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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Harris-Ward	J C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	51Sqn	1943-05-12	Halifax	II	DT637	MH-		Snaith	2309	Duisburg	Force landed near Riccall
2	Docker	John	Sergeant Air Gunner		938826					RAFVR	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1940-12-21	Wellington	Ic	L7799	WS-D		Honington	2015	Op-Porto Marghera	Crashed near Alfriston	Killed	Carlisle Upperby Cemetery Grave Ref Ward 5 Sec A Grave 17			Read Archive Report
3	Doran	Willard Lawrence	Flight Sergeant		R/159101			Air/Gnr		RCAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	JA711	WS-A		RAF Bardney, Lincolnshire	2358	Berlin	See archive report for full details	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery. Grave 16.H.11		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
4	Drew	Roy Arthur	Pilot Officer		407415	Age 27	Australia	Pilot	DFM	RAAF		112Sqn RAF	1942-06-17	Kittyhawk	1	AK586		2	Gambut	11:20	Offensive sweep to bomb enemy motor transport and troop carriers	Shot down in dogfight by Hans-Joachim Marseille, probably his 100th victory.	Killed	ALAMEIN MEMORIAL Column 265. Panel 121, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT	Alamein Canberra Australia	RAAF Honour Roll	Drew was posted to 112 Squadron and sent to the Western Desert flying Kittyhawks. There, in his 70 sorties, often over difficult targets, he proved to be a 'courageous and determined pilot' who regularly 'set an inspiring example'. In May 1942 Drew's courage in action led to a Distinguished Flying Medal. Pilot Officer Drew flying Kittyhawk AK586 was in a formation of 7 aircraft which took off from Gambut Satellite airfield at 1120 hours on 17 June 1942 to bomb enemy motor transport and troop carriers at Map Reference 415403. Apparently AK586 had some difficulty at the take off, as the aircraft was not airborne until several minutes after the others, and consequently flew alone to the target where the aircraft was seen at approximately 1140 hours. This is the last reported sighting of the aircraft and the aircraft and pilot did not return to base. DFM Citation: DFM Citation: In May 1942, Flight Sergeant Drew led a formation of fighter and bomber aircraft in an attack on a concentration of tanks and motor transport. On arrival over the target area he ordered all aircraft to orbit out of range of fire from the ground defences while he dived through the barrage to 1,000 feet to identify the target. Having done so, he released a bomb which fell in the centre of the enemy vehicles as an aiming point for the other bombers. In a subsequent attack he led the bombers through the barrage, releasing his bombs and using his machine guns most effectively. On other occasions Flight Sergeant Drew has participated in sorties over difficult targets, achieving success. He is a courageous and determined pilot and has set an inspiring example. He has destroyed two enemy aircraft. From Hans-Joachim Marseille's Record: Kills 96 – 101 17 June 1942 12.02 12.04 12.05 12.08 12.09 12.12 Marseille was credited with six kills in seven minutes over Gambut (becoming the 11th pilot to score 100 kills). His adversaries were Mk I Kittyhawks of No. 112 Squadron RAF and No. 250 Squadron RAF, as well as 12 Mk IIC Hurricanes of No. 73 Squadron RAF. The first two