ROYAL NEW ZEALAND AIR FORCE

Casualties in and near Canada

1939-1945

This appendix contains the names of those airmen wearing the uniform of the RNZAF who lost their lives in or near Canada during the period September 1939 to August 1945. The names of those Canadians in the RNZAF who lost their lives are listed in the biographical section of this book.

The format is: rank, surname, initial; year, month, day; – cause of death i.e. FO = flying operations, FA = flying accident, auto = automobile accident, drown accidental drowning, acc = accidental death, died = all other; unit #and location if known; see xxx = cross reference to a name in the biographical section where more detail can be found; aircraft type and number.

There are several abbreviations used here that do not appear on the introduction page. MV = Motor Vessel, FIS Flying Instructor School, WAAF = Womens Auxiliary Air Force, * has been used to indicate there is no information available. The abbreviations for the provinces are: B.C. = British Columbia, Sask. = Saskatchewan, Man. = Manitoba, P.E.I. = Prince Edward Island, N.B. = New Brunswick, and N.S. = Nova Scotia.

Sgt       Albrey TA       430801            FO       34 OTU – see Ledingham R.A.

LAC    Allen JR          430706            FA       34 SFTS, Medicine Hat, Alberta. Harvard FE916.

P/O      An gland MP   420112            *          *

LAC    Bate OW         440408            died

Sgt       Bates DS         430226            FA       34 OTU – see Otto T.M.

LAC    Bell JC            430225            FA       9 AOS, St. Jean Quebec. Anson.

LAC    Bradley SF      420409            FA       10 SFTS – see Dean D.D.

ALA.   Breigan IR      421011            FA       31 SFTS, Kingston, Ontario. Harvard AJ590.

Sgt       Brier AF          430603            FO       34 OTU – see Stiles F.J.

Sgt       Butler PP         431105            FA       1 AOS – see Freeman N.C.

P/O      Campbell MM 420112            *          *

Sgt       Capon AL       431005            FA       1 CNS – see Petrie D.R.

Sgt       Carter FR        430603            FO       34 OTU – see Stiles F.J.

Sgt       Chappell RC   430110            FA       5 BGS – see McNeilly J.A.

Sgt       Cheney NJ      421112            FO       Fewrry Command – see Fairbain S.F.

F/O      Cleary AG      430521            *          *

LAC    Conway GO    440505            FA       36 SFTS, Penhold, Alberta. Oxford X6734.

F/O      Corcoran RL   450316            FA       8 OTU, Greenwood, N.S. Mosquito KB338.

P/O      Cowie GW      430625            FA       34 OTU – see Loucks J.C.

LAC    Derry HG        411224            FA       12 SFTS, Brandon, Man. Crane 7773.

Sgt       Doherty AJ      421216            FO       32 OTU – see Harris W.W.

Sgt       Fawkner JM    410916            auto     *. Blenheim, Ohio, USA.

Sgt       Franks IN        430802            FA       1 OTU, Bagolville, Quebec. Hurricane 1380.

LAC    Gillan LW       420224            FA       4 SFTS, Saskaton, Sask. Crane 7717.

Sgt       Gillespie DC   450316            FA       8 OTU, Greenwood, N.S. Mosquito KB338.

LAC    Glenday NM   430727            FA       7 BGS – see Mathers R.D.

LAC    Green SJ          440216            FA       6 SFTS, Dunnville, Ontario. Harvard 2879.

P/O      Griffiths CA    430625            FA       34 OTU – see Loucks J.C.

LAC    Hamilton GH  420119            FA       12 SFTS, Brandon, Man. Crane 7756.

LAC    Hardyment J    420116            died     Rivers, Man.

P/O      Harrison GN   421205            FA       Ferry Command – see Beckwall Al.

LAC    Haworth JB     440526            FA       6 SFTS, Dunnville, Ontario. Harvard 2961.

P/O      Helme J           430331            FA       39 SFTS, Swift Current, Sask. Oxford X6593.

LAC    Hennessy JG   431029            FA       2 AOS – see Gibson R.P.

P/O      Hewett WU     420112            *          *

FS        Hodge RA       440317            FO       32 OTU, Moose Jaw, Sask. Dakota 650.

Sgt       Hogan JE        430208            FA       34 OTU, Pennfield Ridge, N.B. Ventura AJ211.

