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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Photo (Click to Expand)	Commemorated	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
451	Cobb	Cyril Thomas	Flight Sergeant	NZ/412315		Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery Grave A. 9. 6	Age 30	New Zealand	W/Op/Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-20	Stirling	III	BF506	AA-P	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	2205	Heinkel Factory at Rostock	See Archive report for further details. Shot down by Ofw. Rudolf Mangelsdorf 12./NJG3 crashed at B̦balle, Denmark	Killed		Born on the 07th May 1912 at Thames. A Mercer's assistant for E.V. Slyfield in Paeroa prior to service. Enlisted at Levin on the 13th April 1941 as an air gunner. Embarked for Canadian the 26th May 1941. Trained at No. 8 Bomber Gunnery School 21st November 1941. Air Gunner badge awarded on the 22nd December and promoted to sergeant. Re-mustered as W/Op. air gunner. Embarked for England on the 07th January 1942. Further training with No. 9 Observer Advanced Flying Unit 01st May 1942. Attached to No. 11 Operational Training Unit flying on the Wellington 27th May 1942. 1665 Operational Training Unit 25th August flying the Sterling. Joined 90 squadron on the 22nd September 1942 carrying out 2 operational sorties. Assigned to 75 squadron 29th January 1943 carrying out 8 operational sorties. Son of Fred and Mary Cobb (née Delamore), of Bird-In-Hand, Thames, Auckland, New Zealand.	Read Archive Report
452	Cocks	S G	Flight Sergeant	NZ404623							RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-05-12	Stirling	III	BK721	AA-Z	Newmarket	.0037.	Duisburg	Crashed on take off	Injured
453	Coedy	H J W	Warrant Officer Class 1								RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	III	ND752	AA-O	Mepal	2330	Homberg	Crashed at Udenhout {Noord-Brabant}	PoW	Paradie Archive Database
454	Cole	G F	Sergeant									Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-15	Wellington	Ic	W5663	AA-	Feltwell		Koln	Crashed near Dusseldorf	PoW
455	Cole		Sergeant									Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-03-18	Wellington	Ic	T2736	AA-	Feltwell	1950	Kiel	Crashed near Ryhill
456	Coleman	William Harcourt	Flying Officer	2526		Netherlands (Holland), Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Plot 69. Row A. Grave 21.	Age 23			DFC	RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1940-07-26									Killed		Son Of Mrs. C. M. Walton, Of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
457	Coleman	William Harcourt	Flying Officer	NZ/2526		Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Holland. Plot 69. Row A. Grave 21			Pilot	DFC	RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-07-25	Wellington	Ic	R3235	AA-?	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk	2122	Kassel	See archive report for further details	Killed		Read Archive Report
458	Coles	Thomas Edward	Sergeant	NZ/40161	Courtesy AWMM	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 16.F.11	Age 28	New Zealand	Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF 11 OTU	1942-09-06 - 1942-28-06	Wellington	III - IC	BJ765 - X3173	AA-L KY-M	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk - RAF Bassingbourn	0105 - 0410	Duisburg - Training	See archive report for further details	Killed - survived earlier incident		Born on the 09th July 1914 at Wellington. Worked as a warehouseman for Joseh Lucas at Auckland. Enlisted on the 12th January 1940. Initial training at No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School joining on the 01st March 1940. Embarked for Canada on the 18th June 1941. Awarded air gunner badge and promoted to sergeant 16th March 1942. Embarked for England on the 01st April 1942. After serving with various units joined 11 Operational Training Unit on the 28th April 1942. Slightly injured in aircraft crash when Wellington IC X3173 stalled and came down near Ashwell, Hertfordshire on the 29th June 1942 (3 crew killed). Joined 75 squadron on the 12th August 1942. Son of Thomas (died 22nd April 1961, age 85) and Margaret Ann Joseph Coles (née De Freitas - died 25th May 1955 - both buried at Wakapuaka Cemetery, Nelson), of Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand. A total of 66 flying hours logged and on his 02nd operational sortie.	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
459	Coles	Thomas Edward	Sergeant	40161		Germany, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 16. F. 11.	Age 28				RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1942-09-07									Killed		Son Of Thomas And Margaret Coles, Of Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand.
