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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)	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
4251	Walton	Matthew Henry	Flight Sergeant	NZ/429439	Age 21	New Zealand	Air Bomber		RNZAF	Bomber Command	10 OTU. 91 Group	1945-01-04	Wellington	X	LP729	-	RAF Abingdon, Berkshire	1110	Training	See Archive report for further details	Killed	New Shildon Churchyard (All Saints). Sec. B. Grave 601	Courtesy AWMM	Born on the 09th September 1923 at Shildon, County Durham, England. Moved to New Zealand at an early age. Son of Matthew Walton and of Edith M. Walton (née Preston), of Northland, Wellington New Zealand. A total of 214 flying hours logged.	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
4252	Wanstall	R F	Sergeant	656462						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-16	Stirling	I	BF451	AA-Z	Newmarket	2214	Mannheim	Crashed at Rilly-la-Montagne	Killed	Choloy War Cemetery France
4253	Waple	Eric	Flight Sergeant Observer	NZ/402000					RNZAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1942-07-19	Wellington	II	W5414	PH-	RAF Binbrook, Yorkshire	2201	Gardening	Crashed in target area	Killed	Ars-En-Re Communal Cemetery, Ile De Re. Row 5. Grave 1		Read Archive Report
4254	Warburton	D	Flying Officer			Great Britain			RAF	Bomber Command	No.18 OTU	1941-02-04	Vickers Wellington	Ic	R1298		RAF Bramcote		Training Flight - Navigation Exercise	Took off from Bramcote on a navigation exercise, during which the crew strayed off track. At 12:50 hrs the aircraft flew into a Barrage Balloon cable and crashed near Church Minshull, some four miles South-West of Middlewich, Cheshire. Location : United Kingdom.	Killed on Training Flight			CREW : F/O D Warburton (RAF); W/O Z J Perkowski; F/O A Minkiewicz; Sgt L Jachna; Sgt V C Hill (RAF); Sgt B T Abbott (RAF); Sgt J P Orynek; Sgt S J Wojcieckowski; Sgt W L Gosden (RNZAF); LAC H R Kwiatkowski
4255	Warburton	R L	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-10	Wellington	Ic	Z8909	AA-	Feltwell		Koln	Crashed near Koln	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
4256	Warburton	Carl Arthur	Sergeant	1484107			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75 Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-22	Lancaster	III	ND768	AA:F	Mepal	22:57	Dortmund	See archive report for details	Killed	Reichswald War Cemetery. Grave 3.G.15			Archive Report
4257	Ward	J M	Flight Lieutenant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	90Sqn	1944-10-31	Lancaster	I	PD269	WP-Q	Tuddenham	1159	Bottrop		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
4258	Ward	James Allen	Sergeant			New Zealand	Pilot	Victoria Cross	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-15	Wellington	Ic	X3205	AA-	Feltwell		Hamburg	Crashed in target area	Killed	Hamburg Cemetery		Epitaph: 'He is a bloody fine little chap. He's got all the guts in the world'
4259	Ward	A J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-07-09	Wellington		L7819	AN-N	Mildenhall			Crashed at Newmarket
4260	Ward	James Allen	Sergeant			New Zealand	Pilot	Victoria Cross	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-07-07	Wellington	Ic			Feltwell		Attack on Muster					VC Citation: On the night of 7th July, 1941, Sergeant Ward was second pilot of a Wellington returning from an attack on Munster. When flying over the Zuider Zee at 13,000 feet, the aircraft was attacked from beneath by a Messerschmitt 110, which secured hits with cannon shell and incendiary bullets. The rear gunner was wounded in the foot but delivered a burst of fire which sent the enemy fighter down, apparently out of control. Fire then broke out near the starboard engine, and, fed by petrol from a split pipe, quickly gained an alarming hold and threatened to spread to the entire wing. The crew forced a hole in the fuselage and made strenuous efforts to reduce the fire with extinguishers and even the coffee in their vacuum flasks, but without success. They were then warned to be ready to abandon the aircraft. As a last resort, Sergeant Ward volunteered to make an attempt to smother the fire with an engine cover which happened to be in use as a cushion. At first he proposed to discard his parachute, to reduce wind resistance, but was