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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	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
4301	Waugh	John Thomson	Flying Officer	NZ/1699	Age 44	New Zealand	Adjutant		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 5	Courtesy New Zealand Cenotaph		Born on the 08th December 1899 in Invercargill. Son of John and Mary Isobel Waugh (née Thomson). Husband of Ellen Mary Frances Waugh (née Nash) and father of one daughter, of 'Murrayfield', 42 Tinakori Road, Wellington City, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report on this incident
4302	Way	J O	Warrant Officer	R102353					RCAF	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		Paradie Archive Database	wayx
4303	Wayman	S J	Sergeant	1391814						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-23	Stirling	III	BK783	AA-Q		Newmarket	2315	Dortmund	Crashed SSW Culemborg Holland	Killed	Beesd General Cemetery
4304	Waymouth	Frank	Flying Officer	NZ/412606	Age 34	New Zealand	Pilot (Inst)		RNZAF	Training Command	1 Elementary Flying Training School	1943-08-25	Tiger Moth	II	NZ784	-		RNZAF Taieri, New Zealand	1110	Training	See archive report for further details and photographs Mid-Air collision with NZ789	Killed	Timaru Cemetery. Grave 291 M	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand		Born on the 18th June 1909 in Melbourne, Australia. Moved to New Zealand in around 1921. Educated at Southland Boys High School. An accountant for H. Gould and Company in Timaru. Otago Aero Club around 1937 'A' Licence 04th July 1938. Served 4 years in the territorial army. Enlisted in Taieri as an aircraft hand/maintenance on the 15th July 1941. With Initial Training Wing 21st December 1941. Re-mustered as a pilot under training on the 22nd December 1941. With No.1 Elementary Flying Training School. No. 1 Service Flying Training School 07th April 1941. Awarded his pilot badge on the 15th June 1941 and commissioned on the 05th September 1941. With Central Flying School on the 12th September 1941. Joined No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School as flying instructor on the 10th November 1941. A total of 1172 solo flying hours with 923 on the Tiger Moth. Son of Joshua Henry and Catherine Waymouth of Dunedin. Husband of Marjorie Waymouth (nee Appleby - later Peterson), father of a son, of Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
4305	Weal	Kenneth George	Leading Aircraftman	NZ/413287	Age 19	New Zealander	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner (U/T)		RNZAF	Training Command	9 Bombing and Gunnery School No. 3 Training Command	1942-05-19	Fairey Battle	I	2022	PQ		RCAF Mt. Joli, Quebec, Canada	1000	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Metis Beach Cemetery (United Church). Lot 34. Grave 1.	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand		Born on the 23rd May 1922 in Ngaruawahia. A grocers assistant for W.A Waltin in Franklin. Enlisted at Levin as a wireless operator/air gunner on the 08th June 1941. Embarked for Canada on the Dominion Monarch 22nd July 1941. With wireless school on the 18th August 1941. (hospital 17th November - 18th December 1941). wireless operator badge in late April 1942. With 9 Bombing and Gunnery School 30th April 1942. Son of Arthur Thomas (died 28th January 1961) Weal and Christina Weal (née McKinnon), of Pukeatua, Auckland, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
4306	Weatherall	Robert Lorne	Flying Officer	Robert Lorne	Age 23	Canada	Air Gunner	DFM	RNZAF	Bomber Command	7 Sqn	1944-05-19	Lancaster	III	ND845	MG:C		RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	22:22	le Mans Attack on V1 shipment en route to launching sites	See archive report for further details	Killed	Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery. XXVII. G. 3.				Read Archive Report
4307	Weatherley	Verrell	Flight Lieutenant	NZ/415804	Age 24	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	100Sqn	1945-01-02	Lancaster	I	LL898	HW-L		RAF Grimsby, Lincolnshire	950	Training	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 284			Read Archive Report
4308	Weaver	S E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	487Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-04	Ventura	II	AE957	EG-M		Methwold	1800	Rotterdam	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
4309	Weaver	E H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-03-03	Stirling	I	N6123	AA-Q		Newmarket	2003	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede
4310	Weavers	R V	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-03-05	Stirling	I	BK647	AA-M		Newmarket	1920	Essen	Crash landed
