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