave 7. | ![]() | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1847 | Crisp | Joseph Robert | Warrant Officer | 413384 | Age 28 | RNZAF | 1944-10-09 | Killed | New Caledonia, Bourail Memorial, Panel 5. | ![]() | Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Jack Crisp; Husband Of Mavis Lorna Crisp, Of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. Known To Be Buried Near Avu Avu Mission Church, Near Guadalcanal, And Whose Grave Is Now Lost. | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1848 | Crisp | R G | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF![]() | 1942-08-15 | Stirling | III | EE891 | AA-Q | Mepal | 2049 | Gardening | ? | Killed | Olonne sur Mer Communal | |||||||||||||
| 1849 | Crisp | Joseph Robert | Warrant Officer | NZ/413384 | Age 28 | New Zealander | Navigator | RNZAF | Pacific Theatre | 1Sqn (RNZAF)![]() | 1944-10-10 | Ventura | PV-I | NZ4575 | - | Henderson Field, Guadalcanal | 06:00 | Transit Flight | See archive report for additional details | Missing - believed killed | Bourail Memorial. Panel 5 | Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand Bourail Memorial
| Born on the 13th March 1916 in Oamaru. Educated at Lincoln School, Christchurch Technical, Riverton High and West Christchurch High School. Enlisted at Levin on the 14th June 1941. Air Observers badge on 23rd May 1942 and promoted to flight sergeant. Joined 1 squadron on the 19th April 1944.
Son of John Daniel (died 13th May 1945)and Barbara Ellen Crisp (née Morrison - died 16th April 1920, age 31) of Blenheim. His father married again in 1924 to Lily Crisp (née Davies - died 29th May 1957, age 65). Husband of Mavis Lorna Crisp (née Wheeler - died 30th January 2007, age 88), father of one daughter, of 2 Kaimata Street, Brooklands, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. A total of 904 flying hours logged. On his second South Pacific tour. | ||||||
| 1850 | Croall | C | Sergeant | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF![]() | 1942-07-28 | Wellington | III | X3452 | AA- | Feltwell | Hamburg | ? | PoW |
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