4311	Webb	Thomas Geoffrey	Sergeant	NZ/40670	Age 19	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	40Sqn	1941-03-12	Wellington	Ic	T2515	BL-U		RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire	1950	Boulogne	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Wimille Communal Cemetery			Son of James Herbert and Beatrice Annie Webb (née Bending) of Mt. Albert, Auckland, New Zealand. Enlisted on the 13th February 1940 and prior to this worked as a warehouseman for Chas L. Stevenson Ltd. A total of 245 flying hours logged and on his 1st operational sortie.	Read Archive Report
4312	Webb	N D	Flight Lieutenant	NZ/415805			Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1944-02-24	Lancaster	I	LM310	QR-E		RAF Conningsby, Lincolnshire	1829	Schweinfurt	Crashed target area	Camp: L3 - Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria	None - understood to have survived the war			Read Archive Report
4313	Webb	Stanley Lawrence	Sergeant	1266998	Age 33	British	Flight Engineer		RAFVR	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. Grave 19.G.3			Son of George William and Lily Matilda Webb and husband of Violet Eileen Webb, of Northolt Park, Greenford, Middlesex, England. Grave inscription: 'In Proud And Loving Memory Of Our Dear Stanley'.	Archive report
4314	Webb	J	Sergeant	657412						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-10	Stirling	III	BF456	AA-J		Newmarket	.0006.	Frankfurt	?	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
4315	Webb	Bernard Herbert	Flight Lieutenant	NZ/2407	Age 34	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Transport Command	575Sqn	1945-04-21	Dakota	III	KG326	I9-?		RAF Broadwell, Oxfordshire	854	Delivery flight	See archive report for further details	Killed	Venray War Cemetery. Grave VII. A. 13			Born on the 15th August 1910 at Wellington. A law clerk prior to enlisting in the New Zealand army in 1929. Joined the RAF as a clerk on the 21st June 1937Remosterd for pilot trains on the 19th April 1941 and obtained his wings on the 14th February 1942. The son of Reginald Webb and of Frances Webb (née Holmden), of Kelburn, Wellington, New Zealand and husband of Jeannette Lucie Burnard-Webb, of Wadestown, Wellington. 1340 flying hours logged.	Read Archive Report
4316	Webster	D A	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-11-07	Wellington	Ic	X9951	AA-		Feltwell		Berlin	?	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
4317	Webster	John Dorset	Pilot Officer	NZ/405351			Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	234Sqn	1942-07-23	Spitfire	Vb	AR285	AZ-?		RAF Portreath, Cornwall	1520	Sweep	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 117			Read Archive Report
4318	Webster	J C	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1942-10-17	Lancaster	I	W4774	QR-		Syerston	1200	Montchanin	Crashed target area	Killed	Escuisses Communal
4319	Webster	Harold Wilson	Warrant Officer	NZ/428172	Age 23	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	British Air Forces, South-East Asia	3 Refresher Training Unit.	1945-04-18	Spitfire	VC	JL317	-		Poona (Pune), India	1105	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Kirkee War Cemetery (India). Grave 13.A.2	Courtesy NAA		Born on the 18th February 1922 at Dunedin. Served 4 months in territorial army. Worked as a clerk for Public Trust Office at Wanganui prior to service. Enlisted at New Plymouth on the 11th July 1942. Trained at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School joining as a pilot U/T on the 06th February 1943. Further training at No. 2 Service Flying Training School joining on the 31st March 1943. Pilots badge awarded on the 07th June 1943 and promoted to sergeant on the 31st July 1943. Embarked for England on the 21st August 1943. Attached to No. 7 Elementary Flying Training School in December then to No. 5 Pilot Advanced Flying Unit 14th March 194. Embarked for Egypt on the 15th July 1944. Attached to No. 73 Operational Training Unit on 26th August 1944. Embarked for India in December 1944. Joined No. 3 Refresher Training Unit on the 25th February 1945. Son of Alexander and Ethel Vera Webster, of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand. A total of 380 flying hours logged with 51 on the Spitfire.	Read Archive Report
