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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
301	Benson	C S	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	I	R5739	LS-K	Mildenhall	.0006.	Leipzig	Crashed at Jena	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
302	Bentley	L L	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command		1941-12-23	Wellington	Ic	Z8834	AA-	Feltwell		Brest	Crashed near Elveden Suffolk	Killed
303	Bentley	R H W	Pilot Officer	NZ414580						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-05	Stirling	III	BF340	AA-Q	Newmarket	2153	Gardening	Crashed in the Waddenzee	Killed	Runnymede
304	Bentley	Murray Waldron		NZ/413806	Age 20	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Middle East Command	2 Aircraft Delivery Unit - 216 Group	1943-01-12	Spitfire	Vb	ER544	-	LG 209 Deversoir, Egypt	945	Delivery flight	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Alamein Memorial. Column 278	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire		Born on the 11th March 1922 at Ovalau, the son of Henry Arthur Bord Bentley and Jessie Eleanor Bentley (née Waldron), of Auckland City, New Zealand. Prior to enlisting on the 06th July 1941 worked as an advertising clerk for the Auckland Star. A total of 301 flying hours logged. His brother, P/O. Robert Henry Waldron NZ/414580 RNZAF was also missing believed killed just a few months later on the 06th May 1943. 75 Squadron Stirling I EF340 AA-Q P/O. Bentley flying as the navigator, the Australian pilot 20 year old, P/O. Reginald Francis Westwood AUS/416471 RAAF also lost along with all the crew (3 New Zealanders, 1 from Northern Ireland, 2 from England) after being shot down in the Waddenzee on Holland on a 'Gardening' operation	Read Archive Report
305	Benton	Norman Harold	Flying Officer	NZ/428755	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Far East	1Sqn (RNZAF)	1945-06-10	Ventura	PV-I	NZ4613	-	RNZAF Emirau, St Matthias Group, Bismarck Archipelago	07:20	Air strike / leaflet drop	See archive report for details.	Killed	Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery. Grave 5.32	Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery		Born at Gisborne on the 22nd November 22nd 1915. Educated at Mount Albert Grammar School. Son of Harold Warren Benton and Mina Carlina Benton (nee Willish - died 21st October 1944), of Auckland City, New Zealand; husband of Lucy Monobel Benton, of 57 Marlborough Street, Mount Eden, Auckland City, New Zealand.	Archive report of incident
306	Beresford	J B	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-27	Stirling	III	EH877	JN-C	Mepal	1957	Hannover	Crashed Sarstedt	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
307	Bergin	Joseph Stanley	Flight Sergeant	402533	1911	New Zealander	Navigator		RNZAF	Bomber Command	15Sqn	1944-01-21	Lancaster	I	W4852	LS-B	Mildenhall	2020	Magdeburg	At 2310 hrs Hptm Manfred Meurer Stab I/NJG1 collided with the Lancaster W4852 LS-B roughly 20 kilometres East of Magdeburg. His aircraft He 219 A-0 (Werknummer 190070) "G9+BB" crashed and Hptm Meurer, his radar operator Ofw Gerhard Scheibe, the first radio operator of the night fighter force to have received the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross, and all seven members of the Lancaster crew, were in killed in action	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 263			On 31 Jan 1944 Hptm Meurer was given a military funeral at Ohlsdorf Cemetery in Hamburg. German documents revealed that the a/c had crashed near the village of Wormlitz in the Jericho district and that the bodies of Flt.Sgt. Jager, Flt.Sgt. Butler, Flt.Sgt. Proteous and Sgt. Summers together with 3 who could not be identified. The records did not indicate the place of burial. A thorough search of the Jericho district was made but the graves of the crew could not be found. It was subsequently recorded that they had no known grave Son of Joseph and Rubina Bergin, of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand
308	Bernard	A G	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-11-22	Stirling	III	LJ453	AA-K	Mepal	1714	Berlin	Crashed near Gemmerich	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
