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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
2101	Dee	G K	Pilot Officer					RNZAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1944-11-02	Lancaster	III	PB486	GT-	Upwood	1655	Dusseldorf	Crashed on take off				deex
2102	Deery	Henry George	Leading Aircraftman	413387	Age 27			RNZAF			1941-12-24									Killed	Canada, Brandon Cemetery, Manitoba, Lot 107. Block A. Sec. 27.		Son Of Percy And Lillian Deery, Of Laingholm, Auckland, New Zealand.
2103	Deery	Henry George	Leading Aircraftman	NZ/413387	Age 27	New Zealand	Pilot (U/T)	RNZAF	Training Command	12 Service Flying Training School. No. 2 Training Command (RCAF)	1941-12-24	Crane	I	7773	-	RCAF Brandon, Manitoba, Canada	50	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Brandon Cemetery. Lot 107. Block A. Sec. 27	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand	Born on the 07th October 1914 in Auckland. Educated at Mt. Albert Grammar School. A warehouse storeman for A.J. Electrician, Sims and Company in Auckland. Enlisted at Levin as a pilot under training 15th June 1941. With No.4 Elementary Flying Training School 28th July 1941. Embarked for Canada on the 22nd September 1941. With No. 12 Service Flying Training School on the 11th October 1941 flying the Crane. A total of 122 flying hours logged with 59 solo and 36 on the Crane. Son of Percy Alexander (died 26th April 1964, age 88)and Lillian Adelaide Florence (née Keefe - died 13th July 1970, age 87) Deery, of Laingholm, Auckland, New Zealand. Epitaph: 'Rest In Peace, One Of The Brave, The Very True'.	Read Archive Report
2104	Dempsey	Dennis James	Sergeant	405240	Age 22			RNZAF			1941-12-15									Killed	United Kingdom, Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cemetery, Row DD. Grave 9.		Son Of James And Annie Dempsey, Of Te Kuiti, Auckland, New Zealand.
2105	Dempsey	James	Flight Sergeant	4216248	Age 20			RNZAF			1945-03-22									Killed	New Zealand, Timaru Cemetery, 481. M.		Son Of Ian And Jean Dempsey, Of St. Andrews, Canterbury.
2106	Dempsey	Dennis James	Sgt. Pilot	NZ/405240	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot	RNZAF	Bomber Command	11 OTU	1941-12-15	Wellington	Ic	X3170	Not known	RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire	Take off time not known - crashed at about 2300 hrs	Night cross country training	Dived at shallow angle into the ground - no cause established	Killed	Bassingbourn Cum Kneesworth Cemetery, Cambridgeshire. Row DD. Grave 9	Courtesy AWM	Son of James (died 16th October 1949, age 66) and Annie Stuart Arawa Dempsey (née Breen - died 02nd October 1953, age 66), of Te Kuiti, Auckland, New Zealand. 202 total flying hours logged	Read Archive Report
2107	Denbee	Thomas Edwin	Leading Aircraftman	40644	Age 22			RNZAF			1940-08-07									Killed	New Zealand, Masterton Cemetery, 4982. F.		Son Of Thomas Tucker Denbee And Lillian Frances Denbee, Of Masterton.
2108	Denham	Maurice Thorpe	Sergeant	415064	Age 31			RNZAF			1942-12-17									Killed	France, Concarneau Communal Cemetery, Grave 2.		Son Of James Raleigh Denham And Of Adelaide Florence Denham (Nee Fisher), Of Kaiwarra, Wellington, New Zealand.
2109	Denholm	Thomas William Jackson	Sergeant	415687	Age			RNZAF		485Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-13									Killed	France, Douvres-La-Delivrande (Douvres) Churchyard, Row 4 Grave 2.		Son Of Albert E And Ethel V Denholm Of Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
2110	Denholm	James Lloyd	Sergeant	417034	Age 20			RNZAF			1943-02-26									Killed	New Zealand, Napier (Park Island) Cemetery, Pbyn. Sec. 40. 58.