4320	Webster	Stephen Hartley Samuel	Sergeant	NZ/4215767	Age 20	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	No. 4 Operational Training Unit (RNZAF)	1944-11-03	P-40M Warhawk		NZ3115	27493		RNZAF Ohakea		Training	See archive report for details.	Killed	Hamilton East Public Cemetery. Public Area E2, Masonic Grave 147			Born on the 19th June 1924 in Hamilton. Educated at Whitiora School and Hamilton Technical College. Worked as an apprentice engineer for Mullan and Noy Ltd. With Air Trains Corp for a year. Enlisted at Levin on the 04th December 1942. After 11 months at the Ground Training Schools at Taleri and Delta, he went to the Initial Training Wing, Rotorua in November and then commenced flying at No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School, Taier 03rd February 1944. First solo flight on the 11th February in a Tiger Moth. On the 07th April he was posted to No. 2 Service Flying Training School, Woodbourne for further training on Harvard aircraft, qualifying for his flying badge on the 26th June and promoted to sergeant on the 16th August 1944. Joined No. 4 Operational Training Unit flying the P-40 on the 28th October. A total of 248 hours flying hours logged with 7 on the P-40. Son of Thomas Samuel (died 22nd August 1956 age 72) and Vera Marguerite Webster (née Parker - died 23rd May 1970, age 75, of 38 Liverpool Street, Hamilton, New Zealand.	Archive report of incident
4321	Weddell	A McA	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1942-03-27	Whitley	V	Z9221	KN-		Leeming		St-Nazaire	Crashed on Kirby Malzaerd Moor YORKS	Injured
4322	Weir	I R McK	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1944-06-28	Halifax	III	MZ736	MP-S		Holme on Spalding Moor	2226	Blainville	Crashed at Sacy-le-Grand {Oise}	PoW
4323	Weir	Leslie Vincent	Flying Officer	NZ/412294	Age 36	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	486Sqn	1942-10-31	Typhoon	Ib	R8701	SA-?		RAF Tangmere, Sussex	1615	Patrol	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 114	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 22nd October 1906 at Whangarei. Worked as a marine engineer for South Westland Shipping. prior to service. A member of the West Coast United Aero Club - 'A' licence gained on the 30th September 1936. Enlisted at Levin on the 13th April 1941. Attached to No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School on the 24th May 1941. Embarked for Canada on the 22nd July 1941. Further training with No. 6 Service Flying Training School joining on the 18th August 1941. Awarded pilots badge on the 22nd November 1941 and received his commission. Embarked for England on the 14th November 1941. Attached to 55 Operational Training Unit on the 23rd December 1941. Joined 486 squadron on the 25th March 1942. Son of Archibald Douglas Weir, and of Emily Agnes Weir (nee Boyd), of Whangarei, New Zealand. A total of 427 flying hours logged and on his 21st operational sortie.	Read Archive Report
4324	Welch	Harold Rangi	Sergeant W/Op Air Gunner	NZ/41709					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-12-16	Stirling	I	R9245	AA-N		RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	2211	Gardening	Crashed on take off	Killed	Newmarket Cemetery Plot P. Grave 417			Read Archive Report
4325	Welch	B	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-16	Stirling	III	BK664 ?	AA-M		Newmarket	2200	Mannheim	Crashed at base on return
4326	Welch	Brian Desmond Joseph	Flying Officer	41719	Age 26	New Zealand	Air Gunner		RNZAF	Far East	4 Sqn (NZ)	1945-07-01	Ventura	PV-I	NZ4607	MSN: 6205		RNZAF Emirau	07:07	Medium-level strike	See archive report for details.	Sole survivor - died on the 30th January 1989 at Greenlane Hospital, Auckland.	Later: Aroha Cemetery, Waikato, Soldier's Lawn, Block RSA, Row 6, Plot 189.			See archive report for comprehensive biography details: Son of Desmond Ryan Welch (died 04th March 1962, age 67) and Catherine Josephine (née Jameson - died 08th December 1976, age 83) Welch. Brother of Betty Catherine Welch (later O'Brien - died 05th March 1993, age 71 in Australia)	Archive report of incident
4327	Wellington	Daniel "Dick"	Flight Sergeant	405459	18th February 1912 in Singapore	New Zealand	Navigator		RNZAF	Bomber Command	7 Sqn	1943-03-27	Stirling	I	BF317	MG:X		Oakington	19:40	Berlin	Hit by flak from 3./schw. Flak. 163, 2. & 4./schw. Flak Abt. 231, 4./schw. Flak Abt. 611 and 2. & 3./schw. Flak Abt. 222. The aircraft crashed at 21:38 hrs at Melchiorshausen , 10km S of Bremen. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 22 June) 1943 Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Sage War Cemetery 10.C.12			Son of Daniel Cunningham and Margaret Georgina (née Gerrard) and husband to Olga Dolores (née Thompson) Wellington from Auckland, New Zealand