victories were misidentified Mk IIC Hurricanes (BN121 and BN157) of 73 Sqn. The pilots, Pilot Officer Stone and Flight Sergeant Goodwin, bailed out uninjured. The next two victories were Mk IIC Hurricanes (BN277 and BN456) also of 73 Sqn. Both pilots, Squadron Leader Derek Harland Ward and Pilot Officer Woolley, were killed in action. Marseille's century appears to have been Sergeant Roy Drew (RAAF) of 112 Sqn,[70] in Kittyhawk I, AK586. Drew was separated from his flight and did not return. Pilot Officer R A Drew (RAAF): missing believed killed; Kittyhawk AK586, 112 Squadron, aircraft failed to return from an operational flight over Sidi Rezegh, Libya, 17 June 1942. The Spitfire was a Mk IV reconnaissance aircraft, BP916, flown by Pilot Officer Squires. SON OF ARTHUR AND GERTRUDE CECILIA JANE DREW, OF PETERBOROUGH, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. 112Sqn Group. January, 1942, Caldwell (Forage Cap), Sgt. William Edward Carson, Sgt Andy Taylor on wing, P/O Neville F Duke (Forage Cap), Humphreys (Forage Cap) Henry George Burney (on wing hand on exhaust), Roy Arthur Drew arm folded in front of Sgt A T Donkin wearing wedge cap, behind him unknown , Rudolph Maurice Leu and Flt Lt E Dickinson. The Carson boys were brothers. WESTERN DESERT. 1942-01. SQUADRON LEADER CLIVE 'KILLER' CALDWELL AND PILOTS OF THE 'SHARK' SQUADRON R.A.F. FIGHTER UNIT IN THE WESTERN DESERT STANDING BESIDE THE NOSE OF THE 112Sqn AIRCRAFT. Sdn/Ldr Clive Caldwell (Aus), William Edward Carson, 404168 RAAF (Aus). Sgt Andy Taylor (Aus), P/O Nelville F Duke, Humphreys, Flt Sgt Roy Arthur Drew, 407415 DFM (Australian) KIA, on wing, Plt Off Henry George Burney, 402343, RAAF (Aus, KIA). Sgt A T Donkin (NZ, KIA), R M Leu (POW) Flt Lt E Dickinson (KIA) and Sgt Kenneth (Kit) Francis Carson, 404233, RAAF The Carson boys were brothers.
5	Driscoll	Daniel	Sergeant		1336580	Age 26		Pilot		RAFVR	Fighter Command	56Sqn	1943-04-28	Typhoon		DN265	US-B		RAF Matlaske, Norfolk		Training Flight	See archive report for further brief details. Mid air collision with R8825	Killed	Carlisle (Dalston Road) Cemetery Ward 16. Sec C. Grave 14			Son of Daniel and Hannah Driscoll, of Carlisle, husband of Helena Driscoll	Read Archive Report
6	Dyke	James	Flight Sergeant		2221046			Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	77 Sqn	1945-03-18	Halifax	VI	RG529	KN:C		Full Sutton	00:47	Witten	See Archive report for details	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery 13.F.14.				Read Archive Report
7	Edwards	William James	Pilot Officer		195404			Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	77 Sqn	1945-03-18	Halifax	VI	RG529	KN:C		Full Sutton	00:47	Witten	See Archive report for details	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery 13.F.15.				Read Archive Report
8	Evatt	John Ward	Flying Officer		403582		Australia			RAAF		450Sqn RAAF	1942-04-05													RAAF Honour Roll
9	Fee	Thomas	Sergeant		1527088			Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	101 Sqn	1943-04-13	Lancaster	III	ED807	SR:X		Holme on Spalding Moor		Spezia	Returned to base early, having first jettisoned the bomb load off Flamborough Head, and while preparing to land, crashed on the SW side of the airfield. 2 miles south of Holme-on-Spalding-Moor. This was the crew’s first operational mission	Killed	Whitehaven Cemetery Ward 5, Sec J, Grave 50.
