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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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1851 | Hoare | Arthur Percy | Pilot Officer | NZ/427282 | Age 27 | New Zealand | Pilot | RNZAF | Training Command | 1 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit. 29 Group | 1945-02-08 | Anson | I | W2637 | - | RAF Wigtown, Scotland | 200 | Training | See archive report for detailed information | Missing - believed killed | Runnymede Memorial. Panel 285 | Born on the 05th October 1917 in Te Awamutu. Worked as a self employed apiarist Served in territorial army for 5 weeks. Enlisted at Gisborne on the 11th July 1942. With No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School as a pilot under training on the 03rd April 1942. With No. 1 Service Flying Training School on the 29th May 1943. Pilot badge awarded on the 14th August 1943 and promoted to sergeant on the 25th September 1943.
Embarked for England on the 12th October 1943. With 12 Personnel Reception Centre on the 10th November 1943. Served in various training units. Joined 1 (Observers) Advanced Flying Unit as a staff pilot on the 28th September 1944. Commissioned on the 07th February 1945. A total of 471 hours logged with 168 solo on the Anson. Son of Albert Arthur and Violet Mary Hoare (née Hancock) of Martinborough and husband of Peggie Edna Hoare (née Rouse) of Herne Bay, New Zealand. | |||||||
1852 | Hobbis | D O | Squadron Leader | 42709 | DFC | Fighter | 488Sqn RNZAF | 1943-11-25 | Mosquito | XIII | Defensive Patrol | Abandoned | Killed | Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||
1853 | Hobbs | Frederick Johns | Sergeant | 1609558 | Age ? | British | Air Gunner | RAFVR | 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. Grave 19.G.2 | No further details - are you able to assist? | |||||||
1854 | Hobbs | Alan Murray | Squadron Leader | NZ/40230 | Age 25 | New Zealand | Pilot | DFC | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 9Sqn | 1943-06-25 | Lancaster | III | ED831 | WS-H | RAF Bardney, Lincolnshire | 2230 | Gelsenkirchen | Crashed in IJsselmeer off Hoorn | Killed | Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery. Plot 69. Row B. Coll. grave 15. | NZWM
| Born on the 07th Jun 1918, the son of Alan Edgar and Greta Hobbs, of 50 Idris Road, Fendalton, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. | |||||
1855 | Hockey | Leonard Phillip Redcliffe | Flight Lieutenant | 76011 | Air Gunner | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF | 1940-05-21 | Wellington | Ic | R3157 | AA-H | RAF Feltwell | 2120 | Dinant | See archive report for further details | PoW No: 410 Camp: L3 - Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria | None - thought to have survived the war | Read Archive Report | |||||||||
1856 | Hocking | E C | Flight Sergeant | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 78Sqn | 1944-02-25 | Halifax | III | LV794 | EY-O | RAF Breighton, Yorkshire | 2105 | Augsburg | Shot down by night fighter Mjr. Gunther Radusch | PoW | Read Archive Report Attacker G?nther Radusch Kracker Archive | ||||||||||||
1857 | Hodge | Roy Alexander | Flight Sergeant | NZ/413756 | W/Op/Air/Gnr | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 149Sqn (East India) | 1943-07-03 | Stirling | III | BF530 | OJ-B | RAF Lakenheath | 2327 | Koln | See archive report for further information | Evader - Missing in March 1944 | Ottawa Memorial. Panel 3. Column 5 | Attacker Read Archive Report | |||||||||
1858 | Hodge | Roy Alexander | Flight Sergeant | NZ/413756 | W/Op/Air/Gnr | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 32 Operational Training Unit | 1944-03-17 | Dakota | III | FL650 | Not issued | East Camp - Patricia Bay, Vancouver Island, Canada | 1940 | Training | See archive report for further details | Missing - believed killed | Ottawa Memorial. Panel 3. Column 5 | Read Archive Report | |||||||||