309	Berney	Richard Bruce	Squadron Leader	NZ/40750	Born on the 09th December 1916	New Zealand	Pilot	DFM. MiD. AFC. MiD. DFC (USA)	RNZAF	Ferry Command	Ferry Flight RNZAF	1947-08-27	Mosquito	FB.VI	HR375	Not issued	-	1019	Ferry flight	See archive report for further brief details	Missing -believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 287	Courtesy Murray Fearon		Read Archive Report
310	Berriman	W J H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-11-28	Stirling	I	BK608	AA-T	Newmarket	1810	Torino	Crash landed at Stradishall
311	Berry	Alex Edward	Squadron Leader	NZ/43023	Age 25	New Zealander	Pilot	DFC	RNZAF	Fighter Command	3Sqn	1942-08-19	Hurricane	IIb	AM286	QO-?	RAF Hunsdon, Hertfordshire	1345	Jubilee	See archive report for further details	Killed	Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery. Grave J.45.			Read Archive Report
312	Berry	E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-01-23	Stirling	I	R9248	AA-H	Newmarket	1746	Lorient	Crashed at St Thegonnec France	Killed	St Thegonnec Communal
313	Berthelsen	F J	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1942-08-24	Stirling	I	W7572	OJ-R	Lakenheath	2045	Frankfurt	Crashed at Thieulain Belgium	Evader
314	Berthelsen	F J	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1942-08-17	Stirling	I	W7589	OJ-P	Lakenheath	2215	Osnabruck	Crashed S of Southery NORFOLK
315	Bertram	R	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-06-29	Wellington	III	Z1616	AA-D	Feltwell		Bremen	Crashed at Methwold NFK	Killed
316	Betley	Roland Desmond Ernest	Flight Sergeant	421495	1922	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75 Sqn RNZAF	1944-06-15	Lancaster	I	LL888	AA:X	Mepal	23:09	Valenciennes	Claim by Oblt Peter Ehrhardt 9/NJG5 - Cambrai/Lille/Valenciennes area: 2,000m at 00:52. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 3 - Theo Boiten) Crashed Rieux-en-Cambresis (Nord) 9km ENE of Cambrai	Killed	Rieux Communal Cemetery Coll. Grave 8-10			Six of the crew were found. with the wreckage. The seventh, and RAF member of the crew, appears to have died on baling out, his body being found by local inhabitants a few km to the NW. He was buried at Iway before being reinterred alongside his comrades at Rieux. Son of John Ernest Betley and of Amy Violet Betley (nee Shaw), of Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand; husband of Barbara Isobel May Betley, of Oroua Downs, Wellington, New Zealand.
317	Bevan	Leslie Sydney	Sergeant	41565		New Zealander	Air Gunner		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. 26976 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. (75 Sqaudron) Passed away 10th May 1996
318	Bew	John Desmond	Flying Officer	NZ/402842	Age 29	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Far East	18Sqn (RNZAF)	1943-11-23	Warhawk	P-40	NZ3156/56	-	Ondonga, New Georgia, Solomon Islands	535	Patrol	See archive report for further details/photographs	Killed	Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery. Grave 8.5			Born on the 19th October 1914 at Auckland. Educated at Sacred Heart College, Seddon Memorial Technical College and Auckland and Auckland Technical College. Worked as a self employed printer/stationer. Served in the territorial army for 3 years. Obtained his 'A' licence with Auckland Aero Club on the 01st June 1937. Enlisted at Levin on the 01st September 1940. With No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School 30th September 1940.With No. 2 Flying Training School 26th December 1940. Pilot badge awarded on the 10th February 1941 and commissioned on the 22nd March 1941. With No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School as an instructor and involved on 29th July 1941. With No. 2 Operational Training Unit on the 07th August 1943 flying the P-40. Joined 18 squadron on the 10th September 1943. To Pacific on 21st September 1943. (delayed due to death of his mother. Son of John William Bew (died 11th April 1953, age 74) and Mary Cecelia New (née Gllers - died 15th September 1943, age 65) of Ellerslie, Auckland, New Zealand. A total of 2009 flying hours logged with 179 solo on the P-40.	Archive report