10	Fraser	Donald	Sergeant		NZ/413834	Age 22	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	59 Operational Training Unit. 81 Group	1942-06-12	Hurricane	I	N2428	-		RAF Crosby-on-Eden, Cumbria	1350	Training	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Carlisle Cemetery (Dalston Road). Ward 11. Sec. P. Grave 33	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 17th July 1920 at Auckland. Prior to service worked as a clerk for Bond and Bond Ltd. Enlisted on the 06th July 1941 at Levin. Awarded his pilots badge and proved to sergeant on the 20th December 1941. Joined 59 OTU on the 12th May 1942. Son of Peter and Elfreda Mary Fraser (née Austin), of Richmond, Auckland, New Zealand. 206 flying hours logged with 112 solo and 24 on the Hurricane.	Archive Report
11	Gillibrand	Arthur Douglas Ward	Sergeant		572714			Flight Engineer		RAF	Bomber Command	115 Sqn	1944-11-15	Lancaster	I	NN706	KO:B		Witchford	12:41	Dortmund	Shot down by flak at 15:40 hrs near the railway Station at Kirchderne, 3 km NE of Dortmund	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery 4.B.4			Son of Douglas Edwin and Kathleen Margaret Gillibrand, of Whitley Bay, Northumberland
12	Nicoll	William Ward	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-680689	5th April 1919 in Lakeland, Florida	American	Pilot	PH	USAAF	8th Air Force	406th Bombardment Squadron (H), 801st Bombardment Group (H) (Provisional)	1944-04-05	B-24	D	42-72870	:H		Harrington (Station #179), Northamptonshire, England		Carpetbagger	See Archive report for details	KiA	Brittany American Cemetery, Plot L, Row 17, Grave 22				Archive Report
13	Harmer	Kenneth Wilfred	Sergeant		1232350	1923		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1944-05-21	Lancaster	I	NN695	PG:X		Dunholme Lodge	22:58	Duisburg	It is reported that the aircraft was shot down by an intruder over East Anglia. The aircraft crashed near RAF East Wretham airfield. Uffz. Eberhard Baier, his 5th Abschuss, from 6./KG51 claimed a Liberator 20 km north of Bury St.Edmunds at 600m at 02:51 hrs. However it was probable that this was Lancaster NN695 (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Coventry (St. Paul's) Cemetery Square 109 Grave 27			Son of Wilfrid George Harmer, and of Ellen Harmer, and stepson of John Ward, of Foleshill
14	Dixon	Norman Frederick	Sergeant		1438149			Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	JA711	WS-A		RAF Bardney, Lincolnshire	2358	Berlin	See archive report for full details	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery. Grave 16.H.12			Read Archive Report
15	Hillier	George Frederick	Sergeant		NZ/402445	Age 23	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	59 Operational Training Unit	1941-09-29	Miles Master	III	W8594	0		RAF Crosby-On-Eden, Cumberland	1530	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Carlisle Cemetery (Dalston Road). Ward 11. Section. P. Grave 19.	courtesy courtesy Auckland Cenotaph		Read Archive Report
16	Holland	Kenneth Christopher	Sergeant		754503	Age 20	Australian	Pilot		RAFVR	Fighter Command	152Sqn	1940-09-25	Spitfire	I	N3173	UM-?		RAF Warmwell, Dorset	1200	Patrol	See archive report for details	Killed	Weymouth Crematorium and also remembered at St. Materiana's Church, Tintagel, Cornwall	Courtesy Oleg Marin		Born on the 29th January 1920 in Sydney, New South Wales. Son of Harold George and Ina Gladys Christopher Holland understood to be of 11 King Street, Bondi, Sydney, Australia. Ward of Major. ‘Toby’ Hugh Ivor Emmott Ripley, of Camelford, Cornwall, England. Also his girlfriend and future wife, Seina Haydon.	Archive report
17	Houston	George Marshall	Flying Officer		J/35018	Age 28	Canadian	Air Bomber		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-11-09	Halifax	VII	NP710	EQ-S		RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire	1601	Castrop-Rauxel	See Archive report - Information courtesy John Jones	Killed	Harrogate Cemetery (Stonefall). Plot E Row D Grave 17	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 08th February 1915. Enlisted on the 20th of May 1942. Worked as a traffic and shipping clerk prior to service. Son of George Orland Houston (died 28th September 1982, age 89) and Annie Marshall Houston (née Robinson - died 18th December 1987, age 94) and husband of Violet Catherine Houston of 62 Evans Avenue, Toronto, Canada. Grave inscription: 'Christ Is The Way And Christ The Right'.	Archive Report on loss
