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#	Name* (↑)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force (↑)	Command (↑)	Unit (↑)	DateofIncident *See Note (↑)	Aircraft (↑)	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
701	Barr	J J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	LK754	QO-Z	East Moor	2158	Nurnberg	Crashed Friedberg	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
702	Barr	W J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	630 Sqd	1944-06-09	Lancaster	III	PB121	LE-F	East Kirkby	2148	Etampes	Crashed at Omerville {Val d'Oise}	Killed	Omerville Communal Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
703	Barraball	Gordon James	Leading Aircraftman	R/271290	Age 25	Canadian	MT Driver		RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd 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
704	Barre	R F	Flight Sergeant	R/161102		Canada	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	207 Sqd	1944-01-14	Lancaster	III	DV191	EM-Q	Spilsby	1631	Braunschweig	This was the 7th claim by Lt Otto Fries 5/NJG1 - Bakede 5km East of Bad Munder: 4,000m at 1935 hrs (Jachtjagd War Diaries, Vol 1 - Dr. Theo Boiten)	PoW No. 270004, Stalag 4B Muhlberg (Elbe)			Paradie Archive Database
705	Barrett	G D	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	420 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	LL550	PT-	Linton on Ouse	1130	Ferry	Crashed on take off				Paradie Archive Database
706	Barrett	W C	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	424 Sqd RCAF	1944-08-12	Halifax	III	LV951	QB-A	Skipton on Swale	2127	Braunschweig	Crashed at Visselhovede	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
707	Barrett	C K	Squadron Leader						RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1944-05-11	Halifax	III	NA500	QO-G	East Moor	2257	Boulogne	Collided with last and Crashed le Portel {Pas-de-Calais}	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
708	Barrett	M	Flight Sergeant	R135579					RCAF	Bomber Command	49 Sqd	1943-07-08	Lancaster	III	ED663	EA-	Fiskerton	2219	Koln	Crashed Grabbendonk	Killed	Schoonlselhof Cemetery {Antwerpen} Belgium		Paradie Archive Database
709	Barrett	F H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	51 Sqd	1943-01-27	Halifax	II	DT705	MH-S	Snaith	1756	Dusseldorf	Crashed ENE of Uden Holland	Killed	Uden War Cemetery Holland		Paradie Archive Database
710	Barrett	Norman	Flight sergeant	R/144281			W/Op/Air/Gnr		RCAF	Coastal Command	422 Sqd	1943-11-20	Sunderland	III	W6031	G-422	RAF St. Angelo, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland	1145	Convoy Patrol	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. Panel 181		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
711	Barrette	J B G	Warrant Officer Class 1						RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1943-12-20	Halifax	V	LK970	IP-N	Croft	1650	Frankfurt	?	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
712	Barrie	J D	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	431 Sqd RCAF	1944-01-28	Halifax	V	LL150	SE-N	Croft	2358	Berlin	Baled out off Lincolnshire coast	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
713	Barron	P E	Flight Sergeant	R107770					RCAF	Bomber Command	420 Sqd RCAF	1943-03-29	Wellington	X	MS484	PT-	Middleton St George	1933	Bochum	Crashed near Wanroij Holland	Killed	Groesbeek Canadian War Cementery		Paradie Archive Database
714	Barron	N J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1944-02-15	Halifax	III	LK761	QO-	East Moor		Training	Crashed near Stillington Yorkshire	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
715	Barron	A S	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	9 Sqd	1941-09-30	Wellington	III	X3347	WS-	Honington	1945	Hamburg	Crashed at base on return	Injured			Paradie Archive Database
716	Barrons	H J	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	630 Sqd	1944-01-28	Lancaster	III	JB654	LE-C	East Kirkby	2346	Berlin		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
717	Barrowman	A M	Warrant Officer Class 2					DFC	RCAF	Bomber Command	97 Sqd (Straits Settlements)	1944-03-15	Lancaster	III	JB361	OF-B	Bourn	1920	Stuttgart	Crashed Zilhausen	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
718	Barry	George Richard	Flying Officer	J/40544			Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	195 Sqd	1944-12-12 Day operation	Lancaster	III	PB112	JE-H	RAF Wratting Common, Cambridgeshire	1057	Witten	See archive report for full details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave: 4.D.2		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
719	Barry	J H	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	35 Sqd (Madras Presidency)	1943-02-03	Halifax	II	W7923	TL-D	Graveley	1847	Hamburg	Crash landed on return to base				Paradie Archive Database
720	Barry	W J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419 Sqd RCAF	1943-12-29	Halifax	II	LW282	VR-Y	Middleton St George	1648	Berlin	Abandoned near Berlin	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
721	Barry	J C G B R	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	424 Sqd RCAF	1944-03-18	Halifax	III	LW460	QB-U	Skipton on Swale	1924	Frankfurt	Crashed at Wolf on the Mosel	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
722	Barry	F	Sergeant							Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1943-07-30	Halifax	II	JD365	EQ-J	Leeming	2212	Remscheid	Crashed at Duren	Killed	Runnymede