460	Collett	W I	Squadron Leader									Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-08-03	Wellington	Ic	R3176	AA-	Feltwell		Horst	Crash landed Barton Mills	Killed
461	Collett	Wilfred Ira	Squadron Leader	34232		United Kingdom, Feltwell (St. Nicholas) Churchyard,	Age 28				RAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1940-08-04									Killed		Son Of Edgar Arnold And Louise Amy Collett, Of Gisborne, Auckland, New Zealand; Husband Of Doreen Williamson Collett, Of Gisborne.
462	Collins	John Noel	Flying Officer	NZ/2513		Runnymede Memorial Panel 27			Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-05-21	Wellington	Ic	R3157	AA-H	RAF Feltwell	2120	Dinant	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed		Read Archive Report
463	Collins		Flying Officer									Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-03-18	Wellington	Ic	T2736	AA-	Feltwell	1950	Kiel	Crashed near Ryhill
464	Collins	John Noel	Flight Lieutenant	2513		United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 27.	Age 23				RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1940-05-21									Killed
465	Colville		Sergeant									Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-02-28	Wellington	III	X3355	AA-Y	Feltwell		Air Test	Crashed near Brandon SUFFOLK	Injured
466	Colyer	G W	Sergeant	1809432		Amsterdam new Eastern						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-06-25	Stirling	III	BK768	AA-L	Newmarket	2335	Gelsenkirchen	crashed into IJsselmeer	Killed
467	Colyer	Gordon William	Sergeant	1809432		Netherlands (Holland), Amsterdam New Eastern Cemetery, Plot 69. Row B. Coll. Grave 14.	Age 19				RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1943-06-25									Killed
468	Conibear	David Henry	Sergeant	932380		United Kingdom, Rumney (St. Augustine) Churchyard, Row 7. Grave 5.	Age 32				RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1941-07-17									Killed		Son Of John Henry And Christina Conibear; Husband Of Barbara Conibear, Of Bridgend, Glamorgan.
469	Connett	E L	Sergeant			Fruges Communal Cemetery						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-06-24	Lancaster	III	ND920	AA-P	Mepal	2318	Rimeaux	Crashed at Fruges {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed
470	Connett	Ernest Lewis	Sergeant	1236363		France, Fruges Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave 7.	Age 21				RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1944-06-25									Killed		Son Of Herbert And Elizabeth Connett; Husband Of Teresa Josephine Connett, Of Stretford, Lancashire.
471	Cook	Ernest Desmond	Sergeant	1609864		Belgium, Florennes Communal Cemetery, Row 2. Grave 21.	Age 19				RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-15									Killed		Son Of Ernest And Esther Cook, Of Kintbury, Berkshire.
472	Cook	George Wood	Sergeant	412514		Netherlands (Holland), Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery, Plot 13. Row 13. Grave 211.	Age 25				RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-03									Killed
473	Cook	Peter Jackson	Flight Sergeant	42708		France, Rieux Communal Cemetery, Grave 11.	Age 21				RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1944-06-16									Killed		Son Of Henry Cook And Of Ellen Mary Cook (Nee Hewson), Of Huinga, Taranaki, New Zealand.
474	Cook	Stephen Astley	Flight Sergeant	421142		Netherlands (Holland), Gilze-En-Rijen (Gilze) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Grave 2.	Age 21				RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-28									Killed		Son Of David And Lillias Mcgregor Cook, Of Invercargill, Southland, New Zealand.
475	Cook	Ernest Desmond	Sergeant	1609864		Florennes Communal Cemetery. Row 2. Coll. grave 22-26			Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-14	Stirling	III	BF513	AA-E	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	2132	Stuttgart	See archive report for further details	Killed		Read Archive Report
476	Cook	George Wood	Sergeant	NZ/412514	courtesy courtesy Auckland Library Heritage Collection	Amersfoort (Oud Leusden) General Cemetery Plot 13. Row 13. Grave 211	Age 25	New Zealand	Air Bomber		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-03	Stirling	I	R9250	AA-W	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	1821	Hamburg	See archive report for further details	Killed		Archive Report
477	Cooke	J P	Sergeant			Rheinberg War Cemetery						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-10-05	Lancaster	III	ND904	AA-D	Mepal	1711	Saarbrucken		Killed
478	Cooke	L J	Sergeant			Runnymede						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-01-01	Lancaster	III	ME321	AA-N	Mepal	1548	Vohwinkel	Crashed near Maastricht	Killed
479	Cooke	John Peter	Sergeant	1816385		Germany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, 8. G. 1.	Age				RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1944-10-05									Killed
480	Cooke	Leonard James	Sergeant	3051677		United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 274.	Age 19				RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1945-01-01									Killed		Son Of Alfred James Cooke And Fanny Elizabeth Cooke, Of Alum Rock, Birmingham.