18	Humphrey	Charles Ivan	Flight Sergeant		NZ/421056	Age 21	New Zealander	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	59 Operational Training Unit. 9 Group	1943-07-14	Hurricane	I	P3475	-		RAF Millfield, Northumberland	955	Training	See archive report for further brief details - collided with V7173	Killed	Kirknewton Churchyard (St Gregory). Grave 10	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 29th November 1921 at Timaru.A student teacher prior to service. Enlisted on the 08th February 1942 at Levin. Trained in NewZealand. Awarded his pilots badge on the 02nd September 1942 and promoted to sergeant on the 28th November 1942. Arrived in England on the 13th February 1943. After training at 17 Advanced Flying Unit joined 59 Operational Training Unit on the 08th June 1943. Son of Blanche Harriet Humphrey, ward of Alice Bosworth Bennewith (later Boorer) of Timaru, South Island, New Zealand. A total of 290 flying hours logged with 26 on the Hurricane.	Archive Report
19	Hunter	Raymond Orville	Sergeant		R/102359 - C/85347		Canada	Flight Engineer		RCAF	Bomber Command	161Sqn	1943-07-22	Halifax	V	DK119	MA-U		RAF TempsfordRAF Tempsford	23:42	SOE	Crashed at le Boucheroux	Evader - Killed 09 October 1944		Courtesy Alain Godignon	Paradie Archive Database	Born on April 29th 1920 was the son of Harvey Llewellyn and Sue Muriel Hunter from Hazenmore in Saskatchewan (Canada). When enlisted on May 20th 1941, he was a farmer. He married Nora Ward Shields in Durham county (United Kingdom) on December 4th 1943. A son was born in April 1945 (41).	Read Archive Report on this incident
20	Jackson	Aubrey Ward	Pilot Officer					2nd Pilot		RAF	Bomber Command	9 Sqn	1938-11-14	Handley Page Heyford	III	K5194			RAF Stradishall, Suffolk		Training	See archive report for details	Killed	Stradishall (St. Margarets) Churchyard, Suffolk				Read Archive Report
21	Jacobson	Lloyd Emil	Corporal		R/66466		Canadian	Ground crew		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-11-09	Halifax	VII	NP710	EQ-S		RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire	1834		See Archive report - Information courtesy John Jones	Injured			Paradie Archive Database	Cpl. Lloyd Jacobson received slight injuries and was treated at station sick quarters.	Archive Report on loss
22	James	George Lloyd	Sergeant		658864			Air/Bmr		RAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	JA711	WS-A		RAF Bardney, Lincolnshire	2358	Berlin	See archive report for full details	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery. Collective Grave 16.H.13-17			Read Archive Report
23	Jander	Witold	Porucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P.76746	Born 15 August 1913 Poznań (Age 28 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyz Walecznych Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Fighter Command	151Sqn	1942-10-25						RAF Wittering		Torquay	Died as a result of an Enemy Air Raid on a Hospital Ward at Torquay, Devon, along with 15 other service patients. Location : United Kingdom. 43 (R.A.F.) Squadron; 112 Squadron. Served at Tobruk. In Hospital at Alexandra in 1942, and later transferred to England	Killed in Bombing	Exeter Higher Cemetery - Devon, United Kingdom. War Graves Section 2k Grave 89		Archiwum Polish Database
24	Johnson	Herbert Oxley	Flying Officer		112784			Air Gunner (Mid Upper)	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	83 Sqn	1944-05-09	Lancaster	III	ND494	OL:G		Coningsby	22:28	Gennevilliers	Claim by Walter Prues 7/NJG1 - 26km North East of Lisieux: 1,500m at 01:02. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 2 - Theo Boiten). The aircraft was hit by light flak at low level when passing close to Rouen homebound. Flt Lt. Meredith tried to gain height, but the Lancaster was attacked by a night fighter, which set the starboard wing on fire, and a crash-landing was carried out on a hillside between Rouen and Caen, about twenty miles short of the Normandy coast. (83 Squadron - Chris Ward)	Fg Off Johnson succumbing to his injuries in a field hospital on the following day	Evereux Communal Cemetery Row B Grave 17			Fg Off Johnson awarded DFC whilst with 83 Sqn. London Gazette 3rd October 1944. Citation: In air operations this officer has displayed skill, courage and devotion to duty of the highest order. Son of Herbert, Frank and Winifred Edith Johnson; husband of Phyllis Johnson, of Purley, Surrey.