723	Barske	P J	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	428 Sqd RCAF	1943-11-25	Halifax	V	LK969	NA-G	Middleton St George	2333	Frankfurt	?	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
724	Barteaux	R C	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	415 Sqd RCAF	1945-03-05	Halifax	III	NA204	6U-J	East Moor	1645	Chemnitz		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
725	Barter	J J H	Flight Sergeant	658296						Bomber Command	432 Sqd RCAF	1943-05-29	Wellington	X	LN435	QO-X	Skipton on Swale	2239	Wuppertal	Crashed at Numansdorp Holland	PoW
726	Bartleet	Francis Walter	Flying Officer	126837	1909		Wireless Operator/Air Gunners		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1943-03-02	Wellington	X	HZ260	AL-K	East Moor	1901	Gardening	Ditched some 87 miles off Cromer, Norfolk. Reason unknown	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 123			Son of William Walter and Margaret Bartleet; husband of Alice May Bartleet, of Wallasey, Cheshire
727	Bartlemay	W A	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	428 Sqd RCAF	1944-10-25	Lancaster	X	KB737	NA-R	Middleton St George	1222	Essen		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
728	Bartlett	Edward	Sergeant	578277			Flight Engineer		RAF	Bomber Command	427 Sqd RCAF	1943-08-31	Halifax	V	EB251	ZL-T	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2020	Berlin	See archive report for further details	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 26.D.9			Read Archive Report
729	Bartlett	Raymond Neil	Flying Officer	J/24141					RCAF	Bomber Command	44 Sqd	1944-06-27	Lancaster	I	ME743	EM-G	RAF Dunholme Lodge, Lincolnshire	2257	Marquise	See Archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 245		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
730	Bartlett	F R	Flying Officer				Pilot			Fighter	414 Sqd RCAF	1945-01-05	Spitfire	IX	MJ732					Abandoned	Evaded
731	Bartlett	Christopher Smales	Wing Commander	39928	Age 26	Canada	Pilot	DFC *	RCAF	Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW173	WL-K	RAF Croft, County Durham	2244	Arras	Possible claim by Lt. Heinz Altner 8/NJG5 - Lens area either at 01:39 or 01:41 hrs.	Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery. Plot 4, Row G, Grave 10	John Jones Jarrold		Son of Christopher Pennycuick Bartlett and Dora Margaret Bartlett (née Smales), of Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada. Bartlett Lake in Saskatchewan named after him. Grave inscription: 'To All The World He Was But One, To Us He Was All The World'. DFC Citation: Flight Lieutenant Christopher Smales Bartlett of 216 Squadron. One night in May, 1941, this officer carried out a flight which necessitated transporting a party of Royal Engineers and landing them beside a highly strategical railway bridge which it was intended to destroy. Much of the complete success of this daring and difficult operation can be attributed to the skill displayed by this officer. Flight Lieutenant Bartlett has also executed eleven successful night raids. Bar to DFC: Acting Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett, DFC of 434 (RCAF) Sqn. In the course of his second tour of operations this officer has attacked many strongly defended targets, including several attacks on Berlin and numerous others on industrial centres in the Ruhr. He is a forceful and courageous leader whose example has inspired all. Information courtesy John Jones March 2021.	Archive Report
732	Bartlett	F A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	434 Sqd RCAF	1943-08-30	Halifax	V	LK894	IP-K	Tholthorpe	2348	Monchengladbach	Crashed at Kessenich Belgium	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium
733	Bartley	F W	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	424 Sqd RCAF	1944-02-15	Halifax	III	HX311	QB-A	Skipton on Swale	1721	Berlin	Crashed at Ahrensfelde	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
734	Bartman	G H	Warrant Officer	R103506					RCAF	Bomber Command	102 Sqd (Ceylon)	1943-04-20	Halifax	II	HR712	DY-	Pocklington	2134	Stettin	Crashed Nyborg Denmark	Killed	Nyborg New Cemetery Denmark		Paradie Archive Database
735	Barton	R J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	166 Sqd	1944-02-24	Lancaster	I	ME641	AS-B	Kirmington	2000	Schweinfurt	Collided with 460Sqn Lancaster & crashed Market Rasen Lincs	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
736	Barton	T G	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425 Sqd RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	MZ641	KW-K	Tholthorpe	2205	Hamburg		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
737	Barton	V A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1944-02-19	Halifax	V	LK662	AL-Q	Leeming	2317	Leipzig		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
738	Barton	W K	Sergeant							Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1943-01-29	Halifax	II	HR662	EQ-H	Leeming	1656	Lorient	?	Killed	Guidel Communal Cemetery
739	Bartram	E G	Sergeant							Bomber Command	428 Sqd RCAF	1943-09-22	Halifax	V	LK914	NA-K	Middleton St George	1831	Hannover	?	PoW
740	Barty	W E H	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1944-09-17	Halifax	III	MZ900	AL-K	Leeming	714	Boulogne	Ditched off French Coast
