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414727 Sergeant Bernard MOORE. (surname underlined)
Mother: Mrs. A. Moore of Taihape.

Born at Taihape on the 31st January, 1922, Bernard Moore received his secondary education at the District High School in that town and he afterwards further his studies by taking a course on electrical theory with a correspondence school. At school, his principal game was rugby which he played for the first fifteen. After leaving school he entered the employ of Mr. D.A. Morrison of Wanganui, Electrical Contractor, as an electrician and he was so employed when in September 1940 he applied for war service in the Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Sergeant Moore was enlisted for aircrew training on the 18th August 1941 at the Initial Training Wing, Levin, and was posted on the 27th September 1941 to No. 2 Elementary Flying Training School, New Plymouth to commence his flying training. Following this he proceeded on the 8th November 1941 to No. 3 Service Flying Training School, Ohakea, and while here on the 20th December 1941 he was awarded his flying badge. The next month on the 30th January, 1942 he received his promotion to Sergeant. On the 22nd February 1942 he embarked on the "Akaroa" to proceed to the United Kingdom.

Having arrived in England on the 16th April 1942, Sergeant Moore was held at No. 3 Personnel Reception Centre, Bournemouth, until posted on the 12th May 1942 to No. 11 (Pilots) Advanced Flying Unit, Shawbury, Shropshire, but his training here was interrupted on the 7th June 1942 while he attended an instrument flying course with No. 1521 Beam Approach Training Flight, Stradishall, Suffolk. At the conclusion of this course he resumed his training with the Advanced Flying Unit now at Bridleway Gate, also in Shropshire. The next stage in his training was his posting on the 22nd September 1942 to No. 5 Operational Training Unit, Turnberry, Ayreshire, Scotland, to crew-up and complete his training on Beaufort fighter bomber aircraft.

On the 3rd December 1942, Sergeant Moore was a member of the crew of a Beaufort aircraft detailed to carry out a night navigation exercise. Four minutes after take off the aircraft was heard to crash. It had last been seen over the sea, close inshore. The following morning a patch of oil was observed in the sea at the place where the