My uncle Morris Croft was b. Sefton ,South Island, NZ. 16th March 1924. I am trying to find out more about his WW2 history. I think he joined the RAF
as far as I know was stationed in England somewhere. I remember when he came home after the war ended, I think he was on the ground crew not sure what he was doing. He died 2008 in Australia , Any help would be greatly appreciated .Thank you

lianen - 2019-06-04 19:55:00

https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/
record/91955?n=morris%20croft&w=World%20War%20II%2C%2019
39-1945&ordinal=0&from=%2Fwar-memorial%2Fonline-ceno
taph%2Fsearch

carbs51 - 2019-06-04 20:05:00

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grannie6 - 2019-06-04 20:21:00

Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24440, 14 December 1944
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19441214.2.1
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Engagement of Pilot Officer Morris Raymond Croft (overseas).

The rank of pilot officer suggests he was air crew.

Edited by stock at 10:25 pm, Tue 4 Jun

stock - 2019-06-04 22:15:00

2005 cemetery record, Victoria Australia
https://billiongraves.com/grave/Morris-Raymond-Croft/2770448
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Edited by stock at 10:32 pm, Tue 4 Jun

stock - 2019-06-04 22:31:00

There was a Flying Officer M R Croft in Coastal Command going to a Victory Parade in 1946:
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ODT19460528.2.2
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His RNZAF personnel file should be at Defence records Trentham:
http://www.nzdf.mil.nz/personnel-records/nzdf-archives/acces
sing-military-service-records.htm
See the link there for an application form for a copy of the file; there is usually a backlog of applications for them to process.

Edited by stock at 10:44 pm, Tue 4 Jun

stock - 2019-06-04 22:44:00

Trained in Canada, as did many NZ and other commonweath air forces personnel:
Press, Volume LXXX, Issue 24438, 12 December 1944
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19441212.2.7
4.1

stock - 2019-06-04 23:08:00