1859 | Hodge | Keith Edwin | LAC | NZ/431233 | Age 26 | New Zealand | Pilot | RNZAF | Training Command | 1 Service Flying Training School RNZAF | 1944-08-14 | Oxford | II | NZ1284 | - | RNZAF Wigram, New Zealand | 1555 | Training | See archive report for further details | Killed | Oamaru Cemetery. Grave 99.71B | Courtesy AWMM | Born on the 07th May 198 at Oamaru. Worked as a draper for Hodges Ltd, his fathers business prior to enlisting on the 08th September 1943 from the army. Son of Arthur Edwin and Mabel Hodge (née Dewhirst) Husband of Jean Marie Hodge, of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. 107 flying hours logged with 17 solo on the Oxford. | Read Archive Report | |||||
1860 | Hodges | Ronald George Renauf | Flight Sergeant | R/92164 | Age 21 | Canada | Air gunner | RCAF | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF | 1942-08-11 | Wellington | III | BJ625 | AA-T | RAF Feltwell, Norfolk | Mainz | See archive report for further details and photographs | Killed | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 9.H.1 | Paradie Archive Database | Of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. No further details - are you able to advise? | |||||||
1861 | Hodgson | G I | Flying Officer | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 51Sqn | 1945-01-05 | Halifax | III | MZ767 | MH-D | Snaith | 1637 | Hannover | Crashed at Brandlecht | Killed | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery | ||||||||||||
1862 | Hodsell | J H | Flight Sergeant | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 150Sqn | 1942-08-06 | Wellington | III | X3698 | JN- | Snaith | .0040. | Duisburg | Crashed almost at once | DoW 15.8.42 | |||||||||||||
1863 | Hodson | N E | Flying Officer | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 57Sqn | 1942-07-27 | Wellington | III | X3653 | DX- | Feltwell | 1530 | Bremen | ? | Killed | Becklingen War Cemetery | ||||||||||||
1864 | Hoey | J E | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF | 1943-09-23 | Stirling | III | EH935 | JN-K | Mepal | 1952 | Mannheim | Crashed near Dedsheim | Killed | Rheinberg War Cemetery | |||||||||||||
1865 | Hoffeins | Jack Arthur | Flying Officer | NZ/401383 | Age 24 | New Zealand | Pilot | 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 4 | Courtesy AWMM | Born on the 04th September 1921 at Wellington. Enlisted at Levin on the 04th June 1940. Son of Charles James Hoffeins and Irene Nita Hoffeins (née Low - died 06th February 1933 age 35), of Wellington City, New Zealand. Previously served with 213 fighter squadron and as a ferry pilot with 216 Group. A total of 1190 flying hours logged with over 590 on the Dakota. Over 20 operational sorties - exact number not known. | |||||||
1866 | Hoffman | R G | Flying Officer | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 625Sqn | 1944-08-31 | Lancaster | I | ME676 | CF-F | Kelstern | 1254 | Raimbert | Abandoned near Friston on return | ||||||||||||||
1867 | Hogan | D P | Sergeant | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF | 1942-08-27 | Wellington | III | BJ708 | AA- | Mildenhall | Kassel | Crashed at Melsungen | Killed | Hannover War Cemetery | |||||||||||||
1868 | Hogg | Wylie MacDonald | LAC | NZ/411161 | Pilot | RNZAF | Training Command | 2 Service Flying Training School | 1941-10-22 | Airspeed Oxford | I | NZ1263 | 574 | RNZAF Woodbourne, New Zealand | 1515 | Training | See archive report for further details | Killed | Waihi Public Cemetery. Grave 278. D | Read Archive Report | |||||||||