finally persuaded to take it. A rope from the dinghy was tied to him, though this was of little help and might have become a danger had he been blown off the aircraft. With the help of the navigator, he then climbed through the narrow astro-hatch and put on his parachute. The bomber was flying at a reduced speed, but the wind pressure must have been sufficient to render the operation one of extreme difficulty. Breaking the fabric to make hand and foot holds where necessary, and also taking advantage of existing holes in the fabric, Sergeant Ward succeeded in descending three feet to the wing and proceeding another three feet to a position behind the engine, despite the slipstream from the airscrew, which nearly blew him off the wing. Lying in this precarious position, he smothered the fire in the wing fabric and tried to push the cover into the hole in the wing and on to the leaking pipe from which the fire came. As soon as he moved his hand, however, the terrific wind blew the cover out and when he tried again it was lost. Tired as he was, he was able with the navigator’s assistance to make successfully the perilous journey back onto the aircraft. There was now no danger of the fire spreading from the petrol pipe, as there was no fabric left nearby, and in due course it burnt itself out. When the aircraft was nearly home some petrol which had collected in the wing blazed up furiously but died down quite suddenly. A safe landing was then made despite the damage sustained by the aircraft. The flight home had been made possible by the gallant action of Sergeant Ward in extinguishing the fire on the wing in circumstances of the greatest difficulty and at the risk of his life. Extract from “The London Gazette” of 5th August, 1941
4261	Ward	Bryan	Warrant Officer	NZ/403484	Age 24	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Allied Expeditionary Airforce	487Sqn	1944-07-05	Mosquito	FB.VI	HX917	EG-E	RAF Thorney Island, Sussex	1	Intruder	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Donnemain-Saint-Mames Communal Cemetery. Grave 2	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire	Born on the 08th August 1919 at Napier. A clerical cadet for the Post and Telecommunications Department. Enlisted on the 28th September 1940 at Levin. Awarded pilots badge and promoted to sergeant on the 22nd March 1941.Joined 487 squadron on the 03rd January 1944 from 13 Operational Unit. Son of Herbert and Ethel Ward (née Johnson), and stepson of Ernest Victor McLachlan, of Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. 920 flying hours logged and on his 26th operational sortie.	Archive Report
4262	Ward	Ronald Leslie	Sergeant	1250955	Age 22	British	W/Op/Air/Gnr		RNZAF	Coastal Command	489Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-04	Hampden	TB.I	AT259	XA-W	RAF Wick, Caithness, Scotland	1058	Reconnaissance	See archive report for additional information	Killed	Trondheim (Stavne) Cemetery. Grave A IV British. C. 8		Son of Stanley David and Mary Martha Ward, of Waltham Abbey, Essex, England.	Archive report
4263	Ward	Thomas Hartley	Flight Sergeant	NZ/421376	Age 20	New Zealand	Navigator		RNZAF	Far East	4 Squadron (RNZAF)	1944-08-20	Hudson	IIIA	NZ2066	-	RNZAF Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji	06:10	Transit Flight	See Archive report for details	Missing - believed killed	Bourail Memorial. Panel 7	Courtesy New Zealand Cenotaph	Born on the 22nd September 1911 in Quorn, South Australia. Son of Thomas Hartley and Mary Elizabeth Ward (née Griffen) of Auckland, New Zealand. His next of kin were friends Mesdames I. and E. Partridge, 15 Tuhimata Road, Auckland, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report on this incident
4264	Ware	Leicester Bond	Pilot Officer	NZ/404007	Age 24	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	616Sqn RAF	1943-05-26	Spitfire	VI	BR172	YQ-?	RAF Kings Cliffe, Northamptonshtre	-	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Scampton Cemetery. (St John the Baptist). New Part. Grave 6	Courtesy AWMM	Born on the 14th May 1918 at Christchurch. Prior to service worked as a clerk for the Public Works Department. Enlisted on the 27th October, 1940 at Levin. Promoted to sergeant and awarded his wings on the 12th April 1941. Commissioned to P/O. on the 3rd December 1941. Son of Basil George Ware and of Edith Ellen Ware (née Ashworth), of Addington, Canterbury, New Zealand. Previously served with 132 Squadron. Credited with damaging 1 enemy aircraft. 476 flying hours logged and completed 48 operational sorties.	Read Archive Report
