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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
4401	Kilian	John Rutherford Clark	SLdr			New Zealand	Pilot		RCAF RAF & RNZAF	Fighter Command	485Sqn (NZ) 222Sqn 122Sqn 504Sqn RAF 19Sqn						5									Ace 2+1 (Shores)
4402	Killner	Walter Henry	Pilot Officer	422660	Age 35				RNZAF		428 (RCAF)Sqn	1944-10-14										Killed	Germany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 13. F. 19-23.			Son Of Henry And Agnes Killner, Of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; Husband Of Mary Killner, Of Sumner, Canterbury.	Paradie Canadian Archive
4403	Killner	Walter Henry	Pilot Officer	422660		New Zealander	Navigator		RNZAF	Bomber Command	428 (Ghost) Sqn, RCAF	1944-10-14	Lancaster	X	KB780	NA:T		Middleton St George	05:58	Duisburg	The aircraft disintegrated in mid-air scattering small pieces over a wide area. The wreckage falling in the of area Wasserbau und Schffahrtsamt, Emmerichsrstraße and the Rhine Herne Canal.	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll.Grave 13.F. 19-23			Son of Henry and Agnes Killner, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand; husband of Mary Killner, of Sumner, Canterbury
4404	Kilner	Athol Eric	Flying Officer	4216055	Age 21				RNZAF			1944-10-17										Killed	New Caledonia, Bourail Memorial, Panel 4.			Son Of Francis Thomas Kilner And Of Doretta Cecilia Kilner (Nee Woolhouse), Of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand.
4405	Kilpatrick	Norman Robert	Sergeant	405492	Age 25				RNZAF		1651 C.U.	1942-07-29										Killed	Germany, Becklingen War Cemetery, 26. J. 5.			Son Of Robert Kilpatrick And Of Norah Kilpatrick (Nee Roberts), Of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand.
4406	Kimber	Ronald Ernest	Squadron Leader	45956			Observer		RAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-08-11	Wellington	II	X3646	AA-		RAF Feltwell, Norfolk		Mainz	See archive report for full details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 65			Read Archive Report
4407	Kimber	Ronald Ernest	Squadron Leader	45956	Age 31				RAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1942-08-11										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 65.			Son Of Ernest And Lilian Kimber; Husband Of Gwendoline Mary Kimber, Of Farnham, Surrey.
4408	Kimberley	Gilbert Theodore	Pilot Officer	391359	Age 24				RNZAF			1941-04-07										Killed	Algeria, Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, II. D. 10.			Son Of The Ven. Oliver James Kimberley And Of Hilda Annie Kimberley (Nee Kempthorne), Of All Saints Vicarage, Nelson, New Zealand.
4409	Kimberley	Kenneth Edward	Sergeant	1576231	Age 21	British	Air gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-03	Stirling	I	BK604	AA-S		RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	1823	Hamburg	Crashed SW of Almelo Holland	PoW No: 27453 Camp: Stalag 344 Lamsdor				Released from RAF on the 25th December 1945. Passed away 1989, age 66. No further details.	Read Archive Loss Report
4410	Kimberley	K E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-11-29	Stirling	I	BK609	AA-R		Newmarket	.0005.	Torino	Turned back crashed Bradwell Bay Essex
4411	Kimberley	Gilbert Theodore	Pilot Officer	391359	Born on the 3rd November 1916	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Middle East	3 Group Training Flight	1941-04-06	Wellington	Ic	N2818	-		RAF Stradishall, Suffolk	03:00	Transit to Malta	See Archive report for details	Killed	Bone War Cemetery, Annaba, Algeria. Grave II. D. 10				Read Archive Report
4412	Kinder	Harry	Flying Officer	411413	Age 27				RNZAF			1942-12-08										Killed	New Zealand, Auckland Provincial Memorial,			Son Of John William And Adelaide Kinder; Husband Of Gladys Maud Kinder, Of Otahuhu, Auckland.
4413	King	Neill Ernest	Sergeant	39749	Age 27				RNZAF			1942-10-28										Killed	New Zealand, Christchurch (Bromley) Crematorium, Remembrance Court.			Son Of Frank Ernest And Eva Frances King, Of St. Albans, Christchurch, Canterbury.