25	Keene	Eric Douglas	Sergeant		1577631			Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	JA711	WS-A		RAF Bardney, Lincolnshire	2358	Berlin	See archive report for full details	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery. Collective Grave 16.H.13-17			Read Archive Report
26	Holland	Desmond Charles	Flying Officer		NZ/427478	Age 20	New Zealand	W/OP/Air/Gnr		RNZAF	Coastal Command	279Sqn RAF	1945-01-07	Vickers Warwick	B(ASR).I	bv233	RL-J		RAF Thornaby, Yorkshire	10:50	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Harrogate Cemetery (Stonefall). Plot G. Row E. Grave 14.			Born at Auckland on the 02nd February, 1924.Educated at the Whangarei High School and Passed the University entrance Examination. Continued his studies by night classes at the Seddon Memorial Technical College. Enlisted at Rukahia on the 11th July 1942. Trained both in New Zealand and Canada. W/Op/Air/Gnr Badge awarded on the 05th May 1944 and commissioned. Joined 279 squadron from No. 5 (C) Operational Training Unit on the 29th December 1944.. 117 flying hours logged. Son of Charles Arthur and Ethel Georgina Holland (née Ward), of Portland, Auckland, New Zealand.	Archive report of incident
27	Burnham	Wilfred Henry	Pilot Officer		404478		New Zealand	Observer		RNZAF	Bomber Command	12Sqn	1942-01-09	Wellington	II	W5356	PH-T		Binbrook	04:38	Cherbourg	Crashed NW of Wythall WORCS	Died of wounds on 11 Jan 1942	SUNDERLAND (RYHOPE ROAD) CEMETERY Ward 16. Sec. B.B. Grave 15376. United Kingdom		Accident report		CWGC
28	Allen	James Henry Leslie	Flying Officer		39957	Age 25	New Zealander	Pilot		RAF	Fighter Command	151Sqn	1940-07-12	Hurricane	I	P3275	DZ-?		RAF North Weald, Essex	835	Convoy Patrol	Ditched off Orfordness	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 5	Courtesy AWMM		Born 13 November 1914 at Remuera, Auckland. Served in the Merchant Navy prior to joining the RAF. Selected fo a short service commission in the RAF on 24th May 1937. Awarded pilots badge November 1937. Joined 151 Squadron on the 11th February 1939. On the 16th May 1940 was one of a number of pilots of 151 sent to France to reinforce 87 Squadron. Wounded three days later and sent back to England. Son of James Henry Leslie and Katherine Paretio Allen (née Swinton) his parents both died in the flu pandemic, mother age 27 in 1917 and father age 34 in 1918, nephew and ward of Fanny M. Edwards, of Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Awarded King's Gold Medal, H.M.S. Conway, 1933. Completed at least 49 operational sorties. Credited with 1 shared enemy aircraft destroyed and 1 other probables destroyed.	Archive Report
29	Anderson	John Alexander	Flight Sergeant		195050			Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	77 Sqn	1945-03-18	Halifax	VI	RG529	KN:C		Full Sutton	00:47	Witten	See Archive report for details	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery 13.F.12.				Read Archive Report
30	Barraball	Gordon James	Leading Aircraftman		R/271290	Age 25	Canadian	MT Driver		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-11-09	Halifax	VII	NP710	EQ-S		RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire	1601	Castrop-Rauxel	See Archive report - Information courtesy John Jones	Killed	Harrogate Cemetery (Stonefall). Plot E Row D Grave 14	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database	Born on the 21st September 1918 at Clark, Ontario. Enlisted on the 23rd August 1943. Son of Theophilus Pascoe Barraball (died 14th April 1964, age 87) and Corona May Barraball (née Tucher - died 10th August 1969, age 84) and husband of Frances Marion Barraball )née Reynolds, later Stacey - died 13th October 2012, age 92), of Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada. Grave inscription: 'May My Loved One Rest In Peace. Frances'.	Archive Report on loss