1869 | Hogg | Bruce Allan | Flying Officer | NZ/425610 | Age 32 | New Zealand | W/Op/Air/Gnr | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 10 OTU. 91 Group | 1945-01-04 | Wellington | X | LP729 | - | RAF Abingdon, Berkshire | 1110 | Training | See Archive report for further details | Killed | Chester Cemetery (Blacon). Sec. A. Grave 141 | Courtesy AWMM | Born on the 19th October 1912 at Feilding. Son of Lewis Gordon Hogg and of Bessie Hogg (née Bruce), of Halcombe, Wellington, New Zealand. A total of 120 flying hours logged. | ||||||
1870 | Holbrook | I G | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF | 1943-11-22 | Stirling | III | LJ453 | AA-K | Mepal | 1714 | Berlin | Crashed near Gemmerich | Killed | Rheinberg War Cemetery | |||||||||||||
1871 | Holdaway | Eric Francis | Flying Officer | NZ/1281 | Age 34 | New Zealand | Pilot | RNZAF | 1Sqn (RNZAF) | 1941-12-21 | Hudson | III | NZ2020 | - | RNZAF Whenuapai, New Zealand | 1500 | Training | See archive report for further information | Killed | Waikumete Cemetery. Prot. Soldiers Area G, Row 4, Grave 40 | Born on the 24th October 1907 at Blenheim. Educated at Marlborough College in Blenheim. A truck driver for R.W. Gill of Blenheim. Served 3 years in the territorial army. Member of Marlborough Aero Club, awarded 'A' licence 16th September 1929.Attended Flying Instructors courseJune/July 1939. Flew 219+ hours. Enlisted in RNZAF and commissioned then posted to No. 1 of 1 Elementary Flying Training School on the 16th September 1939. Joined 1 squadron in January 1941.
Son of Vincent Stanney (died 01st January 1964, age 82) and Margaret Ann Holdaway (née Mckenzie - died 28th September 1960, age 78) of Mt. Albert, Auckland, New Zealand. A total of 745 flying hours logged. | ||||||||
1872 | Holder | Robert | Sergeant | NZ/391356 | Born on the 16th April 1917 Age 23 | New Zealand | Pilot | RNZAF | Fighter Command | 151Sqn | 1940-10-26 | Hurricane | I | R4184 | DZ-? | L2 RAF Coleby Grange, Lincolnshire | 2145 | Training | See archive report for further details | Killed | Bidford-On-Avon Burial Ground. Grave 217. | Read Archive Report | |||||||
1873 | Holder | Donald Fraser | Flying Officer | 421053 | New Zealander | Pilot | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 115 Sqn | 1944-08-26 | Lancaster | I | HK556 | A4-F | RAF Witchford, Cambridgeshire | 20:19 | Kiel | See archive report for full details | MiA | Runnymede Memorial. Panel 262 | Read Archive Report | ||||||||
1874 | Holfrod | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF | 1940-08-03 | Wellington | Ic | R3176 | AA- | Feltwell | Horst | Crash landed Barton Mills | Injured | ||||||||||||||||
1875 | Holland | Desmond Charles | Flying Officer | NZ/427478 | Age 20 | New Zealand | W/OP/Air/Gnr | RNZAF | Coastal Command | 279Sqn RAF | 1945-01-07 | Vickers Warwick | B(ASR).I | bv233 | RL-J | RAF Thornaby, Yorkshire | 10:50 | Training | See archive report for further details | Killed | Harrogate Cemetery (Stonefall). Plot G. Row E. Grave 14. |
| Born at Auckland on the 02nd February, 1924.Educated at the Whangarei High School and Passed the University entrance Examination. Continued his studies by night classes at the Seddon Memorial Technical College. Enlisted at Rukahia on the 11th July 1942. Trained both in New Zealand and Canada. W/Op/Air/Gnr Badge awarded on the 05th May 1944 and commissioned. Joined 279 squadron from No. 5 (C) Operational Training Unit on the 29th December 1944.. 117 flying hours logged. Son of Charles Arthur and Ethel Georgina Holland (née Ward), of Portland, Auckland, New Zealand. | ||||||
