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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
8901	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
8902	Wolfenden	Harold	Sergeant	1237318	Age 32			RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1942-10-11									Killed	Denmark, Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Aiii. 9. 16.		Son Of Harold And Mary Elizabeth Wolfenden, Of Hull.
8903	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
8904	Wood	Albert Douglas	Sergeant	401819	Age 24			RNZAF		256Sqn (RAF)	1941-04-08									Killed	United Kingdom, Lytham St. Annes (Park) Cemetery, Sec. D. Nonconformist. Grave 723.		Son Of Norman Cecil And Violet May Wood, Of Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand.
8905	Wood	Frederick Lionel Roy	Sergeant	404439	Age 23			RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1941-10-15									Killed	Germany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, 1. C. 5.		Son Of Lionel Gladstone Wood And Laura Ada Wood, Of Waimate North, Auckland, New Zealand.
8906	Wood	Colin Lethbridge	Sergeant	412780	Age 24			RNZAF		1433Sqn	1942-07-30									Killed	Malta, Malta Memorial, Panel 5, Column 2.		Son Of Audley Cowper Wood And Dorothy May Wood, Of Lottin Point, Auckland, New Zealand.
8907	Wood	John Bernard	Sergeant	412781	Age 26			RNZAF			1942-08-23									Killed	United Kingdom, Llanbeblig Public Cemetery, Caernarfon, Grave 2185.		Son Of John R. Wood And Of Ethel Wood (Nee Mcardle), Of Glen Eden, Auckland, New Zealand.
8908	Wood	Benjamin Brinley	Flight Sergeant	656588	Age			RAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1943-06-23									Killed	Germany, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 19. G. 4-6.
8909	Wood	Douglass Edmund	Pilot Officer	415811	Age			RNZAF			1943-06-05									Killed	New Caledonia, Bourail Memorial, Panel 5.
8910	Wood	Alan William	Flight Sergeant	414535	Age 20			RNZAF		180Sqn	1943-05-31									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 199.
8911	Wood	Noel Herbert	Leading Aircraftman	437361	Age 19			RNZAF			1944-08-26									Killed	Canada, Dunnville (Riverside) Cemetery, Lot 845. Grave 6.		Son Of Edmund Harry Wood And Of Jeanette Edith Wood (Nee Coe), Of Devonport, Auckland, New Zealand.
8912	Wood	Russell	Pilot Officer	417140	Age 23			RNZAF		44Sqn (RAF)	1944-06-22									Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Nederweert War Cemetery, Iv. D. 6.		Son Of Leonard Wood And Of Ida Wood (Nee Stacpoole), Of Morere, Hawke'S Bay, New Zealand.
8913	Wood	Lionel John	Flying Officer	404984	Age 31			RNZAF			1944-04-06									Killed	New Caledonia, Bourail Memorial, Panel 5.		Son Of Cecil Wilmot Wood And Alice Moore Wood, Of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
8914	Wood	Peter Ritchey	Flight Lieutenant	401798	Age 27			RNZAF			1944-01-17									Killed	New Caledonia, Bourail Memorial, Panel 3.		Son Of Morris Edwin And Clare Lenore Wood, Of Paraparaumu Beach, Wellington, New Zealand; Husband Of Betty Wood, Of Wellington City.
8915	Wood	James Haswell	Flight Sergeant	425811	Age 29			RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1945-03-21									Killed	Germany, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 4. G. 1.		Son Of Mr. And Mrs. J. H. Wood, Of Cassilis, Victoria, Australia.
8916	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
8917	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
8918	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
8919	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
8920	Wood	J E	Pilot Officer				Pilot		Fighter	486Sqn RNZAF	1945-05-03	Tempest	V	NV791	L				Crash landed at Kiel
8921	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
8922	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
8923	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
8924	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
8925	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
8926	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
8927	Woodberry	George Joseph	Flying Officer	431722	Age 24			RNZAF			1946-08-11									Killed	New Zealand, Lower Hutt (Taita) Cemetery, 4. F. Soldiers.		Son Of Mr. And Mrs. Frederick William Woodberry, Of Petone.
8928	Woodcock	R J D	Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-03-12	Wellington	III	X3585	AA-	Feltwell		Kiel	?	Killed	Runnymede
8929	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
8930	Woodcock	Roy Joffre Desmond	Sergeant	404985	Age 26			RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1942-03-12									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 118.		Son Of Bernard And Florence Woodcock, Of Wellington, New Zealand.
8931	Woodcock	William Robertson	Flying Officer	141844	Age 29			RAFVR		489Sqn (RNZAF)	1944-08-10									Killed	Germany, Kiel War Cemetery, 4. D. 20.		Son Of William Robertson Woodcock And Alice Brown Woodcock, Of Dundee.
8932	Woodford	Stanley Alfred George	Sergeant	922095	Age			RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-30									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 241.