4414	King	Douglas George	Pilot Officer	404378	Age 23				RNZAF		115Sqn	1942-06-01										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 116.
4415	King	Jack Alfred	Flying Officer	413167	Age 24				RNZAF			1943-01-14										Killed	New Zealand, Auckland (Waikumete) Cemetery, Prot. Soldiers Area B, Row 4A, Grave 28.
4416	King	F E	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	487Sqn RNZAF	1942-12-06	Ventura	II	AJ196	EG-C		Feltwell	1120	Eindhoven	Crashed Woensdrecht Airfield	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
4417	King	D G	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1942-06-01	Wellington	III	X3721	KO-F		Marham	2255	Essen	?	Killed	Runnymede
4418	King	D A R	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	77Sqn	1943-07-25	Halifax	II	JB320 (to be confirmed)	KN-C		Elvington	2241	Essen	Crashed on return
4419	King	L L	Warrant Officer	NZ421328					RNZAF	Bomber Command	90Sqn	1943-05-29	Stirling	I	EF349	WO-Y		Ridgewell	2309	Wuppertal	Crashed Proville France	PoW				Attacker Ludwig Meister
4420	King	D A S	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-08-27	Lancaster	I	HK594	AA-G		Mepal	2115	Stettin		Evader
4421	King	D W	Flying Officer							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
4422	King	Jack Alfred	Flying Officer	NZ/413167	Age 24	New Zealander	Pilot (Inst)		RNZAF	Training Command	1 Elementary Flying Training School	1943-01-14	Tiger Moth	II	NZ805	-		RNZAF Taieri, New Zealand	1450	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Waikumete Cemetery. Prot. Soldiers Area B, Row 4A, Grave 28	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand		Born on the 18th April 1918 in Auckland. Educated at Manurewa Primary and Otahuhu Technical High School. A pharmacy apprentice for F.G Bott in Remuera. Enlisted in the New Zealand FAA as aircrew under training on the 18th November 1940. Embarked for the UK on the 25th November 1940 on the Rangitane (further details see archive report). Ship was attacked by German raiders in the Pacific and sunk. He was made a prisoner but released on the island of Emirau on the 21st December 1940. Rescued from the island on the 27th December 1940 arriving in Australia on the 02nd January 1941. He then returned to New Zealand later the same month.Discharge from the NZ FAA on the 15th May 1941 and enlisted at Levin as a pilot under training on the 25th May. With No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School 06th July 1941. No. 3 Flying Training School 06th September 1941. Pilot badge awarded on the 18th October 1941 and commissioned on the 29th November 1941. Central Flying School 10th January 1942. With No. 1 1 Elementary Flying Training School as an instructor on the 06th September 1942. 800 slo flying hours logged with 727 on the Tiger Moth. Son of George March (died 27th July 1951, age 82) and Catherine King (née O'Grady - died 14th July 1950, age 73), of Papatoetoe, Auckland, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
4423	Kingi	Dick Wahapango	Leading Aircraftman	4311477	Age				RNZAF			1945-09-15										Killed	New Zealand, Ruatoki (Ngahina) Maori Cemetery,			Son Of Wahapango Kingi And Arishia Toki, Of Ruatoki.
4424	Kingsbury	Allan Albert	Flying Officer	2064	Age 24				RNZAF			1945-06-08										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 285.			Son Of Allan And Anastasia Kingsbury; Husband Of Nola M. Kingsbury, Of Spreydon, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
4425	Kingsbury	L C	Flight Lieutenant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	EE129	MG-V		Oakington		Berlin		PoW
4426	Kingsbury	Allan Albert	Flying Officer	NZ/2064	Born on the 31st May 1921	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	11 Operational Training Unit. 92 Group	1945-06-08	Wellington	X	LN690	'Q'		RAF Westcott, Buckinghamshire	1235	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Missing -believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 285	Courtesy Bernard Kingsbury - Auckland Museum		Read Archive Report
4427	Kingsford	Peter Reginald	Flight Sergeant	41482	Age 22				RNZAF		40Sqn (RAF)	1942-07-19										Killed	Egypt, Alamein Memorial, Column 265.			Son Of Alfred Reginald And Charlotte Kingsford, Of Nelson, New Zealand.
