Runnymede Memorial Database

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The Air Forces Memorial, or Runnymede Memorial, in Englefield Green, near Egham, Surrey, England is a memorial dedicated to some 20,456 men and women from air forces of the British Empire who were lost in air and other operations during World War II. Those recorded have no known grave anywhere in the world, and many were lost without trace. The name of each of these airmen and airwomen is engraved into the stone walls of the memorial, according to country and squadron. There are other memorials to the fallen with no known grave, namely the Ottawa Allied Forces Memorial, the Malta Memorial and the Alamein Allied Forces Memorial, all of which are to be found on this site under the Databases menu.

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#	Name	First Names	Initials	Service Number	Rank	Awards	Air Service	DateofDeath	Squadron	Command	Aircraft	Mark	Serial	Code	Station	Departed	Operation Name	Circumstances	Fate	Age	*FamilyDetails*	Panel
1	Taylor	Alastair James	A J	575430	Sergeant		RAF	1943-05-16	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	ED934	AJ-K		2130	Chastise	Crashed W of Harlingen	Killed	Age 20	Son of Stephen and Sarah Ann Taylor, of Alves, Morayshire, Scotland	Panel 166
2	Mckellar	Alexander Farley	A F	176945	Flying Officer		RAFVR	1945-01-12	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	I	NF992	KC-B	Woodhall Spa	846	Bergen	Crashed in sea off Norwegian coast	Killed	Age 20	Son of Alexander and Elsie McKellar, of Edinburgh, Scotland	Panel 267
3	Nicholson	Vivian	V	1144183	Flight Sergeant	DFM	RAFVR	1943-09-15	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	JA981	KC-J		2350	Ladbergen	Ditched 8 miles NE of Cromer, Norfolk	Killed	Age 20	Son of Arthur Timothy Reed Nicholson and Elizabeth Ellen Victoria Nicholson, of Sherburn, Co Durham	Panel 138
4	O'Grady	John Brian De Courcy	J B De C	R/77353	Warrant Officer Class I		RCAF	1943-11-17	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	ED735	KC-R		2340	Transit		Killed	Age 30		Panel 179
5	Plishka	Leonard	L	J/17388	Pilot Officer		RCAF	1943-11-17	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	ED735	KC-R		2340	Transit		Killed	Age 25	Son of Mike M and Horpyna Plishka of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada	Panel 177
6	Randon	Joseph Charles	J C	134673	Flight Lieutenant		RAFVR	1945-03-21	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	I	PD117	YZ-L	Woodhall Spa	745	Bremen	Crashed 19km S of Bremen	Killed	Age 23	Son of Richard Arthur and Prudence Elizabeth Randon, of Spital, Chesterfield, Derbyshire	Panel 265
7	Ross	Ian Stewart	I S	AUS.18839	Flying Officer		RAAF	1945-01-12	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	I	NF992	KC-B	Woodhall Spa	846	Bergen	Crashed in sea off Norwegian coast	Killed	Age 24	Son of Alexander McLachlan Ross, and of Christina Lillian Ross, of Alphington, Victoria, Australia	Panel 283
8	Simmonds	Harold Thomas	H T	1248156	Sergeant		RAFVR	1943-09-15	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	JA981	KC-J		2350	Ladbergen	Ditched 8 miles NE of Cromer, Norfolk	Killed	Age 22	Son of Thomas and Elizebeth Simmonds of Burgess Hill, Sussex	Panel 164
9	Stone	Antony Joseph	A J	1311959	Flight Sergeant		RAFVR	1943-09-15	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	JA981	KC-J		2350	Ladbergen	Ditched 8 miles NE of Cromer, Norfolk	Killed	Age 22	Son of Joseph and Dorothy Grace Stone, of Winchester	Panel 139
10	Laughland	Alan Macneiley	A M	J/19334	Pilot Officer	DFM	RCAF	1943-11-18	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	ED735	KC-R		2340	Transit		Killed	Age 21	Son of James and Florence Laughland, of Guelph, Ontario, Canada	Panel 176
11	Tilby	Edward George	E G	184159	Pilot Officer		RAFVR	1945-01-12	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	I	NF992	KC-B	Woodhall Spa	846	Bergen	Crashed in sea off Norwegian coast	Killed			Panel 269
12	Walter	William	W	1866667	Flight Sergeant		RAFVR	1945-01-12	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	I	NF992	KC-B	Woodhall Spa	846	Bergen	Crashed in sea off Norwegian coast	Killed			Panel 273
13	Warner	James Herbert	J H	128619	Flying Officer		RAFVR	1943-05-16	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	ED934	AJ-K		2130	Chastise	Crashed W of Harlingen	Killed			Panel 130
14	Welch	John Lawrence	J L	744932	Warrant Officer	DFM	RAFVR	1943-09-15	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	JA981	KC-J		2350	Ladbergen	Ditched 8 miles NE of Cromer, Norfolk	Killed	Age 23	Son of Mr and Mrs T L Welch of Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire; husband of E M Welch of Cranwell, Lincolnshire	Panel 134
15	Whitaker	Arthur Neville	A N	144777	Pilot Officer		RAF	1943-05-16	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	ED934	AJ-K		2130	Chastise	Crashed W of Harlingen	Killed			Panel 134