741	Barzeele	C S	Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	431 Sqd RCAF	1944-05-12	Halifax	III	MZ629	SE-B	Croft	2147	Leuven	Crashed Waterloo {Brabant}	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
742	Basarab	L	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1944-11-21	Halifax	VII	NP810	EQ-H	Linton on Ouse	1520	Castrop-Rauxel		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
743	Bastable	Vernon James	Warrant Officer Class 2	R/95313	2 Dec 1914 in Winnipeg, Canada	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	156 Sqd	1942-09-19	Wellington	III	BJ883	GT-	Warboys		Saarbrucken	Coned by searchlights in the Abbeville area and hit by Flak. Abandoned near Abbeville time unknown	PoW No. 27139 Stalag 344 Lamsdorf			Paradie Archive Database	WO Bastable was captured in the Rouen area in Sep 1942 and was held in various PoW camps. He made his first attempt to escape in May 1943. whilst with a working party at Metsdorf. Sudetenland, having obtained civilian clothes from the Czechs. His true identity was discovered and he was returned to Stalag 344. He then decided to make an immediate attempt to escape in an Army uniform. He cut the wires of a second floor window and timing his action to miss the guards, he jumped clear and escaped. He travelled in the direction of Prague but after three days he was discovered by some German civilians. He was handed over to the authorities and sent to a Gestapo prison where he was kept for 14 days in solitary confinement. He was sent back to Stalag Luft 344 and spent a further 10 days in solitary confinement. In Oct 1943. He made another attempt to escape by means of an emergency ladder in the main shaft of a coal mine in which he was working. He gained his liberty for 2 days after which he was recaptured by German police in company with a Czech Air Force Sgt. He made another attempt to escape from Stalag 344 but was recaptured and returned to camp. He and the same Czech Sgt. finally escaped in Oct 1944 by jumping from the roof cf their billets over the fence and proceeding into some woods nearby. Here they were assisted by Czech civilians. They eventually made contact with the Czech underground with arms and ammunition and took part in many operations. destroying railways, bridges, road Docks, and electrical installations. The Czech Sgt. was captured again and has not been heard of since. WO Bastable continued serving in the underground movement until he was liberated by the Russians in May 1945.
744	Bastable	H D	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	640 Sqd	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	LK866	C8-L	Leconfield	.0024.	Versailles	Crashed at Soulaires {Eure-et-Loir}	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
745	Basten	Henry George	Sergeant	1399763			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1944-02-24	Lancaster	II	DS844	EQ-X	RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire	2048	Schweinfurt	See archive report for further information	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery Durnbach, Germany. Grave 7.A.13			Read Archive Report
746	Bastian	Peter Spencer	Pilot Officer	126739			Wireless Operator			Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1942-12-21	Wellington	III	DF624	AL-	East Moor		Training	The crew were undertaking a training flight from their base at East Moor and while the a/c was close to the North Yorkshire Moors the a/c suffered an electrical failure which caused the propellers on both engines to go into a fully fine pitch. This then caused the engines to over-rev and eventually to overheat. Fearing he was loosing control of the a/c the captain ordered his five crew to abandon the a/c, this was done successfully. The pilot and rear gunner received slight injuries on landing, the pilot suffered his injuries after landing on a fence. The a/c crashed near Kirkby, a few miles south of Stokesley and was destroyed. RAF East Moor took charge of the crash site; they sent transport to collect the crew, put a guard on the a/c and destroyed secret equipment it was carrying. (References- Aircraft Accidents in Yorkshire)	Survived - Killed in Action 26 March 1943				429 Sqn Wellington MS487
747	Bastian	Peter Spencer	Pilot Officer	126739			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429 Sqd RCAF	1943-03-26	Wellington	X	MS487	AL-C	East Moor	1932	Duisburg	Home bound was hit by flak, which damaged the port engine, fuel tanks and flying controls. Crashed at 2230 hours on an estate known as De Raaphorst, 3 km SE of Wassenaar (Zuid Holland). Claimed by 2. & 3./Marine-Flak-Abteilung 816 (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1943 Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	The Hague (Westduin) General Cemetery, Allied plot, Row 2, Grave 41
748	Batchelor	R H	Sergeant	1299738						Bomber Command	408 Sqd RCAF	1943-03-27	Halifax	II	BB332	EQ-H	Leeming	2000	Berlin	Crashed Blindberg Sweden	Interned
749	Bate	A J	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	101 Sqd	1944-06-11	Lancaster	I	PB692	SR-K2	Ludford Magna	1200	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed at Wanne-Eickel	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
750	Bateman	J R	Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	100 Sqd	1943-12-16	Lancaster	III	JB674	HW-Q	Grimsby	1611	Berlin	Collided with next and crashed near Grimsby Lincs	Killed			Paradie Archive Database