481	Cooke	Leonard James	Sergeant	3051677		United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 274.	Age 19				RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1945-01-01									Killed		Son Of Alfred James Cooke And Fanny Elizabeth Cooke, Of Alum Rock, Birmingham.
482	Cooksey	J B	Flight Sergeant	NZ41640		Bergen op Zoom					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-06-24	Stirling	III	EH902	AA-K	Newmarket	2323	Wuppertal	Crashed off Beveland	Killed
483	Cooksey	James Brett	Flight Sergeant	416460		Netherlands (Holland), Bergen-Op-Zoom War Cemetery, 14. C. 1.	Age 23				RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1943-06-24									Killed
484	Cooksley	B L	Flight Sergeant								RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-07-24	Stirling	III	EE890	AA-L	Mepal	2204	Hamburg	Crashed at Neumunster	PoW
485	Coombridge	T W	Flight Sergeant			Rheinberg War Cemetery					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-12-27	Lancaster	I	NN710	AA-Q	Mepal	1226	Rheydt	Crashed target area	Killed
486	Coombridge	Trevor Walter	Flight Sergeant	42653		Germany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, 3. E. 23.	Age 21				RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1944-12-27									Killed		Son Of Walter John And Matilda Harriet Coombridge, Of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand.
487	Cooper	E R	Sergeant			Reichswald Forest War Cemetery						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-11-30	Lancaster	I	NF980	AA-F	Mepal	1058	Osterfeld	Crashed target area	Injured died 28/12/44
488	Cooper	L	Sergeant									Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-10-06	Lancaster	I	LM104	AA-Z	Mepal	1646	Dortmund		PoW
489	Cooper	Edward Roy	Sergeant	2221308		Germany, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 14. A. 1.	Age 20				RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1944-12-28									Killed		Son Of Albert And Charlotte Cooper, Of Stafford.
490	Copeland	Arthur Alfred	Sergeant	1166829		United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 146.	Age 23				RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1943-11-04									Killed
491	Copeland	A A	Sergeant			Runnymede						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-11-04	Stirling	III	BK778	JN-U	Mepal	1600	Gardening	Crashed at Berstedgaard Denmark	Killed
492	Coppersmith	Raymond Patrick	Sergeant	391697		United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 117.	Age 21				RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-26									Killed		Son Of Charles Edward Coppersmith And Of Alice Coppersmith (Nee Smith), Of Wellington, New Zealand.
493	Coppersmith	R P	Sergeant			Runnymede					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-26	Wellington	III	X3714	AA-	Feltwell		Hamburg	?	Killed
494	Copsey	L G	Sergeant									Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-12-01	Stirling	III	EH880	AA-J	Mepal	1516	Gardening	Crashed at Togston NORTHUMBS	Killed
495	Copsey	Leonard George	Sergeant	1691471		United Kingdom, Hornchurch Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 1375.	Age 20				RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1943-12-01									Killed
496	Cordery	Derek Albert Arthur	Pilot Officer	136360		None - survived the war	Age ?		Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-09-08	Stirling	III	BK809	AA-T	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2130	Boulogne	See archive report for further details	Injured		Read Archive Report
497	Corin	Henry George	Sergeant	417269		United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 199.	Age 34				RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-28									Killed
498	Corin	H G	Sergeant	NZ417269		Runnymede					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-28	Stirling	I	R9290	AA-X	Newmarket	2041	Gardening	Crashed off Lolland Denmark	Killed
499	Corlett	Geoffrey Scott	Flight Sergeant	42289		Germany, Hamburg Cemetery, 4A. D. 9.	Age 20				RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-03									Killed		Son Of Thomas William Corlett And Of Isabella Scott Corlett (Nee Abraham), Of Liverpool, England. His Brother John Norman Also Died On Service.
500	Corlett	Geoffrey Scott	Flight Sergeant	NZ/42289		Hamburg Cemetery. Grave 4A.D.9			Air Bomber		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-02	Stirling	III	BF577	JN-M (C Flight)	Mepal	2331	Hamburg	See Archive report for further details	Killed		Read Archive Report