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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)	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
4451	Wilson	A J R	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	227Sqn	1944-12-18	Lancaster	I	PB723	9J-W		Balderton	1653	Gydnia		PoW
4452	Wilson	Alexander Alfred	Pilot Officer	NZ/422336	Age 23	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	486Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-31	Tempest	V	EJ586	SA-?		RAF Newchurch, Kent	15:03	Anti Dive Patrol	Collided with 91 Sqn Spitfire XI RM654 near Bexhill	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 8.AA.7		Born at Palmerston North on the 10th December 1919. Education at the Helensville District High School and Wellington Technical College. Worked in farming by Mr.J.C. Abbott of Te Poi. Enlisted at the Initial Training Wing, Rotorua, on the 4th April 1942, and posted to New Plymouth on the 12th June at No.2 Elementary Flying Training School Then on the 4th September to No. 2 Service Flying Training School, Blenheim. On the 30th November he was awarded the flying badge and promoted to Sergeant on the 6th February 1943. Pilot Officer on the 30th July 1944. On the 9th March 1943, he had embarked for the United Kingdom. Arrived at No.11 Personnel Despatch and Reception Centre, Bournemouth, on the 12th April, moving to No.12 Royal New Zealand Air Force Centre at Brighton on the 31st May. In June he commenced flying at No.7 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit, Peterborough. On the 14th September was posted to No. 56 Operational Training Unit, Dundee, No. 59 Operational Training Unit, Milfield, Returning to Tealing, Dundee. On the 5th April 1944 was posted to No.3 Tactical Exercise Unit, Annan, Scotland, again flying Hurricane aircraft. During May he served at Dalton, Yorkshire, and on the 12th June proceeded to No.3 Tactical Exercise Unit at Honiley and later at Cronfield, where he converted to Typhoon and then Tempest, before posting on the 26th July to No.486 Squadron at Follestone, Kent. Son of James Alexander Graham Wilson and of Eunice Wilson (née Cornford), of Huapei Road, Kumeu, North Auckland, New Zealand.	Archive report on the loss
4453	Wilson	Alan William	Flying Officer	NZ/416568	Age 21	New Zealander	Navigator		RNZAF	Allied Expeditionary Air Force	488Sqn RNZAF	1944-03-24	Mosquito	NF.XII	HK222	ME-?		RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex	2255	Scramble	See archive report for further brief details	Missing believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 263	Courtesy AWMM	Born on the 17th February 1923 at Invercargill. Worked as an electrical engineer for Public Works Department district engineers prior to service. Served on the territorial army for 16 months. Enlisted at Levin on the as an airman pilot under training on the 30th November 1941. No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School 11th January 1942. Embarked for Canada on the 06th March 1942. No. 1 Service Flying Training School 13th April 1942. Pilot training terminated 10th May 1942 remastered as air observer on 19th August 1942. 6 Bomber Gunnery School 30th August 1942. No. 6 Air Observer School 25th October 1942. Then to No. 9 Air Observer School 26th January 1943. Air observer badge awarded on the and commissioned on the 19th March 1943. Embarked for England on the 06th April 1943. No. 62 Operational Training Unit 25th May 1943. No. 54 Operational Training Unit 13th July 1943 flying on Beaufighters. Joined 488 squadron on the 12th October 1943. Son of Charles David Wilson and of Olive Alice Catherine Wilson (nee Scott - died 03rd June 1971, age 74), of Cashmere, Christchurch, New Zealand. A total of 301 flying hours logged and completed 18 operational sorties.	Read Archive Report