8933	Woodford	Stanley Alfred George	Sergeant	922095	Age ?	British	Air/Gnr	RAFVR	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-30	Lancaster	I	HK558	AA-D	RAF Mepal, Cambridgeshire	610	Amaye	See Archive report for details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 241		No further details are you able to assist?	Archive Report on the loss of this aircraft
8934	Woodgate	Arthur John	Flight Lieutenant	NZ/412300	Age 21	New Zealand	Pilot	RNZAF	Bomber Command	516 Squadron. 105 Wing. 26 Group.	1944-02-06	Hurricane	IIC	LF207	Not issued	RAF Dundonald, Ayreshire	1445	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Dundonald Cemetery (Troon). Section K.1. Grave 187	Courtesy Jennifer Lemaire	Born on the 20th June 1922 in Barnet, England. Emigrated to New Zealand in 1927. Worked as a draughting cadet for Land and Survey Department at Dunedin. Enlisted at Levin on the 13th April 1941 as a pilot under training. Embarked for Canada on the 22nd July 1941. Awarded his pilots badge and commission on the 07th November 1941. After this embarked for England on the 14th November 1941. After conversion training with 56 Operational Training Unit he joined 486 squadron on the 24th March 1942. Embarked for Sierra Leone on the 27th August 1942 joining 128 squadron. Embarked for England on the 25th March 1943. Son of Arthur Frederic and Kathleen Demaret Woodgate (née Connor), of Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand. A total of 461 flying hours logged with 172 solo on the Hurricane. At least 16 operational sorties carried out.	Archive Report
8935	Woodgate	Arthur John	Flight Lieutenant	412300	Age 21			RNZAF		516Sqn (RAF)	1944-02-06									Killed	United Kingdom, Troon Cemetery, Ayrshire, Sec. K.1. Grave 187.		Son Of Arthur Frederic And Kathleen Demaret Woodgate, Of Oamaru, Otago, New Zealand.
8936	Woodham	Henry William	Sergeant	402449	Age 27			RNZAF		75Sqn RNZAF	1942-02-28									Killed	United Kingdom, Feltwell (St. Nicholas) Churchyard, Row B. Grave 10.		Son Of Henry And Mary Ann Woodham, Of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
8937	Woodham	H W	Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1942-02-28	Wellington	III	X3355	AA-Y	Feltwell		Air Test	Crashed near Brandon SUFFOLK	Dow 28.02.42
8938	Woodhead	Donald Bruce	Pilot Officer	NZ/412301	Born on the 02nd July 1912 Age 30	New Zealand	Pilot	RNZAF	Bomber Command	16OTU Operational Training Unit	1944-08-19	Martinet	TT.I	HP390	Not known	RAF Upper Heyford	1636	Air test	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Oxford Cemetery (Botley). Plot H/3. Grave 135 Son Of Fred Baynes Woodhead And Elizabeth Jane Woodhead; Husband Of Betty Woodhead, Of Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand.	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire	Read Archive Report Died in the crash of Miles Martinet HP390. The aircraft took off from RAF Upper Heyford for an air test. Engine failed seconds after take-off. He banked away from Upper Heyford village, clipped a tree and crashed.
8939	Woodroofe	G T	Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	104Sqn	1941-09-10	Wellington	II	W5576	EP-N	Stradishall	2130	Torino	Ditched in North Sea	PoW
8940	Woodrow	H J	Pilot Officer					RNZAF	Bomber Command	214Sqn	1942-01-15	Wellington	IC	R1759	BV-	Stardishall	1740	Hamburg	Presumed crashed in North Sea off Whitby	Killed	Runnymede
8941	Woodrow	F E	Sergeant					RNZAF	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1942-05-30	Manchester	I	L7290	EA-	Scampton	2255	Koln	Crashed at Mulheim-Oberhausen	PoW
8942	Woodrow	Henry Joseph	Pilot Officer	403487	Age 27			RNZAF		214 (F.M.S.)Sqn	1942-01-16									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 117.		Son Of Henry And Julia Ann Woodrow, Of Mount Albert, Auckland, New Zealand.
8943	Woods	G F	Pilot Officer					RNZAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-01-28	Halifax	II	JP133	ZA-D	Melbourne	2345	Berlin	Crashed at Falkensee	PoW
8944	Woods	R M	Flight Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-03-04	Stirling	III	EF215	AA-M	Mepal	2051	SOE	Crashed Rochefort-Montagne {Puy-de-Dome}	Killed	Des Carmes-Dechaux Communal Cemetery
8945	Woods	Robert Albert Francis	Sergeant	411964	Age 21			RNZAF		44Sqn (RAF)	1943-05-30									Killed	Belgium, Heverlee War Cemetery, 4. C. 4.		Son Of John Francis Woods And Of Lillian Woods (Nee Lavery), Of Wellington City, New Zealand.
8946	Woods	Ralph Morley	Flight Sergeant	1386860	Age 29			RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1944-03-05									Killed	France, Clermont-Ferrand (Des Carmes-Dechaux) Communal Cemetery, Row A. Grave 3.		Son Of Charles Frederick And Elizabeth Agnes Woods, Of New Milton, Hampshire; Husband Of Joan Alice Woods, Of Penryn, Cornwall.
8947	Woodward	L A	Warrant Officer					RAAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-07-20	Lancaster	III	ND915	AA-A	Mepal	2320	Homberg	Crashed near Keldonk {Noord-Brabant}	PoW
8948	Woolcock	Noel Crompton	Sergeant	405461	Age 27			RNZAF		459 (R.A.A.F.)Sqn	1942-08-05									Killed	Egypt, Alamein Memorial, Column 266.		Son Of James And Alice Maud Woolcock, Of Opawa, Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
8949	Woolcott	D G	Sergeant						Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-23	Stirling	III	EE938	AA-X	Mepal	2037	Berlin	Crashed at Mahlsdorf	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
8950	Woolcott	Douglas George	Sergeant	1290189	Age 23			RAFVR		75Sqn RNZAF	1943-08-24									Killed	Germany, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 1. J. 7.		Son Of George And Isabel Woolcott, Of Barking, Essex; Husband Of Iris Woolcott, Of Barking.