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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
3251	Hainsworth	Edwin	Sergeant	1360695	Age 28			RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1942-04-06										Killed	Germany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, 1. D. 20.		Son Of John William Hicks Hainsworth And Charity Hainsworth; Husband Of Elizabeth Hainsworth, Of Baildon, Shipley, Yorkshire.
3252	Haldane	Frank Graham	Corporal	NZ/411716	Age 35	New Zealand	Passenger	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 8	Courtesy AWMM	Born on the 12th July 1910 at Kirkaldy, Fife, Scotland. Moved to New Zealand in about 1924. Enlisted on the 21st March 1941 at Harewood. Son of Alexander (died 12th July 1937, age 19) and Isabella Haldane (died 29th November 1941, age 66) and husband of Ida Muriel Haldane (née Parsons - died 1996), Dunedin, New Zealand. Served as a coppersmith and metal worker with Field Maintenance Unit.	Read Archive Report
3253	Haldane	Frank Graham	Corporal	411716	Age 35			RNZAF			1945-09-24										Killed	New Caledonia, Bourail Memorial, Panel 8.		Son Of Alexander And Isabella Haldane; Husband Of Ida Muriel Haldane, Dunedin, New Zealand.
3254	Hale	Lawrence Eastmure	Flight Sergeant	42395	Age 26			RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1944-06-16										Killed	France, Rieux Communal Cemetery, Grave 7.		Son Of Sylvester Gresham Hale And Violet Francis Kate Hale, Of Auckland City, New Zealand.
3255	Hale	Lawrence Eastmure	Flight Sergeant	42395	1918	New Zealander	Bomb Aimer	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, Grave 7		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 Sylvester Gresham Hale and Violet Francis Kate Hale, of Auckland City, New Zealand.
3256	Hall	J M	Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	26 OTU	1942-05-30	Wellington	IC	W5704	?-S		Graveley	2345	Koln	Crashed W of Eindhoven	Killed	Woensel Cemetery Eindhoven
3257	Hall	Douglas Ross	Flying Officer	NZ/413061	Age 21	New Zealand	Pilot	RNZAF	Fighter Command	3Sqn	1943-05-18	Typhoon	Ib	R8979	QO-N		RAF West Malling, Kent	605	Ramrod	See archive report for further information	Killed	Poix-De-Picardie Churchyard. Row E. Grave 10		Born on the 10th August 1921 in Auckland. Educated at Auckland Grammar School. A clerk for Wright Stephenson and Company of Auckland. Enlisted on the 25th May 1941 as a pilot under training. With No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School on the 06th July 1941. With No, 2 Flying Training School on the 16th August 1941. Pilot badge awarded on the 29th September 1941 and promoted to sergeant on the 08th November 1941. Embarked for England on the 17th November 1941, Further training with 56 Operational Training Unit 17th March 1942. Joined 3 squadron on the 19th May 1942 and completed 18 operational sorties. Awarded commission on the 20th September 1942. A total pf 490 flying hours logged. Son of Harry and Mary Hall, of Auckland City, New Zealand	Read Archive Report
3258	Hall	Bevan Mason	Flying Officer	NZ/421705			Pilot	RNZAF	Fighter Command	486Sqn RNZAF	1944-12-27	Tempest	V	EJ627	SA-E		Volkel, Netherlands	1223	Armed reconnaissance	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 262		Read Archive Report
3259	Hall	A D	Flight Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	II	LL738	JI-D		Waterbeach	2225	Nurnberg	Crashed Westum	PoW
3260	Hall	S F	Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1941-09-30	Wellington	III	X3347	WS-		Honington	1945	Hamburg	Crashed at base on return	Injured
3261	Hall	Peter Francis Locker	FLt			New Zealand	Pilot	RNZAF	Fighter Command	488Sqn (NZ)						8								Ace
3262	Hall	Thomas John	Sergeant	1895157	Age 19		Air Gunner	RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-08-07	Lancaster	I	HK567	AA-C		RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2202	Mare de Magne	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	St. Valery-en-Caux Franco-British Cemetery. Joint Grave B.23-24		Son of Thomas Patrick and Ada Alice Hall, of Ilford, Essex, England	Read Archive Report