2111	Denholm	Thomas William Jackson	Sergeant	NZ/415687			Pilot	RNZAF	Fighter Command	485Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-13	Spitfire	Vb	BM299		RAF Westhampnett, Sussex	1555	Circus 282	See archive report for further details	Killed	Douvres-La-Delivrande Churchyard (Douvres). Row 4. Grave 2		Read Archive Report
2112	Denholm	James Lloyd	Sergeant	NZ/417034	Age 29	New Zealand	Pilot	RNZAF	Training Command	2 Operational Training Unit (NZ)	1943-02-26	Harvard	II	NZ988	FE-O	RNZAF Ohakea	1445	Training	See archive report for further details and photographs	Killed	Park Island Cemetery. Grave Pbyn. Sec. 40	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand	Born on the 02nd December 1922 in Napier. Educated at Napier Boys High School. A clerk for Richardson and Company in Napier. Enlisted at Levin as a pilot under training on the 21st December 1941. Hospital and sick leave 22nd January - 12th February 1942. With No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School 05th April 1942. No. 2 Service Flying Training School 13th June 1942. Pilot badge awarded on the 18th September 1942 and promoted to sergeant on the 28th November 1942. No. 2 Operational Training Unit on the 05th December 1942 for conversion training on the P-40 Warhawk. 260 solo flying hours logged with 198 on the Harvard. Son of Arthur Henry (died 14th May 1944, age 55) and Esther Elizabeth Denholm (née Barberdied 26th September 1931, age 41) of Napier, Hawke's Bay; stepson of Mary Pringle Denholm (née Barr), of Napier, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
2113	Dennes	C L	Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	142Sqn	1941-11-07	Wellington	Ic	Z1211	QT-	Binbrook	1936	Mannheim	Crashed off Bergen-aan-Zee	PoW
2114	Dennis	Harry	Sergeant	659116	Age 31			RAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-05									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 147.
2115	Dennis	H	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-05	Stirling	I	BK617	AA-D	Newmarket	1943	Gardening	Ditched 2 miles off Cromer	Killed	Runnymede
2116	Densem	Geoffrey Maclennan	Pilot Officer	41473	Age 28			RNZAF		502Sqn (RAF)	1942-04-25									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 115.		Son Of Roderick Finlayson Densem, And Of Minnie Densem, Of Deborah Bay, Port Chalmers, Otago, New Zealand; Husband Of Iris Miriam Densem, Of Hornsey, Middlesex.
2117	Dent	Robert	Flying Officer	413741	Age 29			RNZAF			1942-10-30									Killed	New Zealand, Wellington Provincial Memorial,		Son Of W And Ellen Gunn Dent, Of New Plymouth, Taranaki.
2118	Dent	Robert	Flying Officer	NZ/413741	Age 29	New Zealand	W/Op/Air Gunner	RNZAF	Pacific Theatre	7Sqn (NZ)	1942-10-30	Wildebeest	IV	NZ122	UW-?	RNZAF Waipapakauri, New Zealand	10:03	Anti-submarine patrol	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Wellington Provincial Memorial	Courtesy AMNZ	Born in Westport on January lst 1914. Educated at the Westport Primary School. After leaving school he became a carpenter, employed as Foreman-carpenter by C.S, Luney Ltd at New Plymouth. From Levin he went to No. 3 Wireless School, Canada on the 14th August 1941 and then to No. 7 Bombing and Gunnery School at Paulson, Canada. Awarded his Air Gunners Badge on the 11th June 1942, and was granted a temporary Commission to Pilot Officer in May 1942. Joined 7 General Reconnaissance Squadron at Waipapakauri and was commissioned as Flying Officer on the 29th October 1942. 137 flying hours logged. Son of William (died 04th June 1924, age 56) and Ellen Gunn Dent (married 20th December 1892. née Broadfoot - died 17th May 1954, age 86), of 208 Devon Street West, New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.	Archive report of incident
2119	Denton	R F H	Flying Officer					RNZAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1945-01-01	Lancaster	I	PD377	WS-U	Bardney	744	Ladbergen	Hit by flak in target area crash landed 3km SW of Heesch
2120	Denton	F H	Pilot Officer						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-09-29	Wellington	Ic	R3168	AA-	Mildenhall	1930	Leipzig	Crashed near Sidmouth Somerset	Injured		Courtesy AWMM
2121	Denyer	Ernest Claude	Sergeant	1262911	Age 34			RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1943-07-26									Killed	United Kingdom, Staines (London Road) Cemetery, Block E. Grave 9.
2122	Denyer	E C	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-07-25	Stirling	III	EE892	AA-F	Mepal	2239	Essen	Crashed off Southwold SFK	KIlled
2123	Devery	Keith Thomas	Sergeant	416683	Age 20			RNZAF			1943-05-15									Killed	United Kingdom, Belfast (Milltown) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Sec. A. Row L.G. Grave 40.
