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226196 F/O. John Desmond Nash Royal Air Force 214 Sqd. from:Wellington, New Zealand My father Jack Nash was a New Zealander who enlisted in Bomber Command - he was a navigator with RAF 214 Bomber Command Squadron based at Oulton in Norfolk - 214 Squadron was part of 100 Group Special Operations - he trained in Winnipeg, Alberta, Canada at the Empire Training School prior to going on to England. He flew many missions over Germany notably Kiel Canal and Cologne - he also flew the last bomber Command raid of WW2 on 2nd/3rd of May 1945 in the Kiel area. John Nash returned to New Zealand along with New Zealanders and Australians returning to their respective countries arriving in Wellington on 25th of October 1945 - they were delayed leaving England as they were on standby in case the war with Japan didn't end they were going to be posted to Okinawa to fly bombing missions against the Japanese. My father in civilian life was a Chartered Accountant - he married prior to leaving New Zealand to serve with Bomber Command and after the war went on to have 3 children with his beautiful wife Kathleen - my parents had a very happy marriage and we were all so sad when Dad died on 1st August 1986. Dad kept in touch with several of his fellow crew members now sadly all deceased also his 'adopted' English family with whom he use to spent time off with in Dawlish, Devon - the Denner Family. Lynette Murphy Add to this record.  Related Content: No. 214 Squadron Royal Air Force Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did you or your relatives live through the Second World War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? Were you or your relative evacuated? Did an air raid affect your area? If so please let us know. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Secomd World War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages.

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