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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	Wilkinson	James Stewart	Flying Officer	NZ/4211042		New Zealand	Navigator	MiD	RNZAF	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	Evader	None - Survived the war			Met British troops on the 14th August 1944. Shot down again on the 03/04th February 1945 whilst with 15 Squadron. Taken PoW. Awarded MiD on the 14th June 1945.	Read Archive Report
4402	Wilkinson	G S	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-05	Stirling	III	EE893	JN-N		Mepal	1959	Mannheim	Crashed Schwanheim	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
4403	Wilkinson	E S	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-05	Stirling	III	EE893	JN-N		Mepal	1959	Mannheim	Crashed Schwanheim	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
4404	Wilkinson	John Aston	Sergeant	NZ/404626			W/Op/Air/Gnr	DFM	RNZAF	Bomber Command	217 Squadron	1942-07-28	Beaufort		L9820			Luqa, Malta		Convoy	See archive report for further details	PoW Escaped	None - understood to have survived the war			Read Archive Report
4405	Wilkinson	Richard John	Flight Sergeant	1585068	1923		Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75 Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	III	PA967	AA:D		Mepal	23:20	Homberg	PA967 was claimed by Ofhr. Gerhard Wartenborger, his 1st Abschuss, from 4./NJG3 SW of Eindhoven at 5.200m at 01:09 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten). Crashed at around 01:00 hrs in open countryside some 4km north of Nederweert (Limburg), 4 km NE from the centre of Weert, Holland	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery Coll. grave 4.H. 2-8			Son of John and Annie Wilkinson, of Kilmington, Devon
4406	Wilkinson	Mervyn	Sergeant	NZ/405532	Age 21. Born on the 01st March 1921	New Zealand	Air Bomber		RNZAF	Bomber Command	22 Operational Training Unit. 91 Group	1942-25-05	Wellington	Ic	AD625	Not known		RAF Stratford, Warwickshire	240	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Stratford-Upon-Avon Cemetery. Grave 4205. Son of Frederick Wilkinson and of Elizabeth Wilkinson (née Bell), of Huntley, Auckland, New Zealand			Read Archive Report
4407	Wilkinson	Frederick Raymond	Warrant Officer	NZ/429386	Age 24	New Zealand	Navigator		RNZAF	Coastal Command	489Sqn. 18 Group	1945-04-26	Beaufighter	TF.X	RD333	P6-?		RAF Dallachy, Morayshire, Scotland		Rover	See archive report for details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel. Panel 285			Born on the 08th May 1920 at Christchurch. A clerk prior to service with NZR. Enlisted on the 31st July 1942. Son of Frederick Schofield Wilkinson and Florence Beatrice Wilkinson, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. 310 flying hours logged and completed, it is thought, 7 operational sorties.	Read Archive Report
4408	Wilks	R	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-23	Stirling	III	EH936	JN-W		Mepal	1926	Mannheim	Crashed at Dirmstein	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
4409	Williams	J M	Flight Sergeant	A401341					RAAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-28	Stirling	III	BF467	AA-W		Newmarket	2038	Gardening	Crashed in Baltic off Makshov	Killed	Svino Denmark
4410	Williams	G F	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	106Sqn	1941-10-20	Hampden	I	AD984	ZN-		Coningsby	1830	Bremen	Crashed at Borby	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery
4411	Williams	E J	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	405Sqn RCAF	1941-12-28	Wellington	II	W5561	LQ-J		Pocklington	1705	Emden	?	Killed	Sage War Cemetery
4412	Williams	B	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	432Sqn RCAF	1943-09-22	Wellington	X	LN547	QO-G		Skipton on Swale	1907	Hannover	?	PoW
4413	Williams	Stamford Seaton	Flight Lieutenant	NZ/412297			Pilot	MiD	RNZAF	Fighter Command	486Sqn RNZAF	1944-12-22	Tempest	V	EJ715	SA-?		B80, Volkel, Netherlands	1440	Armed reconnaissance	See archive report for further details	Killed	Losser Roman Catholic Churchyard, Plot 5			Read Archive Report
4414	Williams	B	Sergeant	NZ412776					RNZAF	Bomber Command	51Sqn	1943-04-03	Halifax	II	DT666	MH-T		Snaith	1958	Essen	Crashed Carlton	Injured