31	Bedwell	George Frederick Kenneth	Sergeant		1250631			W/Op/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	III	JA711	WS-A		RAF Bardney, Lincolnshire	2358	Berlin	See archive report for full details	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery. Collective Grave 16.H.13-17			Read Archive Report
32	Bennett	Henry Thomas Leonard	Flight Sergeant		NZ/424411	Age 26	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Training Command	6 Air Observers School - 25 Group	1944-04-24	Anson	I	EG138	-		RAF Staverton, Gloucestershire	1340	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery. Grave 13762	Courtesy AWMM		Born on the 19th October 1917 at Dunedin. A driver for W.W. Watt of Dunedin prior to service. Enlisted on the 02nd May 1942 at Rotorua. Son of Henry Charles James Tomlinson and Lillian Dorothy Bennett (née Ling and later Ward) and of Kathleen Eva Bennett (née Morrison) of Dunedin. 549 Flying hours logged.	Read Archive Report
33	Betson	John Louis Ward	Flight Sergeant		409887		Australia			RAAF		100Sqn RAAF	1943-09-23													RAAF Honour Roll
34	Billson	Victor Lloyd George	Leading Aircraftman		R/139004		Canadian	Ground crew		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-11-09	Halifax	VII	NP710	EQ-S		RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire	1834		See Archive report - Information courtesy John Jones	Injured			Paradie Archive Database	LAC. Victor Billson Suffered lacerations to scap and concussion, was taken to RAF Northallerton hospital and discharged on the 14th of September being granted 7 days sick leave.	Archive Report on loss
35	Blackburn	Joseph	Pilot Officer		186889		UK	Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-12-17	Halifax	III	MZ538	KW-V		Tholthorpe	02:22	Duisburg	Inexplicably crashed from an altitude of approximatly 500 feet shortly after a normal take off	Killed	Carlisle {Dalston Rd} Cemetary, Ward 14. Sec. N. Grave 51. United Kingdom		Accident report		CWGC
36	Brown	Grant Le Roy	Flying Officer		J18354			Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	83 Sqn	1944-05-09	Lancaster	III	ND494	OL:G		Coningsby	22:28	Gennevilliers	Claim by Walter Prues 7/NJG1 - 26km North East of Lisieux: 1,500m at 01:02. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1944 Part 2 - Theo Boiten). The aircraft was hit by light flak at low level when passing close to Rouen homebound. Flt Lt. Meredith tried to gain height, but the Lancaster was attacked by a night fighter, which set the starboard wing on fire, and a crash-landing was carried out on a hillside between Rouen and Caen, about twenty miles short of the Normandy coast. (83 Squadron - Chris Ward)	PoW No. 4899, Stalag Luft 3			Paradie Archive Database
37	Brownlie	William	Sergeant		NZ/405227	Age 24	New Zealand	Pilot		RNZAF	Fighter Command	59 Operational Training Unit	1941-09-21	Hurricane	I	P3623	Not known		RAF Crosby-on-Eden, Cumbria	1540	Training	See archive report for further details	Killed	Carlisle Cemetery (Dalston) Ward 11.Sector O.Grave 17			Read Archive Report
38	Burgess	Colin Ward	Warrant Officer		14750		Australia			RAAF		2 Personnel Depot Sydney	1946-01-16													RAAF Honour Roll
39	Burley	Philip Kenneth	Flight Lieutenant		149874	1920		Pilot	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	692 Sqn	1944-07-07	Mosquito	XVI	MM147	P3:M		Graveley	23:15	Berlin	Crashed at 01:28 to the W of Granzow, 9 km WNW from the centre of Kyritz. Claimed by Oblt. Fritz E. Krause, his 1st Abschuss, from 1./NJGr.10 over W. Kyritz, 65 km NW Berlin at 7.800 at 01:48 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 7.C.7			Gransden Lodge corrected to Graveley by Roy Montrowe 07/2104 DFC awarded whilst with 107 Sqn, gazetted 20th April 1943 Son of Francis and Mary Ann Burley, of Ward End, Birmingham