4265	Waring	H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-07-13	Stirling	III	EE886	AA-L	Mepal	110	Aachen	Crashed at base on return	Injured
4266	Warlow	William John	Sergeant Flight Engineer	1653307					RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-11-20	Lancaster	III	ND911	AA-V	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	1247	Homberg		Killed	Reinberg War Cemetery Collective grave 7.B. 5-7.		Read Archive Report
4267	Warlow	David Stanley	Sergeant	414705			Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1943-01-09	Lancaster	I	ED319	DX:H	RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire	17:22	Essen	See archive report for details	KIA	Amersfoort General Cemetery (Old Leusden) Plot 13. Row 5. Grave 78			Read Archive Report
4268	Warner	Kenneth John	Sergeant	NZ/413162			Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1942-09-14	Wellington	III	BJ693	KO-J	RAF Marham, Norfolk	1958	Wilhelmshaven	See archive report for further information	Killed	Esbjerg Fourfelt Cemetery. Grave A111.9.13		Read Archive Report
4269	Warner	T W J	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	487Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-03	Ventura	II	AJ478	EG-A	Methwold	1643	Ramrod 16	Ditched off Dutch Coast	Died of wounds	Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery
4270	Warner	J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-12-16	Stirling	III	EF163	JN-L	Mepal	1700	Gardening	Crashed at Sutton Cambs	Injured
4271	Warnock	John Mervyn	Pilot Officer	NZ/402231	Born on the 13th April 1915	New Zealand	Pilot (Instructor)		RNZAF	Bomber Command	22 Operational Training Unit. 6 Group	1942-04-07	Wellington	Ic	R1773	Not known	RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire	120	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Black Bourton Churchyard (St. Mary). Row E. Grave 2.	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire	Read Archive Report
4272	Warr	A G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-16	Stirling	III	BK664 ?	AA-M	Newmarket	2200	Mannheim	Crashed at base on return
4273	Warren	Lewis John	Sergeant	NZ/41632	Age 24	New Zealander	Navigator		RNZAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1942-10-10	Stirling	I	BF348	OJ-P	RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk	1852	Gardening	Crashed at Great Cressingham NFK	Killed	Watton Churchyard (St. Mary). Row C. Grave 67	courtesy NZ Cenotaph	Born on the 07th July 1918 at Auckland. Prior to service worked as a farm hand for Mrs. A.J. Clements Farms. Enlisted on the 19th January 1941 at Levin. Son of Charles Henry Warren and of Mary Alice Warren (née Taylor), of Waipukurau, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. A total of 346 Flying hours logged an having completed 12 operational sorties	Read Archive Report
4274	Warren	D	Flight Lieutenant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-11	Lancaster	III	ND919	AA-D	Mepal	2256	Leuven	Exploded & crashed Castle Elderschans	Killed	Aardenburg General Cemetery
4275	Warring	Robert John	Sergeant	NZ/411110	Age 21	New Zealander	Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-08-11	Wellington	III	BJ625	AA-T	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk		Mainz	See archive report for further details and photographs	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 9.H.3	Courtesy NAA	Born on the 07th December 1920 in Auckland. Son of William Robert (died 22nd June 1963, age 80) and Ada May Warring (died 28th March 1966, age 77), of Mount Albert, Auckland City, New Zealand. 164 flying hours logged and thought to be on his 5th operational sortie.	Read Archive Report on this incident
4276	Washbourne								RNZAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1943-02-11	Halifax	II	W7879	DY-O	Pocklington	1808	Wilhelmshaven	Crashed N of Dalton	Killed	Barmby on the Moor (St Catherine)
4277	Waterhouse	L J	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1943-01-04	Lancaster	I	W4796	SR-R	Holme on Spalding Moor	1730	Essen	?	Killed	Runnymede