1876 | Hollands | W N | Sergeant | NZ/Z411757 | New Zealand | Air Gunner | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 11 OTU | 1942-06-25 | Wellington | IC | R1078 | TX-Q | RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire | 2316 | Bremen | Crashed near Rheine | PoW No. 325 at Stalag Luft Heydekrug | Some information here | |||||||||
1877 | Hollard | Mervyn Charles | Flight Sergeant | NZ/427210 | Age 21 | New Zealand | Air/Bmr | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 49Sqn | 1944-07-18 | Lancaster | III | JB178 | EA-U | RAF Fiskerton, Lincolnshire | 2238 | Revigny | See archive report for further brief details | Killed | Herbisse Churchyard. Grave 2 | Courtesy AWMM | Born on the 05th May 1923 at Opotiki Prior to service worked as a store man for Dalgety and Company. Served in the territorial army for two months prior to enlisting at Rotorua on the 11th July 1942. Embarked for Canada for training as an observer on the 10th November 1942. Air bomber badge awarded on the 02nd April 1943 and promoted to sergeant. Embarked for England on the 28th May 1943. Joined 49 squadron on the 21st March 1944 from No. 5 Lancaster Finishing School. Received his commission on the 16th June 1944. Son of Charles John and Hilda Kate Hollard (nee Phillips), of Opotiki, Auckland, New Zealand. A total of 441 flying hours logged and lost on his 24th operational sortie. | ||||||
1878 | Holley | D C | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF | 1941-10-12 | Wellington | Ic | X9981 | AA- | Feltwell | Nurnberg | Crashed near Dinant Belgium | Killed | Dinant Military | ||||||||||||||
1879 | Hollins | K | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF | 1945-01-16 | Lancaster | I | PB761 | AA-Y | RAF Mepal, | 2330 | Wanne-Eickel | Crashed at Woodditton Cambs | Injured | Read Archive Report | |||||||||||||
1880 | Holloway | Edgar John | Flying Officer | NZ/429923 | Age 29 | New Zealand | Air Bomber | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF | 1945-03-21 | Lancaster | I | NG449 | AA-T | RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire | 09:45 | Munster | Shot down by flak over target area | Killed | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 12.G.12 | | Born on the 25th October 1915 in Onehung. Worked as an attendant at Sea View Mental Hospital, Hokitika. Enlisted at Nelson on the 24th August 1942. Trained in Canada and awarded Air Observer badge and commissioned on the 01st October 1943. Son of John Noel and Beatrice Marie Louise Holloway (née Brind), of Hokitika, Westland, New Zealand;.Husband of Margaret Catherine Holloway (née Hughes) and father of two daughters, of Christchurch, New Zealand. A total of 337 flying hours logged and completed 27 operational sorties. | ||||||
1881 | Holme | Harry Pears | Sergeant | 1301281 | Age 35 | British | Air Gunner | RAFVR | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF | 1943-04-28 | Stirling | III | BR807 | AA-M | RAF Newmarket, Suffolk | 20:30 | Gardening | Crashed in the Baltic | Killed | Svino Churchyard. Grave 37. | | Also remembered on family grave in Ince-in-Makerfield cemetery. Son of Thomas (died 16th January 1955, age 81) and Sarah Holme (died 08th January 1939, age 62), of Westwood Gardens, Lower Ince, Wigan, Lancashire; husband of Eveline Holme, of Lower Ince, Wigan, England. Epitaph: 'Nobly He Gave His Life For Us That We Might Still Live'. | Read Archive Report on this incident |
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1882 | Holmes | J A C | Sergeant | RCAF | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF | 1943-08-23 | Stirling | III | EE938 | AA-X | Mepal | 2037 | Berlin | Crashed at Mahlsdorf | Killed | Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery | Paradie Archive Database | |||||||||||