4428	Kingsford	Peter Reginald	Flight Sergeant	NZ/41482			Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	40Sqn	1942-07-20	Wellington	Ic	HX399	BL-S		RAF Shallufa, Egypt	2210	Anti-shipping	See archive report for further details	Missing - known to have been killed	Alamein Memorial. Panel 265			Read Archive Report
4429	Kinnon	Francis	Sergeant	414989	Age 21				RNZAF			1942-11-13										Killed	United Kingdom, Brandesburton (St. Mary) Churchyard, Raf Sec. Grave 22.			Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Robert Brown Kinnon, Of Kihikihi, Auckland, New Zealand.
4430	Kinross	Colin John	Pilot Officer	417069	Age 30				RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1943-12-16										Killed	United Kingdom, Cambridge City Cemetery, Grave 14548.
4431	Kinross	C J	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-12-16	Stirling	III	EF163	JN-L		Mepal	1700	Gardening	Crashed at Sutton Cambs	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery
4432	Kippenberger	Ivan	Flight Sergeant	NZ/413429	Age 20	New Zealand	Navigator		RNZAF	Bomber Command - Middle East	458Sqn RAAF. 3 Group	1943-07-21	Wellington	XIII	HZ594	MD-?		Protville, Tunisia	2130	Shipping	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Malta Memorial. Panel 12, Column 2	AWMM Via Jennifer Lemaire		Also remembered on parents grave at Taruheru Cemetery, Gisborne. Born on the 27th July 1922 at Gisborne. Worked as a machinist for Gisborne Publishing Ltd prior to service. Enlisted as a pilot under training on the 14th of June 1941. Started training with No 3 Elementary Training School on the 27th July 1941. Pilot training terminated on the 15th August 1941 and remustered as navigator on the 05th October 1941. Embarked for Canada on the 17th November 1941. Navigator badge awarded on the 25th April 1942 and promoted to sergeant. Embarked for England on the 20th of July 1942. Further training with No. 5 Operational Training Unit. On 28th May 1943 training on the Wellington with 303 Flying Training Unit. Crewed a Wellington to Tunisia via Morroco and Algiers - 23-30th June 1943 and joined 458 squadron. Son of Maurice Philip (died 1964, age 78) and Selina Lena May Kippenberger (Inée Warren - died 23rd January 1942, age 54), of Lower Hutt, Wellington, New Zealand.	Archive report
4433	Kippenberger	Ivan	Flight Sergeant	413429	Age 20				RNZAF		458Sqn	1943-07-22										Killed	Malta, Malta Memorial, Panel 12, Column 2.
4434	Kirby	Vincent Xavier	Sergeant	414640	Age 23				RNZAF			1942-10-15										Killed	United Kingdom, Ollerton Cemetery, R.C. Portion. Grave 799.			Son Of Alban Michael And Theresa Ellen Kirby, Of Mosgiel, Otago, New Zealand.
4435	Kirby	Vincent Xavier	Sergeant	NX/414640			Pilot		RNZAF	11 Operational Training Unit (92 Group)	11 OTU	1942-10-15	Wellington	IC	DV717	Not known		RAF Westcott, Buckinghamshire	2055	Training	See archive report for full details	Killed	Ollerton Cemetery. R.C. portion. Grave 799			Read Archive Report
4436	Kirby	R G	Pilot Officer	134555						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-06-14	Stirling	I	BK646	AA-N		Newmarket	2253	Gardening	Crashed at Moulines {Calvados}	Evader
4437	Kirk	Ian Clark	Pilot Officer	42714	16th November 1914 in Auckland, New Zealand	New Zealand	Observer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	144Sqn	1940-09-02	Hampden	I	P4370	PL:B		RAF Hemswell	00:45	Ludwigshafen, Germany	See archive report for details	PoW No: 1276 , Stalag Luft 3					Read Archive Report
4438	Kirk	Aubrey Charles 'Winkie'	Flight Sergeant	NZ/425845		New Zealand	Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-28	Lancaster	III	ND756	AA-M		RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2200	Stuttgart	See Archive report for further details	Evaded capture - returned to England September 1944	None - understood to have survived the war			Protected by Maquis till liberated. See Notes Attacker Attacker Operational Record Evaded capture and left for Hendon, England on Tuesday, 05th September 1944 via Paris on a Dakota.	Read Archive Report
4439	Kirk	Thomas Everton	Pilot Officer	40649	Age 26				RNZAF			1940-11-14										Killed	New Zealand, Epsom (St. Andrew) Churchyard, 145			Son Of Valentine And Mildred May Kirk, Of Remuera, Auckland.
