RNZAF casualties

this may be a bit cheeky but I’m stuck at a brick wall . I only have a few RNZAF casualties whom I don’t know what happened to them . Does anyone have a copy of the Errol Martyn “ for your tomorrow “ list “ I could beg a few details from please just to see if they are in there ?

 

Post the names, Jon.

The book's next to me.

Regards,

Dave

 

This isn't directly related to your query, but you may be interested to know of a R.N.Z.A.F. casualty, Harold George Talbot, who is commemorated on two memorials in Ireland (irishwarmemorials.ie/Persons?name=Talbot%2C+Harold&warId=2&regId=63&siteId=&memoId=&letter=&sortO=1&button=Go).

The one in New Ross names his father, Rector of the church, and says that the son was killed in action near Hanover on 22nd September, 1943.

Belville

 

Dave alieneyes, you're very kind, I'll do bourail memorial first

J w payne d s white r w Knap, all aircraftsmen on 23 11 43

J r batterham, aircraftsmen 6 5 45

G w waters f sgt 14 9 44

 

Bourail cemetery

Johnson s r
McLaughlin h c
Macintosh L I
Oldman p c
Humphrey j f
Wilson m a
Crease h c
Correy max
Wilcox a d
McInnis a m
Manager t m


Struggling on these, non aircraft related ones

 

United kingdom

D a Franklin at bath
M a o Donnell at Chester
R c flower at stranraer stranraer, in Scotland??? Curse you peter kay !
F r Clarke at Cambridge
E l Darrell at irvinestown
C a phillpott at Chester

 

C f Jacobsen at Belgrade war cemetery

 

Jon,

NZ422345 Aircraftman 2nd Class John Webster PAYNE
NZ4210181 Aircraftman 1st Class David Stanfield WHITE
NZ4215877 Aircraftman 1st Class Ronald William KNAP

All three killed on USAAF C-47 (serial not supplied) while headed from No. 1 PD to Base Depot.

NZ438210 Leading Aircraftman James Robert BATTERHAM

12 SU (Ventura), drowned 6 May 1945.

NZ4211717 Flight Sergeant George Willliam WATERS

NZ Army for four months, then remustered in RNZAF. Trained in Canada. Returned to NZ ferrying Avengers. Believed to have been at Norfolk Island to ferry Avenger, drowned 14 September 1944.

Regards,

Dave

 

Dave, you’re a star . In that case the c47 was 41 18675 !!

 

NZ434824 Aircraftman 1st Class Stanley Raymond JOHNSON

Posted to Espiritu Santo 6 July 1943, accidentally shot 27 July 1943.

NZ426406 Leading Aircraftman Hector Campbell McLAUCHLAN

Posted to the New Hebrides and Espiritu Santo 19 Jan 1943, to Guadalcanal 18 October 1943, electrocuted 13 Jan 1944.

NZ4214718 Corporal Lex Ian MACINTOSH

Posted to Espiritu Santu 7 December 1943, to Base Depot 13 December 1943; killed by flying debris from No. 9 Squadron Ventura which crashed on landing after op.

NZ431964 Aircraftman 1st Class Patrick Charles OLDMAN

To Pacific for BDPO 19 November 1943; 10 SU (Ventura) 4 March 1944, accidentally shot 18 April 1944.

NZ425370 Corporal John Francis HUMPHREY

SU to Pacific 7 December 1943, 4SU (Corsair) 28 July 1944, serious injury in fire, died of injuries 28 September 1944.

NZC4211673 (that's how it's written) Flight Sergeant Maurice Andrew WILSON

Air Gunners badge and Sergeant 10 December 1943, 3 Squadron(Ventura) 7 February 1944 with squadron to Pacific 21 May 1944, killed on air operations 28 October 1944.