4328	Wells	Edward Preston 'Hawkeye'	WCdr		1916-07-26 Cambridge New Zealand	New Zealand	Pilot	DSO DFC & Bar	RAF	Fighter Command	266Sqn 41Sqn 485Sqn (NZ) Kenley and Tangmere Wings		Spitfire				12					Survived war. Died 2005-11-04				Battle of Britain Ace 13 (WHess) After completing his flying training he sailed for the UK on 7th June in the RMS Rangitata. Wells had been a champion 12-bore shot during his school days in New Zealand, and his outstanding marksmanship earned him the nickname 'Hawkeye'. On arrival Wells went to No. 1 RAF Depot Uxbridge to await a posting. He went to 7 OTU Hawarden on 4th August and after converting to Spitfires joined 266 Squadron at Wittering on the 26th. He was posted to 41 Squadron at Hornchurch on 2nd October. Wells claimed a Me109 destroyed on 17th October, he probably destroyed a Me109 and damaged another on the 25th and he destroyed a Me109 on 2nd November. He became the first British-based fighter pilot to engage the Italians, when he chanced on some CR42's over the Channel on the 11th. He damaged a CR42 and probably destroyed a Hs126. On 27th November he destroyed another Me109 and on 22nd January 1941 he damaged a He111. When 485 Squadron began to form at Driffield in March 1941 Wells joined it on the 15th. He scored the squadron's first victory on 5th July, a Me109 shot down during a close-cover escort for Stirlings to Lille. On the 24th Wells destroyed another Me109. On 16th August Wells damaged a Me109, on the 19th he destroyed a Me109 and damaged another, on 7th September he probably destroyed a Me109, on the 18th destroyed another, on the 21st destroyed two more and on 2nd October probably another. He took command of 485 Squadron on 22nd November. He led the squadron in the operations against the Scharnhorst and Gneisenau on 12th February 1942. Wells destroyed a Fw190 on 24th April and damaged another on the 25th. He was promoted to Acting Wing Commander on 5th May and appointed Wing Leader at Kenley. On 24th May he damaged a Me109 and on 20th June he destroyed a Fw190. Wells was awarded the DSO (gazetted 28th July 1942) and posted back to New Zealand, on loan to the Government. He returned to the UK on 4th April 1943 and in late May was sent for a course at RAF Staff College, after which he again took over the Kenley Wing, leading it until mid-November, when he went to HQ 11 Group, as Wing Commander Training. Wells was posted to lead the Tangmere Wing on 20th March 1944 and he destroyed a Me410 on the ground on the 28th. During the next few months he led both the Detling and West Malling Wings. On 1st November 1944 Wells went to CFE Wittering to command the Day Fighter Leaders School. He was released from the RNZAF in the UK on 13th February 1947 to take up a permanent commission in the RAF. In 1954 he took command of the air defence radar station at Bawdsey, on the Suffolk coast, where he was able to indulge his love of wild fowling. After serving with the Joint Planning Staff he retired from the RAF as a group captain in June 1960. After a spell farming near Woodbridge, in 1975 Wells moved to Spain. He travelled around the world gathering species of sub-tropical fruits, many of which he grew commercially. He received many awards from the Spanish authorities for his fruit-growing and for his studies into fruit diseases. In September 1943 he married Mary D de Booy at Marylebone London, who three years earlier, aged 17, had escaped in a fishing boat with her parents and sister from Nazi-occupied Holland, landing on the east coast with no belongings. She passed away in 2001 and was survived by her husband,daughter and son. The de Booy family soon became involved with the Red Cross, and the two sisters were in demand for tea dances in London held for Commonwealth members of the RAF. When an invitation was received by his squadron, Wells was detailed by his commanding officer to attend, thus meeting his future wife. DFC Citation August 29th, 1941: 'This officer has served with fighter squadrons since May, 1940, and has taken part in many engagements against the enemy. He has destroyed at least five of their aircraft and has damaged others. He has at all times shown the greatest courage and determination.' Bar to DFC Citation November 11th, 1941: 'This officer has completed 46 operational sorties over enemy territory He is a splendid leader and a most determined and skilful fighter pilot whose keenness in action sets a splendid example Flight Lieutenant Wells has definitely destroyed 13, probably destroyed 5 and damaged a further 8 hostile aircraft.' DSO Citation: August 7th, 1942: 'This officer has completed many operational sorties. He has destroyed 11, probably destroyed 3 and damaged many more hostile aircraft. His courage, skill and initiative have proved a source of inspiration to his colleagues and his fine leadership has contributed materially to the many successes achieved by the wing.'
