Birth listed in the on-line New Zealand BDM Historical Records (Feb 2, 2011).
Marriage Notes for John Brough and Isabella Richardson-255
Marriage listed in the on-line New Zealand BDM Historical Records (Feb 2, 2011), which states that John Brough married Isabella Richardson in 1902.
Sarah Campbell McPherson Riddle
Birth listed in the on-line New Zealand BDM Historical Records (Feb 2, 2011).
Death listed in the on-line New Zealand BDM Historical Records (Feb 2, 2011), which states that Mason Brough died in 1952 at 68 years old (born about 1884).
Birth listed in the on-line New Zealand BDM Historical Records (Feb 2, 2011).
Marriage Notes for Mason Brough and Edna Louise Stephenson-262
Marriage listed in the on-line New Zealand BDM Historical Records (Feb 2, 2011), which states that Mason Brough married Edna Louise Stephenson in 1913.
In March 2012, Neil Smith of the RAF 51 Squardron History Society emailed the Brough Family Organization (www.broughfamily.org) with the following information about the death of Richmond Brough:
"We are doing some research into Halifax Bomber DG413 that crashed on a training exercise in April 1943. Have a look at: www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com/raf1943/2/rawlingstockton.html. Pilot Officer Richmond Brough died in the crash. Thought you might like a copy of his death certificate".
The death certificate of Richmond Brough (as listed in the "Register of Deaths out of New Zealand of Members of Expeditionary Forces and Others"), states that he was a "Flying Officer" whose usual occupation was an "Electrician", that he died at the age of "25" on "6 April 1943" due to being "Killed in aircraft accident on Active Service", that he was born in "Auckland, New Zealand", that his parents were "Mason Brough" a "Civil Servant" and "Edna Louise Brough Stephenson", and that he was buried in "Driffield Cemetery, Yorkshire, grave no. 6206.Historical information about Richmond Brough can be found online at: www.aircrewremembrancesociety.com/raf1943/2/rawlingstockton.html:
Sgt. Richmond Brough M.i.D. Driffield Cemetery Grave 6206. Son of Mason Brough and of Edna Brough (nee Stephenson); husband of Marguerite Brough, of Mangateparu, Auckland, New Zealand. Mission: Fighter affiliation training; Date: 6th April 1943; Unit: No. 1663 H.C.U. (Heavy Conversion Unit); Type: Halifax V; Serial: DG413; Code: C; Base: Rufforth; Location: Hutton Cranswick, 4 miles South East of Driffield; Pilot (Instructor): P/O. Stockton Gowland Rawling D.F.C. 136317 R.A.F.V.R. Age 19. Killed; Pilot (Trainee): Sgt. Richmond Brough M.i.D. NZ416084 R.N.Z.A.F. Age 25. Killed ....
Reason for loss: Took off at about 10.30hrs. piloted by P/O. Rawling D.F.C. After some 25 minutes into the exercise crashed after the starboard wing broke away outboard of the inner engine while executing a controlled steep turn at 6000 feet, 3 miles SE of Driffield, some 30 miles east of Rufforth at 1055. All 12 occupants died, the New Zealander being buried at Driffield with three of the RAF airmen. It was found that the wing had failed when a wing spar lower attachment bolt had worked free because of faulty assembly. ...Sgt Richmond Brough, 449hrs (12 solo on Halifax) Brough was one of two pilots on board in addition to Rawling. It seems likely that both were receiving type handling instruction from the latter. Prior to his posting to the HCU, Brough had flown an unknown number of maritime patrols with 10 OTU and undertaken two ops over Germany with 10 Sqn, RAF."Richmond Brough" is listed in the "Commonwealth War Graves Commission" website (www.cwgc.org), which states that he was a "Sergeant" and "Pilot" in the "Royal New Zealand Air Force" in World War II, that he died on 6 April 1943 at 25 years old (born about 1918), is listed in the Driffield Cemetery in Yorkshire, England, and was the "Son of Mason Brough and of Edna Brough (nee Stephenson); husband of Marguerite Brough, of Mangateparu, Auckland, New Zealand".