Re: Details of WW2 airmen please ....

[Danny152]

Hi all, I am trying to find any information, internet links for the following WW2 NZ airmen.


E.M Hales, from Wellington
J.E Harris, from Wellington
J.F Heyes, from Christchurch
J.A Johnston , from New Plymouth
J.A Lattimer, from New Plymouth
A.C McRae, from Wellington
G.L Martin, from Timero
R.J Meek, from Wellington
D.H Robertson, unknown
L.E Taylor, from Christchurch
W.R Watson, from Masterton

Any info on full names, if they survived, KIA, and aircraft would also be much appreciated.

Kind regards

Danny

[Col Bruggy]

Hello,

W. R. Watson, from Masterton.

https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/ne...A19401216.2.18

Monday 9 December 1940
No.114 Squadron
Blenheim IV N3617 RT-
Op: Training.

T/o Oulton for NFP and whilst flying off the East Anglia coast came under AA fire from an Allied convoy: damaged, the Blenheim crashed 2130 at Bridge Farm, Hemsby, 2 miles WNW of Newport, Norfolk. Watson was one of 183 short service commission officers appointed on 14 December 1938.

41503 F/O (Pilot) William Ross WATSON RAF +
936282 Sgt (Air Obs.) Gordon BOULTON RAFVR +
759263 Sgt (W.Op.U/T Air Gnr.) Derek Arthur SHILDRICK RAFVR +

See: BCL1 (rev.ed.)/Chorley/2013/p.252.

See also: For Your Tomorrow/Errol W. Martyn/Vol.1/p.102 and Vol.3, p.496 (bio).

Col.

[Danny152]

Brill,

Cheers Col, one down! I have put my plea out abit closer to NZ and on another forum which might get some traction!

Cheers

Danny

[Alain57]

Hello ,

Can this help ?

S/L William Robert Browning NZ1275
N° 3 squadron
Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) (USA)

Pilot Officer Douglas Haig Robertson 41469
N° 220 Sqn
WW2 Parents:Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Robertson of Westport
WW2 Mrs. M. C. Robertson(M), Upper Palmerston Street, Westport
WARWorld War II, 1939-1945
Nelson College and Westport Technical High School (Source: RNZAF Biographies (R17845615))
8 November 1939 Age 22 , killed in the crash of a Hudson on a training flight near Middlesborough United Kingdom, Europe
Thornaby-on-Tees Cemetery, Yorkshire, England
Plot G. Row I. Grave 40. AWMM
Memorials

Sgt Joseph Allan Johnston NZ404493
21 November 1918 - Died 14 October 1941
Royal New Zealand Air Force, 4 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit

Greets
Alain57

[Danny152]

Great, thanks Alain57,

That's one down!

Cheers

Danny