4329	Wells	G	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1941-07-25	Whitley	V	Z6624	ZA-O		Leeming	2221	Hannover	Crashed North Sea	Killed	Den Burg General Cemetery Texel
4330	Wells	Stuart Danel	Flight Sergeant	NZ/41969	Age 20	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1942-09-30	Stirling	I	BF328	OJ-D		RAF Lakenheath, Suffolk	1928	Gardening	Crashed in North Sea	Killed	Hamburg Cemetery (Special memorial)	Courtesy AWMM		Buried at the time in Heligoland Civil Cemetery, but whose grave is now lost). Born on the 19th May 1922 at Whitianga. Son of Charles Archer and Mabel Lilian Wells of Mount Maunganui, New Zealand. A total of 345 flying hours logged thought to have over 3 operational sorties.	Some very brief details here: Read Archive Report
4331	Wells	Charles Easton	Sergeant	411112	Age 28	New Zealand	Air Gunner (Trained as Observer)		RNZAF	Bomber Command	1651 CU	1942-07-28	Stirling	I	N3655	BS-T		RAF Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire	2330	Hamburg	See Archive report	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery Plot 26 Row J Grave 6	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 29th June 1914 at Feilding. Worked as a self employed grocer prior to service. Enlisted at Levin on the 16th February 1941. Embarked for Canada on the 27th March 1941. Air gunners badge awarded on the 29th September 1941 and promoted to sergeant. Embarked for England on the 23rd October 1941. Attached to 11 Operational Training Unit on the 03rd March 1942. Attached to 20 Operational Training Unit in June/July 1942 for air bomber course. Joined 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit on the 02nd July 1942. Son of George and Ada Rose Wells (née Smith), of Feilding, Wellington, New Zealand. A Total of 124 flying hours logged and on his 2nd operational sortie. His brother 23 year old, Sgt. George Wells NZ/391886 RNZAF was also killed. On an operation to Hannover on the 25/26th July 1941 on Whitley V Z6624 ZA-O - with all the 5 other crew.	Archive Report on loss
4332	Wells	R A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-10-05	Lancaster	III	ND904	AA-D		Mepal	1711	Saarbrucken		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
4333	Welsh	N H	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-15	Wellington	Ic	X9916	AA-		Feltwell		Koln	Crashed Koln-Widen	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
4334	Welsh	John Miller	Flight Sergeant	NZ/391432	Age 22	New Zealand	Observer		RNZAF	Middle East	40Sqn	1942-09-25	Wellington	IC	HF846	P		LG 213. Kabrit, Egypt	2001	Tobruk	See archive report for details	Missing - believed killed	Alamein Memorial. Panel 266			Born on the 10th December 1919 at Dunedin. Worked as a clerk for the Bank of New Zealand prior to enlisting on the 20th November 1939. Son of William George and Winifred Bagley Welsh, Ashburton, New Zealand. 499 flying hours logged and completed 32 operational sorties.	Read Archive Report
4335	Wendel	Kenneth Victor	Flying Officer	40651	Age 24	New Zealand	Pilot		RAF	Fighter Command	504Sqn	1940-09-07	Hurricane	I	L1615	TM-?		RAF Hendon, Middlesex	1620	Patrol	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Faversham Borough Cemetery. Grave 20	Courtesy Ian Banks		Born on the 08th May 1916 at Takapuna. Worked as a clerk for A.K. Voyce, public accountants prior to service. After serving 6 months in the territorial army joined the RNZAF on the 01st October 1934 as a clerk. Awarded his 'A' licence on the 25th March 1937. Selected for RAF short service commission 30th November 1937. Awarded his pilots badge on the 29th October 1938. Joined 504 squadron on the 23rd January 1940Also served in 222 squadron flying Blenheims. Son of Christie Victor and Christina Mabel Wendel (nee Humme), of New Zealand. A pioneer member and pupil of the Auckland Flying Corps. Grave inscription: 'One Of The Few" Treasured Memories Of Our Gallant And Devoted Son Passed To Greater Peace. Killed In Air Operations'. A Battle of Britain pilot.	Archive Report