4278	Waterman	J J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-05	Stirling	III	EE893	JN-N	Mepal	1959	Mannheim	Crashed Schwanheim	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
4279	Waters	E A	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1942-11-22	Lancaster	I	W4304	KM-C	Waddington		Stuttgart	?	Killed	Runnymede
4280	Waters	Laurence John Braithewaite	Pilot Officer	411111		New Zealand	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	226Sqn	1942-08-19	Boston	III	AL710	MQ:Z	RAF Thruxton on detachment from RAF Swanton Morley	10:15	Dieppe	See archive report for further details	KiA	Horley (St. Bartholomew) New Churchyard. Block A. Row N. Grave 2	Courtesy AWMM		Archive Report
4281	Waters	David Owen	Pilot Officer	NZ/405350	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	72Sqn	1942-05-09	Spitfire	VB	BM384	RN-?	RAF Biggin Hill, Kent	1200	Circus 168	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 117	Courtesy Ian Banks and AWMM	Born on the 12th January 1920 at Auckland. A clerk for Standard Insurance Company prior to service. Enlisted as a pilot U/T at Levin on the 22nd December 1940. Son of Willie Lankesheer Waters and Lucretia Mary Waters (nee Pye) of Devonport, Auckland. 257 flying hours logged and on his 31st operational sortie.	Read Archive Report
4282	Watkins	Frank Vernon	Warrant Officer	404847	1922	New Zealander	Pilot	MiD	RNZAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1942-12-20	Wellington	III	Z1660	GT-	Warboys	1802	Duisburg	Coned by 3/Flakscheinw Abt 409. Hit by lei Heimat 22/VI. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives The Early Years Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 8 Row E Grave 18		Son of Frank Arthur and Annie Watkins, of Ruawai, Auckland, New Zealand Recommendation for VC: In Sqn Ldr Carter's letter to OC 156 Sqn, Wg Cdr Rivett-Carnac DFC, he wrote: Had he not been so devoted to his friend he could have saved his own life by leaving the dying [bomb aimer] to his fate, yet he refused to do this and attempted the alternative crash landing ... his life was forfeited in the crash ... He willingly and selflessly gave his life in a forlorn effort to save his friend ... his actions were the most outstanding example of ... sacrifice. I am inspired by his memory. Recommending a VC for Watkins, Wg Cdr Rivett-Carnac DFC mentioned his unquestionable and unequalled courage in the face of death was considered worthy of the highest award that can be made by His Majesty the King it was noted that from the evidence of Carter's letter that Watkins had displayed the highest qualities as a captain of an aircraft. Firstly, he ordered those members of the crew who could be of no further assistance to him to bale out and then waited until the last moment before he ordered the navigator to bail out, when in his own mind he considered that he would be forced to make a crash landing, it would appear that at no time did the question of his own safety enter WO Watkin's mind. Grp Capt Kirkpatrick, CO of RAF Wyton added his comments the same day, stating: I heartily endorse the Squadron Commander's recommendation that the highest award be granted WO Watkins, it was clear that he went to his death in an attempt to land knowing full well the heavy odds against his doing so in a badly damaged aircraft, in enemy territory, and at night, but hoping that the Bombardier might after all be alive, and that he might possibly effect a landing and thereby save his comrade's life. This act of unselfish sacrifice, cool devotion to duty and astonishing courage, in my opinion deserves the highest recognition by the award of the VC. The recommendation was sent to the Air Ministry, but because the supporting evidence was insufficient at that time, it was deferred for further investigation when Carter and the rest of the surviving crew were repatriated from PoW camps after the end of the war in Europe. it is not known if the crew were actually interviewed, but Watkins ultimately received only a posthumous Mention in Dispatches published in the London Gazette 13 Jun 1946 (with effect from 20 Dec 1942). At the time, the VC and Mentions were the only military gallantry awards made posthumously.