NZ392088 (formerly A392088) Flight Sergeant Charles Henry CREASE

Born Islington, London 8 January 1910, to NZ 1927, enlisted as cook and butcher 27 December 1939, remustered as cook 1 November 1943, 1 (Islands) Work Squadron 17 November 1944, electrocuted 31 December 1944.

NZ4311109 Aircraftman Max CORNEY

Telephone mechanic 6 May 1944, ACC Camp 1 July 1944, OTP 11 November 1944 to Pacific for BDTP 16 December 1944. To Guadalcanal 23 December 1944, serious injury in telephone pole accident 25 January 1945, died of injuries 26 January 1945.

No AD Wilcox in FYT or CWGC.

NZ432682 Aircraftman 1st Class Alexander Maxwell McINNES

No 40 Squadron ground staff 17 November 1943, to Pacific for BDRP 7 October 1944, 12SU(Ventura) seriously injured in explosion 16 March 1945, died of injuries 19 March 1945.

No TM Manager in FYT or CWGC.

Regards,

Dave

 

My bad too . Typing with fat fingers and no reading glasses

They were : Maurice Andrew Wilson

Terrence Moulden mcenteer

 

NZ4216041 Flight Sergeant Dennis Anthony FRANKLIN

Pilot's badge 19 November 1943 and Sergeant 25 December 1943, attached RAF and embarked for the UK 27 February 1944 to 12 PRDC 19 April 1944; 15 (P) AFU (Oxford) 26 February 1945, attached to 1532 BATF 28 March - 2 April 1945, killed air accident 9 April 1945.

No MA O'Donnell or MAO Donnell in FYT or CWGC

NZ405477 Flight Lieutenant Richard Colin FLOWER

Attached RCAF 16 February 1941, 3 WS 18 February 1941, 4BGS 7 July 1941, AG Badge and remustered as WAG 4 August 1941, Y Depot 11 August 1941, embarked for UK 15 August 1941, 3 PRC 15 September 1941, 1 SS 29 September 1941, 287 Sqn (various a/c types) 16 December 1941; 9(O)AFU (Anson) as instructor 21 April 1943, attached CGS 2 August - 11 September 1944. Commissioned 19 December 1943, 10 AGS as instructor 7 June 1945, killed air accident (Wellington) 1 July 1946.

NZC4213388 Flying Officer Francis Royden CLARKE

Attached RAF and embarked for UK 25 May 1944, 12 PDRC 2 June 1944, 9(O)AFU 4 July 1944, 85 OTU (Wellington) 8 August 1944, 51 Base, redesignated 75 Base3 November 1944 for 1660 HCU(Stirling) 31 October 1944, died in motor vehicle accident 23 November 1944.

NZ422693 Warrant Officer Edward Lindsay DARRELL

Attached RAF and embarked for UK 23 June 1943, 12 PDRC 2 July 1943, 2 PDC 6 October 1943, embarked for Sierra Leone and 200 Sqn (Hudson - 'numerous' ops), 14 October 1943 crewed a Hudson to Algeria via West Africa and Morocco, 10-13 February 1944 by Dakota to UK via Morocco 22 February 2 March 1944, 1 PDC3 March 1944, 5(C)OTU 19 March 1944, 1 ARC 27 March 1944, 7(C)OTU, 4 RFU(Wellington) 22 May 1944, 131 OTU (Sunderland) 1 June 1944, drowned 20 September 1944

NZ432070 Flight Sergeant Colin Arthur PHILPOTT

Had private pilots license in NZ, ground engineer for Cook Strait Airways, then Imperial Airways and Union Airways. Embarked for the UK December 1937. Enlisted 13 February 1943, remustered as Airman Pilot u/t 18 August 1943, 3 EFTS 20 August 1943, 1 SFTS 23 October 1943, Pilot's Badge wef 28 December 1943; Sergeant 19 February 1944. Embarked for UK 12 March 1944, 12 PDRC 18 April 1944, hospital 19 August 1944, died 22 August 1944.

