Richmond Dean Bamford

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

Richmond Dean AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Bamford AWMM

Ingoa kārangaranga

Dick AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ413012 AWMM
• WWII 413012 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Whānautanga mai

24 Nov 1917 RNZAF Biographies (R17845607)

Uri kiritahi

• Mrs J.A. Bamford, Greenlane, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Mother: Mrs J. A. Bamford, 126 Wheturangi Road, Greenlane, Auckland AWMM

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

Single/WWII AWMM

Pakanga

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Kauhanga riri

• North Africa AWMM
• Europe (Air) AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Air Force AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ413012 AWMM
• WWII 413012 AWMM

Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga

Royal Air Force, No. 36 Squadron AWMM

Whakangungu ope taua

• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 6 Service Flying Training School, Dunnville, Ontario, Canada AWMM
  Course 1: Class 40. Graduation Date: 2/01/1942. AWMM
• British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 1 General Reconnaissance School, Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Canada AWMM

Taipitopito ekenga waka

WW2 Vessel was Capetown Castle AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Tuhinga hauora

Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

Flight Lieutenant/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 36 Squadron AWMM

Matenga

8 Jan 1944 AWMM
Age  26 AWMM

Te momo matenga

Killed in Action AWMM

Ingoa maumaharatanga

• Malta Memorial, Malta AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• King's College Memorial Chapel at King's College, Otahuhu, Auckland, World War 2 Roll of Honour.
  Public - King's College Archive - Researcher - 18 May 2026 - King's College Memorial Chapel

Mea e whai hononga ai

Hononga ki waho

• Commonwealth War Graves Commission record
  https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/1081403
  Sources Used
• 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/R17845607
  Sources Used

Ngā tuhinga

• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• 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) - Ab - B. Archives New Zealand (R17845607) - Former archives reference: AIR118
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [Missing - But Presumed Dead on Lapse of Time - Officers, Airmen]. Archives New Zealand (R17845743)
• 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.
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.