319	Beyer	E H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-09-03	Wellington	III	X3794	AA-	Mildenhall		Emden	?	Killed	Runnymede
320	Bickham	C J	Flying Officer	49977						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-28	Stirling	I	R9290	AA-X	Newmarket	2041	Gardening	Crashed off Lolland Denmark	Killed	Runnymede
321	Bidwell	N S	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	58Sqn	1941-11-30	Whitley	V	Z7575	GE-B	Linton on Ouse	1706	Hamburg	?	PoW	Hamburg
322	Biggar	John Matthew	Flight Sergeant	427945			Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75 Sqn RNZAF	1944-09-11	Lancaster	I	LM268	AA:D	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	19:35	Gardening	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Orslev Churchyard. Joint grave IIB				Read Archive Report
323	Billens	H E	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1944-04-22	Stirling	III	EH943	OJ-B	Lakenheath	2156	Laon	Crashed Coissy-et-Geny {Aisne}	Killed	Cuissy-et-Geny
324	Billing	J W	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	487Sqn RNZAF	1943-03-02	Ventura	I	AE680	EG-			Training	Crashed near Lakenheath SFK	Killed	Feltwell {St Nicholas}		Paradie Archive Database
325	Billing	K C	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1942-06-01	Lancaster	I	R5564	OL-P	Scampton	2310	Essen	Presumed lost over the sea	Killed	Amsterdam New Eastern
326	Billington	C	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-31	Stirling	III	EF491	AA-O	Mepal	2025	Berlin	Crash landed at Coltishall Norfolk on return
327	Billson	George Ernest	Flight Sergeant	NZ/41101	Age 27	New Zealand	W/Op/Air/Gnr		RNZAF	Far East	4Sqn (RNZAF)	1943-05-27	Hudson	III	NZ2025	-	RNZAF Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji	1235	Anti-Submarine	See archive report for detailed information	Missing - believed killed	Bourail Memorial. Panel 6			Born on the 22nd February 1916 in Christchurch. Enlisted at Harewood on the 05th January 1941. Son of George Ernest (died 27th September 1943, age 64) and Ellen Billson (died 27th September 1943, age 67), of Christchurch, New Zealand and husband of Margaret Buchanan Billson (/née Pascoe), of Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
328	Birbeck	Douglas Haig	AC1	A/539003	Age 23	New Zealand	Wireless Electrical Mechanic		RNZAF	NZ Bomber Command	Christchurch General Reconnaissance Squadron	1940-02-05	Blackburn Baffin	B.5	NZ152	-	RNZAF Wigram	12:10	Training	See archive report for further details - crashed into Pegasus Bay	Killed	Christchurch Cemetery (Waimairi). Grave 48.3			Born on the 19th September 1916 in Petona. Educated at Christchurch Technical College. Worked as an electrician for Beatty Brothers Ltd in Christchurch. Enlisted in the RNZAF on the 04th September 1939. Son of John Richard Samuel Birbeck (killed in Belgium on the 28 December 1917, age 28), and of Annie jean Birbeck (later Odlum), of 435 Barbadoes Street, St. Albans, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.	Archive report of incident
329	Bird	Alan William Porteous	Sergeant	NZ/401369	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	40Sqn	1941-07-16	Wellington	Ic	X9630	BL-J	RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire	2320	Hamburg	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Texel Cemetery. (Den Burg). Plot K. Row 4. Grave 85	courtesy Auckland Cenotaph		Born on the 19yth November 198 at Invercargill. Worked as a clerk for Stat Advances Corporation prior to enlisting. Enlisted on the 04th June 1940 at Levin. Pilots badge awarded on the 18th October 1940 and promoted to sergeant on the 21st December 1940 following training at No. 1 Flying Training aSchool. Son of William and Lilias May Gibson Bird (nee Fisher), of Timaru, Canterbury, New Zealand. A total of 334 flying hours logged and on his 15th operational sortie	Read Archive Report
330	Birnie	Robert	Pilot Officer	NZ/403773	Age 24	New Zealand	Observer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	458Sqn RAAF	1942-01-09	Wellington	IV	R1785	FV-?	RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor	435	Cherbourg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Cherbourg Old Communal Cemetery. Plot 6. Row C. Joint grave 1-2.			Read Archive Report
