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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	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
251	Chuter	E R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-12-22	Wellington	Ic	T2474	AA-	Mildenhall		Mannheim	Crashed near Therouldeville.	PoW
252	Clare	Frederick William	Flying Officer	144607			Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-27	Lancaster	III	ND908	AA-M	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	.0048.	Aachen	Crashed Poelkapelle {West-Vlaanderen}	Killed	Wevelgem Communal Cemetery. Collective grave E. 473-474			Read Archive Report
253	Clare	B G	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-10-06	Lancaster	I	LM104	AA-Z	Mepal	1646	Dortmund		PoW
254	Clark	M O	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-12-17	Stirling	I	R9247	AA-V	Newmarket	1800	Fallersleben	Crashed on/near Vechta Germany	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
255	Clark	W G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-06-08	Wellington	III	X3587	AA-	Feltwell		Essen	Crashed vicinity of Dusseldorf	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
256	Clark	V J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-01-01	Lancaster	III	ME321	AA-N	Mepal	1548	Vohwinkel	Crashed near Maastricht	Killed	Runnymede
257	CLarke	A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-27	Stirling	III	EE955	AA-D	Mepal	2130	Nurnberg	Crashed Schwarzenau	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
258	Clarkson	H P	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-07-13	Wellington	Ic	X9634	AA-	Feltwell		Bremen	Crashed in sea off Corton Suffolk	Killed
259	Clary	G	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-01-04	Stirling	III	LJ473	AA-R	Mepal	2220	Gardening	Crashed at base on return
260	Cleak	Frederick Bernard	Pilot Officer	77961	Age 30		Observer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-10-23	Wellington	Ic	P9292	AA-C	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	1145	Potsdam, Berlin	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Esbjerg Cemetery (Fourfelt). Grave A.14.11.			Son of Frederick and Ethel Cleak	Read Archive Report
261	Clearwater	Desmond	Sergeant	NX/412314	Age 24	New Zealand	Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-03	Stirling	I	R9250	AA-W	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	1821	Hamburg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13. Row 5. Grave 89.	courtesy courtesy Auckland Library Heritage Collection		Archive Report
262	Clearwater	D	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-11-28	Stirling	I	BK608	AA-T	Newmarket	1810	Torino	Crash landed at Stradishall
263	Cleghorn	A H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-23	Stirling	III	EH936	JN-W	Mepal	1926	Mannheim	Crashed at Dirmstein	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
264	Clements		Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-12-27	Wellington	Ic	Z8971	AA-	Feltwell		Brest	Crashed Dartmoor on return
265	Cleveland	A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-07-25	Stirling	III	EE892	AA-F	Mepal	2239	Essen	Crashed off Southwold SFK	KIlled	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
266	Clezy	W	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-03-12	Wellington	III	X3588	AA-	Feltwell		Kiel	?	Killed	Runnymede
267	Climie		Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-28	Wellington	Ic	R1177	AA-	Feltwell	1920	Frankfurt	Abandoned near Sible Hedingham ESSEX
268	Climo	Frederick Walter Percival	Flight Sergeant	NZ/4210148	Age 22	New Zealand	W/op/Air/Gnr		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-28	Lancaster	III	ND756	AA-M	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2200	Stuttgart	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Millery Communal Cemetery. Grave 2			Burial Site Attacker Attacker Operational Record Son of Frederick Linton Climo and Alice Mary Climo, of Timaru, New Zealand and husband of Margaret Eva Climo (née Ireland), of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand. Understood to be on his 3rd operation.	Read Archive Report
269	Clinch	Kenneth	Sergeant	1288144			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-27	Lancaster	III	ND908	AA-M	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	.0048.	Aachen	Crashed Poelkapelle {West-Vlaanderen}	Killed	Wevelgem Communal Cemetery. Collective grave E. 473-474			Read Archive Report