40	Aitken	John	Sergeant		953705			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	214 (FMS) Sqn	1941-09-20	Wellington	II	W5452	BU:U		RAF Stradishall, Suffolk	19:24	Berlin	See Archive Report for Details	KiA	Carlisle Cemetery (Dalston Road) Ward 16. Sec. D. Grave 37				Read Archive Report
41	Burton	Ronald Louvain	Sergeant		812221	Age 26		W/Op/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Coastal Command	500Sqn	1941-07-08	Blenheim	IV	L4899	MK-E		RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk	2200	Nomad	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 35.			Read Archive Report
42	Campbell	William Andrew	Sergeant		R/95868	Age 23	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command,	59 Operational Training Unit. 81 Group	1942-02-06	Hawker Hurricane	I	P3463	-		RAF Crosby-on-Eden, Northumberland	715	Training	See this archive report for further brief details	Killed	Carlisle Cemetery (Dalston Road). Ward 11. Sec. P. Grave 25 Also remembered on family grave at Pakenham Union Cemetery, Ontario, Canada.	Courtesy Operation Picture Me		Born on the 25th August 1918 at Pakenham, Ontario. Worked for the Engineering and Survey Branch of the Resources Treasurer's Office ay Ottawa prior to service. Served in the Canadian Army from the 07th November 1940 to 05th April 1941. Enlisted on the 10th April 1941 at Manning Depot, Toronto. Son of William John (died 10th March 1976, age 84) and Edith Clarissa Campbell (nee Watchorn - died 07th January 1980, age 88), of Arnprior, Ontario, Canada. Grave inscription: 'But This We Know, Dear Lad, All's Well With The Man Who Has Done His Best'. A total of 78 flying hours logged with 5 on the Hurricane.	Read Archive Report
43	Carter	Robert James	Flight Sergeant		NZ/41570	Born on the 22nd May 1914	New Zealand	Navigator	DFM	RNZAF	Far East	2Sqn RNZAF	1944-01-17	Ventura	PV-I	NZ4520	5533		Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands	1445	Ferry Flight	see archive report for further brief details	Missing - believed killed	Bourail Memorial. Panel 6.	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire		Son of Robert Pearce Carter and of Julia Ann Carter (née Kerr), of Taumarunui, Auckland, New Zealand. Worked as a drapers assistant for Sayers and Ward Ltd. Previously served with 75 and 115 Squadron's DFM awarded as recognition of his air gunner skills as a rear gunner.	Read Archive Report
44	Chambers	Hansford Ward	SLdr				New Zealand	Pilot		RAF	Fighter Command	154Sqn 255Sqn 242Sqn RAF						8 [7+1]									Ace Spitfire Dieppe 1942 Tunisia Italy 1943
45	Clear	Gordon Sampson	Flying Officer		116769			Observer	DFC	RAFVR	Bomber Command	139 Sqn (Jamaica)	1943-03-20	Mosquito	IV	DZ496	XD-		Marham	17:50	Malines	Hit by flak and later crashed at 19:25 at Foxburrow Wood near Brightwell, whlle attempting to go round again, on one engine, at Martlesham Heath airfield, Suffolk.	Killed	Sunderland (Ryhope Road) Cemetery Ward 7. Sec B.B. Grave 1716.			DFC. Gazetted 26th March 1943. Flight Lieutenant Michael Myers Wayman (89359), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 139 Squadron (since deceased). Citation: March, 1943, these officers were members of aircraft crews detailed to attack the Molybdenum Plant at Knaben, Norway. Such a task, necessitating a flight over mountainous terrain covered by a blanket of snow which obscured all prominent features, demanded the highest degree of leadership and skill. At various points the formation had to fly through deep ravines and contend with most treacherous air currents. Despite this the correct target, hidden away in the mountains, was located and subjected to a telling attack from a low level. The success achieved reflects the greatest credit on the efforts of these officers whose high courage and faultless work were worthy of the highest praise.
