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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	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
501	Garde	F	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-10	Wellington	Ic	Z8909	AA-	Feltwell		Koln	Crashed near Koln	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
502	Gardiner	C	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-03-13	Stirling	III	EF236	AA-J	Mepal	2300	Gardening	Crashed on landing at Castle Combe
503	Garforth	Eric Marshall	Sergeant	2206796			W/Op/Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-08-25	Lancaster	III	LM593	AA-N	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2025	Russelsheim	See archive report for full details	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery. Coll. grave 8.K.8-10			Read Archive Report
504	Garrett	John Middleton	Sergeant	NZ/391349		New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-12-29	Wellington	Ic	R3211	AA-J	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	225	Hamm	See archive report for further details	PoW No. 597 Stalag Luft Barth Vogelsang, Stalag Luft Sagan, Stalag Kopernikus and Stalag Luft Heydekrug		Courtesy AWMM		Awarded the MBE for services whilst a PoW	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
505	Garvin	W H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-07-24	Stirling	III	EE890	AA-L	Mepal	2204	Hamburg	Crashed at Neumunster	Killed	Runnymede
506	Gaskins	L C	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-11-04	Stirling	III	EE897	AA-G	Mepal	1557	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede
507	Gavegan	Jack Ralph	Pilot Officer	NZ/402128	Age 30	New Zealand	Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-08	Wellington	III	X3557	AA-X	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk	2340	Wilhelmshaven	Crashed in the Waddenzee	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 116	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the12th January 1941 at Auckland. A farmer for A.H. Cort's Farm at Wharepapa prior to service. Enlisted in the RNZAF at Levin on the 28th July 1940. Embarked for England on the 06th October 1940. Awarded his air gunner badge and promoted to sergeant on the 20 September 1940. Commissioned on the 12th August 1941. Joined 75 squadron on the 11th June 1941 after service with 125 squadron and 255 squadrons. Son of Cecil Percival Gavegan, and of Catherine Mary Gavegan (nee Ralph), of Adelaide, South Australia. Earlier of Epsom, Auckland. A total of 320 flying hours logged and on his 68th operational sortie, his 8th with 75 squadron.	Read Archive Report
508	Germing	John William	Sergeant	1803074			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-04-27	Lancaster	III	ND796	AA-J	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2205	Friedrichshafen	See archive report for full details	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Collective grave 4.C.11-7			Read Archive Report
509	Gibbes	William Edmund	Flight Sergeant	NZ/404535	Age 34	New Zealand	Navigator		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-02-03	Stirling	I	BK604	AA-S	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	1823	Hamburg	Crashed SW of Almelo Holland	PoW No. 27516 Camp: Stalag 344 Lamsdorf				Son of William Richard Lackey Gibbes (died on the 19th November 1918, age 38, during the influenza pandemic) and Edith Muriel (née Ward , later Osborn - died 17th August 1967) of 20 Brighton Road, Auckland, New Zealand. Married Fl/Lt. Elizabeth Irene (née Straughan) on the 11th August 1945, of Neville Cross, County Durham, England	Read Archive Loss Report
510	Gibbs	W E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-11-29	Stirling	I	BK609	AA-R	Newmarket	.0005.	Torino	Turned back crashed Bradwell Bay Essex
511	Gibbs	Jack	Sergeant	625697	Age 19		W/op/Air/Gnr	DFM	RAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-10-23	Wellington	Ic	P9292	AA-C	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	1145	Potsdam, Berlin	See archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 14			Son of Philip Frederick and Maud Beatrice Gibbs, of Newbold, Warwickshire, England	Read Archive Report
512	Gibson	J C McK	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-11-07	Wellington	Ic	X9951	AA-	Feltwell		Berlin	?	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
513	Giddens		Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-11-26	Wellington	Ic	Z1144	AA-	Feltwell	1830	Emden	Abandoned N of Wrangle Lincs
514	Gilbert	C L	Flight Lieutenant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1940-10-21	Wellington	Ic	T2820	AA-	Mildenhall	1730	Hamburg	Crashed near Methwold Norfolk	Injured