331	Bishop	L E G	Flight Sergeant	NZ415737					RNZAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1943-06-11	Lancaster	I	ED537	EM-O	Langar	2315	Dusseldorf	?	Killed	Runnymede
332	Bishop	O W J	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	82Sqn	1941-08-26	Blenheim	IV	V6435	UX-V	Bodney	1053	Heligoland	?	Killed
333	Bishop	A J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-31	Stirling	III	EH905	AA-R	Mepal	2032	Berlin	Crashed at Ludwigsfelde	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
334	Bishop	S T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-03-13	Stirling	III	LJ462	AA-O	Mepal	2150	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede
335	Bishop	Stephen William George	Sergeant	NZ/413015	Born on the 23rd April 1917	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Far East	3Sqn RNZAF	1942-10-16	Hudson	IIIA	NZ2055	Not known	Palikulo Airbase, Espiritu Santo, Vanuatu	325	Patrol	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Bourail Memorial, New Caledonia Panel 7	courtesy Jenifer Lemaire		Read Archive Report
336	Bissell	A F	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1942-06-23	Wellington	IC	T2921	PM-T	Elsham Wolds	2331	Gardening	presumed lost over the sea	Killed	Nes General Cemetery (Ameland)
337	Bisset	Stuart Richard	Flight Sergeant	NZ/415738	Age 20	New Zealand	Air Bomber		RNZAF	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. Collective grave 19.G.4-6	Archives		Born on the 23rd October 1922 at Kaitaia. A clerical cadet for the Public Works Department at Whangarei. Enlisted at Levin on the 19th October 1941 as a pilot under training with No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School. Pilot training terminated on the 30th of December 1941. Began training as a navigator on the 26th of January 1942. Embarked for Canada on the 02nd March 1942. Observer badge awarded and promoted to sergeant on the 06th November 1942. Embarked for England via New York on the 23rd November 1942. On the 29th December 1942 further training with 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit at Waterbeach. Finally joining 75 (NZ) Squadron on the 15th of May 1943. Son of Alexander (died 22nd November 1959, age 74) and Aline Constance Bisset (née Rutledge - died 05th March 1983, age 88), of Kaitaia, Auckland, New Zealand. A total of 301 flying hours logged and on his 6th operational sortie.	Archive report
338	Bissett	E H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-10-24	Stirling	III	EF142	AA-C	Mepal	1744	Gardening	Overshot on return	Injured
339	Black	P N	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1945-03-07	Lancaster	I	PB699	PG-Z	Strubby	1822	Harburg		Killed	Hamburg (Ohlsdorf) Cemetery
340	Black	John William	Sergeant	NZ/402843	Age 27	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-11-07	Wellington	Ic	X9976	AA-?	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk	1930	Berlin	Crashed at Soarremoarre, Aldeboarn, Netherlands - see archive report	Killed	Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery. Collective Grave 8. H. 3-7			Born on the 01st August 1914 in Christchurch. Educated at Christchurch Technical College. A salesman for Calder Mackay and Company in Invercargill. Enlisted at Levin on the 01st September 1940 as a pilot under training. With No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School 30th September 1940. No. 1 Flying Training School 27th December 1940. Pilot badge awarded on the 08th February 1941 and promoted to Sergeant on the 22nd March 1941. Embarked for England on the 29th April 1941. No. 20 Operational Training Unit 03rd July 1941/ Attached to 75 squadron 01st September 1941. Completed 7 operational sorties. Son of Allan (died 02nd December 1959) and Elizabeth Welsh Black (née Smith - died 06th March 1942), of Bromley, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. His brother 21 year old. F/O. Norman Scott Black NZ/415056 was also to lose his life on the 01st March 1942 whilst with 76 squadron. A total of 316 flying hours logged.	Archive report