46	Connor	George Ronald	Flight Sergeant		R114897	27th May 1923, Melfort, Saskatchewan.	Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	434 (Bluenose) Sqn RCAF	1943-08-17	Halifax	V	EB258	IP:T		Tholthorpe	21:13	Peenemünde	Claimed by Uffz. Günter Liersch, his 1st Abschuss, from 4./NJG3 300 m W. Westerland/Sylt at 4,200 m at 00:36 hrs (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (23 June - 22 September) 1943 Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery 3.B.7		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Ward Lowell and Annie Georgina (née McDonald) Connor of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Canada
47	Cooke	Walter Donald	Flight Sergeant		R/200336	Age	Canadian	Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-11-09	Halifax	VII	NP710	EQ-S		RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire	1601	Castrop-Rauxel	See Archive report - Information courtesy John Jones	Seriously Injured - Survived			Paradie Archive Database	Suffered fractured tibia and fibula also 1st and 2nd-degree burns. Taken to RAF Northallerton hospital where he recovered.	Archive Report on loss
48	Coulson	Ward Douglas	Warrant Officer Class II		R/172864		Canadian	Wireless Op/Air Gunner		RCAF	Far Eastern	435Sqn RCAF	1945-02-15	Dakota	III	FD915	O		RAF Tulihal	07`30	Aerial resupply	Missing	Killed	Singapore Memorial, Column 457. Singapore		Accident report	Received posthumous commission to Pilot Officer with service number J/95264	Paradie RCAF Database
49	Coventry	Robert George	Flight Lieutenant		33023	Age 30	Canada	Pilot		RAF	Bomber Command	17 Operational Training Unit	1940-09-23	Blenheim	IV	L8797	-		RAF Upwood, Cambridgeshire		Training	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Down Hatherley Churchyard (St. Mary And Corpus Christi). North of church, grave 103	Courtesy Courtesy BBC / CBC News		Born at Castor, Alberta. Son of The Hon. Thomas George Coventry (25th August 1885 - 09th December 1972) and Alice Coventry (nee Ward), husband of Olga Coventry, father to Anne, of Bath, Somerset, England.	Archive Report
50	Czajkowski	Franciszek	Porucznik Pilot	Pilot Officer	P.76692	Born 20 September 1916 Dzierżno Brodnica (Age 26 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Krzyz Walecznych (x2) Medal Lotniczy (x2) Odznaka Za Rany i Kontuzje (Wound Badge)	PAF	Fighter Command	151Sqn	1942-10-25						RAF Wittering		Torquay	Died as a result of an Enemy Air Raid on a Hospital Ward at Torquay, Devon, along with 15 other service patients. Location : United Kingdom. Formerly with 43Sqn RAF	Killed on Active Service	Exeter Higher Cemetery - Devon, United Kingdom. War Graves Section Row Zk Grave 90		Archiwum Polish Database