515	Gilbert	Maxwell Albert John	Pilot Officer	442454		Australia			RAAF		75Sqn (NZ) RAF	1945-07-24												RAAF Honour Roll
516	Gilbertson	J E	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-28	Wellington	III	BJ661	AA-	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk		Hamburg	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Amsterdam New Eastern			Read Archive Report
517	Gilding		Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-07-13	Wellington	Ic	X9634	AA-	Feltwell		Bremen	Crashed in sea off Corton Suffolk	Injured
518	Giles	J C	Pilot Officer							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-31	Stirling	III	EE918	AA-D	Mepal	2019	Berlin	Crashed at Derental	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
519	Gilfillan	William	Sergeant	1569298			Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-11-19	Stirling	III	LJ442	JN:F	RAF Mepal	17:01	Leverkusen	Claimed by Lt. Otto Fries, his 4th Abschuss, from 5.NJG1 near Horrues, 3 - 4 km north of Soignies at 4.100 m. at 19:59 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (23 September - 31 December) 1943 Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Chievres Communal Cemetery Grave 23
520	Gill	John Trevor Vivian	Sergeant	NZ/403362	Age 27	New Zealand	Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-09-03	Wellington	III	X3396	AA-R	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	2328	Emden	See archive report for further details	Killed	Sage War Cemetery Grave 3.A. 2.			Born on the 30th December 1914, the son of Thomas Richard Willoughby (died 27th January 1926, age 61) and Edith Gill (née Stevens - died 19th November 1952, of Auckland City, New Zealand. Attended King's College, Aukland from 1920-1931. Occupation prior to service a farmer. A total of 116 flying hours logged and on his 02nd operational sortie.	Read Archive Report
521	Gillan	G L	Warrant Officer						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	III	ND752	AA-O	Mepal	2330	Homberg	Crashed at Udenhout {Noord-Brabant}	Killed	Gilzerbaan Gen Cemetery Holland
522	Gillard	J W	Sergeant	938834						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-06-24	Stirling	III	EH902	AA-K	Newmarket	2323	Wuppertal	Crashed off Beveland	Killed	Bergen op Zoom
523	Gilmore	D	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-03-18	Wellington	Ic	T2736	AA-	Feltwell	1950	Kiel	Crashed near Ryhill	Killed
524	Gilmour	H E	Warrant Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	III	ND915	AA-A	Mepal	2320	Homberg	Crashed near Keldonk {Noord-Brabant}	Killed	Eindhoven {Woensel}
525	Gilmour	Hugh Edward	Warrant Officer	22776		Australia			RAAF		75Sqn (NZ) RAF	1944-07-21												RAAF Honour Roll
526	Gittins	Thomas Henry	Flight Sergeant	1067871			W/Op/Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-06	Stirling	I	BK614	JN-H	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2145	Gardening	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 136			Read Archive Report
527	Glen	Kenneth David	Sergeant	R/79353			Navigator		RCAF	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 No. 27310, Dulag Luft/Stalag 8B Teschen/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf			Paradie Archive Database	Promoted to WO whilst interned
528	Glendinning	J T	Sergeant	1070166						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-28	Stirling	III	BF467	AA-W	Newmarket	2038	Gardening	Crashed in Baltic off Makshov	Killed	Svino Denmark
529	Glover	Kenneth Wilfred	Flight Sergeant	NZ/421272			Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-05-27	Lancaster	III	ND908	AA-M	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	.0048.	Aachen	Crashed Poelkapelle {West-Vlaanderen}	Killed	Wevelgem Communal Cemetery. Collective grave E. 473-474			Read Archive Report
530	Goddard	A E J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	I	HK569	AA-Q	Mepal	2328	Homberg	Crashed at Kessel {Limburg}	Killed	Runnymede
531	Goddin	W	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1945-04-13	Lancaster	III	LM728	AA-R	Mepal	2044	Kiel	Landed at base and undercarriage collapsed
532	Godfrey	J H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1941-09-20	Wellington	Ic	T2805	AA-	Feltwell		Berlin	Force landed Horning Norfolk
533	Godfrey	J H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-03-12	Wellington	III	X3282	AA-	Feltwell		Kiel	Crashed in or near target area	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery
534	Godwin		Aircraftman 2nd Class							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-02-28	Wellington	III	X3355	AA-Y	Feltwell		Air Test	Crashed near Brandon SUFFOLK	Injured