341	Black	N S	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1943-03-01	Halifax	II	DT767	MP-V	Linton on Ouse	1820	Berlin	?	Killed	Runnymede
342	Black	C W	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-12-11	Lancaster	I	LM448	WS-T	Lossiemouth	308	Tirpitz	Force landed at Vaudnas-berget Sweden	Interned
343	Black	Lindsay Stuart	Flight Lieutenant	NZ/40961	Age 30	New Zealand	Pilot - Instructor	DFC	RNZAF	Fighter Command	Day Fighter Leaders School (Central Fighter Establishment - 11 Group)	1945-03-05	Spitfire	IX	LZ924	Not known	RAF Tangemere, West Sussex	Not known	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 2.AA.5			Born on the 12th April 1914 in Wellington, the son of Charles Stuart and Florence Maud Black (née Stevenson), of Weraroa Road, Levin, Wellington, New Zealand. A law clerk prior to service enlisting in the RNZAF on 09th April 1940 - leaving for England on the 13th December 1941.	Read Archive Report
344	Black	Charles Thomas	Sergeant	1377719	Age 30	British	Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-11-07	Wellington	Ic	X9976	AA-?	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk	1930	Berlin	Crashed at Soarremoarre, Aldeboarn, Netherlands - see archive report	Killed	Bergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery. Collective Grave 8. H. 3-7			Son of Thomas and Bridget Black; husband of Alice Josephine Black, of Islington, London, England.	Archive report
345	Blackbee	K A	Sergeant							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
346	Blackburn	Thomas Benson	Pilot Officer	NZ/39197	Age 25	New Zealand	Navigator	DFM	RNZAF	Fighter Command	141Sqn	1943-04-26	Beaufighter	IF	X7751	TW-?	RAF Predannack, Cornwall	1425	Night flying test	See archive report for further details	Killed	Heston Cemetery. Section NW. Row C. Grave 31	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 29th June 1917 at Christchurch. Attended Christchurch Boys High School from 1932 to 1935. Worked as a clerk for Gough, Goughand Hamer prior to service. Enlisted on the 08th February 1939. Embarked for Canada on the 05th November 1940. Air observer badge and promoted to sergeant on the 29th March 1941. Embarked for England on the 19th May 1941.After a period with 20 Operational Training Unit joined 255 squadron on the 16th January 1942. A period of a few months inJoined 141 squadron on the 10th April 1943 hospital recovering from a landing accident on the 02nd April 1942. Awarded his commission on the 10th April 1943. Son of Thomas Voice Blackburn (died 22nd June 1946, age 58) and of Marion Isobel Blackburn (nee McLeod - died 28th June 1960), of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand and husband of Patrica Adelaide Hope Blackburn (nee Brydges), of Christchurch. A total of 231 flying hours logged. DFM Citation L.G. 18th May 1943 'As navigator, this airman has displayed exceptional skill, contributing in a large measure to the success of numerous sorties on which he has flown. In April, 1943, he was the observer of the leading aircraft of a section which successfully attacked an enemy convoy By his accurate navigation, Flight Sergeant Blackburn played a large part in the success archieved. This airman has set a praiseworthy example'.	Read Archive Report
347	Blacklock	Edward Francis	Sergeant	405467		New Zealand	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RNZAF	Coastal Command	228 Sqn RAF	1942-08-25	Sunderland	lll	W4026	DQ:M	RAF Invergordon, Cromarty Firth	13:05	Special Mission to Iceland	See archive report for details	KiA	Oban (Pennyfuir) Cemetery, Sec. I. Grave 22 Eagle's Rock Memorial, Dunbeath Caithness			Son of William and Mary Catherine Blacklock, of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand	Archive Report
348	Blackman	George Joseph	Sergeant	1398967			flight Engineer		RAFVR	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.1			Read Archive Report
349	Blackwell	F S	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-01-14	Lancaster	II	DS720	KO-D	Witchford	1701	Braunschweig		Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
350	Blaikie	I A	Flying Officer					DFM	RNZAF	Bomber Command	161Sqn	1944-08-04	Halifax	V	LL248	MA-U	Tempsford	2215	SOE	Crashed at Huiron {Marne}	Killed	Huiron Cemetery