Original grave marker for Warrant Officer Ron Payne, NZ416152, New Zealand cemetery at Bourail, New Caledonia.
No. 3 Squadron Navigator died on 9 June 1944.
Image from Stanley Edward Wilks personal album collection.
Cutting from a newspaper. "Flying Officer J.D. McMillan (Auckland) and Flight Sergeant R.G. Payne (Canterbury)".
No. 487 Squadron crew climbing into their Mosquito. Believed to be at RAF Station Gravesend.
Flight Sergeant RG Payne and JD MacMillan of No. 487 Squadron, about to climb into the cockpit of a Mosquito. Unknown location.
NB. MacMillan could be McMillan
Image from the Stuart Payne personal album collection.
"First Stage of Journey Home. Evacuation of Singapore. Escort."
Surface view of a small Royal Navy ship escorting the ship Empire Star during the evacuation from Singapore.
Image from the Stuart Payne personal album collection.
"First Stage of Journey Home. Evacuation of Singapore. Lunch? aboard the Empire Star."
Personnel on the deck of the ship Empire Star eating tinned food during the evacuation from Singapore.
Image from the Stuart Payne personal album collection.
"First Stage of Journey Home. Evacuation of Singapore. Sit where you may. Empire Star."
Large numbers of personnel on the deck of the ship Empire Star during the evacuation from Singapore.
Image from the Stuart Payne personal album collection.
"First Stage of Journey Home. Evacuation of Singapore. Tinned food for meals aboard the Empire Star."
NB. The man at left has "Wellington NZ" painted on his steel helmet.
