Brian John George Carbury

Forenames

Brian John George AWMM

Surname

Carbury AWMM

Service number

40288 AWMM

Gender

Male AWMM

Birth

17 Feb 1918 AWMM

Post war occupation

Heating and ventilation company worker/Civilian AWMM

Next of kin

Mr H.W. Carbury (father), Auckland, New Zealand AWMM

Relationship status

Single AWMM

War

World War II, 1939-1945 AWMM

Campaign

• Europe (Air) AWMM
• 1940 AWMM Battle of Britain AWMM

Armed force / branch

Air Force AWMM

Service number

40288 AWMM

Military service

• Royal New Zealand Air Force, No. 41 Squadron AWMM
• Royal Air Force, No. 603 Squadron AWMM
• 58 Operational Training Unit AWMM

Medals and Awards

• Distinguished Flying Cross and bar (DFC*) AWMM
• 1939-45 Star (Battle of Britain clasp) AWMM
• War Medal 1939-1945 AWMM

Enlistment

Inter War 27 Jun 1938 AWMM
Age  19 AWMM
Shoe salesman/Civilian AWMM

Embarkation details

WW2 Royal Air Force AWMM

Last rank

WW2 1944 AWMM Flight Lieutenant/Military AWMM
Royal Air Force, No. 58 Operational Training Unit AWMM

He was among the five top-scoring pilots of Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain claiming 15.5 enemy planes destroyed.

Portrait in Wynn, K. (1981). The Battle of Britain: 10 July- 31 October 1940 AWMM

Death

Jul 1962 AWMM
Age  44 AWMM

Related objects

External links

• Battle of Britain, a website.
  http://web.archive.org/web/20060403113135/http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/bobhome.html
  Further Reference
• Wikipedia. Non-British personnel in the RAF during the Battle of Britain.
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-British_personnel_in_the_RAF_during_the_Battle_of_Britain#New_Zealand_contribution
  Further Reference
• Battle of Britain Historical Society website.
  http://www.battleofbritain1940.net/
  Further Reference
• See a list of New Zealanders awarded the Battle of Britain Clasp here (PDF). Compiled with the assistance of Errol Martyn and linked from the NZHistory page produced by Manatū Taonga, Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  https://nzhistory.govt.nz/sites/default/files/documents/nz-battle-of-britain-list.pdf
  Further Reference
• Battle of Britain: Allied Pilots, Aircrew Remembered
  https://aircrewremembered.com/BattleOfBritainDatabase/battlebritain-alpha-list.html
  Further Reference
• Wikipedia contributors. (2025, November 15). List of World War II aces from New Zealand. In Wikipedia.
  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_aces_from_New_Zealand
  Further Reference

References

• Wynn, K. (1981). A clasp for "The Few". Auckland. N.Z.: Author.
  Wynn, K. (1981). p. 57-60
• Martyn, E. (1998-2008). For Your Tomorrow (Vols. 1-3). Christchurch, N.Z.: Volplane Press.
• The parting of the ways : a souvenir record of the triumphs, tribulations and maritime musings of returning draft H.M.N.Z.T No. 217, 'Zealandic'. January 18th, 1919 to February 26th, 1919.
• Ministry for Culture and Heritage. (2012). New Zealanders serving with RAF Fighter Command during the Battle of Britain, 10 July – 31 October 1940. [A list compiled by Ministry for Culture and Heritage with Errol Martyn].
• RNZAF [Royal New Zealand Air Force] - Historical Items - List of New Zealand Fighter aces with their Scores (Unofficial) December 1944. Archives New Zealand, Wellington (R17845799).