4283	Watkins	Stanley	Sergeant	544249			Flight Engineer		RAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-11-19	Stirling	III	LJ442	JN:F	Mepal	17:01	Leverkusen	Claimed by Lt. Otto Fries, his 4th Abschuss, from 5.NJG1 near Horrues, 3 - 4 km north of Soignies at 4.100 m. at 19:59 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (23 September - 31 December) 1943 Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Chievres Communal Cemetery Grave 22		Son of William John and Minnie Watkins, of Abercynon, Glamorgan.
4284	Watson	J	Sergeant	1021021			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-06	Stirling	I	BF517	AA-0	RAF Newmarket	15	Duisburg	See Archive report for further details	Survived	None		Read Archive Report
4285	Watson	P F	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1943-07-25	Halifax	II	JN884	NP-F	Lissett	2239	Essen	Crashed at Middenmeer Holland	Killed	Wieringermeer General
4286	Watson	Hugh Arthur Thomas	Sergeant	NZ/404543			Air/Bmr		RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1942-06-29	Stirling	I	N3706	MG-S	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	2350	Bremen	Crashed off Borkum	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 117		Some details here: Read Archive Report Brother 24 year old, Fl/Sgt. Arthur Ernest Watson NZ/422672 also missing off Sicily 1943-06-29
4287	Watson	W D	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-08-27	Lancaster	I	HK594	AA-G	Mepal	2115	Stettin		Killed	Runnymede
4288	Watson	R J	Squadron Leader					DFC	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-03-04	Stirling	III	EF215	AA-M	Mepal	2051	SOE	Crashed Rochefort-Montagne {Puy-de-Dome}	Killed	Des Carmes-Dechaux Communal Cemetery
4289	Watson	Clifford Arnold	Flying Officer	NZ/421946	Age 33	New Zealand	Navigator		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-31	Stirling	III	EE878	AA-P	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2031	Berlin	See archive report for further details	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Grave 10.E.25	courtesy Auckland Memorial	Read Archive Report
4290	Watson	Keith James	Flight Sergeant	NZ/421799			Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	488Sqn RNZAF	1944-02-02	Mosquito	NF.XIII	HK363	ME-?	RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex	5	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 2.K.1		Read Archive Report
4291	Watson	S M M	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-07-20	Wellington	Ic	R3165	AA-	Feltwell		Horst	?	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
4292	Watson	H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-15	Wellington	Ic	X3205	AA-	Feltwell		Hamburg	Crashed in target area	PoW
4293	Watson		Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-26	Stirling				Newmarket		Duisburg	Crashed on return to base	Injured
4294	Watson	Reginald Francis	Sergeant	NZ/41557	Age 25	New Zealand	Observer		RNZAF	Middle East	70Sqn	1942-07-07	Wellington	IC	Z8986	T	RAF Abu Sueir, Egypt		Attack on battle area	See Archive report for details	Killed	Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery. Grave 7. A. 9.	Courtesy AWMM	Also remembered on parents grave at Kowai Pass Cemetery. Born on the 06th April 1917 at Dunedin. Worked as a labourer for NZR prior to service. Enlisted on the 19th January 1941 at Levin. Embarked for Canada on the 27th March 1941. Air observer badge and promoted to sergeant on the 19th August 1941. Embarked for England on the 22nd September 1941. Further training with 21 Operational Training Unit on the 06th January 1942 and with 15 Operational Training Unit on the 21st April 1942. Joined 70 squadron on the 16th June 1942. Son of George Albert (died 18th April 1921, age 37) and Margaret Watson (nee Hampton - died 07th August 1981, age 93. both parents buried at Kowai Pass Cemetery, Canterbury), of Riccarton, Canterbury, New Zealand. A total of 291 flying hours logged and on his 9th operational sortie.	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
