RNZAF Biographies of Deceased Personnel: 1939 - 1945, Qu - Sl

425000 Warrant Officer Stanley Clifford SHUTT. Wife: Mrs. C.F. Shutt of CHRISTCHURCH (5 children) Parents: Mr. and Mrs. W. Shutt of WELLINGTON.

Stanley SHUTT was born at Timaru on the 1st May, 1913 and received his secondary education at Ohaka School, Canterbury. The sports in which he was interested included rugby and Athletics. After leaving school he was employed in various capacities and at the time of his making application for aircrew on the 8th May, 1941, he was employed by the Treasury Board, Christchurch. Warrant Officer Shutt was enlisted at the Initial Training Wing, Rotorua on the 16th May, 1942 and on the completion of his Initial Training he embarked on the 22nd June, 1942, for Canada under the Empire Air Training Scheme. Shortly after arrival in Canada he was posted on the 21st July 1942 to No. 2 Wireless School, Calgary, Alberta and proceeded on the 8th February, 1943, to No. 1 Bombing and Gunnery School, Malton, Ontario, where on the 8th March, he was awarded the Wireless Operators/Air Gunners badge and promoted to the rank of Sergeant. He was further promoted to Flight Sergeant on the 5th September, 1943 and to Warrant Officer one year later. Meanwhile he was posted early in April, 1943 to No. 1 Air Observers School, Malton, Ontario, thence on the 18th September, to No. 31 Operational Training Unit, Debert, Nova Scotia, where he trained on Hudson aircraft. On the 28th December, he was posted to No. 1 "Y" Depot, Halifax, Nova Scotia to await embarkation to the United Kingdom. Warrant Officer Shutt arrived at No. 12 (R.N.Z.A.F) Personnel Reception Centre, Brighton on the 12th January, 1944, and was posted on the 15th March, to No. 6 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit, Silloth, Cumberland, where he crewed up and completed his training as the Wireless Operator on Wellington bomber aircraft before posting on the 12th July, to No. 524 Squadron, Bircham, Newton, Norfolk. With this squadron as the Wireless Operator/Air Gunner of Wellington aircraft he took part in ten operational flights the targets including

-2- (centre aligned) Dieppe France, Ostend (4), in Belgium, Helder Holland and in addition Armed reconnaissance flights to TEXEL Holland, and convoy patrols to Rotterdam, Holland.

On the 2nd October 1944 (redacted Flight Sergeant) Warrant Officer Shutt was the Wireless Operator of a Wellington bomber which took off on an anti-shipping patrol for an area off the Dutch coast and failed to return to its base. All members of the crew including (redacted Flight Sergeant) Warrant Officer Shutt were classified missing.

There was no further news concerning (redacted Flight Sergeant) Warrant Officer Shutt and in due course his death was officially presumed to have occurred on the 2nd October, 1944.

Find a Grave link with a photo of W/O Shutt: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15263193/stanley_clifford-shutt/photo Auckland Museum link with more info on W/O Shutt: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C26929?n=stanley+clifford+shutt&from=%2Fwar-memorial%2Fonline-cenotaph%2Fsearch&ordinal=0

5/15/3049 A.O.S. 574 hours as Wireless Operator/ Air Gunner.

Mrs. C.F. Shutt, (Wife) (right aligned) 183 Opawa Road, (right aligned) CHRISTCHURCH. (right aligned & underlined)

421538 : Pilot Officer Peter Charles Siddall (surname underlined) Parents : Mr. & Mrs. H. Siddall of Maxwell (town underlined) Widow : Mrs. E.A. Siddall of Wanganui (one child). (surname underlined)

Peter Siddall was born at Maxwell on the 21st May 1919 and received his secondary education at Wanganui Technical College attaining matriculation standard. The games he played were rugby and golf. His civilian occupation was that of a shop assistant in his father's business at Maxwell. In May 1941 he applied for war service in the R.N.Z.A.F.

Pilot Officer Siddall was enlisted on the 27th February 1942 at R.N.Z.A.F. Station, Rongotai, where and at Milson he was employed on ground duties while awaiting training for aircrew. On the 15th October 1942 he was remustered to pilot under training and posted to the Initial Training Wing, Rotorua from where after a short ground course he proceeded to No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School, Taieri to commence his flying training. This preliminary training completed, on the 12th February 1943 he embarked for Canada to continue his training under the Empire Air Training Scheme.