2124	Devine	Thomas William	Sergeant	411745		New Zealander	Wireless Operator	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-09-08	Wellington	III	BJ596	AA-	Mildenhall		Frankfurt	Hit by flak in the target area causing catastrophic damage. The crew was forced to abandon the burning a/c and all successfully reached the ground, only to be taken prisoner	PoW No. 27039 Dulag Luft/Stalag 8B Teschen/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf		Courtesy Weekly News of New Zealand	Promoted to WO whilst interned. Returned to UK 9 Apr 1945 Passed away 08th Sep 1995 (aged 80)
2125	Devlin	K J	Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-09-10	Wellington	III	BJ974	AA-	Mildenhall		Dusseldorf	?	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
2126	Devlin	Kevin John	Pilot Officer	413334	Age 26			RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1942-09-11									Killed	Germany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 4. A. 20-21.		Son Of Joseph Calixtus Devlin And Dorothy May Devlin, Of Wellington City, New Zealand.
2127	Dew	N H	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-06-10	Lancaster	I	HK553	AA-S	Mepal	2313	Dreux	Crashed at Tillieres-sur-Avre {Eure}	Killed	Tillieres-sur-Avre Communal Cemetery		dewx
2128	Dew	Norman Hylton	Sergeant	749538	Age 29			RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1944-06-11									Killed	France, Tillieres-Sur-Avre Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave.		Son Of Thomas And Annie Mabel Dew, Of Thamesford, Ontario, Canada. dewx
2129	Dewhurst	Harold	Sergeant	1094980	Age 23			RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-12									Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Aardenburg General Cemetery, Coll Grave 1-7.		Son Of Henry And Mary Ellen Dewhurst, Of Little Hoole, Lancashire.
2130	Dewhurst	H	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-11	Lancaster	III	ND919	AA-D	Mepal	2256	Leuven	Exploded & crashed Castle Elderschans	Killed	Aardenburg General Cemetery
2131	Dibben	Ronald Oswald	Sergeant	1252627	Age 22			RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1942-11-28									Killed	United Kingdom, Ham (St. Andrew) Churchyard, Row 3. Grave 12.		Son Of Bernard Oswald And Lydia Dibben, Of Kingston-On-Thames.
2132	Dibben	R O	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-11-28	Stirling	I	BF339	AA-D			Training	Crashed near Oakington	Killed
2133	Dibben	Ronald Oswald	Sergeant	1252627	1920		Flight Engineer	RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-11-18	Stirling	I	BF399	AA-O	Newmarket		Training	Crashed at 2229 hrs at Trinity Farm on Cambridge Road, near RAF Oakington. The aircraft stalled while trying to avoid a head on collision with another Stirling	Killed	Ham (St Andrew) Churchyard Row 3 Grave 12		Son of Bernard Oswald and Lydia Dibben, of Kingston-on-Thames
2134	Dickenson	C	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-27	Stirling	III	EF135	JN-W	Mepal	2005	Hannover	Stalled and damaged at base on return
2135	Dickie	John Galt	Sergeant	421502	Age 22			RNZAF			1943-07-25									Killed	New Zealand, Waverley Cemetery, 22. 5.
2136	Dickie	John Galt	Sergeant	NZ/421502	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot	RNZAF		17 Squadron (NZ)	1943-07-25	Kittyhawk	P-40E	XP-?	NZ3034	RNZAF Whenuapai	1015	Formation practice	See archive report for further details - mid-air collision with NZ3037	Killed	Waverley Cemetery. Grave 22.5	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand	Born on the 09th July 1920 in Waverley. Educated at New Plymouth Boys High School. A sheep farmer with his brothers. Enlisted at Rongotai as an aircraft hand on the 27th February 1942. To Milson on the 05th March 1942 (suburb of Palmerston North, Manawatū-Whanganui, New Zealand. Re-mustered as a driver on the 07th March 1942. Re-mustered as a pilot under training on the 04th September 1942. No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School on the 12th October 1942 (sick leave 09th December-26th January 1943. 1st solo flight on the 05th February 1943. With No. 2 Service Flying Training School 06th February 1943. Pilots badge awarded on the 12th April 1943. Promoted to sergeant on the 05th Jone 1953. No. 2 Operational Training Unit 12th June 1943 flying the P-40. Joined 17 squadron on the 10th July 1943. Son of Clifford John (died 03rd July 1973, age 93) and Ida Mary Dickie (née Blennerhassett - died 12th July 1980, age 88). Brother of Arthur John Dickie (born on the 28th August 1912 - died 02nd September 2010, age 98). Eric Claude Dickie (born on the 08 June 1914 - died 03rd November 1991, age 77) and sister Sybil Dickie (died 21st August 1925, age 6 month), of Waverley, Wellington, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report on this incident
2137	Dickinson		Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1942-03-03	Wellington	II	Z8441	NP-K	Pocklington		Billancourt	Crashed after turning back	Injured
2138	Dickson	Douglas James	Flying Officer	4216679	Age 23			RNZAF			1945-04-16									Killed	United Kingdom, Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot H/1. Grave 206C.		Son Of John Dickson And Of Priscilla Dickson (Nee Ash), Of Hastings, Hawke'S Bay, New Zealand.