4454	Wilson	Chisholm Martyn	Flying Officer	NZ/421128	Age 20	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Allied Expeditionary Air Force	488Sqn RNZAF	1944-03-24	Mosquito	NF.XII	HK222	ME-?		RAF Bradwell Bay, Essex	2255	Scramble	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 263	Courtesy AWMM	Born on the 17th February 1923 at Invercargill. Worked as an electrical engineer for Public Works Department district engineers prior to service. Served on the territorial army for 16 months. Enlisted at Levin on the as an airman pilot under training on the 30th November 1941. No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School 11th January 1942. Embarked for Canada on the 06th March 1942. No. 1 Service Flying Training School 13th April 1942. Pilot training terminated 10th May 1942 remastered as air observer on 19th August 1942. 6 Bomber Gunnery School 30th August 1942. No. 6 Air Observer School 25th October 1942. Then to No. 9 Air Observer School 26th January 1943. Air observer badge awarded on the and commissioned on the 19th March 1943. Embarked for England on the 06th April 1943. No. 62 Operational Training Unit 25th May 1943. No. 54 Operational Training Unit 13th July 1943 flying on Beaufighters. Joined 488 squadron on the 12th October 1943. Son of Charles David Wilson and of Olive Alice Catherine Wilson (nee Scott - died 03rd June 1971, age 74), of Cashmere, Christchurch, New Zealand. A total of 301 flying hours logged and completed 18 operational sorties.	Read Archive Report
4455	Wilson	J S	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-01-16	Lancaster	I	PB761	AA-Y		RAF Mepal,	2330	Wanne-Eickel	Crashed at Woodditton Cambs	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery		Read Archive Report
4456	Wilson	Norman William	LAC	NZ/413529	Age 25	New Zealand	Pilot (U/T)		RNZAF	Training Command	No. 4 SFTS	1941-10-15	Oxford	II	NZ1238	-		RNZAF Ohakea, New Zealand	2145	Training	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Devonport Cemetery(O'neill's Point). Block X, Grave 265		Born on the 24th April 1916 in Christchurch. Attended Seddon Memorial College and Auckland University. Worked as an engineer with Colonial Sugar Refining Company in Auckland. Served in the territorial army for 4 years. Enlisted at Levin as a pilot under training on the 15th June 1941. Trained with No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School on the 15th June 1941. With No. 3 Flying Training School on the 06th September1941. Son of William and Mary Wilson, of Kiwi Road, Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand.	Archive report
4457	Wilson	Raymond Farmer	Pilot Officer	NZ/437059	Age 32	New Zealand	Pilot (Inst)		RNZAF	Training Command	3 EFTS	1943-04-18	Tiger Moth	DH-82A II	NZ652	-		RNZAF Harewood, New Zealand	1015	Training	See archive report for detailed information	Killed	Lower Hutt (Taita) Cemetery. Grave 51. 111		Pres. Born on the 27th June 1910 in Sydney, Australia. Educated at Wellington College. A clerk for Gear Mear Company in Wellington. Served in territorial army for two years. Enlisted with Tactical Air Force as an air gunner under training in September 1937. Moblised with RNZAF as an air gunner on the 04th September 1939, Re-mustered as a pilot under training on the 04th May 1942. With No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School 13th June 1942. With No. 1 Flying Training School on 05th September 1942. Pilot badge awarded on the 30th November 1942. Pilot badge awarded on the 30th November 1942. Commissioned 15th April 1943. With Central Flying School 20th February 1943. To No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School as a flight instructor May 1943. Son of Thomas (died 03rd October 1922, age 41) and Susan Yeoman Wilson (née Anderson), stepson of George William Tait of Petone and husband of Marie Thelma Wilson (née Mitchell, later Willis) and father of one son, of Lower Hutt	Read Archive Report
4458	Wilson	John Stephen	Sergeant	402530		New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75 Sqn RNZAF	1941-11-08	Wellington	Ic	Z8942	AA:?		Feltwell		Essen	Caught in searchlights and hit by flak, crashed and exploded at Zuidland, SW of Rotterdam at 22:15 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (13 July 1941 - 29 May 1942) The Early Years Part 2 - Theo Boiten).	Killed	Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery Plot LL. Row 2, Grave 15		Son of Stephen Anson Wilson and of Christian Wilson (nee Bremner), of Auckland City, New Zealand.
