Raymond Gilmour Mellsop

Ngā ingoa tuatahi

Raymond Gilmour AWMM

Ingoa whānau

Mellsop AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ413449 AWMM
• WWII 413449 AWMM

Ira tangata

Male AWMM

Whānautanga mai

13 May 1911 RNZAF Biographies (R17845613)

Uri kiritahi

• Mrs M.E. Mellsop, Hamilton, New Zealand AWMM
• WW2 Mother: Mrs. M E. G. Mellsop of Hamilton AWMM

Mēnā he hoa rangatira tōna

Single/WWII AWMM

Pakanga

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Kauhanga riri

Far East (Air) AWMM

Te Ope o Tū / te peka

Air Force AWMM

Nama Hōia

• NZ413449 AWMM
• WWII 413449 AWMM

Urunga ki te ope taua

British Commonwealth Air Training Plan, No. 4 Service Flying Training Schools, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada AWMM
Course 1: Class 42. Graduation Date: 28/02/1942. AWMM

Whakapikinga / Tukunga / Whakawhitinga

• Royal Air Force, No. 95 Squadron AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 194 Squadron AWMM

Te urunga

WW2 Nov 1941 AWMM Public Trust Office Clerk/Civilian AWMM

Taipitopito ekenga waka

WW2 Vessel was Mariposa AWMM Royal New Zealand Air Force AWMM

Tuhinga hauora

Killed on Active Service, Cause of Death AWMM

Te tūnga whakamutunga

Flight Lieutenant/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 194 Squadron AWMM

Matenga

11 Apr 1944 AWMM
Age  33 AWMM

Te momo matenga

Killed on Active Service AWMM

Ingoa maumaharatanga

• Singapore Memorial, Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore AWMM
• Auckland War Memorial Museum, World War 2 Hall of Memories AWMM
• Hamilton Memorial Park, Memorial Drive, Hamilton East 3216 AWMM
• King's College Memorial Chapel at King's College, Otahuhu, Auckland, World War 2 Roll of Honour.
  Public - King's College Archive - Researcher - 19 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/1815558
  Sources Used
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Biographies of Deceased Personnel 1939 - 1945 (Bound Volumes) - Ma - McW. Archives New Zealand (R17845613)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845613
  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 (R17845748)
  https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R17845748
  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) - Ma - McW. Archives New Zealand (R17845613) - 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 - List of Personnel Killed or Missing in Various Theatres, 1940 - 1945. [List of Killed - Officers (Canada, Pacific, Europe) - Airmen (Canada, India and Far East)]. Archives New Zealand (R17845748)
• List of RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] Personnel - Embarkation Lists, November 1940 - July 1942. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845762).
• Auckland Museum. Roll of Honour, Auckland Province, 1939 - 1945. Auckland War Memorial Museum Library. MS 93/139.