1883 | Holmes | Stanley | Sergeant | 405274 | New Zealand | Navigator | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 218Sqn | 1942-12-17 | Stirling | I | BF403 | HA-R | Downham Market | 1802 | Fallersleben | Shot down by naval flak. Crashed at sea off Texel, Netherlands | Killed | Den Burg General Cemetery Texel Plot K. Row 1. Grave 2. Netherlands | Accident report | CWGC | |||||||
1884 | Holmes | Kenneth Randal | F/O | NZ/411898 | Age 26 | New Zealand | Pilot | RNZAF | Middle East | 161 Maintenance Unit | 1942-05-31 | Wellington | X | HE645 | - | Fayid, Egypt | 750 | Test flight | See archive report for details | Killed | Fayid War Cemetery. Grave 5.E.1 | Born on the 17th September 1916 at Hastings. A chemist assistance with J.H. Kitt Chemist at Dunnsville prior to service. Enlisted on the 12th April 1941. Son of Frank Holmes and of Arabell Holmes (nee Scott), of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Flew a Wellington via Gibralter and Malta to Egypt on the 21/23rd July 1942. 767 flying hours logged with 523 sol on a Wellington. He had completed 39 operational sorties. | Read Archive Report | ||||||
1885 | Holmes | Kenneth Randal | F/O | NZ/411898 | - | New Zealand | Pilot | RNZAF | Middle East | 40Sqn | 1942-07-12 | Wellington | IC | HX373 | N | LG 213. Kabrit, Egypt | Tobruk | See archive report for details | Survived - killed later (see HE645) | - | Born on the 17th September 1916 at Hastings. A chemist assistance with J.H. Kitt Chemist at Dunnsville prior to service. Enlisted on the 12th April 1941. Son of Frank Holmes and of Arabell Holmes (nee Scott), of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Flew a Wellington via Gibralter and Malta to Egypt on the 21/23rd July 1942. 767 flying hours logged with 523 sol on a Wellington. He had completed 39 operational sorties. | Read Archive Report | |||||||
1886 | Holmes | Norman Robert | NZ/405273 | Age 22 | New Zealand | Pilot | RNZAF | Fighter Command | 238Sqn | 1942-06-23 | Hurricane | Hb | bh233 | VK-V | LG76 / LG07 Matruh West | 1020 | Sweep | See archive report for detailed information | Killed | Tobruk War Cemetery. Grave 9.A.11 | Born on the 19th September 1919 in Katika. Educated at Mt. Albert Grammar School and Victoria University. A clerical cadet for P and T Department in Wellington. Enlisted at Levin as a pilot under training 22nd December 1940. With No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School 09th February 1941. No. 1 Flying Training School 23rd March 1941. Pilot badge awarded on the 03rd May 1941 and commissioned on the 14th June 1941.
Embarked for England on the 22nd July 1941. With No 3 Personnel Reception Centre 02nd September 1941. 56 Operational Training Unit 16th September 1941 flying the Hurricane. Joined 485 squadron on the 05th November 1841 and carried out 1 operational sortie. Embarked for the Middle East on the 22nd March 1942. Ferried a Hurricane IIc to Kilo near Cairo on the 22nd April 1942. Joined 238 squadron on the 04th June 1942. A total of 230 flying hours logged. Son of Kenneth Mervyn Holmes (died 16th February 1957, age 60) and Sybil Annie Holmes (née Frodsham - died 03rd September 1972, age76), of Katikaki. Bay of Plenty, New Zealand | ||||||||
1887 | Holms | Alexander Hunter | Flight Sergeant | NZ/421933 | Age 34 | New Zealand | Navigator | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 149Sqn (East India) | 1943-09-05 | Stirling | III | EE872 | OJ-N | RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk | 1936 | Mannheim | See archive report for further details | Killed | Durnbach War Cemetery. Collective grave 8.J. 1-18. | | Read Archive Report | ||||||
1888 | Holt | D A | Flight Sergeant | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF | 1943-12-01 | Stirling | III | EH880 | AA-J | Mepal | 1516 | Gardening | Crashed at Togston NORTHUMBS | Killed | ||||||||||||||