4295	Watt	Peter Sydney	Pilot Officer	415046	1921	New Zealander	Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	I	W4892	EM-T	Spilsby	2350	Berlin	Crashed near the Daimler Benz works at Genshagen 4km ENE of Ludwigsfelde where the crew were initially buried. Captured German documents stated that the aircraft was shot down (Flak?) in the vicinity of the Daimler Benz works at Genshagen	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Plot 8 Row G Grave 19		Son of William C. H. Watt and Dora Frances Watt, of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand
4296	Watt	Wilfred Arthur	Pilot Officer	NZ/421800	Age 25	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	630Sqn	1944-05-11	Lancaster	I	ME737	LE-S	RAF East Kirby, Lincolnshire	2228	Bourg-Leopold	Crashed Herenthout {Antwerpen}	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Plot 5 Row D Grave 17	Courtesy NZC	Born on the 13th July 1918 in Auckland. Educated at the Sacred Heart College, Auckland. Worked as a clerk for the government printing office. Enlisted at Rotorua on the 07th March 1942. Son of Son of George Robert and Lucy Watt (née Perkinson, of Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand. A total of 525 flying hours logged and on his 7th operational sortie. Info courtesy John Jones	Read Archive Report on this incident
4297	Watters	T	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-30	Stirling	III	EH938	AA-F	Mepal	.0019.	Monchengladbach	Crashed Lommel Belgium	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium
4298	Watters	Ventry	Sergeant	NZ/413522	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-10-13	Wellington	III	X3954	AA-?	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	1830	Kiel	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery. Grave 3. F. 5	Courtesy AWMM	Born on the 02nd June 1920 at Warkworth. Worked as a clerk for the Bank of New Zealand prior to service. After serving in the territorial army for 2 years enlisted in the RNZAF at Levin on the 15th June 1941. Embarked for Canada on the 20th October 1941. Pilots badge awarded and promoted to sergeant on the 27th February 1942. Embarked for England on the 14th March 1942. Joined 75 squadron from 11 Operational Training Unit on the 20th September 1942. Son of Francis and Moya Ventry Watters (nee Ventry-Smith), of Warkworth, Auckland, New Zealand. His brother, Sgt. Terrence Watters NZ/417299 killed on the 31st August 1943 also with 75 Squadron. A total of 359 flying hours logged and on his 04th operational sortie.	Read Archive Report
4299	Watts	Stephen Delancy	Wing Commander	404008	1916 Age 28	New Zealand	Pilot	DSO DFC MiD	RNZAF	Bomber Command	692 Sqn	1944-07-10	Mosquito	B.XVI	PF380	P3:?	RAF Graveley, Huntingdonshire	23:36	Berlin	Claimed by Maj. Hans Karlewski and his Bordfunker, Uffz. Hermann Vollert, his 5th Abschuss, from 2./NJG1, flying He219 A-0 G9+EK, 35 km north of Terschelling at 4.700 m at 03:18 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 262	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand	Gransden Lodge corrected to Graveley by Roy Montrowe 07/2104 DFC awarded whilst with 77 Sqn, gazetted 26th June 1942. DSO awarded whilst with 692 Sqn, Gazetted 13th June 1944 MiD gazetted 2nd June 1943 Son of John Cyril Ross Watts (killed in action on the 30th March 1918, age 40 - a private with the NZEF in France), and of Edith Agnes Watts (née Goodwin - died 24th September 1975, age 88), of Morrinsville, Auckland, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report on this incident
4300	Watts	D M T	Sergeant	1312572						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-16	Stirling	I	W7469	AA-O	Newmarket	2217	Mannheim	Crashed at Katzenbach	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery