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#Name*First NamesTitleRankRAF Equivalent RankService No.BornNationalityRoleAwardsAir ForceCommandUnitDateofIncident *See NoteAircraftTypeSerialCodeVictories (Fighters)BaseTimeMission                        Incident                        FateCommemoratedPhoto (Click to Expand)Referring Database                        Notes                        Links/Archive Reports
4001 TaylorDouglas Arthur AllenSergeant1321755RAFVRBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1943-07-05StirlingIIIEF436AA-AMepal2345Gardening Stirling was lost without trace whilst on a mine-laying sortie (Gardening) off the Frisian island. Claimed by Oblt Georg-Hermann Greiner Killed Age 21Runnymede Panel 166.Stirling EF436, piloted by Flight Sergeant R. Thomas, was lost without trace whilst on a mine-laying sortie off the Fresian islands, on 5-6 July 1943. All the crew were killed. Reliable reports from the Dutch said that the aircraft had been shot down by a night fighter over the sea, 12 miles North West of Terscherlling (the middle island of the Southern Frisian Group) at approximately 02:31 hours. The night fighter was captained by Oblt. Georg-Hermann Grenier, of IV/NJG1, this was his sixth kill out of a total of 51. The kill is confirmed in Grenier’s war records.

Attacker Oblt Georg-Hermann Greiner
4002 TaylorSergeantBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1942-04-22WellingtonIIIX3487AA-FeltwellKolnCrash landed at base on returnInjured
4003 TaylorAndrew AlbertSergeantNZ/402911Born on the 29th May 1920New ZealandPilotRNZAFFighter Command610Sqn1941-10-03SpitfireIIaP7839DW-? 'City Of Derry'RAF Leconfield, Yorkshire1145TrainingSee archive report for further brief detailsKilledLeconfield Churchyard (St. Catherine). Row B. Grave 7. Son of George William and Florence Gertrude Taylor (née Staite), of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand.Read Archive Report
4004 TaylorN LSergeantAge ?New ZealanderAir GunnerRNZAFBomber Command11 OTU
1944-04-28WellingtonXJA456OP-MRAF Westcott, Buckinghamshire2345Night Navigation SortieWhile cruising at 15,000 ft over the Bristol Channel, the port engine failed. Heading for the nearby Pembrokeshire coast, the aircraft arrived over Haverfordwest airfield where, at 2345, the crew attempted to land. Due to their unfamiliarity with the airfield, coupled with the problem of only having one operating engine, the aircraft touched down some way down the runway. Almost immediately the aircraft bounced into the air and then crashed into a ravine just beyond the airfield, bursting into flamesSurvived Injured No further details - are you able to assist?
4005 TaylorJohn BarkerFlying OfficerNZ/412764Age 28New ZealandNavigatorRNZAFTransport Command45 Group1943-05-28HudsonIIIAFK74242-47298Dorval, Quebec, Canada830Delivery FlightSee archive report for further brief detailsKilledReykjavik (Fossvogur) Cemetery, Iceland. Grave C46.5

Courtesy Courtesy Jennifer Lemaire

Born on the 3oth January 1915 at Auckland. Worked as a assistant electrical engineer for PWD (hydro-electric) branch prior to service. After serving in the NZ territorial army he enlisted as a pilot under trains on the 04th May 1941 at Levin. Remustered as an observer on the 01st September 1941. Embarked for training in Canada on the 20th October 1941. Observer badge an commission awarded on the 05th September 1942. Son of Albert and Evelyn Taylor (née Barker), of Epsom, Auckland City, New Zealand. Husband of Gladys Muriel Taylor (née Smith) of Winnipeg, Canada.
4006 TaylorGeorge LockhartSergeantNZ4137528 January 1920 at Feilding New ZealandNew Zealander2nd PilotRNZAFMiddle East Command1942.04.25WellingtonICZ8984Call sign DLG 104 Qotafiyah II, Egypt.Between 1955 and 2055Benghazi, LibyaHit by flak and crashed near Berka, Benghazi, LibyaKilledAlamein Memorial, Column 266, El Alamein War Cemetery, EgyptRead Archive Report
4007 TaylorRaymond JonathanLACNZ/442296Age 22New ZealandPassengerRNZAFTransport Command40 Squadron (RNZAF)1945-09-24C-47B DakotaNZ3526-Whenuapai, Auckland, New Zealand530TransitSee archive report for further brief details and his lossMissing - believed killedBourail Memorial. Panel 9 Courtesy AWMMBorn on the 07 May 1923 at Mosgier. Enlisted on the 04th May 1944 at Harewood. Son of George Taylor and of Isabella McKay Taylor (née Shore), of Allanton, Otago, New Zealand. A patrolman serving with No. 3 Service Unit.
4008 TaylorKenneth WilliamFlight SergeantNZ/44361Age 20New ZealandAir GunnerRNZAFFar East4 Sqn
(RNZAF)
1945-08-29VenturaPV-INZ4619MSN: 6264 Mokerang, Los Negros, Admiralty Islands, Bismarck Archipelago 15:45Air Compass Swing See archive report for details. Missing - believed killedBourail Memorial. Panel 7

Bourail Memorial

See report for full details

Son of Robert John died 29th July 1983 age 89, and Amelia Sarah Taylor died 13th October 1994, age 97, of 188 Sydney Street, Wellington City, New Zealand.

4009 Taylor-CannonKeith GranvilleSquadron LeaderNZ/412284Born on the 20th December 1921New ZealandPilotDFC

*
RNZAFFighter Command486Sqn RNZAF
1945-04-13TempestF.VSN184SA-FB112, Hopsten, GermanyRecceSee archive report for further brief detailsMissing - believed killedRunnymede Memorial. Panel 284

courtesy Jenifer Lemaire

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4010 Taylor-CannonKeith Granville 'Hyphen'SLdrNew ZealandPilotRNZAFFighter Command486Sqn (NZ)

7 [4+3] (1 V-1)Ace
4011 TeagueT RFlight SergeantRNZAFBomber Command622Sqn
1944-05-28LancasterILM108GI-NMildenhall1845AngersPoW
4012 TeagueK JSergeantBomber Command487Sqn RNZAF
1943-01-22VenturaIIAE899EG-OFeltwell1215CherbourgCrashed in English ChannelKilledRunnymede
4013 TempertonE CFlight SergeantRNZAFBomber Command15Sqn
1945-02-03LancasterIPD419LS-VMildenhall1604DortmundKilledRheinberg War Cemetery
4014 TemplerGuy MersonFlying OfficerNZ/413911Born on the 03rd January 1922New ZealandPilotRNZAFTraining Command60 Operational Training Unit1944-09-10MosquitoFB.VIHJ816Not issuedRAF High Ercall, ShropshireTrainingSee archive report for further brief detailsKilledChester Cemetery (Blacon) Sec. A. Grave 232Read Archive Report
4015 TennantPhilip AtholWarrant OfficerNZ/455771Age 30New ZealandW/Op/Air/GunnerRNZAFBomber Command7Sqn
1945-03-19LancasterIII PB667MG-QRAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire1031RecklinghausenSee archive report for further brief detailsKilledBergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery. Grave 13.A.12


Born on the 26th October 1914 at Inangahua, the son of David Thomas Tennant and Emily Jane Tennant and husband of Margaret Affleck Tennant (née Craighead), of Westport, Nelson, New Zealand. Prior to joining the RNZAF on the 30th May 1942 worked as a driver for Gibbs Transport Limited. A total of 496 flying hours logged and on his 22nd operational sorties. He previously served in 622 Squadron before joining the Path Finder Force
4016 ThainG MSergeantBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1941-11-08WellingtonIcX9628AA-FeltwellEssenCrashed near KrefeldKilledReichswald Forest War Cemetery
4017 ThaneD WSergeantRNZAFBomber Command408Sqn RCAF
1941-12-28HampdenIP1165EQ-BBladerton1855HulsCrashed at Winterswijk HollandKilled
4018 ThieleKeith FrederickSquadron LeaderNZ/404966New ZealandPilotDSO

DFC & 2 Bars

RNZAFFighter Command3Sqn
1945-02-10TempestVNV644Abandoned near DorstenPoW

Courtesy AWMM

Passed away in Sydney on 5 January 2016, at the age of 94

This officer's operational record is outstanding. As pilot of a bomber aircraft he completed two tours of duty during which he took part hi very many attacks on enemy targets Since joining his present squadron, Flight Lieutenant Thiele has taken part in a large number of sorties, involving attacks on a wide range of enemy targets. He has personally been responsible for the destruction of numerous locomotives, barges and mechanical vehicles. In air fighting he has shot down 2 enemy aircraft. This officer has displayed the highest qualities of skill, together with great bravery and iron determination. His example has inspired all.

4019 ThirdJPilot OfficerBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1943-08-23StirlingIIIJN-KMepal2104BerlinCrashed near LankeKilledBerlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
4020 ThomR HSergeantRNZAFBomber Command214Sqn
1943-03-01StirlingIR9145BU-KChedburgh1845BerlinAbandoned near KonigreichPoW
4021 ThomasC FFlight SergeantRNZAFBomber Command622Sqn
1943-11-19StirlingIIIEF123GI-AMildenhall1725LeverkusenCrashed Isleham Cambridgeshire on returnKilledCambridge City Cemetery
4022 ThomasAthol AlbertFlying Officer424569New ZealanderNavigatorRNZAFBomber Command630 Sqn
1944-08-07LancasterILM262LE:GEast Moor21:05Mission to bomb enemy concentration in front of the Allied troops at SecquevilleSee archive report for detailsPoW No.8600, Stalag Luft 1
4023 ThomasRaymondFlight SergeantNZ40586RNZAFBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1943-07-05StirlingIIIEF436AA-AMepal2345Gardening Stirling was lost without trace whilst on a mine-laying sortie (Gardening) off the Frisian island. Claimed by Oblt Georg-Hermann Greiner Killed Age 22Runnymede Panel 199.Stirling EF436, piloted by Flight Sergeant R. Thomas, was lost without trace whilst on a mine-laying sortie off the Fresian islands, on 5-6 July 1943. All the crew were killed. Reliable reports from the Dutch said that the aircraft had been shot down by a night fighter over the sea, 12 miles North West of Terscherlling (the middle island of the Southern Frisian Group) at approximately 02:31 hours. The night fighter was captained by Oblt. Georg-Hermann Grenier, of IV/NJG1, this was his sixth kill out of a total of 51. The kill is confirmed in Grenier’s war records.

Attacker Oblt Georg-Hermann Greiner
4024 ThomasG J EFlight SergeantRNZAFBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1942-04-05WellingtonIIIX3661AA-FeltwellKoln?PoW
4025 ThomasS HSergeantBomber Command487Sqn RNZAF
1942-12-06VenturaIIAE902EG-FFeltwell1123EindhovenCrashed in target areaKilledWoensel General
4026 ThomasRoy Dudley CliftonFlying Officer108829Age 30BritishAir BomberRAFVRBomber Command487Sqn RNZAF
1943-05-03VenturaIIAJ209EG-VRAF Methwold, Norfolk1643Ramrod 16See Archive report for further detailsKilledAmsterdam New Eastern. Plot 69. Row C. Coll. grave 2.Son of Sydney and Mary Thomas, of Gretton, Northamptonshire, England
4027 ThomasEdwin HenrySergeant1811856FERAFVRBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1944-04-23StirlingIIIEF137AA-EMepal2042GardeningFailed To Return GERMAN A/C, DENMARK unk, Crash near Vemmenaes, 3km ESE , Lundeby island aasinge, Fyn. Outbound EF137 was attacked by German nightfighter, probably Oberfeldwebel Rudolf Frank of 3./NJG 3. A fire started and a little later the bomber disintegrated in the air and fell in the sea off Vemmenæs at 23:20 hours killing the whole crew.KilledAabenraa Cemetery Denmark Allied Mil. Plot. Row 3. 1. , Monument Svendborg Denmark


In Memory
Mining over the Baltic. 114 aircraft to lay mines in five separate areas of the Baltic. 5 losses

4028 ThomasR JSergeantBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1943-11-04StirlingIIIBK778JN-UMepal1600GardeningCrashed at Berstedgaard DenmarkKilledFrederikshaven Cemetery Denmark
4029 ThomasHoward ManselSergeant18957081918Flight EngineerRAFVRBomber Command75 Sqn RNZAF
1944-11-04LancasterIIIND917AA:OMepal11:31SolingenBrought down some 9 km SE of target area, crashing near Wermelskirchen. The crew were buried at Wermelskirchen, but later transferred to RheinbergKilledRheinberg War Cemetery 5.C.1Son of Mansel and Phyllis Thomas, of Llwyncelyn, Glamorgan
4030 ThomasA JPilot OfficerBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1943-07-30StirlingIIIBF458JN-PMepal2241RemscheidCrashed at Krefeld-UerdingenKilledRunnymede
4031 ThomasDouglas StanleyLACNZ/436105Age 20New ZealandPassengerRNZAFTransport Command40 Squadron (RNZAF)1945-09-24C-47B DakotaNZ3526-Whenuapai, Auckland, New Zealand530TransitSee archive report for further brief details and his lossMissing - believed killedBourail Memorial. Panel 9

Courtesy AWMM

Born on the 18th December 1924 at Dunedin. Enlisted on the 17th April 1943 at Omaka. Son of Stanley Thomas (died 21st January 1975, age 83) and of Cecilia Gertrude Thomas (nee McCrone - died 16th July 1966, age 74), of 196 Bay View Road, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. A wireless operator serving with No. 3 Service Unit.
4032 ThomasFrederick NormanFlight LieutenantNZ/40993Age 26New ZalandPilotRNZAF3Sqn (NZ)1944-09-09VenturaPV-INZ4522-Piva Airfield, Bougainville720RabaulForce landingSurvived

Born on the 24th September 1918 in Motueka. Educated at Riwaka School and Nelson College. A farmer at Riwaka. Obtained his 'A' licence with Marlborough Aero Club. Served four years in the territorial army before enlisting on the 09th April 1940. Served in the RNZAF until the 21st December 1945. Died on the 21st October 2010, age 92. Husband of Marie May Thomas (née Bowers - died 08th May 1989, age 61). The son of Charles Dunbar Tovey Thomas (died 23rd October 1933, age 56) and Ruth Thomas (née Marchany - died 14th May 1971, age 85). Brother of Walter Babington Thomas DSO. MiD. MC. and bar 9234. Born on the 02nd April 1905 - Died 22nd October 2017, served in the 23 Infantry Battalion, all the family are buried in the Riwaka Cemetery, Tasman District, New Zealand.
4033 ThomasGordon GriffithFlying OfficerNZ/403999Age 25New ZealandPilotRNZAFTraining CommandCentral Gunnery School.

25 Group


1943-04-09SpitfireIIaP7678-RAF Sutton Bridge, LincolnshireTrainingSee archive report for further details and photographsKilledSutton Bridge (St Matthew) Churchyard. Sec. P. Grave 44
Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand
Born on the 13th March 1918 in Te Awamutu. Educated at Auckland Grammar School. A chart clothing cutter for Cambridge Clothing Factory Limited in Auckland. Enlisted at Levin as a pilot under training on the 27th October 1940. With No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School on the 23rd November 1940. No. 3 Service Flying Training School 18th January 1941. Mid air collision with another on the 04th March 1941, pilot uninjured (1). Pilot badge awarded on the 10th March 1941 and promoted to sergeant on the 12th April 1941.

Embarked for England on the 29th April 1941. With No. 3 Personnel Reception Centre 29th June 1941. 61 Operational Training Unit 30th September 1941 for training on the Spitfire. 603 squadron on the 19th November where he carried out 9 operational sorties. 486 squadron on the 09th March 1942, 112 operational sorties. commissioned on the 22nd May 1942. Attached to Central Gunnery School for instructor training 15th March 1943. Credited with 1 e/a destroyed and 1 shared destroyed. 604 flying hours logged with 75 on the Spitfire. 121 operational sorties completed.

Son of Thomas Dalrymple Thomas (died 20th October 1931, age 54) and Elizabeth Mason Thomas (née Gordon) of Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand

4034 ThompsonWilliam HowardSergeant1484375Flight EngineerRAFVRBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1943-08-02StirlingIIIEH928AA-ARAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire2314Hamburg See Archive report for further details Missing - believed killedRunnymede Memorial. Panel 167 Read Archive Report
4035 ThompsonForrest Harold (Tommy)Flying Officer412766Age 27New ZealandAir GunnerDFM

RNZAFBomber Command161Sqn
1945-03-21HudsonIIIAFK803MA-NRAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire19:08SOEThe a/c was returning as it was unable deliver the agents due to bad weather. A/c hit by an American night fighter(422 NFS Black Widow) on Operation BENEDICT over Germany, setting the Hudson on fire. The a/c crashed on a hill above Maulesmuhl 0045 hrs in Luxemburg, 2 miles from Hupperdange.KilledMaulusmuhle Isolated Graves Collective Grave