4440	Kirkcaldie	Norman Mervyn Kebbell	Pilot Officer	401315	Age 23				RNZAF			1941-05-09										Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Bergen-op-zoom War Cemetery, Coll. grave 32. C. 2.			Son Of Norman Kirkcaldie And Of Marjorie Grace Kirkcaldie (Nee Kebbell), Of Ohau, Wellington, New Zealand.
4441	Kirkcaldie	John Allan	Flight Lieutenant	1310	Age 39				RNZAF			1944-12-02										Killed	New Zealand, Wellington (Karori) Cemetery, 184. P.P.			Son Of Herbert And Kathleen Kirkcaldie, Of Wellington City; Husband Of Florence Mary Kirkcaldie, Of Timaru, Canterbury.
4442	Kirkcaldie	John Allan	Flight Lieutenant	1310	Born on the 04th June 1905	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF												See his brother's archive report for further brief details	Died of natural causes at Wellington Park Hospital on the 02nd December 1944 after being admitted in March 1944	Wellington Cemetery (Karori). Grave 184. P.P			Read Archive Report
4443	Kirke	Frank Skipwith	Sergeant	39864			Navigator	DFM	RNZAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1942-04-17	Lancaster	I	R5510	KM:A		RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire	15:12	Augsburg	See archive report for full details	PoW No: 165, Stalag 357					Read Archive Report
4444	Kirkland	D J	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	21Sqn	1942-10-15	Ventura	I	AE760	YH-				Training	Crashed Hilborough NORFOLK	Killed
4445	Kirkland	Douglas James	Flight Sergeant	411219	Age 22				RNZAF		21Sqn (RAF)	1942-10-15										Killed	United Kingdom, Watton (St. Mary) Churchyard, Row B. Grave 63.			Son Of Douglas Henry And Alice Isabel Kirkland, Of Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand.
4446	Kirkpatrick	Ernest Samuel	Sergeant	413091	Age 21				RNZAF			1942-12-10										Killed	United Kingdom, Banbury Cemetery, Grave 11573.			Son Of Robert Webster Kirkpatrick, And Of Elsie Elizabeth Kirkpatrick (Nee Stevens), Of Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand.
4447	Kirkpatrick	Laurence John	Flying Officer	414990	Age 20				RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-23										Killed	Germany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, 18. B. 1.			Son Of Matthew Kirkpatrick, And Of Grace Kirkpatrick (Nee Woodruffe), Of Gore-Waikaka, Southland, New Zealand.
4448	Kirkpatrick	Norman Robert	Sergeant	405492	Age 25	New Zealand	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		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 5	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 23rd January 1917 at Inglewood. Worked as a farmhand for G.F Knucky prior to service. Enlisted at Levin on the 21st December 1941. Embarked for Canada on the 27th March 1941. Air gunners badge awarded on the 22nd September 1941 and promoted to sergeant. Embarked for England on the 01st January 1942. Attached to 11 Operational Training Unit on the 03rd March 1942. Joined 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit on the 02nd July 1942. Son of Robert Kilpatrick and Norah Kilpatrick (née Roberts), of New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand. A Total of 78 flying hours logged and on his 2nd operational sortie.	Archive Report on loss
4449	Kirkup	Ronald Affleck	Pilot Officer		Age ?	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Far East	Flying Instructors School	1941-04-18	Tiger Moth	II	NZ724	Not known		Hobsonville	1420	Training	See archive report for further brief details	None	Part of this operation - Fl/Lt. Ronald Affleck Kirkup went on to serve with 40 Squadron. Awarded DFC. AFC. Retired as W/Cdr. Born 29h January 1908, Auckland - Died 27th January 2001.	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire		Read Archive Report
4450	Kirstine	Lloyd	Warrant Officer Class II	R/90782	Age 30				RCAF		487Sqn (RNZAF)	1943-06-12										Killed	United Kingdom, Chichester Cemetery, Square 42. Roman Catholic Plot. Grave 48.				Paradie Canadian Archive