LAC    Hughes ET      421006            FA       3 SFTS, Calgary, Alberta. Crane 8133.

Sgt       Hunter TM      430126            FA       34 OTU, Pennfield Ridge, N.B. Ventura AE665.

LAC    Ingley RT        430528            FA       12 SFTS, Brandon, Man. Crane 8098.

Sgt       Insall LA         420821            FA       3 AOS – see Davidson L.H.

Sgt       Kempton-Werohia B  420814            FA       31 BGS, Kingston, Ontario. Fairey Battle 5427.

F/O      Kidd PD          450419            FO       8 OTU, Greenwood, N.S. Mosquito KB277.

LAC    Kitto RF          420119            FA       12 SFTS, Brandon, Man. Crane 7747.

LAC    Knight MD      420202            FA       4 SFTS, Saskatoon, Sask. Crane 7703.

P/O      Langdale SN   430603            FO       34 OTU – see Stiles F.J.

Sgt       Laws R            430801            FO       34 OTU – see Ledingham R.A.

LAC    MacDonald AA          430213            FA       3 SFTS – see Carlson E.W.

LAC    Marshall AD   430331            FA       7 AOS, Portage La Prairie, Man. Anson 6503.

LAC    McFarlane CR 420407            FA       10 AOS, Chatham, N.B. Anson 6631.

Cpl.     McKinnon HS 420407            FA       10 AOS, Chatham, N.B. Anson 6631.

FS        McLean JD     430727            FA       9 BGS – see Revzen H.

Sgt       McLeod HD    430928            FA       32 OTU, Patricia Bay, B.C. Hampden AJ994.

LAC    Moisley WR    430110            FA       5 BGS – see McNeilly J.A.

Sgt       Mulcahy AC   430625            FA       34 OTU – see Loucks J.C.

LAC    Mulligan JD    440304            FA       3 SFTS, Calgary, Alberta. Crane 7892.

Sgt       Nelson PG       421110            *          *

Sgt       Nicholson GJ  450419            FO       8 OTU, Greenwood, N.S. Mosquito KB277.

P/O      Norriss GA     430123            FA       34 OTU – see Williams B.D.

FS        Opie DJ           430331            FA       7 AOS, Portage La Prairie, Man. Anson 6503.

LAC    Osborne IF      430528            FA       12 SFTS, Brandon, Man. Crane 8098.

Sgt       Payton GA      430106            FA       10 SFTS – see Hancock K.M.

FS        Petersen BN    431222            *          *

P/O      Piercy              430709            FA       31 SFTS, Kingston, Ontario. Harvard FE297.

LAC    Priday LR       420725            FA       12 SFTS – see Willis R.E.

Sgt       Poison JG        420806            died     *

Sgt       Putt GS           421122            FA       34 OTU, Penntield Ridge, N.B. Ventura AE868.

LAC    Rankin AL      420417            FA       6 SFTS – see Guelich A.S.

LAC    Shaw WD       431231            FA       37 SFTS, Calgary, Alberta. Harvard AJ966.

Sgt       Skinner BJ      430622            FA       1 CNS – see Daubner H.A.

LAC    Spence AB      430331            FA       7 AOS, Portage La Prairie, Man. Anson 6503.

Sgt       Stacey IR        450516            FA       3 SFTS – see Hodge R.G.

Sgt       Sugre TJ          430110            FA       5 BGS – see McNeilly J.A.

Sgt       Swingler RJ    421229            died     *

F/L      Thompson AR 450704            *          *

P/O      Thompson CH 420915            FA       12 SFTS – see Steventon G.M.

F/O      Walls RJ          440118            FA       36 OTU – see O’Connell L.J. DFC.

F/O      Walsh JD        440118            FA       36 OTU – see O’Connell L.J. DFC.

LAC    WealKG          420519            FA       9 BGS – see Halamka A.F.

P/O      Webby GA      410803            FA       Ferry Command. Hudson AM657.

Sgt       Whitehead JW 420818            FA       1 BGS – see Reed A.G.

LAC    Willis AC        411215            FA       6 SFTS, Dunnville, Ontario. Harvard 2763.

LAC    Wilson LG      420211            FA       4 SFTS – see Hovey F.G.

LAC    Wood NH       440826            FA       6 SFTS, Dunnville, Ontario. Harvard FE582.