Regards,

Dave

 

I love you . Have my children ‘

 

NZ412110 Flight Lieutenant Clive Fowler JACOBSEN

Awarded Pilot's Badge wef 15 June 1942 at 2SFTS, Sgt 5 September 1942. Attached RAF and embarked for the UK 16 September 1942, 3 PRC 19 November 1942, 17 (P)AFU 8 February 1943, 61 OTU (Spitfire) 16 March 1943, 5 PDC 8 June 1943, embarked for North Africa (Algeria?) 16 June 1943, 1BPD 27 June 1943, 2BPD 4 July 1943, by air to Malta and 249 Squadron (Spitfire) 5 July 1943, by air to Libya and 17 Staging Post 9 July 1943, by air to Malta and 249 Squadron (Spitfire - 94 ops, including 7 ASR). Commissioned 4 January 1944, shot down and baled out over Yugoslavia 23 June 1944, POW, executed on or about (& officially accepted date of death) 6 July 1944.

Regards,

Dave

 

Nothing for Richard Colin flower please ?

 

I feel bad imposing more . Bit if you’re a willing please ?

John brown 431705.

Sidney b Murphy 412260 in India

Arthur r Weston 39636 in Fiji

Donald a harkness 411400 in Egypt

George p Carr 416455 in Egypt

Cyril j rudge 401215 in Egypt

John d poynter 461199. In Fiji

 

Reading glasses are also required to read the font size in this book. I'll pass on the offspring offer, thanks.

NZC4211673 Flight Sergeant Maurice Andrew WILSON

Remustered as Aircrew u/t & ITW 27 May 1943, remustered as Air Gunner u/t 14 October 1943, 1OTU (Oxford/Hudson) 29 October 1943, Air Gunners badge and Sergeant 10 December 1943, 3 Squadron (Ventura) 7 February 1944, with Squadron to Pacific 21 May 1944, killed air operations 28 October 1944.

NZ4215161 Leading Aircraftman Terence Muldoon McENTEER

Served one year in NZ army. RNZAF Omak as Aircrafthand (ADU) 27 November 1942, Waipapakauri 8 January 1943, remustered Aircrafthand (GD) 1 March 1943 to Fiji for Nausori 12 May 1943, 13BMU(Hudson) 20 August 1943, Lauthala bay 16 February 1944, BDRP 29 July 1944, Bougainville 31 July 1944, ZEAIRTAF 17 October 1944, BDRP 10 November 1944, returned to NZ and PRD 11 November 1944, Hamilton 29 December 1944, OTP 13 February 1945 to pacific for BDTP 29 March 1945, 12SU (Ventura) 5 April 1945, died in motor vehicle accident 19 June 1945.

Regards,

Dave

 

Flower is in my post 12. Those glasses handy?

I'll catch your new ones later today.

 

Glasses on my head ! Still can’t find them !

I’m very grateful

 

NZW431705 Corporal John BROWN

Motor mechanic. RNZAF Rongotai mechanic 8 February 1943, emabrked for Fiji 6 March 1943. Composite Works squadron 13 March 1943, HQ Nausori 18 December 1943, 13SU(Hudson) 23 December 1943, died 20 January 1944.

NZ412260 Flight Sergeant Sidney Beverley MURPHY

Pilot's badge wef 19 November 1941. Sergeant 10 January 1942. Attached RAF and embarked for UK 31 January 1942. 3PRC 10 March 1942, 15(P)AFU 26 May 1942. 7PRC 19 July 1942, 5(C)OTU (Beaufort) 22 September 1942, 1TTU(Beaufort) 1 January 1943, 306FTU(Beaufort) 23 May 1943, 1OADU(Beaufort) 7 June 1943, flew a Beaufort to India via North Africa 11-21 June 1943 21 Ferry Control. Hospital at Delhi 6 April 1943, died 7 April 1944.