16	Whittingham	Sam James	S J	159886	Pilot Officer	DFM	RAFVR	1943-11-18	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	ED735	KC-R		2340	Transit		Killed	Age 22	Son of Frederick and Sybil Whittingham, of Prescot, Lancashire	Panel 134
17	Wilkinson	John	J	1025280	Sergeant		RAFVR	1943-05-16	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	ED934	AJ-K		2130	Chastise	Crashed W of Harlingen	Killed	Age 21	Son of Thomas Wilfred and Ethel Wilkinson, of Antrobus, Cheshire	Panel 169
18	Youseman	Edward Ernest George	E E G	113351	Flight Lieutenant	DFC	RAFVR	1943-11-18	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	ED735	KC-R		2340	Transit		Killed	Age 21	Son of Edward George and Eva Annie Youseman, of Ashford, Middlesex	Panel 122
19	Griffiths	Leslie Douglas	L D	1580829	Flight Sergeant		RAFVR	1945-01-12	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	I	NF992	KC-B	Woodhall Spa	846	Bergen	Crashed in sea off Norwegian coast	Killed	Age 22	Son of Mrs E M Griffiths of Handsworth, Birmingham	Panel 271
20	Barnett	Edwin Alfred	E A	53823	Flying Officer		RAFVR	1945-03-21	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	I	PD117	YZ-L	Woodhall Spa	745	Bremen	Crashed 19km S of Bremen	Killed			Panel 266
21	Bell	George	G	185065	Flying Officer		RAFVR	1945-03-21	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	I	PD117	YZ-L	Woodhall Spa	745	Bremen	Crashed 19km S of Bremen	Killed	Age 24	Son of George Edwin and Hannah Eliza Bell, of Hull, East Yorkshire	Panel 266
22	Byers	Vernon William	V W	J/17474	Pilot Officer		RCAF	1943-05-17	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	ED934	AJ-K		2130	Chastise	Crashed W of Harlingen	Killed	Age 32	Son of Frank and Ruby J Byers of Codette, Saskatchewan, Canada	Panel 175
23	Cansell	George Edward	G E	173273	Flying Officer		RAFVR	1944-10-07	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster									Age 21	Son of George William and Clara Ada Cansell, of Devonport, Devon	Panel 205
24	Davies	Ronald	R	1128796	Leading Aircraftman	MiD	RAFVR	1944-12-29	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster									Age 24	Son of Isaac and Naomi Davies, of Hitchin, Hertfordshire	Panel 241
25	Florence	Ronald	R	NZ.41577	Pilot Officer	DFM	RNZAF	1943-11-18	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	ED735	KC-R		2340	Transit		Killed	Age 21	Son of Thomas George and Barbara Florence, of Fitzroy, New Plymouth, New Zealand	Panel 198
26	Fort	John	J	49575	Flying Officer	DFC	RAF	1943-09-15	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	JA981	KC-J		2350	Ladbergen	Ditched 8 miles NE of Cromer, Norfolk	Killed		Son of George and Martha Fort of York	Panel 124
27	Gill	Kenneth	K	155097	Flying Officer	DFC, Croix de Guerre	RAFVR	1945-03-21	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	I	PD117	YZ-L	Woodhall Spa	745	Bremen	Crashed 19km S of Bremen	Killed	Age 22	Son of Fred and Dorothy Rosamund Gill; husband of Vera Gill, of Halton, Yorkshire	Panel 267
28	Anderson	Sydney Ross	S R	1098277	Warrant Officer	DFM	RAFVR	1945-01-12	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	I	NF992	KC-B	Woodhall Spa	846	Bergen	Crashed in sea off Norwegian coast	Killed	Age 22	Son of Robert and Norah Anderson; husband of F. Joan Anderson, of Dollis Hill, Middlesex	Panel 269
29	Grimes	Walter Crawford	W C	138314	Flying Officer	DFM	RAFVR	1943-11-18	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	ED735	KC-R		2340	Transit		Killed	Age 22	Son of Walter Crawford Grimes and Charlotte Lucy Howard Grimes, of South Shields, Co Durham	Panel 124
30	Gumbley	Bernard Alexander	B A	NZ.414614	Flight Lieutenant	DFM	RNZAF	1945-03-21	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	I	PD117	YZ-L	Woodhall Spa	745	Bremen	Crashed 19km S of Bremen	Killed	Age 29	Son of Louis and Margaret Gumbley, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand	Panel 284
31	Hatton	William	W	1013557	Sergeant		RAFVR	1943-09-15	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	JA981	KC-J		2350	Ladbergen	Ditched 8 miles NE of Cromer, Norfolk	Killed	Age 23	Son of George and Florence Hatton, of Wakefield, Yorkshire	Panel 152
32	Hill	Victor	V	1315729	Flight Sergeant		RAFVR	1943-09-15	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	JA981	KC-J		2350	Ladbergen	Ditched 8 miles NE of Cromer, Norfolk	Killed			Panel 137
33	Horrocks	Thomas	T	650027	Flight Sergeant		RAFVR	1944-10-07	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster											Panel 218
34	Hurdiss	Thomas James	T J	1239780	Flight Sergeant		RAFVR	1944-10-07	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster									Age 23	Son of William and Alice Hurdiss, of Wollescote, Worcestershire	Panel 219
35	Jarvie	Charles McAllister	C McA	1058757	Sergeant		RAFVR	1943-05-16	617Sqn	Bomber Command	Lancaster	III	ED934	AJ-K		2130	Chastise	Crashed W of Harlingen	Killed	Age 21	Son of Charles and Nellie Jarvis, of Glasgow, Scotland	Panel 154

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