270	Clough	D	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-11	Lancaster	III	ND919	AA-D	Mepal	2256	Leuven	Exploded & crashed Castle Elderschans	Killed	Aardenburg General Cemetery
271	Clubb	S J	Flying Officer	NZ414593					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-12	Stirling	III	BK721	AA-Z	Newmarket	.0037.	Duisburg	Crashed on take off	Killed	Newmarket
272	Coates	D D	Sergeant	NZ421318					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-25	Stirling	I	BK602	AA-R	Newmarket	.0006.	Dusseldorf	Crashed in sea French/Belgian coast	Killed	Oostende New
273	Cobb	Cyril Thomas	Flight Sergeant	NZ/412315	Age 30	New Zealand	W/Op/Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-20	Stirling	III	BF506	AA-P	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	2205	Heinkel Factory at Rostock	See Archive report for further details. Shot down by Ofw. Rudolf Mangelsdorf 12./NJG3 crashed at B̦balle, Denmark	Killed	Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery Grave A. 9. 6			Born on the 07th May 1912 at Thames. A Mercer's assistant for E.V. Slyfield in Paeroa prior to service. Enlisted at Levin on the 13th April 1941 as an air gunner. Embarked for Canadian the 26th May 1941. Trained at No. 8 Bomber Gunnery School 21st November 1941. Air Gunner badge awarded on the 22nd December and promoted to sergeant. Re-mustered as W/Op. air gunner. Embarked for England on the 07th January 1942. Further training with No. 9 Observer Advanced Flying Unit 01st May 1942. Attached to No. 11 Operational Training Unit flying on the Wellington 27th May 1942. 1665 Operational Training Unit 25th August flying the Sterling. Joined 90 squadron on the 22nd September 1942 carrying out 2 operational sorties. Assigned to 75 squadron 29th January 1943 carrying out 8 operational sorties. Son of Fred and Mary Cobb (née Delamore), of Bird-In-Hand, Thames, Auckland, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
274	Cocks	S G	Flight Sergeant	NZ404623					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-12	Stirling	III	BK721	AA-Z	Newmarket	.0037.	Duisburg	Crashed on take off	Injured
275	Coedy	H J W	Warrant Officer Class 1						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	III	ND752	AA-O	Mepal	2330	Homberg	Crashed at Udenhout {Noord-Brabant}	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
276	Cole	G F	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-15	Wellington	Ic	W5663	AA-	Feltwell		Koln	Crashed near Dusseldorf	PoW
277	Cole		Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-03-18	Wellington	Ic	T2736	AA-	Feltwell	1950	Kiel	Crashed near Ryhill
278	Coleman	William Harcourt	Flying Officer	NZ/2526			Pilot	DFC	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-07-25	Wellington	Ic	R3235	AA-?	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk	2122	Kassel	See archive report for further details	Killed	Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Holland. Plot 69. Row A. Grave 21			Read Archive Report
279	Coles	Thomas Edward	Sergeant	NZ/40161	Age 28	New Zealand	Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF 11 OTU	1942-09-06 - 1942-28-06	Wellington	III - IC	BJ765 - X3173	AA-L KY-M	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk - RAF Bassingbourn	0105 - 0410	Duisburg - Training	See archive report for further details	Killed - survived earlier incident	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 16.F.11	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 09th July 1914 at Wellington. Worked as a warehouseman for Joseh Lucas at Auckland. Enlisted on the 12th January 1940. Initial training at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School joining on the 01st March 1940. Embarked for Canada on the 18th June 1941. Awarded air gunner badge and promoted to sergeant 16th March 1942. Embarked for England on the 01st April 1942. After serving with various units joined 11 Operational Training Unit on the 28th April 1942. Slightly injured in aircraft crash when Wellington IC X3173 stalled and came down near Ashwell, Hertfordshire on the 29th June 1942 (3 crew killed). Joined 75 squadron on the 12th August 1942. Son of Thomas (died 22nd April 1961, age 85) and Margaret Ann Joseph Coles (née De Freitas - died 25th May 1955 - both buried at Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson), of Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand. A total of 66 flying hours logged and on his 02nd operational sortie.	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