3263	Hall	J	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-05-06	Wellington	Ic	R3169	AA-		Feltwell		Hamburg	Crashed River Humber	Killed
3264	Hall	R E	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-02-24	Stirling	III	EH948	AA-Q		Mepal	1810	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede
3265	Hall	Brian Eric	Leading Aircraftsman	NZ/4213975	Age 20	New Zealand	Pilot (U/T)	RNZAF	Training Command	1 Elementary Flying Training School	1943-08-25	Tiger Moth	II	NZ789	-		RNZAF Taieri, New Zealand	1110	Training	See archive report for further details and photographs Mid-Air collision with NZ784	Killed	Old Levin Cemetery (Tiro Tiro Road). General Row 44 Plot 66	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand	Born on the 09th September 1922 in Napier. Educated ay Napier Boys High School. A clerk for Acetone Illuminating and Welding Company in Napier. Served 5 months in territorial army. Enlisted at Levin as aircraft hand on the 31st October 1942. Re-mustered as a pilot under training on the 22nd July 1943. With No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School on the 24th July 1943. His brother, 25 year old, F/O. Wilfred Cleland Hall NZ/4212752 RNZAF was killed on the 22nd April 1945 when coming into land on Hudson III NZ201 - 3 lost their lives - 2 survived at Piva North Airfield, Bougainville Island Son of Eric Cleland Hall and Adela Hall (née Miller), of Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
3266	Hall	Wilfred Cleland	Flying Officer	NZ/4212752	Age 24	New Zealand	Navigator	RNZAF	Pacific Theatre	Utility Flight	1945-04-23	Hudson	III	NZ201	MSN: 3825		RNZAF Henderson Field, Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	07:00	Transport Flight	See archive report for details.	Killed	Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery. Grave 30	Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery	Born at Napier on the 04th November 1920. Educated at the Napier Boys' High School. Employed as a clerk by the Stevenson Trading Co. Ltd., Napier. Enlisted in June, 1942. Trained in Manitoba, Canada. Awarded his air observer badge and promoted to Sergeant on the 29th October 1943. Promoted to Flight Sergeant on the 29th April 1944. Commissioned in September 1944. Promoted to Flying Officer on the 15th March 1945. A total of 762 flying hours logged an on his second South Pacific tour. Known to have completed 68 operational sorties on his first tour. Son of Eric Cleland Hall and Adele Hall (née Miller), of 108 Chaucer Road, Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. His brother Brian Eric Hall NZ/4213975 RNZAF also lost his life on the 25th August 1943	Archive report of incident
3267	Hall	Alan Harris	Leading Aircraftman	391148	Age 23			RNZAF			1941-03-22										Killed	New Zealand, Oamaru Cemetery, 55-56. 142.		Son Of Frank Harris Hall And Mary Ellen Hall (Nee Orr), Of Oamaru, Otago.
3268	Hall	Amos Thomas	Sergeant	402130	Age 28			RNZAF		500Sqn	1941-11-04										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 64.		Son Of Robert William Hall, And Of Catherine Olive Hall, Of Dalmore, Dunedin, New Zealand.
3269	Hall	John	Sergeant	988980	Age 20			RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1941-05-07										Killed	United Kingdom, Hull Northern Cemetery, Compt. 202. Grave 14.		Son Of John George And Frances Jane Hall, Of Willington Quay, Northumberland.
3270	Hall	James Milton	Sergeant	404073	Age 26			RNZAF			1942-05-31										Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Plot Jj. Grave 60.		Son Of James Hall And Of Hazel Hall (Nee Monk), Of Gisborne, Auckland, New Zealand.
3271	Hall	Douglas Ross	Flying Officer	413061	Age 21			RNZAF		3 (RAF)Sqn	1943-05-18										Killed	France, Poix-De-Picardie Churchyard, Row E. Grave 10.		Son Of Harry And Mary Hall, Of Auckland City, New Zealand.
3272	Hall	Ivan William	Flying Officer	403575	Age 31			RNZAF		296Sqn	1943-10-02										Killed	Malta, Malta Memorial, Panel 12, Column 1.
3273	Hall	Allen Ormsby	Aircraftman 1st Class	412090	Age 34			RNZAF			1943-07-26										Killed	New Zealand, Wellington (Karori) Crematorium, 64. C. Marble Wall.