4415	Williams	J C	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1942-08-18	Wellington	III	X3371	DX-G		Feltwell	2040	Flensburg	Presumed lost over sea	Killed	Ockero Sweden			Archive Report
4416	Williams	H C	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1943-12-23	Lancaster	III	JB735	MG-L		Oakington	.0022.	Berlin	Crashed out of control	Injured
4417	Williams	G K	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-11-04	Stirling	III	BF461	AA-B		Mepal	1601	Gardening	Crashed at Kallerup	PoW
4418	Williams	R	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-04-13	Lancaster	III	LM728	AA-R		Mepal	2044	Kiel	Landed at base and undercarriage collapsed
4419	Williams	Harry Keith	Warrant Officer	NZ/414721			Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	486Sqn RNZAF	1944-03-13	Typhoon	Ib	JR146	SA-M		RAF Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire	1350	Cine gun exercise	see archive report for further details	seriously injured - died the following morning	Cambridge City Cemetery. Grave 13536			Read Archive Report
4420	Williams	‘Wick’ Wycliff Stuart	Pilot Officer	NZ/42173			Pilot	MiD	RNZAF	Fighter Command	266Sqn	1940-10-21	Spitfire	I	X4265	UO-?		RAF Wittering, Northamptonshire	1550	Pursuit	See archive report for further details	Killed	Stradishall Churchyard (St. Margaret)			Read Archive Report
4421	Williams	Leslie Arthur	Flight Sergeant	NZ/422082			Pilot		RNZAF	2nd Tactical Air Force	13 Operational Training Unit	1944-11.06	Mosquito	FB.VI	HJ669	Not known		RAF Harwell, Berkshire	1135	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Oxford Cemetery (Botley) Plot H/3. Grave 76			Read Archive Report
4422	Williams	Angus Gerald	Flying Officer	NZ/412296			Pilot		RNZAF	50 Group	29 Elementary Flying Training School	1943-03-02	Tiger Moth	II	T6641	Not known		RAF Clyffe Pypard, Wiltshire	920	Ferry flight	See archive report for further details	Killed	Clyffe Pypard Churchyard (St. Peter)			Read Archive Report
4423	Williams	Bernard Clive	Flight Sergeant	NZ/405355			Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	539Sqn	1942-10-04	Hurricane	IIC	BN382	Not issued		RAF Acklington, Northumberland	1525	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Carlisle Cemetery (Dalston Road). Ward 11. Sec. P. Grave 43			Read Archive Report
4424	Williams	Ronald Leon Giles	Pilot Officer	NZ/404435	Age 20	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	Detachment Flight (4 Squadron)	1941-05-10	Tiger Moth	DH60M	NZ552	NZ-1 (ZK-AFR)		Nandi Airfield, Nadi, Fiji	1145	Training	See archive report for brief details	Missing - believed killed	Bourail Memorial. Panel 5	courtesy Auckland Library Heritage Collection		Read Archive Report
4425	Williams	Stanford Seaton 'Bill'	FLt			New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	486Sqn (NZ)						11 [8+3] (7+2sh V-1s)					Killed 1944-12-22				Ace
4426	Williams	Gordon Albert	FLt			New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	67Sqn 24Sqn						5									Ace 3+1sh (Shores-Will); 55
4427	Williams	E T	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	487Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-03	Ventura	I	AE713	EG-T		Methwold	1643	Ramrod 16	Crashed at Hembrug	Killed	Amsterdam New Eastern
4428	Williams	R A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-13	Stirling	I	R9316	AA-K		Newmarket	1753	Lorient	Abandoned near Plouay	Killed	Guidel Communal Cemetery
4429	Williams	W I	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-06-10	Lancaster	I	HK553	AA-S		Mepal	2313	Dreux	Crashed at Tillieres-sur-Avre {Eure}	Killed	Tillieres-sur-Avre Communal Cemetery