280	Collett	W I	Squadron Leader							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-08-03	Wellington	Ic	R3176	AA-	Feltwell		Horst	Crash landed Barton Mills	Killed
281	Collins	John Noel	Flying Officer	NZ/2513			Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-05-21	Wellington	Ic	R3157	AA-H	RAF Feltwell	2120	Dinant	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 27			Read Archive Report
282	Collins		Flying Officer							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-03-18	Wellington	Ic	T2736	AA-	Feltwell	1950	Kiel	Crashed near Ryhill
283	Colville		Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-02-28	Wellington	III	X3355	AA-Y	Feltwell		Air Test	Crashed near Brandon SUFFOLK	Injured
284	Colyer	G W	Sergeant	1809432						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-06-25	Stirling	III	BK768	AA-L	Newmarket	2335	Gelsenkirchen	crashed into IJsselmeer	Killed	Amsterdam new Eastern
285	Connett	E L	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-06-24	Lancaster	III	ND920	AA-P	Mepal	2318	Rimeaux	Crashed at Fruges {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Fruges Communal Cemetery
286	Cook	Ernest Desmond	Sergeant	1609864			Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-14	Stirling	III	BF513	AA-E	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	2132	Stuttgart	See archive report for further details	Killed	Florennes Communal Cemetery. Row 2. Coll. grave 22-26			Read Archive Report
287	Cook	George Wood	Sergeant	NZ/412514	Age 25	New Zealand	Air Bomber		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-03	Stirling	I	R9250	AA-W	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	1821	Hamburg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13. Row 13. Grave 211	courtesy courtesy Auckland Library Heritage Collection		Archive Report
288	Cooke	J P	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-10-05	Lancaster	III	ND904	AA-D	Mepal	1711	Saarbrucken		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
289	Cooke	L J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-01-01	Lancaster	III	ME321	AA-N	Mepal	1548	Vohwinkel	Crashed near Maastricht	Killed	Runnymede
290	Cooksey	J B	Flight Sergeant	NZ41640					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-06-24	Stirling	III	EH902	AA-K	Newmarket	2323	Wuppertal	Crashed off Beveland	Killed	Bergen op Zoom
291	Cooksley	B L	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-07-24	Stirling	III	EE890	AA-L	Mepal	2204	Hamburg	Crashed at Neumunster	PoW
292	Coombridge	T W	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-12-27	Lancaster	I	NN710	AA-Q	Mepal	1226	Rheydt	Crashed target area	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
293	Cooper	E R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-11-30	Lancaster	I	NF980	AA-F	Mepal	1058	Osterfeld	Crashed target area	Injured died 28/12/44	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
294	Cooper	L	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-10-06	Lancaster	I	LM104	AA-Z	Mepal	1646	Dortmund		PoW
295	Copeland	A A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-11-04	Stirling	III	BK778	JN-U	Mepal	1600	Gardening	Crashed at Berstedgaard Denmark	Killed	Runnymede
296	Coppersmith	R P	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-26	Wellington	III	X3714	AA-	Feltwell		Hamburg	?	Killed	Runnymede
297	Copsey	L G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-12-01	Stirling	III	EH880	AA-J	Mepal	1516	Gardening	Crashed at Togston NORTHUMBS	Killed
298	Cordery	Derek Albert Arthur	Pilot Officer	136360	Age ?		Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-08	Stirling	III	BK809	AA-T	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2130	Boulogne	See archive report for further details	Injured	None - survived the war			Read Archive Report
299	Corin	H G	Sergeant	NZ417269					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-28	Stirling	I	R9290	AA-X	Newmarket	2041	Gardening	Crashed off Lolland Denmark	Killed	Runnymede
300	Corlett	Geoffrey Scott	Flight Sergeant	NZ/42289			Air Bomber		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-02	Stirling	III	BF577	JN-M (C Flight)	Mepal	2331	Hamburg	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Hamburg Cemetery. Grave 4A.D.9			Read Archive Report