4459	Wilson	P J	Flight Lieutenant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-28	Wellington	III	X3664	AA-		Feltwell		Hamburg	Crashed near Stade	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery
4460	Wilson	N C B	Flying Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-11-04	Stirling	III	EE897	AA-G		Mepal	1557	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede
4461	Wilson	Eric Glover	Flight Sergeant	NZ/403035	Age 27	New Zealand	Air/Gnr		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-09-06	Wellington	III	X3867	AA-?		RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	105	Duisburg	-	Killed	Tilburg General Cemetery (Gilzerbaan). Plot A. Row 1. Coll. grave 27-28.	AR Archives	Born on the 09th May 1915 at Dunedin. Worked as a clerk for NZ Breweries at Dunedin prior to service. Enlisted on the 01st September 1940 at Levin. Embarked for Canada on the 05th December 1940. Awarded air gunner badge and promoted to sergeant on the 23rd June 1941. Embarked for England on the 06th July 1941. Served with various units and joined 11 Operational Training Unit on the 25th November 1941. Joined 75 squadron on the 19th June 1942. Son of Arthur James Wilson and Noreen Myrtle Wilson (née Griffiths), of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. A total of 257 flying hours logged and on his 18th operational sortie.	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft< a>
4462	Wilson	J A	Sergeant	NZ413923					RNZAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1943-03-26	Halifax	II	W7931	EY-J		Linton on Ouse	1902	Duisburg	Abandoned SE of Doetinchem Holland	Killed	Doetinchem General Cemetery
4463	Wilson	G R	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	82Sqn	1941-03-20	Blenheim	IV	R3604	UX-		Bodney	1109	Anti Shipping	Crashed off Dutch Coast	Killed	Bergen op zoom
4464	Wilson	Allan James	Sergeant	NZ/404111			W/Op/Air/Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	20OTU	1941-12-05	Wellington	I	L4348	Not known		RAF Lossiemouth, Scotland	1642	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Wick Cemetery. Sec O. Grave 439		Read Archive Report
4465	Wilson	J G	Pilot Officer				Pilot			Fighter	486Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-01	Tempest	V	JN771					Patrol	Crashed near Staple
4466	Wilson	Warwick St George Ruxton	Flight Sergeant	NZ/404438	Age 25	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	57Sqn	1942-04-17	Wellington	III	X3542	DX-?		RAF Feltwell, Norfolk	2350	Hamburg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery. Grave: 1. A. 5	courtesy AWMM	Born 01st March 1917 at Wellington. Attended Kings College and Auckland University. Worked as a law clerk for Wymyard, Wilson and Baxter Solicitors of Auckland prior to service. Enlisted at Levin24th November 1940. Initial training at No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School on 27 December 1940, then to No. 1 Flying Training School on 08th February 1941. Pilots badge awarded on the 24th March 1941 followed by promotion to sergeant on the 03rd May 1941. Embarked for England 26th May 1941. Attached to No. 11 Operational Training Unit 19th July 1941. Finally joining 57 squadron on the 26th September 1941. Son of Warwick St George (died 06th July 1961, age 75) and Merthyr-Tydvil Winifred Wilson (née Lewis - died 14th January 1951, age 54 - both buried at Purewa Cemetery, Meadowbank, Auckland), of 112 Remuera Road, Auckland, New Zealand. The parents suffered another loss, 23 year old, Sub/Lt. (A) Ian Lewis Ruxton Wilson RNZNVR went missing on the 01st May 1944. Further details here. A total of 382 flying hours logged and on his 21st operational sortie.	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
4467	Wilson		Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-02-21	Wellington	Ic	T2547	AA-		Feltwell	1910	Wilhelmshaven	Crashed at base on return
4468	Wilson	John Charles	Flight Sergeant	NZ/425967	Born on the 02nd May 1920 Age 24	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Army Co-operation	650Sqn	1944-08-21	Martinet	TT.I	JN544	T7-?		RAF Cark, Lancashire (now Cumbria)	1505	Target towing	See archive report for further brief details	Seriously injured - died two days later	Torrisholme Cemetery. Block A. Blue. Grave 19	img src="/ARSiteImages/AircrewImages/wilson-john-charles.jpg" alt="" width="150"> courtesy Jenifer Lemaire	wilson-john-charles.html