SOE Memorial - Hudson FK803 from the book "Runways to Freedom"

Son of Waldo Samuel (died 1970) and Ethel Annie Thompson (née Sherwood - died 03rd January 1978, age 92), of Waipiro Bay, New Zealand. Brother of Onslow Waldo Thompson (killed 01st May 1943, age 27) and Marjori Gardner (later Wallace - died 02nd March 1998, age 78) of Waipiro Bay, Auckland, New Zealand. Husband of Joyce Constance Thompson, (née Williams, later Kearns) of London, England.married in 1943,
4036 ThompsonW SSergeantRNZAFBomber Command102Sqn (Ceylon)
1943-02-03HalifaxIIW7921DY-MPocklington1838HamburgCrashed near QuakenbruckKilledRheinberg War Cemetery
4037 ThompsonOnslow WaldoFlying Officer401791Age 26New ZealandPilotDFM

RNZAFBomber Command105 Sqn
1943-05-01MosquitoIVDK338GB-ORAF Marham, Norfolk14:07EindhovenCrashed at 14:13 about 1 mile west of the airfieldKilledMarham Cemetery War Graves Plot. Grave 39


Courtesy AWM

DFM Gazetted 7 April 1942 whilst with 107 Sqn

Son of Waldo Samuel and Ethel Annie Thompson, of Waipiro Bay, Auckland, New Zealand; husband of Joyce Thompson, of Camberwell, London
4038 ThompsonHarry MalfroyFlight Sergeant4029121924Pilot RNZAFBomber Command150Sqn
1942-08-24WellingtonIIIBJ831JN-Snaith2101FrankfurtThe a/c was initially hit by flak over Frankfurt. Homebound it was attacked by a night fighter and shot down. Claim by Fw Fritz Schellwat 5/NJG1 - 1km NNW of Kersbeek-Miskom: 3,500m at 0255. Crashed near the hamlets of Kersbeek-Miskom 11km NNE of Tienen BelgiumKilled Kersbeek-Miskom Churchyard Collective Grave Son of Leonie Avis Thompson, of Ashburton, Christchurch, New Zealand
4039 ThompsonNorman WatsonSergeant402914New Zealand2nd PilotRNZAFBomber Command405Sqn RCAF
1941-09-18WellingtonIIW5492LQ-KPocklingtonPhotographic training flightDinghy came away from it's stowage and wrapped around the elevators. Parts of the tail then broke off and the pilot lost control. The aircraft went into a steep and fast dive, then broke up in the air and exploded.KilledBuried Barmby Moor Churchyard, Yorkshire. Yorkshire Aircraft Co
4040 ThompsonPaulPilot Officer4223337th July 1914 in Okaki, Wellington Region, New ZealandNew ZealandPilotRNZAFBomber Command619Sqn
1944-03-24LancasterIDV328PG:LRAF Coningsby18:53BerlinSee archive report for detailsKiABerlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8.J.10

Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire

4041 ThompsonA FFlying OfficerRNZAFBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1944-10-06LancasterILM104AA-ZMepal1646DortmundPoW
4042 ThompsonC MSergeantRNZAFBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1941-10-10WellingtonIcZ8909AA-FeltwellKolnCrashed near KolnKilledRheinberg War Cemetery
4043 ThompsonDesmond LewisPilot OfficerNZ/413152Age 21New ZealandPilotRNZAFBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1943-04-28StirlingIIIBF467AA-WRAF Newmarket, Suffolk20:38GardeningCrashed in Baltic off MakshovKilledSvino Denmark
4044 ThompsonWilliam AlexanderFlying Officer412767Age 30New ZealandNavigatorRNZAFCoastal Command302 Ferry Training Unit (FTU)1944-06-08SunderlandIIIML858PRAF Oban, Argyllshire2355TrainingCrashed on Gleann Mhor, St. Kilda during navigational exercise flight out of Oban. All ten occupants died in the crashKilledRunnymede Memorial Panel 263.


Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire / AWMM

The crews remains were given full military honours by an RAF Guard of Honour and were committed to the sea between St. Kilda and the island of Boreray. Rev Macleod read the burial service. (Reference: Wartime wrecks on St. Kilda - Rt. Rev. Monsignor John C. Barry, DCL, MA; Chairman of the St. Kilda Club)

Born on the 07th January 1914 at Christchurch. Prior to service worked as a clerk for Shell Oil. Enlisted in the RNZAF after serving two years in the territorial army on the 04th May 1941. Embarked for Canada on the 17th November 1941. Awarded his navigator badge and received his commission on the 31st October 1942. Embarked for England on the 24th November 1943. Son of Thomas James Thompson and Mabel Bessie Thompson (nee Steel) and husband of Joan Dorothea Thompson (nee Wilson - later McKenzie), of Fendalton, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. The family also lost his brother, 23 year old Sgt. Colin Maurice Thompson NZ/40442 RNZAF. Flying as second pilot on 75 Squadron Wellington IC Z8909 when shot down and crashed at Cologne on the 11th October 1943.
4045 ThompsonJack DennisSergeant1152206Age 21BritishW/Op/Air GunnerRAFVRBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1941-11-07WellingtonIcX9976AA-?RAF Feltwell, Norfolk1930BerlinCrashed at Soarremoarre, Aldeboarn, Netherlands - see archive reportKilledBergen-op-Zoom Canadian War Cemetery. Collective Grave 8. H. 3-7


Worked at Cranfield Flour Mill in Ipswich. Son of Ernest Alfred Thompson, and of Edith Ellen Beatrice Thompson, of Colchester Road, Ipswich, Suffolk, England. Epitaph: 'Treasured Memories Of A Dear Only Son And Brother. At Rest. God Knows Best'.
4046 ThompsonSergeantBomber Command75Sqn RNZAF
1941-12-27WellingtonIcZ8971AA-FeltwellBrestCrashed Dartmoor on return
4047 ThompsonClifford HarrisPilot OfficerNZ/415725Age 22New ZealandPilot (Inst)RNZAFTraining Command12 SFTS

No. 2 Training Command

1942-09-15CraneIAFJ261-RCAF Brandon, Manitoba, Canada16:00Transit FlightSee archive report for further detailsKilledBrandon Cemetery, Manitoba. Lot 102. Block A. Section 27.Born on the 14th January 1920 in Dannevike. Educated at Dannevirke High School and Nelson College. Worked as a clerk for the Union Steam Ship Company in Wellington. Enlisted at Levin as a pilot under training on the 19th October 1941. With No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School on the 30th November 1941. Embarked for Canada on the 14th January 1942 on MV Boschfontein. With No. 10 Service Flying Training School on the 15th February 1942. Pilot badge awarded and commissioned on the 05th June 1942. With Central Flying School on the 20th June 1942. Joined No. 12 Service Flying Training School as a flight instructor in August 1942. A total of 384 flying hours logged.

Son of Clifford Harris Thompson (Died 1969 age 87) and of Nell Beatrice Thompson (née Hay - died 1973, age 86 - married 1913), of Dannevirke, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. Epitaph; 'Born At Dannevirke Hawkes Bay New Zealand Killed On Active Service'.

4048 ThomsonAdam HaddonSergeant Wireless Operator/Air GunnerNZ41612D.F.M.RNZAFBomber Command218Sqn
1942-11-09StirlingIW7475HA-HRAF Downham Market, Norfolk1755HamburgShot down by flak. Crashed at Lashorst, North Rhine-Westphalia, GermanyKilledHannover War Cemetery. Coll Grave No. 12.G.13-19
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4049 ThomsonJohn GordonFlying OfficerNZ/413510New ZealandPilotCVSARNZAFFighter Command485Sqn RNZAF
1943-10-20SpitfireIXjk762OU-?RAF Hornchurch, Essex09:05Rodeo 263See archive report for further detailsKilledEernegem Communal Cemetery BelgiumBorn on the 10th March 1922 in Palmerston North. Worked as a clerk for Shell Oil, Wellington. Enlisted on the 15th June 1941. Joined 485 squadron on the 23rd September 1943. Son of Donald Sage Luther Macdonald Thomson (died 11th May 1955, age 61) and of Ruth Isabel Thomson (née Green - died 20th December 1970, age 78), of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand. A total of 561 flying hours logged and on his 21st operational sortie.
4050 ThomsonJ SFlying OfficerRNZAFBomber Command619Sqn
1944-04-20LancasterIW4127PG-DDunholme Lodge2207la ChapelleKilledPoix-de-la-Somme

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