4336	Werner	R L	Flight Lieutenant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1945-03-21	Lancaster	III	ME522	EM-X		Spilsby	145	Hamburg	Crashed at Hamburg-Freidhafen	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery
4337	West	F R	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	12 OTU	1942-06-25	Wellington	IC	R1410	KX-M		Chipping Warden		Bremen	Crashed off the coast of Holland	Killed	Runnymede
4338	West	A E	Warrant Officer	NZ412947					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-06-22	Stirling	III	BK810	AA-G		Newmarket	2347	Mulheim	Crashed E of Venray Holland	PoW
4339	West	R W	Warrant Officer					MiD		Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-03-21	Lancaster	I	RA564	AA-P		Mepal	947	Munster	Crashed in target area	Killed
4340	West	David George	Pilot Officer	NZ/412772	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Training Command	41 Operational Training Unit. 70 Group	1942-02-23	Magister	I		T9884		RAF Old Sarum, Wiltshire	1045	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Salisbury Cemetery (London Road). Sec. M. Grave 203.	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 22nd December 1918 at Palmerston North. A draughtsman for L.G West and Sons, architects. Enlisted at Levin on the 04th May 1941 Son of Ernst Vilhelm West and Carrie West (née Buick), of Palmerston North, Wellington, New Zealand. 399 flying hours logged. His brother, Sq/Ldr. Peter Wynn Mason West, DFC. also died on service. On the 04th July 1942 whilst with 61 Squadron piloting Lancaster I R5488 lost on a 'Gardening' operation off the Danish coast.	Read Archive Report
4341	Westenra	Derrick Fitzgerald 'Jerry'	SLdr	RAF - 89782 NZ/2374	29 April 1918	New Zealand	Pilot	DFC and bar MiD	RAF / RNZAF	Fighter Command	112Sqn 601Sqn 93Sqn 65Sqn	1941-09-25	Tomahawk				11 [8+3] 2 destroyed flying the Gladiator bi-plane			Shipping escort mission	Bounced by Bf 109	Baled out, safe				Ace Tomahawk and Gladiator N Africa From Hans-Joachim Marseille's Account: Kills 19-24 September 1941 13.30 Four Hurricanes and a Martin Maryland of No. 203 Squadron RAF. Marseille’s opponents were nine Hurricanes of 1 Squadron SAAF and nine aircraft of an unidentified unit. The South Africans lost a total of three Hurricanes. Captain C. A. van Vliet and 2nd Lieutenant J. MacRobert returned unhurt while Lieutenant B.E. Dold remains missing. I./JG 27 claimed six aerial victories in this engagement. It is possible that the unidentified aircraft were Mk IIB Tomahawks of No. 112 Squadron RAF. This unit was bounced by a Bf 109, while returning from a shipping escort mission. Pilot Officer D. F. 'Jerry' Westenra, a New Zealander and a future ace, baled out. He was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in 1941, and within weeks of completing his training was posted to the Middle East. He joined 112 Squadron in time to fly Gladiators in Greece and Crete early in 1941. Son of Derrick Warner Werner Wesrtenia (died 1955 age 78) Helen Beatrice Westenra (née Nicholls - died 16th April 1970, age 85) Transferred from Royal Air Force to Royal New Zealand Air Force, 1 January 1944 Died 17 August 1999 at Omokoroa, Tauranga. Buried at St. Paul's Anglican Church Cemetery, Papanui, Christchurch, New Zealand. He was twice married and had five children, one of whom died in infancy.