4430	Williams	Eric Ernest	Pilot Officer	1164660 / 117664			Bomb Aimer	MC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-12-17	Stirling	I	BK620	AA-A		Newmarket	1807	Fallersleben	Shot down by a combination of flak and night fighters, crash-landing into the Westeinder Plas, South West of Aalsmeer (Noord Holland) 10 miles South West of Amsterdam	PoW, Oflag XXIB Schubin/Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria Escapee from Stalag Luft 3				Plt Off Williams evaded capture for three days, but was eventually caught and sent to Oflag XXIB at Schubin in Poland. There he quickly formed a friendship with Lt Michael Codner MC who spoke French, and together they planned and executed an escape through a tunnel. However, they were quickly recaptured and, as punishment, sent to Stalag Luft III. This where the idea of the “Wooden Horse by Williams and Codner became a reality. The were joined by Fg Off Oliver Philpot MC DFC and managed to escape Stalag Luft III on 23 Oct 1943 and with the help of the Danish Resistance were repatriated via Sweden to the UK on 29 Dec 1943. When he returned Plt Off Williams was awarded the MC. He wrote the book ”The Wooden Horse” about his experiences in 1949. Peter Butterworth (Actor Carry On Films) was an inmate at Stalag Luft 3 and was one of the prisoners who vaulted “The Wooden Horse”
4431	Williams		Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-08-03	Wellington	Ic	R3176	AA-		Feltwell		Horst	Crash landed Barton Mills	Injured
4432	Williams	H C	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-27	Stirling	III	EF135	JN-W		Mepal	2005	Hannover	Stalled and damaged at base on return
4433	Williams	M	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-27	Stirling	III	EF135	JN-W		Mepal	2005	Hannover	Stalled and damaged at base on return
4434	Williams	John Syddall	Sergeant	NZ/404977	Age 26. Born on the 24th July 1915	New Zealand	Observer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	22 Operational Training Unit. 91 Group	1942-25-05	Wellington	Ic	AD625	Not known		RAF Stratford, Warwickshire	240	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Stratford-Upon-Avon Cemetery. Grave 4203. Son of Thomas Syddall and Bertha Williams (née Johnson), of Greymouth, Westland, New Zealand			Read Archive Report
4435	Williams	Leslie	Pilot Officer	NZ/415808	Age 21	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Mediterranean Air Command	43Sqn	1944-02-17	Spitfire	IX	MA576	FT-?		Lago, Italy	1540	Patrol	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Malta Memorial. Panel 17, Column 1	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire		Born on the 30th October 1922 at Timaru. Worked as a clerk for the Post and Telecommunication department at Walkan prior to enlisting at Leven on the 19th October 1941Rrained with 3 FTS and 25FTS being awarded his pilots bade on the 09th March 1942 and promoted to sergeant on the 24th April 1942. Embarked for England on the 24th May 1942. Seriously injured in an accident (no details) on the 17th August 1942 and hospitalised until the 04th September 1942. Trained with 57 Operational Raining Unit. Embarked for Gibraltar on the 19th February 1943. Broke his leg falling from a truck on the on the 30th May 1943. Awarded his commission on the 21st October 1943. On the 10th February 1944 joined 43 squadron. Son of Edwin John and Jane Edith Williams(née Lemmon), of Waimate, Canterbury, New Zealand. Half brother of 28 year old, Edwin John Williams NZ/39298 killed on the 28th December 1941 flying Wellington II W5561 with 405 squadron. Leslie had a total of 478 flying hours logged and on his 07th operational sortie.	Archive Report
4436	Williams	Cyril Vincent	LAC	NZ/411307	Age 22	New Zealander	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RNZAF	Pacific Theatre	School of General Reconnaissance (RNZAF)	1942-04-92	Vincent		NZ315	-		RNZAF Omaka, New Zealand	08:40	Training	See Archive Report for details	Killed	Auckland Cemetery( Waikumete). Prot. Soldiers Area G, Row 5, Grave 60	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand		Born on the 17th February 1920 in Frankton. A store man for National Electric Company in Auckland. Enlisted at Harewood on the 21st February 1941. Posted to Omaka for a course at the School of General Reconnaissance on the 23rd December 1941. (hospital/sick leave 15th December - 09th January 1942), Son of Walter Wilfred and May Blanche Williams, of St. Heliers, Auckland City, New Zealand.	Archive report on the loss
4437	Williamson	J A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	487Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-04	Ventura	II	AE957	EG-M		Methwold	1800	Rotterdam	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
