The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF, 1939-1946
Surnames Commencing with N
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Name |
NEIL,
Thomas Francis 'Ginger' |
Number |
79168 |
Rank |
Squadron Leader |
Nationality |
British |
Born |
Bootle, Lancashire, 14 July
1920 |
Arrived |
3 September 1942 |
Departed |
25 July 1943 |
Decorations |
DFC (1940), Bar to DFC (1940),
U.S. Bronze Star (1949), AFC (1956) |
Notes |
OC 41 Sqn, 3 Sep 1942-25 Jul
1943; retired 1964, retaining Wg Cdr; died Bungay, Suffolk, 11 July 2018 |
Name |
NEWMAN,
Benjamin Bernard 'Barney' |
Number |
405875 |
Rank |
Flying Officer |
Nationality |
Australian |
Born |
Ayr, QLD, Australia,
12 September 1918 |
Arrived |
12 October 1942 |
Departed |
25 October 1943 |
Notes |
FTR/KIFA with 79 Sqn RAAF, 2 August 1945, aged 26; son of Benjamin & Helena I. Newman of Ayr,
Qld.; buried in Grave 28.D.1. of Ambon War Cemetery, Indonesia |
Name |
NICHOLSON,
Harold Alexander |
Number |
J.5341 |
Rank |
Pilot Officer |
Nationality |
Canadian |
Born |
Brandon, Man, Canada, 29
March 1920 |
Arrived |
29 October 1941 |
Departed |
25 November 1941 |
Notes |
Repat to Canada, believed to
be a result of illness, May 1944; demobilised Oct 1945 |
Name |
NORWELL,
John King 'Jock' |
Number |
740233 |
Rank |
Sergeant Pilot |
Nationality |
British |
Born |
Perth, Scotland, 4 October 1917 |
Arrived |
3 September 1940 |
Departed |
19 October 1940 |
Decorations |
AFC (1945), Queen Elizabeth
II Coronation Medal (1953) |
Notes |
Commissioned Jul 1942; re-commissioned as Fg Off in RAFVR, 1947; retired 1954;
died Perth, Scotland, 28 May 2003 |
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