3274	Hall	Brian Eric	Leading Aircraftman	4213975	Age 20			RNZAF			1943-08-25										Killed	New Zealand, Levin (Tiro Tiro Road) Cemetery, 66. 44.
3275	Hall	Derek Stephen	Pilot Officer	414874	Age 22			RNZAF			1943-03-20										Killed	New Zealand, Auckland (Waikumete) Crematorium, Crem. Mem.
3276	Hall	Thomas John	Sergeant	1895157	Age 19			RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1944-08-08										Killed	France, St. Valery-En-Caux Franco-British Cemetery, Joint Grave B, 23-24.		Son Of Thomas Patrick And Ada Alice Hall, Of Ilford, Essex.
3277	Hall	Bevan Mason	Flying Officer	421705	Age 22			RNZAF		486Sqn	1944-12-27										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 262.
3278	Hall	Robert Ewen	Sergeant	1392121	Age 35			RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1944-02-24										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 230.		Son Of Robert And Christina Mackintosh Hall; Husband Of Dorothy Mary Hall, Of Birchington, Kent.
3279	Hall	Wilfred Cleland	Flying Officer	4212752	Age 24			RNZAF			1945-04-23										Killed	New Caledonia, Bourail New Zealand War Cemetery, 8. 30.		Son Of Eric Cleland Hall And Adele Hall, Of Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
3280	Hall-jones	Frederick William	Flying Officer	2515	Age 21			RNZAF		500Sqn (RAF)	1941-06-08										Killed	United Kingdom, Great Bircham (St. Mary) Churchyard, Plot 1. Row 2. Grave 16.		Son Of Frederick George Hall-Jones And Of Marjorie Hall-Jones (Nee Bush), Of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
3281	Hall-Jones	Frederick William	Flying Officer	NZ/2515	Age 21	New Zealand	Pilot	RNZAF	Coastal Command	500Sqn	1941-06-08	Blenheim	IVF	V5689	MK-F		RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk	1635	Training	See archive report for brief details	Killed	Gt. Bircham Church. Plot 1. Row 2. Grave 16		Read Archive Report
3282	Hallett	Ronald Ernest	Flight Sergeant	4215864	Age 21			RNZAF			1945-02-03										Killed	New Caledonia, Bourail Memorial, Panel 6.		Son Of Edgar Joseph Whebley Hallett And Aileen Evelyn Hallett, Of Hastings, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand.
3283	Halliburton	Keith	Sergeant	415411		New Zealand	Pilot	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-28	Stirling	I	W7513	AA:G		RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	20:42	Gardening	See archive report for further information	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Panel 199		,	Read Archive Report
3284	Halliburton	Keith	Sergeant	415411	Age 23			RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-28										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 199.
3285	Halliwell	Ernest Edward	Aircraftman 2nd Class	433869	Age 31			RNZAF			1943-09-14										Killed	New Zealand, Gisborne (Taruheru) Cemetery, 16. 39.
3286	Hamblyn	Douglas Charles William	Flight Sergeant	414977	Age 24			RNZAF		77Sqn (RAF)	1943-09-06										Killed	Germany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 18. H. 15-17.		Son Of Harold Edmund Hamblyn, And Of Emma Agnes Hamblyn (Nee Poyton), Of Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand.
3287	Hamblyn	Eric Charles	Flight Sergeant	422705	Age 30			RNZAF		115Sqn	1943-10-04										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 199.
3288	Hamblyn	Eric Charles	Flight Sergeant	NZ/422705	03rd July 1913 Age 30	New Zealander	Air Gunner	RNZAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1943-10-04	Lancaster	II	DS721	KO-U		RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk	652	Air Sea Rescue	Lost overt North Sea	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 199		A labourer prior to service. Son of Percey Cartwright Hamblyn and Harriet Hamblyn (née Batson), husband of Esther Ngaire Hamblyn (née Walker), of Patea, Taranaki, New Zealand. 172 flying hours logged and completed 4 operational sorties.	Read Archive Report
3289	Hamblyn	D C W	Flight Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1943-09-05	Halifax	II	JB970	KN-U		Elvington	1951	Mannheim	Crashed target area	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
3290	Hamer	Walter Duncan	Sergeant	401806	Age 21			RNZAF		61Sqn (RAF)	1941-09-03										Killed	Germany, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 5. Z. 5.		Son Of Walter Herbert And Margaret Mary Law Hamer, Of Marton, Wellington, New Zealand.