535	Going	R C	Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-03-03	Stirling	I	N6123	AA-Q	Newmarket	2003	Gardening	?	Killed	Runnymede
536	Goldie	H E	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-09-03	Wellington	III	X3794	AA-	Mildenhall		Emden	?	Killed	Runnymede
537	Goldsack	Henry Edward	Sergeant	1250808	Age 28	British	Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-10-13	Wellington	III	X3954	AA-?	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	1830	Kiel	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery. Grave 3. F. 6			Son of Edward and Martha Goldsack; husband of Gertrude Alfreda Goldsack. Grave inscription: 'Always In Our Thoughts And For Ever Remembered. Wife And Daughter Susan'.	Read Archive Report
538	Gordon	Ronald	Flying Officer Pilot	185116					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
539	Gore	Don W	Sergeant	1624691			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	I	ME691	AA-R	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2335	Homberg	Crashed at Veghel {Noord-Brabant}	PoW No. 455 Camp: Stalag Luft Bankan	None - known to have survived the war				Read Archive Report
540	Gorman	R E	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-09-10	Wellington	III	BJ968	AA-W	Mildenhall		Dusseldorf	?	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
541	Gould	James Douglas	Sergeant	NZ/411233	Age 21	New Zealand	Observer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-10	Wellington	III	X3720	AA-U	RAF Feltwell, Norfolk		Dusseldorf	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 117. Also remembered on family grave in Otautau New Cemetery..			Son of Alfred (died 29th January 1963) and Mary Isobella Gould (née Dobie - died 16th November 1943, age 61), of 'Willowbank', Otautau, Southland, New Zealand. His brother, Henry Howard Gould died 22nd December 1944, age 15,	Read Archive Loss Report
542	Graham	A	Sergeant	1369996						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-28	Stirling	I	R9290	AA-X	Newmarket	2041	Gardening	Crashed off Lolland Denmark	Killed	Runnymede
543	Grainger	James Kennedy	Pilot Officer	NZ/42295			Navigator		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-14	Stirling	III	BF513	AA-E	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	2132	Stuttgart	See archive report for further details	Killed	Florennes Communal Cemetery. Row 2. Coll. grave 22-26			Read Archive Report
544	Grainger	Eric	Sergeant	625045		UK	Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-06-22	Stirling	III	EH889	AA-Z	Newmarket	2348	Mulheim	Shot down by a Bf 110 G-4 night fighter flown by Feldwebel Heinz Vinke of the 11./NJG 1. Crashed in IJsselmeer	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 151. United Kingdom		Accident report		CWGC
545	Grainger	Eric	Sergeant	625045		UK	Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-04-10	Stirling	III	BF455	AA-Y	RAF Newmarket, Suffolk	2355	Frankfurt	Hit by A.A. fire and enemy night fighter. Ran out of petrol and ditched in Channel off Shoreham Sussex. <> See Archive report for further detauls	Rescued	Later: Runnymede Memorial. Panel 151		Accident report	Son of William Henry and Myra Grainger. No further details - are you able to assist?	Archive report 75Sqn RNZAF Rothschild crew
546	Grange	T	Sergeant							Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-31	Stirling	III	EF501	AA-K	Mepal	2023	Berlin	Crashed at Potsdam	Killed	Runnymede
547	Grant	Horace Llewellyn	Sergeant	NZ/405254	Age 27	New Zealand	Observer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-09-03	Wellington	III	X3396	AA-R	RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk	2328	Emden	See archive report for further details	Killed	Sage War Cemetery Grave 3.B. 4.			Born on the 08th October 1914, the son of Leonard and Constance Grant, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand. Occupation prior to service a baker. A total of 250 flying hours logged and on his 02nd operational sortie. Medals probably awarded - The 1939-1945 Star. The Aircrew Europe Star. Defence Medal. The War Medal 1939-1945. NZ War Service Medal 1939 - 1945. The NZ Memorial Cross.	Read Archive Report
548	Grant	James Sutherland	Sergeant	NZ/421274	Age ?	New Zealand	Air Gunner		RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-31	Stirling	III	EE878	AA-P	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	2031	Berlin	See archive report for further details	PoW No: 43260 Camp: Stalag Kopernikus	None - survived the war			Read Archive Report
549	Granville	Richard John Cecil	Sergeant	403923		Australia			RAAF		75Sqn (NZ) RAF	1942-04-18												RAAF Honour Roll
550	Gratton	J R	Flight Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-07-28	Wellington	III	X3452	AA-	Feltwell		Hamburg	?	PoW