The Roll of Honour

Category: New Zealander

Full Name:  David Keith O’DONNELL Nationality: New Zealand   Rank:  Flying Officer Service:  Royal New Zealand Air Force Unit:  214 FMS Squadron Age at Death:  21 Date of Death:  15 January 1943 Service Number:  402063 Memorial:  Runnymede Memorial, Surrey, UK Reference:  Panel 197 View David’s details on the Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database CWGC Certificate:http://www.cwgc.org/search-for-war-dead/casualty/1803537/O’DONNELL,%20DAVID%20KEITH   David O’Donnell was born on 21 July 1921, the son of David and Esther O’Donnell (nee Collard), of Aramoho. David was Navigator aboard Stirling…

    Full Name:   Victor Dominic BENEFIELD Nationality:  New Zealander   Rank:  Flying Office (Instructor) Service:  Royal New Zealand Air Force Unit:  11 Operational Training Unit Age at Death:  28 Date of Death:  16 September 1942 Service Number:  41302 Cemetery:  Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany Reference:  2 H 6 View Victor’s entry on the Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database Military Awards:  1939-1945 Star; Aircrew Europe Star; War Medal 1939-1945; New Zealand War Medal CWGC Certificate: hhttp://www.cwgc.org/search-for-war-dead/casualty/2036875/BENEFIELD,%20VICTOR%20DOMINIC Victor was born on 8…

     Full Name:   Thomas Charles Benefield Nationality:   New Zealander  Rank:   Private Regiment:   New Zealand Entrenching Battalion, N.Z.E.F. Unit:   23rd Battalion Age at Death:   23 Date of Death:   24 March 1918 Service Number:   52935 Cemetery:   Bedford House Cemetery, Belgium Cemetery Reference:   Enclosure No.2 III. E. 13. View Thomas’ Military records: http://ndhadeliver.natlib.govt.nz/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE11339111 View Thomas’ details on the Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database CWGC Certificate: http://www.cwgc.org/search-for-war-dead/casualty/483041/BENEFIELD,%20THOMAS%20CHARLES EVERY MAN REMEMBERED:  http://www.everymanremembered.org/profiles/soldier/483041/ Thomas was born in 1895 in…

Full Name:  Clifton Francis BENEFIELD Nationality:  New Zealander   Rank:  Flight Lieutenant (Navigator) Service:  Royal New Zealand Air Force Unit:  9th (RAF) Squadron Age at Death:  25 Date of Death:  25 April 1944 Service Number:  402463 Cemetery:  Durnbach War Cemetery, Germany Reference:  2 H 6 View Clifton’s details on the Auckland War Memorial Museum Cenotaph Database Military Awards:  Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) CWGC Certificate: http://www.cwgc.org/search-for-war-dead/casualty/2079760/BENEFIELD,%20CLIFTON%20FRANCIS Clifton was born on 21 June 1918 in Wanganui, New Zealand, to parents Robert and Caroline Benefield…