3291	Hamer	Douglas Vincent	Pilot Officer	141713	Age 24			RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-28										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 131.
3292	Hamer	W D	Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1941-09-02	Manchester	I	L7388	QR-		N Luffenham	2030	Berlin	Shot down over Berlin	Killed	1939-1945 Berlin War Cemetery
3293	Hamer	Douglas Vincent	Pilot Officer	141713	Age 24	British	Pilot	RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-28	Stirling	III	BR807	AA-M		RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	20:30	Gardening	Crashed in the Baltic	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 131		Son of John Hugh and Constance Winifred Hamer, of Balham, London, England.	Read Archive Report on this incident
3294	Hamill	James Hanley	Sergeant	40646	Age 24			RNZAF			1941-04-20										Killed	United Kingdom, Great Bircham (St. Mary) Churchyard, Plot 1. Row 2. Grave 17.		Son Of Patrick And Kate Hamill, Of Masterton, Wellington. New Zealand.
3295	Hamill	James Hanley	Sergeant	NZ/40646	Age 24	New Zealand	Pilot	RNZAF	Coastal Command	2 Operational Training Unit. 17 Group	1941-04-20	Blenheim	IV	V5796	-		RAF Catfoss, Yorkshire	1135	Training	See archive report for further information	Killed	Great Bircham Churchyard (St. Mary) Plot 1. Row 2. Grave 17	Courtesy AWMM	Born on the 26th October 1916 at Masterton. Worked as a salesman for P. Hamill and Company - his fathers business, prior to service.Obtained his pilots licence on the on the 06th February 1939 with Wairarapa and Ruahine Aero Club. Enlisted 13th February 1940 at Levin. Awarded pilots wings on the 09th August 1940 and promoted to sergeant on the 21st September 1940. Son of Patrick and Kate Hamill (née Hanby), of Masterton, Wellington. New Zealand. 152 Solo flying hours logged.	Archive Report
3296	Hamilton	D A S	Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	214Sqn	1942-04-01	Wellington	IC	X9979	BU-		Stradishall		Hanau	Crashed at Bad Siedlung	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery
3297	Hamilton	C T	Sergeant	NZ411240				RNZAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-03-11	Halifax	II	HR656	EQ-T		Leeming	1910	Stuttgart	Crashed at Rozieres France	Evader
3298	Hamilton	G E	Flight Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-02-22	Lancaster	III	JA964	MG-P		Oakington	1858	Frankfurt		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
3299	Hamilton	A C	Flight Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-02-19	Halifax	III	LW367	EY-L		Breighton	.0011.	Leipzig	Crashed near Kallinkote {Overijssel}	Killed	Steenwijkerwold {Kallenkote] General Cemetery
3300	Hamilton	Robert Alfred	Sergeant	NZ/41328	Age 21	New Zealand	Pilot	RNZAF	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1942-01-26	Whitley	V	Z9315	MH-V		RAF Dishforth, Yorkshire	1703	Emden	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Collective grave 14. D. 1-4. 4		Born on the 18th April 1920 at Christchurch. Educated at Rangiora High School and Timaru High School. A manager for his mothers farm at Waitara. Served 2 years in the territorial army. Enlisted at Levin on the 19th January 1941 as a pilot under training. With No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School 28th February 1941. First solo on the 12th March 1941. No. 1 Flying Training School 12th April 1941. Pilot badge awarded on the 24th May 1941. Promoted to sergeant on the 05th July 1941. Embarked for England on the 22nd July 1941. Further training with No. 10 Operational Training Unit on the 16th September 1941flying the Whitley. Joined 51 squadron on the 15th December 1941. Son of Lionel John Gorden Hamilton (died 25th July 1942, age 57) and Mary Hamilton (née Sloss - died 26th July 1980, age 91. Married 07th January 1914), of Waipara, Canterbury, New Zealand. Total of 6 operational sorties with 238 flying hours logged.	Archive report