4469	Wilson	John Charles	Flight Sergeant	NZ/425967	Born on the 02nd May 1920 Age 24	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Army Co-operation	650Sqn	1944-08-21	Martinet	TT.I	JN554	T7-?		RAF Cark, Lancashire (now Cumbria)	1505	Target towing	See archive report for further brief details	Seriously injured - died two days later	Torrisholme Cemetery. Block A. Blue. Grave 19	courtesy Jenifer Lemaire	Read Archive Report
4470	Wilson	Arthur Roy	Sergeant	NZ/411963	Born on the 22nd September 1917 Age 24	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Training Command	12 Operational Training Unit. 6 Group	1942-01-17	Wellington	Ic	R1340	-		RAF Chipping Warden, Northamptonshire	1115	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 2.A.8	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire	Son of John Francis Wilson and of Eva Kathleen Wilson (née Madden), of Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand. Prior to service worked as an assistant accountant for the Radio Corporation of New Zealand. A total of 190 flying hours logged with 103 solo on the Wellington.	Read Archive Report
4471	Wilson	Ralph Edmond	Sergeant	NZ/404010	Age 21	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	29Sqn	1941-11-21	Beaufighter	IF	R2183	RO-?		RAF West Malling, Kent	1430	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Maidstone Cemetery. Plot C.C.1. Grave 10.		Born on the 15th April 1920 at Dunedin. Enlisted on the 27th October 1940. Son of Richard Victor and Gladys Mary Wilson (née Wallinton), of Lauder, Otago, New Zealand. Stepson of John Maurice Charles Brookdale Lauder. Note; his birth certificate does not show the name William and he served using Ralph Edmond Wilson. A total of 258 solo flying hors logged.	Read Archive Report
4472	Wilson	Ian Lewis Ruxton	Sub/Lt. (A)		Age 23	New Zealand	Pilot			Coastal Command / FAA	838Sqn	1044-05-01	Swordfish	II	NE906	'F'		RAF Harrowbeer, Devon	5	Rocket Propelled Attack	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Auckland. Panel 9	Courtesy Angela Caughey (Née Wilson)	Born on the 13th June 1920 at Auckland. Worked as a clerk/law student for Guardian Trust and Executers Company prior to service. After serving with the New Zealand Territorials which he joined in October 1938 he enlisted in the RNZN on the 01st October 1941. Remustered as a pilot U/T and attached to the RN/FAA 14th May 1941. Embarked for England on the 19th May 1941 and arriving on the 04th July 1941. Based at HMS Daedalus at Lee-on-Solent. Embarked for training in Canada on the 17th November 1941. Pilots badge awarded and received his commission on the 27th March 1942. Embarked for England on the 25th May 1942. Attached to 785 squadron on a Torpedo Reconnaissance course on the 01st June 1942. Attached to 818 squadron flying the Swordfish on the carrier HMS Unicorn from 24th March - 12th October 1943. Joined 838 squadron after it had reformed on the 01st November 1943. Embarked on carrier HMS Nairana between17th December 1943 - 15th January 1944. Son of Warwick St. George Ruxton and Merthyr Tydvil Winfred Wilson (née Lewis), of 112 Remuera Rd, Auckland, New Zealand. One brother 22 year old, Fl/Sgt. Warwick St George Ruxton Wilson NZ/404438 RNZAF was killed on the 18th April 1942 whilst with 57 Squadron. His other brother 2nd. Lt. Keith Noel Ruxton Wilson 377379 New Zealand Artillery survived the war, passing away on the 10th June 2013, age 91. One sister, Elizabeth Ann Ruxton Wilson also served as a clerk in the WAAF. The other, Angela Mary Ruxton Wilson was still at school.	Read Archive Report
4473	Wilson	Marshall Harry	Corporal	NZ/4210354	Age 21	New Zealand	Passenger		RNZAF	Transport Command	40 Squadron (RNZAF)	1945-09-24	C-47B Dakota		NZ3526	-		Whenuapai, Auckland, New Zealand	530	Transit	See archive report for further brief details and his loss	Missing - believed killed	Bourail Memorial. Panel 8	Courtesy NAA	Born on the 02nd May 1923 at Hamilton. Enlisted on the 28th August 1942 at Harewood. Son of Alfred Wilson and of Catherine Rebecca Wilson (née Wilkins), of Taumarunui, Auckland, New Zealand. served as a Intelligence clerk with 17 squadron. Returning after his second tour.	Read Archive Report