1889 | Hond | R S | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF | 1944-10-05 | Lancaster | III | ND904 | AA-D | Mepal | 1711 | Saarbrucken | Killed | Rheinberg War Cemetery | ||||||||||||||
1890 | Hone | Sidney George | Sergeant Air Gunner | 2221190 | 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. G.14. | Read Archive Report | ||||||||||
1891 | Hood | W H | Sergeant | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 15Sqn | 1942-10-29 | Stirling | I | BF386 | LS-Q | Air test | Crashed Salters Lodge NORFOLK | Killed | |||||||||||||||
1892 | Hood | S D L | Flight Lieutenant | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 1656 CU | 1943-01-17 | Lancaster | I | ED316 | Lindholme | Berlin | ? | Killed | Runnymede | ||||||||||||||
1893 | Hook | K | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF | 1943-12-01 | Stirling | III | EH880 | AA-J | Mepal | 1516 | Gardening | Crashed at Togston NORTHUMBS | Injured | ||||||||||||||
1894 | Hook | K | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF | 1944-03-13 | Stirling | III | EF236 | AA-J | Mepal | 2300 | Gardening | Crashed on landing at Castle Combe | |||||||||||||||
1895 | Hooper | Percival James 'Percy' | Sergeant | 404366 | 1923 | New Zealander | Pilot | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 207 Sqn | 1942-07-23 | Lancaster | I | R5632 | EM-N | Bottesford | 48 | Duisburg | See Archive Report | Killed | Runnymede Memorial Panel 117 | Read Archive Report | |||||||
1896 | Hooper | Garnet J Michael 'Gus' | FO | New Zealand | Pilot | RNZAF | Fighter Command | 486Sqn (NZ) | 11 [8+3] (7+3 sh V-1s) | Ace | |||||||||||||||||||
1897 | Hooper | G J | Pilot Officer | Pilot | Fighter | 486Sqn RNZAF | 1945-02-02 | Tempest | V | EJ787 | L | Force landed near Kirchdorf | Evaded | ||||||||||||||||
1898 | Hooper | F G | Sergeant | Bomber Command | 75Sqn RNZAF | 1943-05-29 | Stirling | III | BF561 | AA-O | Newmarket | 2314 | Wuppertal | Crashed Gladbeck-Rentfort | Killed | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery | |||||||||||||
1899 | Hooper | Allan James | Flight Sergeant | NZ/4212794 | Age 22 | New Zealand | W/Op/Air/Gnr | RNZAF | Far East | 1Sqn (RNZAF) | 1945-06-10 | Ventura | PV-I | NZ4609 | - | RNZAF Emirau, St Matthias Group, Bismarck Archipelago | 07:20 | Search for missing Ventura | See archive report for details. | Killed | Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery. Grave 5.16 | Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery
| Born at Hamilton on 04th June 1923. Educated at Putaruru District High School and at Hamilton Technical College. Enlisted at Hobsonville in October 1942. Awarded his W/Op Badge and promoted to Sergeant on the 27th March 1943.
Son of Leonard James Hooper and leonard May Hooper, of Tirau Road, Putaruru, Auckland, New Zealand. |
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1900 | Hope | Lawrence Beresford Hamilton | Sergeant | 40940 | New Zealander | Air Gunner (Rear) | RNZAF | Bomber Command | 75 Sqn RNZAF | 1941-11-08 | Wellington | Ic | Z8942 | AA:? | Feltwell | Essen | Caught in searchlights and hit by flak, crashed and exploded at Zuidland, SW of Rotterdam at 22:15 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (13 July 1941 - 29 May 1942) The Early Years Part 2 - Theo Boiten). | PoW No. 24510 Stalag 357/ Killed by Friendly Fire | Berlin 1929-1945 War Cemetery, 6.B.8 | Promoted to WO whilst as a PoW On the 19th April 1945 Typhoons strafed a PoW column near Gresse and amongst the many victims was WO Hope. He was initially buried in the Communal Cemetery at Gresse. Son of Percy Douglas and Martha Harriet Hope, of French Pass, Nelson, New Zealand. |
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