Shortly after his arrival in Canada he was posted on the 19th March 1943 to No. 12 Service Flying Training School, Brandon, Manitoba. Here on the 6th August, 1943 he was awarded his Flying Badge and received his promotion to Sergeant. His further promotion to Flight Sergeant was promulgated on the 6th February 1944 when he was later serving in England and on the 3rd June 1944 he was commissioned as a Pilot Officer. Meanwhile, on passing out from the Service Flying Training School he had proceeded on the 16th August 1943 to No. 1 "Y" Depot, Halifax, Nova Scotia to await embarkation for the United Kingdom.

Arriving in England on the 2nd September 1943, Pilot Officer Siddall reported to No. 12 Personnel Reception Centre, Brighton, remaining here on attachment until posted on the 12th October to No. 3 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit, South Cerney, Gloucestershire. During February 1944 his training with this unit was interrupted while he attended an instrument flying course with No. 1539 Beam Approach Training Flight, Bilbury, also in Gloucestershire. On the completion of this course he resumed his training with the Advanced Flying Unit. For the next stage in his training he was posted on the 28th

2. (right aligned) March 1944 to No. 28 Operational Training Unit, Wymeswold, Leicestershire, to crew-up and receive operational training on Wellington bomber aircraft. At the conclusion of this course he proceeded to No. 1662 Conversion Unit, Blyton, Lincolnshire for further trainingon Halifax bomber aircraft. This being followed by his posting to No. 1 Lancaster Finishing School, Hemswell, Lincolnshire, where he completed his training on Lancaster Heavy Bombers prior to being posted on the 12th August 1944 to No. 550 Squadron, North Killingholme, Lincolnshire, and commencing operational flying. As pilot of a Lancaster bomber he took part in three operational flights comprising attacks on Russelsheim and Stettin in Germany and Abbeville, France.

From the attack on Abbeville, undertaken as captain of a Lancaster bomber on the 13th August 1944, the aircraft failed to return to its base and all its crew was classified as missing. Later, official information was received that the aircraft had crashed in (redacted over) France and that Pilot Officer Siddall had lost his life and he was buried in the Communal Cemetery at L'Etoile near Long, France. In consequence of this information he was reclassified as killed in action.

Find a Grave link with a photo of P/O Siddall: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56592071/peter-charles-siddall Auckland Museum link with more info on P/O Siddall: https://www.aucklandmuseum.com/war-memorial/online-cenotaph/record/C26933?n=peter+charles+siddall&from=%2Fwar-memorial%2Fonline-cenotaph%2Fsearch&ordinal=0

5/2/11079 A.S.2. 471 hours as pilot.

Mrs. E.A. Siddall (W), (right aligned) C/O Westmere P.O., (right aligned) WANGANUI. (right aligned & underlined)

R.A.F. 79514 Pilot Officer John Winston SIEVERS. D.F.C. Parents: Mrs. and Mrs. S.J. Sievers of WANGANUI.

John Sievers was born at Feilding on the 26th April 1918. He received his secondary education at St. Patricks College, Silverstream, and passed the Matriculation examination, afterwards studying at Wairarapa College for the Professional Accountant's examination. He played footbal for his college 1st XV and afterwards became a Wairarapa representative, also being a tennis champion of the Memorial Club, Masterton. After leaving school, he joined the staff of the Public Trust, and was employed a Masterton at the time of applying for a short service commission in the Royal Air Force in December 1938. He was the holder of an "A" Licence, and a member of the Civil Reserve of Pilots.

Pilot Officer Sievers was accepted provisionally in August 1939 and commenced his flying training at No. 1 Elementary Flying Training School, Taieri on the 23rd October afterwards completing his service training on the 9th March 1940 at No. 1 Flying Training School, Wigram, and being awarded the flying badge. He embarked by the "Akaroa" on the 23rd March for the United Kingdom.

Shortly after arrival in England after a short refresher course he was posted on the 1st June to No. 12 Operational Training Unit, Benson, Oxfordshire and converted to Fairey Battle Aircraft. After crewing up he converted to Wellington bomber aircraft at Hampstead Morris and No. 15 Operational Training Unit - Harwell, Berkshire, and was posted on the 28th March 1941 to No. 150 Squadron at Newton, Nottinghamshire. From this base as pilot of a Wellington bomber aircraft he took part in nineteen operational flights to targets at Kiel (3), Berlin, Cologne (2), Mannheim, Bremen, Hamburg, Hanover, Osnabruck, Duisberg (2), and Dusseldorf, in Germany, Rotterdam in Holland; Brest (2) and St. Nazaire in France.

In June 1941 Pilot Officer Sievers was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the citation covering the award reading as follows:- "One night in June, 1941 this officer was the captain of an aircraft which took part in an attack on Brest. In spite of

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