Lloyd Allan Trigg

Forenames

Lloyd Allan AWMM

Surname

Trigg AWMM

Service number

• WWII NZ413515 AWMM
• WWII 413515 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

1914 AWMM

Next of kin

• WW2 Nola Bernice Trigg (wife), Whangarei, North Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Wife: Mrs N. B. Trigg, 35 Park Avenue, Whangarei AWMM

Relationship status

• Married/WWII AWMM
• Pre 01 Sep 1941 AWMM Married/WWII AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

Battle of Atlantic AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

• WWII NZ413515 AWMM
• WWII 413515 AWMM

Military service

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 12 Service Flying Training School, Brandon, Manitoba, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 41. Graduation Date: 16/01/1942. AWMM

Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Royal Air Force, No. 200 Squadron AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Victoria Cross (VC) AWMM
  VC. Gazetted October 1943 - awarded posthumously. Flying Officer Trigg had rendered outstanding service on a convoy escort and anti-submarine duties. He had completed his operational sorties and had invariably displayed skill and courage of a very high order. On August 11, 1943, Flying Officer Trigg undertook, as captain and pilot, a patrol in a Liberator bomber, although he had not previously made any operational sorties in that type of aircraft. After a search of eight hours duration, a surfaced U-Boat was sighted. Flying Officer Trigg immediately prepared to attack. During the approach the aircraft received many hits from the submarine's anti-aircraft guns and burst into flames which quickly enveloped the tail. The moment was critical. Flying Officer Trigg could have broken off the engagement and made a forced landing in the sea; but if he continued the attack every second spent in the air would increase the extent and intensity of the flames and diminish his chances of survival. There could have been no hesitation or doubt in his mind. He maintained his course in spite of the already precarious condition of his aircraft and executed a masterly and devastating attack. Skimming over the U-Boat at less than 50 feet with anti-aircraft fire entering his opened bomb doors, Flying Officer Trigg dropped his bombs on and around the U-Boat, where they exploded with devastating effect. A short distance further on the Liberator dived into the sea. The U-Boat sank within 20 minutes and some of her crew were picked up later in a Liberator's rubber dinghy. VC. New Zealand Gazette 1944 p. 636 AWMM
• Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) AWMM
  DFC. Awarded for two skillful attacks against U-Boats while protecting a West African convoy in March 1943. AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM
• New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM

Enlistment

WW2 15 Jun 1941 AWMM
Age  27 AWMM
Machinery Salesman/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Vessel was Monterey AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Medical notes

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM
Killed on air operations AWMM

Last rank

Flying Officer/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 200 Squadron AWMM

Death

11 Aug 1943 AWMM
Age  29 AWMM

Cause of death

Killed in Action AWMM

Memorial name

• Malta Memorial, Malta AWMM
• Roll of Honour World War 2 (Taipa monument), Taipa, Mangonui District, Far North, New Zealand AWMM
• Dunedin, Victoria Cross winners' plaque, Queens Gardens, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Ministry for Culture and Heritage, New Zealand History online. Dunedin RSA building, formerly site of the VC winners' plaque.
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/dunedin-rsa-war-memorial
  Further Reference
• Birkenhead (Auckland) Returned Services Association website. Victoria Cross.
  http://www.birkenheadrsa.com/victoria-cross.html
  Further Reference
• Ministry for Culture and Heritage, NZ History online. Taipa Monument and WW2 Roll of Honour.
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/memorial/taipa-second-world-war-monument
  Further Reference
• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1533454
  Sources Used
• Wikidata Entity
  http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q6662253
  Further Reference
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607).
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845616
  Sources Used
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. Archives New Zealand (R17845747)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845747
  Sources Used

References

• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.
• Thompson, H. (1956). New Zealanders with the Royal Air Force (Vols. 1-3). Wellington, N.Z.: Department of Internal Affairs, War History Branch.
• Sanders, J. (1974). New Zealand VC winners : the story of New Zealand servicemen who won the greatest honour for valour on the battlefield. Auckland, N.Z.: Wilson and Horton.
• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• Conly, R.M. Print. 25 X 38 cm. Printed and presented to this School by the "Advocate" Welfare Club, in collaboration with the artist, Cpl. R.M.Conly. Print C75 held in the Collections of the Auckland War Memorial Museum.
• Harper, G., & Richardson, C. (2006). In the face of the enemy: The complete history of the Victoria Cross and New Zealand. Auckland, N.Z.: HarperCollins NZ.
  pp. 216-217
• The Register of the Victoria Cross. (1997). (3rd ed.). Cheltenham, England: This England.
  The Register of the Victoria Cross. (1997). (3rd ed.). p. 315
• The New Zealand Herald
  Lambert, Max; NZPA, New Zealand Herald 25 April 2007, 'U-boat skipper's testimony led to VC for New Zealand pilot'.
• This record is a work in progress and was partially compiled from the “Database of New Zealand Airmen who took part in Advanced Air Training in Canada during WW2”. Researched by Ivan and Lorna Lindsey of Tauranga. N.Z. 2003 – 2012. Reproduced with permission.
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Sm- Ty. Archives New Zealand (R17845616) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• Please note that the 11 volumes of the "RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939-1945" held at Archives NZ (formerly known as AIR118) should be used in conjunction with Errol Martyn's "For Your Tomorrow". FYT reflects detailed examination of all of the AIR118 bios which contain many inaccuracies and omissions.
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
• Royal New Zealand Air Force. (1941–1945). Contact: National magazine of the R.N.Z.A.F.; the official organ of the Air Force Association (Inc.). Levin, New Zealand: Royal New Zealand Air Force.
  V5,n1,p71, V6,n1,p57v6,n2,p58 v7,n3,36 V7,n5,16 v4,n2,p73 v4,n6,p10