NZ39636 Flight Sergeant Arthur Russell WESTON

RNZAF Ohakea as medical orderly 26 September 1939, 1EFTS 21 May 1940, AHQ November 1941, Tauranga 19 February 1942, Trentham 6 July 1942, Sergeant 1 November 1942, to Fiji for Lauthala Bay 28 June 1943, accidentally shot 20 July 1944.

NZ411400 Warrant Officer Donald Anderson HARKNESS, DFC

Airman pilot u/t 2 March 1941, 3EFTS 13 April 1941, embarked for Canada 18 June 1941. Attached RCAF 3 July 1941, 10SFTS 6 July 1941, Pilot's badge and Sergeant 25 September 1941, attached RAF and embarked for UK 7 October 1941, 3PRC 19 October 1941, 1516 BATF November 1941, 20 OTU (Wellington) (ground instruction only) 17 November 1941, 15 OTU (Wellington) 3 February 1942 serious injury, Princess Mary RAF Hospital until 26 June 1942, 15 OTU 10 November 1942, ACDW Brighton 13 December 1942, 3(P)AFU (Oxford) 17 February 1943, 21 OTU (Wellington) 27 April 1943, 311 FTU (Wellington) 22 July 1943, 1 OADU (Wellington) circa August 1943 flew a Wellington to Tunisia via Morocco, 142 Squadron (Wellington - 36 ops) 11 August 1943, 3BPD March 1944, Transit Camp Taranto 18 March 1944, 22 PTC 2 April 1944, 77OTU (Wellington) 24 April 1944, died from accidental fall 23 July 1944.

NZ416455 Pilot Officer George Percival CARR

Airman pilot u/t 29 November 1941, 2EFTS 10 January 1942, embarked for Canada 8 March 1942, attached RCAF 2 April 1942, 5 M Depot 3 April 1942, 9SFTS 10 April 1942, 8SFTS 3 July 1942, Pilots badge and Sergeant 17 July 1942, 1 Y Depot 25 July 1942, attached RAF, embarked for UK 7 August 1942, 3PRC 19 August 1942, 7(P)AFU 4 September 1942, 56OTU (Hurricane) 28 September 1942, 2PDC 6 January 1943, embarked for India 18 January 1943, arrived Bombay 17 March 1943, RC Worli 19 March 1943, 151OTU (Hurricane) 24 April 1943, 67 Squadron (Hurricane, Spitfire, 22 ops) 7 September 1943. Slightly injured in crash into the sea 23 November 1943, BRD Worli 30 August 1944, to Egypt 25 September 1944, arrived 6 October 1944, 22 PTC 7 October 1944, HQ 203 Group 12 October 1944, 73 OTU as instructor 26 October 1944. Commissioned 10 February 1945. Killed in air accident (in FAA Tiger Moth).

NZ401215 Warrant Officer Cyril James RUDGE

RNZAF Levin as Observer u/t 7 May 1940, 1AOS 10 June 1940, Air Observers badge 18 October 1940, Sergeant 26 October 1940, attached RAF and embarked for Egypt 8 November 1940, ME Pool 18 December 1940, 70 OTU (Blenheim) 16 April 1941, 223 Squadron (Maryland) 14 July 1941, 24 Squadron SAAF (Boston - at least 4 ops) late September 1941, shot down/baled out & POW on recce op 7 December 1941. Camps included Campo 52, Campo 65, Stalag VIIIA and Stalag 344. Died 6 March 1945. Alamein Memorial.

NZ461199 Aircraftman First Class John David POYNTER

Discharged RNZAF 16 June 1946 (previous number NZ44659), re-enlisted at Wigram as Wireless Mechanic 21 June 1946. Hospital 7 August to 19 November 1946. Remustered as Wireless Mechanic u/t 16 August 1946, MS(P) Whenuapai 28 May 1947, to Fiji for Lauthala Bay 2 July 1947, drowned 12 November 1947.

Regards,

Dave