4438	Williamson	Alan Campbell	Sergeant	NZ/411487	Age 21	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1942-07-28	Wellington	III	Z1605	KO-R		RAF Marham, Norfolk	2308	Hamburg	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery. Grave 1. A. 12	Courtesy Ian AWMM		Born on the 21st October 1920 in Glasgow, Scotland, emigrating to New Zealand in 1924. Worked as an electrical process worker for the National Electrical Engineering Company in Auckland prior to service. Enlisted in the RNZAF at Levin on the 02nd March 1941 as a pilot under training. Awarded his pilots badge on the 05th July 1941 following training with No. 1 Elementary Flying School. Promoted to sergeant on the 16th August 1941.Joined 115 squadron on the 13th July 1941 after training with No. 20 Operational Training Unit. The youngest son and only living child of Alexander Campbell and Ann Williamson (née Darby) of Holgate Road, Kohimarama. His father had been a pipe major in one of the Highland Regiment's in the South African War. Their daughter died at an early age in Scotland and the eldest son died in a farming accident in New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
4439	Williamson	Ivan John	Flight Sergeant	NZ/416675	Age 21	New Zealand	W/Op/AirGunner	Later DFC	RNZAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1943-09-14	Lancaster	II	DS780	KO-Z		RAF Little Snoring, Norfolk	1053	Training	See archive report for further details	Seriously injured	None - survived the war - passed away 23rd March 1981 age 69	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 26th March 1912 the son of Emma and James Williamson and husband of Mrs I.L. Williamson of 76 Cook Street, Auckland, New Zealand. Left the service on the 07th July 1946 as a F/O. and was awarded the DFC on the 20th July 1945.	Read Archive Report
4440	Willis	L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-13	Stirling	I	R9316	AA-K		Newmarket	1753	Lorient	Abandoned near Plouay	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
4441	Willis	W J	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-21	Lancaster	III	ND804	AA-K		Mepal	2303	Duisburg		Killed	Runnymede
4442	Willis	F A W	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-03-03	Stirling	I	N6123	AA-Q		Newmarket	2003	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede
4443	Willis	E G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-12-22	Wellington	Ic	T2474	AA-		Mildenhall		Mannheim	Crashed near Therouldeville.	PoW
4444	Willis	Egbert Brian	Warrant Officer	NZ/413164	Age 24	New Zealand	Navigator		RNZAF	Far East	4Sqn (RNZAF)	1943-05-27	Hudson	III	NZ2025	-		RNZAF Nausori, Viti Levu, Fiji	1235	Anti-Submarine	See archive report for detailed information	Missing - believed killed	Bourail Memorial. Panel 8			Born on the 20th November 1918 in Hawera. Enlisted on the 24th May 1941 at Levin. Son of John Gorben Prior Willis (died 02nd January 1921, age 34) and Maud Charlotte Willis (née Johns - died 10th August 1925, age 39), of Hawera, Taranaki, New Zealand and husband of Gloria Willis( née Bent, later Shade) of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada.	Read Archive Report
4445	Willsher	F P	Sergeant	1170594						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-25	Stirling	I	BK602	AA-R		Newmarket	.0006.	Dusseldorf	Crashed in sea French/Belgian coast	Killed	Bergen op Zoom
4446	Wilmer	K	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-16	Stirling	III	BK664 >	AA-M		Newmarket	2200	Mannheim	Crashed at base on return
4447	Wilmshurst	J C	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-10	Wellington	III	X3720	AA-		Feltwell		Dusseldorf	Lost over sea	Killed	Runnymede
4448	Wilson	W W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-05	Stirling	I	BK617	AA-D		Newmarket	1943	Gardening	Ditched 2 miles off Cromer Norfolk	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
4449	Wilson	J G	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1943-07-24	Halifax	II	HR941	NP-A		Lissett		Hamburg	Crashed near Schleswig	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery
4450	Wilson	W C	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-10-25	Halifax	III	MZ945	NP-W		Lissett	1220	Essen	Crashed at Bedburg	PoW