2139	Dickson	G R	Pilot Officer				Pilot	RNZAF	Fighter	129Sqn	1943-07-14	Spitfire	IX	MA596				Ramrod	Abandoned	Evaded
2140	Dickson	Douglas James	Flying Officer	NZ/4216679	Age 23	New Zealander	Air/Bmr	RNZAF	Bomber Command	11 Operational Training Unit (92 Group)	1945-04-11	Wellington	X	LP651	Not known	RAF Oakley - RAF Westcott, Buckinghamshire	38	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Oxford Cemetery (Botley). Plot H/1. Grave 206C		Son of John Dickson and of Priscilla Dickson (née Ash), of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. A total of 187 flying hours logged.	Read Archive Report
2141	Didsbury	Colin Mcdougall	Pilot Officer	401259	Age 23			RNZAF		214Sqn	1941-08-07									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 63.		Son Of Harold Guy And Euphemia Didsbury, Of Wellington, New Zealand.
2142	Didsbury	C McD	Pilot Officer					RNZAF	Bomber Command	214Sqn	1941-08-06	Wellington	Ic	X9750	BU-	Stradishall		Mannheim	?	Killed
2143	Dil	William Robert	Sergeant	403434	Age 22			RNZAF		101Sqn (RAF)	1941-09-21									Killed	United Kingdom, Cambridge City Cemetery, Grave 6603.		Son Of William James Dil And Sarah Elisabeth Dil, Of Auckland City, New Zealand. dilx
2144	Dil	W R	Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1941-09-20	Whitley	V	X9922	SR-	Oakington	1912	Oostende	Crashed near Northampton	Died Injuries
2145	Dill	D	Flight Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-27	Stirling	III	EF135	JN-W	Mepal	2005	Hannover	Stalled and damaged at base on return
2146	Dillicar	John Collins	Flight Lieutenant	416468	Age 26			RNZAF		15Sqn RAF	1943-07-31									Killed	Germany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, 3. E. 1.		Son Of Mr. And Mrs. W. W. Dillicar, Of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand.
2147	Dillicar	J C	Flight Lieutenant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1943-07-30	Stirling	III	EF428	LS-N	Mildenhall	2246	Remscheid	Crashed at Kleinbroich	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
2148	Dillon	Michael Frederick	Flying Officer	NZ/411866	Age 26	New Zealand	Air Gunner	RNZAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1944-04-10	Lancaster	III	JB732	PM-S	RAF Elsham Wolds, Lincolnshire	23:10	Aulnoye	See archive report for further details and photographs	Killed	Meharicourt Communal Cemetery. Brit. Plot. Grave 28		Born on the 27th September 1917 in Eastern Bengal, India. Son of Captain David (died 14th May 1951, age 72) Dillon and Jane Dillon (née Fields - died 26th August 1966, age 85), of Dacca, East Bengal, India. Later of Root-o-Rangi, New Zealand. He had two brothers, John Herbert Dillon 179357 and Robert Arthur Dillon 1056 a sister, Helen Dillon WAAC also served in the New Zealand Armed Forces, and his father was an officer in the Cambridge Home Guard.	Read Archive Report on this incident
2149	Dillon	Spencer Inglis	Flying Officer	414600	Age 25			RNZAF		76Sqn (RAF)	1943-08-03									Killed	Germany, Hamburg Cemetery, 10A. K. 7.		Son Of Alfred William And Sarah Jane Dillon, Of Pahia, Southland, New Zealand.
2150	Dillon	Michael Frederick	Flying Officer	411866	Age 26			RNZAF		103Sqn (RAF)	1944-04-11									Killed	France, Meharicourt Communal Cemetery, Brit. Plot. Grave 28.		Son Of Capt. David Dillon And Jane Dillon, Of Dacca, East Bengal, India.