4474	Wilson	William Hoare	Pilot Officer	NZ/43903	Age 21	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Far East Command	21 Squadron RNZAF	1944-09-14	Corsair	F4U-I	NZ5236	Q		Torokina, Solomon Islads	825	Strafing	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Bourail Memorial. Panel 5	Courtesy AWMM	Born on the 27th February 1923 at Lower Hutt. A teacher with Wellington Education Board prior to service. Served in the territorial army. Enlisted on the 09th January 1943 as a meteorologist at Levin. Re-mustered as a pilot under training on the 23rd July 1943. Initial training with No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School commencing 18th September 1943 then to No. 2 Flying Training School joining on 15th November 1943. Pilots badge awarded in January 1944 and promoted to sergeant on the 18th March 1944. Further training with 2 Operational Training Unit on 15th April 1944. Joined 21 squadron arriving in the Pacific on the 26th May 1944. Awarded his commission on the 01st June 1944. Son of William Wilson and of Kathleen, Emma Wilson (née Hoare), of Levin, Wellington, New Zealand. A total of 408 flying hours logged.	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
4475	Wilton	Stanley Lyell	Sergeant	NZ/403631	Age 32	New Zealand	W/Op/Air/Gnr		RNZAF	Bomber Command	11 OTU	1942-06-25	Wellington	IC	DV778	KJ-A		RAF Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire	2314	Bremen	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Sage War Cemetery. Grave 1. F. 13		Born on the 05th January 1910 at Levin. A farmhand for D. Morrison prior to service. Enlisted 28th September 1940 at Levin. Son of Percival Harold and Fanny Witter Wilton née Partridge), of Wellington City, New Zealand. 107 flying hours logged an on his first operational sortie.	Archive Report
4476	Wiltshire	P T W	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1943-01-21	Lancaster	III	ED443	SR-B		Holme on Spalding Moor	1700	Essen	Crashed near Dortmund	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
4477	Winstanley	James Francis - Sonny	Sergeant	NZ/412373	Age 20	New Zealand	W/Op/Air/Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-26	Wellington	III	Z1596	AA-?		RAF Feltwell, Norfolk	2235	Hamburg	See archive report for further details	Killed	Sage War Cemetery Grave 4.D.12	courtesy courtesy Auckland Library Heritage Collection	Read Archive Report
4478	Winstone	John William	Pilot Officer	NZ/429389			Air Bomber		RNZAF	Bomber Command	214Sqn	1945-03-07	Fortress	III	KJ106	BU-G		RAF Oulton, Norfolk	1814	Harburg, Germany (Bomber Support)	Shot down and crashed at Pippensen, Hamburg, Germany	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery - Plot XIV Row D Grave 12		Read Archive Report
4479	Wipiti	Bert Samuel	WO			New Zealand	Pilot		RAF RAAF RNZAF	Fighter Command	243Sqn 67Sqn 453(485?)Sqn						6 [3+3]					Killed 1943-10-03			Ace Buffalo SE Asia 1942 UK 1943 45 SE Asia
4480	Wipiti	Bert Sam	Warrant Officer 2	NZ/41388	Age 21	New Zealand	Pilot	DFM	RNZAF	Fighter Command	485Sqn RNZAF	1943-10-03	Spitfire	LF.IX	JK769	OU-?	Credited with 3 enemy aircraft destroyed and sharing 3 others	RAF Biggin Hill, Kent	1335	Ramrod 258	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 198	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire	Born on the 16th January 1922 at New Plymouth. Worked as a refrigeration engineer for E.B. Paterson of New Plymouth prior to service. Enlisted on the 18th January 1941 at Levin. Trained with 2 EFTS and awarded his pilots badge on the 24th May 1941, promoted to sergeant on the 05th July 1941. Embarked for Singapore on the 22nd July 1941 and joined 243 squadron flying the Buffalo. Thought he was responsible for the first enemy aircraft to be shot down by his squadron. He was awarded the DFM for his service in Singapore. Evacuated to India on the 21st March 1942. Served with 21, 453, 5 and 67 squadrons flying mixture of aircraft including the Buffal, Mohawk and the Hurricane. Embarked for England in June. He joined 485 squadron 13th August 1943 from 53 Operational Training Unit. Son of Motu Tamihana and Ngamata Paenga (née Lowrie) of Lower Mangoret, New Plymouth, New Zealand. Credited with 3 enemy aircraft destroyed and sharing 3 others. (Some publications write it was 5 enemy aircraft destroyed) It is known he completed 26 operational sorties with 485 squadron but unknown his total number with the other units. DFM Citation: 'Sergeant Wipiti carried out a large number of operational flights against the enemy and displayed outstanding courage and determination whilst engaging large formations of enemy aircraft. He set a fine example to all'. After the war, his parents were presented with their son's DFM by the Governor-General of New Zealand, Sir Cyril Newall, in a ceremony at Government House in Wellington.	Archive Report