4342	Westerman	V K	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-28	Wellington	III	X3664	AA-		Feltwell		Hamburg	Crashed near Stade	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery
4343	Weston	Albert John	Flight Sergeant Air Bomber	1115103					RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-11-20	Lancaster	I	PB689	AA-X		RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	1249	Homberg	Exploded near Baerl	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Collective grave 29. B.1-16.			Read Archive Report
4344	Weston	Robert	Pilot Officer	111532	1908		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-06-08	Wellington	III	Z1573	AA-T		Fletwell		Essen	Claim by Oblt Heinrich Prinz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein E./NJG2 - Crashed into the Krabbenkreek between St. Philipsland and the Anna Jacobapolder (Zeeland), 20km North West of Bergen-Op-Zoom at 0230	Killed	Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery Plot 20 Row A Grave 9.			Son of Harold and Gertrude Weston; husband of May Weston, of Maidstone, Kent
4345	Weston	George Ernest	Squadron Leader	NZ/41885	Age 23	New Zealand	Pilot	DFC	RNZAF	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1942-10-01	Lancaster	I	R5703	QR-D		RAF Syerston, Nottinghamshire	1745	Wismar	See archive report for further details	Killed	Hemblington Churchyard (All Saints) - his brother, Flight Sergeant Godfrey Randal Weston - killed later on the 20th April 1944 - buried next to him			Son of George and Frances Lesley Weston, of Nelson City, New Zealand. Born in England but arrived in New Zealand at an early age - selected for short service commission in the RAF and embarked for England in 1938, logged a total of 1230 flying hours, this was his 44th operation - his second tour!	Read Archive Report
4346	Weston	Godfrey Randal	Flight Sergeant	NZ/426183	05th October 1921 Age 22	New Zealander	Air Bomber		RNZAF	Bomber Command	1657HCU	1944-04-19	Stirling	I	R9353	XT-W		RAF Stradishall, Suffolk	112	Training	Accident - Crashed at base	Killed	Hemblington Churchyard (All. Saints)			Son of George and Frances Lesley Weston (née Cureton), of Nelson City, New Zealand. Worked was a bookkeeper / shop assistant for his father. A total of 264 hours logged. His brother 23 year old, Sq/Ldr. George Ernest Weston DFC NZ/41885 (A total of 1230 flying hours logged and having completed 44 operations) lost his life on the 01st October 1942. Whilst with 61 Squadron flying Lancaster I R5703 during take off the dingy inflated, released itself jamming the controls. All 7 crew were killed when the aircraft hit the ground and exploded.	Read Archive Report
4347	Westwood	R F	Pilot Officer	A416471					RAAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-05	Stirling	III	BF340	AA-Q		Newmarket	2153	Gardening	Crashed in the Waddenzee	Killed	Runnymede
4348	Westwood	D C	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-11-20	Lancaster	III	PB520	AA-G		Mepal	1255	Homberg		PoW
4349	Wetere	James Himiona	Flight Lieutenant	NZ/404975	Born 16th August 1918	New Zealander	Pilot	DFC	RNZAF	Fighter Command	174Sqn	-	-	-	-	-						Survived the war - see notes		Courtesy Julian Proddow		Born 16th August 1918 at Waikato, North Island, New Zealand. He passed away 19th September 1983 age just 55.	Archive Report Aircrew Deaths Database
4350	Whaley	Noel Patrick	Flight Lieutenant	NZ/412773			Pilot	DFC	RNZAF	Fighter Command	541Sqn	1944-12-24	Spitfire	PR.XI	PL919	Q-?		RAF Benson, Oxfordshire	1055	Photo reconnaissance	See archive report for further details	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery. Grave V111.F.12			Read Archive Report