Date of Birth: 16th of April 1913, at Hamilton
Personal Details: Son of Lionel Shafto Chamberlain and Rhoda Chamberlain of Horsham Downs, formerly of Cambridge. He was educated at Wanganui Collegiate. He was keen on football, tennis and swimming.

When Lloyd applied to join the RNZAF on the 8th of November 1939 he was working on his father's farm. However in the interim before being called up he had been shearing at Gordon Vosper's farm at Dingly Dell, alongside Bill Stuart and Ron Watts, who both also joined the RNZAF.

Lloyd had also spent several years in the Territorials as a member of the Waikato Mounted Rifles.

Service Details: Lloyd was among the first people to volunteer from Cambridge in November 1939, and was eventually called up for training on the 9th of April 1940. On this date he enlisted at RNZAF Levin to train at the Initial Training Wing.

On completion of this he went to No. 1 Air Observer's School at RNZAF Ohakea to train in gunnery. He completed this course and gained his wings on the 7th of June 1940, and was promoted to Sergeant.

It is recorded that he embarked for Britain on the same day, the 7th of June 1940. This seems a little odd, and may be a mistake.

On arrival in England, Lloyd was posted on the 30th of July 1940 to No. 1 School of Army Co-Operation at Old Sarum, Wiltshire.

In September 1940 he was posted to No. 2 (Army Co-operation) Squadron which was based at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire. The squadron, flying Lysanders, then moved to Sawbridgeworth in Hertfordshire.

On the 30th of July 1941, Lloyd was posted to No. 20 Operational Training Unit at Lossiemouth, Morayshire, where he was crewed up, and completed his training as an Air Gunner on Wellington bombers.

He and the crew ended up being posted to No. 75 (NZ) Squadron on the 31st of October 1941, at Feltwell, Norfolk. With the squadron, he completed eight operational raids, including bombing Essen three times, Dusseldorf, Ostende in Belgium, and Brest in France.

Details of Death: Lloyd took off from RAF Feltwell, Norfolk with his crew in Vickers Wellington III X3588, of No 75 (NZ) Squadron RAF, at approximately 19:40-20:35hrs on the 12th of March 1942. They were taking part in a raid on Emden, Germany (in which 40 aircraft took part, and 3 were lost). The aircraft was lost without trace. The six crew members were presumed dead.
Commemorated at: Lloyd and his fellow crew members are commemorated on panel 117 of the Runnymede Memorial.

Connection with Cambridge: Lloyd was formerly a resident of Cambridge, New Zealand prewar