4481	Wisely	Bruce Alexander	Sergeant	412779	1914	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1942-11-20	Halifax	II	DT571	MP-M		Linton on Ouse	1719	Torino	The a/c crashed at Bardonecchia, close to the Italy/French border, and roughly 75 km West of Turin. Although the cause of loss has not been definitively established, it was claimed by Capitano Scaglierini belonged to 233 Squadriglia, 59 Gruppo BT flying a Fiat CR42CN night-fighter (Rotherham War Memorials)	Killed	Milan War Cemetery Plot III Row C Grave 1
4482	Withell	E B	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1943-01-17	Lancaster	I	W4372	PH-G		Wickenby	1634	Berlin	Presumed lost over the sea	Killed	Runnymede
4483	Wither	Douglas Anthony	Sergeant	NZ/41973	Age 22	New Zealander	Pilot (U/T)		RNZAF	Fighter Command	57 Operational Training Unit	1942-11-23	Spitfire	I	X4850	LV-?		RAF Hawarden, Flintshire	1045	Training	Accident - Crashed near Chester	Killed	Hawarden Churchyard, (St. Deinoil), Wales, North part		Born on the 07th May 1919 at Timaru. A clerk for the Standard Insurance Company prior to enlisting on the 09th February 1941. Son of Anthony John and Mary Elizabeth Wither (née Culley), of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. 171 Flying hours logged.	Read Archive Report
4484	Withers	J A W	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	487Sqn RNZAF	1942-12-06	Ventura	II	AJ196	EG-C		Feltwell	1120	Eindhoven	Crashed Woensdrecht Airfield	Killed
4485	Witton	Alfred Barnett	Sergeant	NZ/39872	Age 21	New Zealand	Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1940-09-28	Wellington	Ic	R3164	OJ-B		RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	2005	Hanau	See archive report for further details	PoW No: 313 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan	None - survived		Read Archive Report
4486	Wolfenden	Harold	Sergeant	1237318	Age 32	British	Observer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-10-11	Wellington	III	BK341	AA-?		RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk		Gardening	Crashed near Skallingen	Killed	Esbjerg Cemetery (Fourfelt). Grave AIII. 9. 16		Son of Harold and Mary Elizabeth Wolfenden, of Hull, England. Grave inscription: 'God Be With You Till We Meet Again'.	Archive report
4487	Wolfgram	Colin Edward	Pilot Officer	NZ/414548	Age ?	New Zealand	Pilot (Inst)		RNZAF	Training Command	12 Pilots Advanced Flying Unit. 21 Group	1943-03-02	Blenheim	I	T1870	-		RAF Grantham, Lincolnshire	1050	Training	Mid air collision with Blenheim I L1130. See archive report for further brief details	Injured		Courtesy AWMM	Trained at 3 Service Flying Training School, Calgary, Alberta. Course 1. Class 58. Pilots badge awarded 06th November 1942. Son of Albert Henry Wolfgramm and Florence Thelma Barclay Wilson New Zealand. Survived the war but passed away in 1968 age 76.	Read Archive Report
4488	Wood	A W	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	180Sqn	1943-05-31	Mitchell	II	FL198	EV-		Foulsham	1630	Vlissingen	Ditched off East Anglia Coast	Killed	Runnymede
4489	Wood	R	Pilot Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1944-06-21	Lancaster	I	LL938	KM-S		Dunholme Lodge	2325	Wesseling	Crashed at Nederweert	Killed	Nederweert War Cemetery
4490	Wood	F L R	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-15	Wellington	Ic	X9916	AA-		Feltwell		Koln	Crashed Koln-Widen	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
4491	Wood	J H	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-03-21	Lancaster	III	LM733	AA-R		Mepal	1001	Munster	Broke in two in target area	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
4492	Wood	J E	Pilot Officer				Pilot			Fighter	486Sqn RNZAF	1945-05-03	Tempest	V	NV791	L					Crash landed at Kiel
4493	Wood	Benjamin Brinley	Flight Sergeant	656588	Age ?	British	Pilot		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. Collective grave 19.G.4-6	Archives	Born in 1919 in New Tredegar, Wales. Lived in Jersey in the Channel Islands and worked at La Motte Garage as a mechanic prior to service. Trained as a Cadet Pilot at the Dart School of Aeronautics, Albany, Georgia, USA. He married Sadie on the 13th of April 1943. No further details - are you able to assist?	Archive report
4494	Wood	Peter Ritchey	Flight Lieutenant	NZ/401798	Born on the 28th April 1916	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Far East	2Sqn RNZAF	1944-01-17	Ventura	PV-I	NZ4520	5533		Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	1445	Ferry Flight	see archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Bourail Memorial. Panel 3.	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire	Son of Morris Edwin and Clare Lenore Wood (née Ritchey), of Paraparaumu Beach, Wellington, New Zealand and husband of Mary Betty Wood (née Macassey), of Wellington City. Prior to service worked as a stock agent for the New Zealand Loan and Management Agency Company. A total of 1,600 flyings hours logged with 95 solo on the Ventura. Completed over 11 operational sorties.	Read Archive Report
4495	Wood	Colin Lethbridge	Sergeant	NZ/412780	Age 24	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Middle East	1435 Flight	1942-07-30	Spitfire	Vb	EP344	-		Luqa, Malta	755	Scramble	Crashed in sea	Missing - believed killed	Malta Memorial. Panel 5, Column 2		Born on the 29th January 1918 at Auckland. Farm hand prior to enlisting on the 03rd May 1941. Son of Audley Cowper Wood and Dorothy May Wood I(née Downey), of Lottin Point, Auckland, New Zealand. Arrived on Malta from HMS. Eagle on the 21st July 1942.	Read Archive Report
4496	Wood	Douglass Edmund	Pilot Officer	NZ/415811	Age 30	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Transport	6Sqn (RNZAF)	1943-06-05	Catalina	PB-5	NZ4006	-		RNZAF Luthale Bay, Fiji	430	Ferry flight	See archive report for detailed information	Missing - believed killed	Bourail Memorial. Panel 5		Born 13th November 1912 in Timaru. A total of 559 flying hours logged. Son of Leonard Thomas (died 1958) and Isabella Douglass Wood (née Bryant - died 1962) of Timaru. Husband of Rona Wood (née Winkelman, later Carrol and father of 1 son of Mt. Eden, Auckland, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
4497	Wood	Noel Herbert	LAC	NZ/437361	Age 19	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	1 Training Command	No. 6 Service Flying Training School (RCAF)	1944-08-26	Harvard	IIB	FE582	-		RCAF Dunneville, Ontario	13:45	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Dunnville Cemetery (Riverside). Lot 845. Grave 6	Courtesy Air Museum of New Zealand	Born on the 30th October 1924 in Auckland. Educated at Takapuna Grammar School. A clerk for A.J Entrican, Sims Company. Enlisted at Omaka as aircraft hand on the 14th May 1943. Re-mustered as a pilot under train on the 09th December 1943. With No. 3 Elementary Flying Training School on the 11th December 1943. Embarked for Canada on the 11th February 1944. With No. 6 Service Flying Training School on the 19th March 1944. Son of Edmund Harry Wood (died 1982, age 91) and of Jeanette Edith Wood (née Coe - died 1975, age 87), of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand. Epitaph: 'Thy Way O God Not Mine Sleep On Beloved Till We Meet Again'.	Read Archive Report on this incident
4498	Wood	Albert Douglas	Sergeant	NZ/401819	Age 24	New Zaland	Air Gunner		RNZAF	Fighter Command	256Sqn	1941-04-08	Defiant	I	N3424	JT-?		RAF Squires Gate, Lancashire	450	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Ramsgate Cemetry. St. Lawrence Div. Section A. Grave 146		Born on the 26th of June 1916 at Otahuhu. Studied at Otahuhu Technical High School. Worked as a porter for the New Zealand Railways before enlisting. Enlisted at Levin on the 02nd July 1940 as an air gunner. Air gunner bage awarded on the 22nd August 1940. Promoted to sergeant on the 23rd August 1940. Embarked for England via Pitcairn Island and Halifax, Nova Scotia, on the SS Tamaroa on the 14th of September 1940. Joined 256 squadron on the 10th January 1941. Son of Norman Cecil (died in 1983, age 89) and Violet May Wood (née Rogers - died 28th February 1972, age 71), of Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand. A total of 72 flying hours logged and completed 3 operational sorties.	Archive report
4499	Woodcock	R J D	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-03-12	Wellington	III	X3585	AA-		Feltwell		Kiel	?	Killed	Runnymede
4500	Woodcock	Russell	A/C 2	75331	Born on the 30th January 1933 in Murchison, Westland (Age 20)	New Zealand	Radio Mechanic		RNZAF	RNZAF Station Wigram		1953-10-15	De Havilland Devon	ST.I	NZ1811	Not known		RNZAF Wigram	1547	Formation Flying	See archive report for further details mid-air collision with NZ1810	Killed	Murchison Cemetery		Read Archive Report