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#	Name* SORT (↓)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↓)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Photo (Click to Expand)	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Skinner	Wilfred Malcom					Pilot			Fighter Command							11								Ace
2	Smith (Duncan-Smith)	Wilfred George Gerald Duncan	Wng Cdr	85684	1914-05-28 India	British	Pilot	DSO & Bar DFC & 2 Bars AE	RAF	Fighter Command	611Sqn 603Sqn 64Sqn		Spitfire		MH884	DS	17 victories, 2 probables, 6 shared and 8 damaged.							With Bonzo, Italy 1943	Spitfire Mk IX MH884 coded DS, flown by RAF 324 Wing CO W/Cdr W D Smith, landing at Corsica. 324 Wing (43, 72, 93, 111 Sqns) was based at Calvi, and after Operation Dragoon ti was based at Ramatuelle, France (72Sqn moved on 18 Aug, others on 20 Aug) and Lyon-Bron, France (25 Aug). They came to Italy (at Peretola) on 2 October 1944. 324 Wing was at Rivolto when war ended. Wilfred Duncan Smith was in command until March 1945. He was an ace credited with 17 victories, 2 probables, 6 shared and 8 damaged. First RAF fighter pilots to land in southern France, 1944. On the right is W/C Duncan-Smith, commanding 244 Wing, third from right if Flt Lt Prince Emanuel Gazaltine, whose battle with the high altitude Ju 86 bomber in his modified Spitfire appears in THE DECISIVE DUEL.	On USS Corsica 1944 324 Wing Wikipedia Bio Obituary
3	Clouston	Wilfred Greville	WCdr		15th January 1916	New Zealand	Pilot	DFC	RAF	Fighter Command	19Sqn						12 [9+3]					PoW			Ace Spitfire Dunkirk Battle of Britain POW Singapore 1941 85 Killed on the 21st June 1944 when the vehicle he was travelling in was staffed by allied fighters.	Archive report Other details here
4	Miller	Wilfred Handel ("Andy")					Pilot			Fighter Command	125Sqn						11								3 Victories in a Beaufighter with N/RO Bone, F. C.[2][3] Ace
5	Steventon	Donald Wilfred			17 January 1919 Edgbaston	British	Pilot		RAF		1 PRU		Spifire	PR								Survived war. Died 18 September 1951			With PRU throughout war. Later Acting Wing Commander. Died in a flying accident when the Vampire jet he was flying had an engine failure shortly after take-off from RAF Strubby, Lincolnshire. Killed on impact.
6	Sizer	Wilfred Max ("Wilf")					Pilot	DFC **		Fighter Command							13								Retired as Wing Commander in 1963[61] Ace
7	Jackson	Ivor Wilfred	LAC	1153084	Age 19	British	Nav U/T		RAFVRE	Training Comman	31 Air Navigation School	1841-03-13	Anson	652 Mk I	N9652	-		RCAF Port Albert, Ontario, Canada		Training Flight	See archive report fr further details - Mud-air collision with Anson N9595	Killed	Barrie Union Cemetery. Grave Lot 250. Block G.	Barrie Union Cemetery)	Son of Captain Ernest Wilfred Jackson, Merchant Navy and of Florence C. Jackson, of Commondale, Yorkshire, England. Epitaph: 'Sleeping Where No Shadows Fall In Heavenly Peace He Awaits Us All'.	'Read the archive report for further details'
8	Burrell	Dennis Samuel Martin	Pilot Officer	39964	Age 26				RAF		269Sqn.	1939-09-19										Killed	United Kingdom, Montrose (Sleepyhillock) Cemetery, Sec. 7. Grave 9.		Son of Wilfred and Bertha Daisy Burrell; Husband of Majorie May Burrell, of Oxhey, Watford, Hertfordshire. Middlesex County Cricketer.
9	Allinson	Eric Wilfred	Pilot Officer	42671	Age 21				RAF			1939-11-01										Killed	United Kingdom, Wallasey (Rake Lane) Cemetery, Sec. 19.C. Grave 968.		Son of Harold and Blanche Allinson, of New Brighton, Wallasey.
10	Pountain	Wilfred Henry	Aircraftman 2nd Class	618060	Age 18				RAF		99Sqn.	1939-12-14										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 3.		Son of Harold Thomson Pountain and Florence Annie Pountain, of Burton-on-trent.
11	Barrett	Wilfred	Aircraftman 2nd Class	329872	Age 46				RAF			1939-12-16										Killed	United Kingdom, Halton (St. Michael) Churchyard, Plot 1. Row S. Grave 83.		Son of Alfred John Barrett and of Annie Elizabeth Barrett (Nee Dent); Husband of Nina Barrett (Nee Krainikova).
12	Wright	Wilfred	Aircraftman 2nd Class	538668	Age 20				RAF		103Sqn	1940-01-04										Killed	United Kingdom, Drumcree Church Of Ireland Churchyard, Terrace 2. Grave 44.		Son Of James And Esther Wright, Of Portadown.
13	Smith	Arthur Wilfred	Leading Aircraftman	550814	Age 20				RAF		233Sqn	1940-01-07										Killed	United Kingdom, Hessle Cemetery, Comp. 53. Plot 14. Grave 1.		Son Of Guy Wilfrid And Hilda Smith, Of Hessle.
14	Crossland	Wilfred	Aircraftman 2nd Class	643734	Age 20				RAF		502Sqn	1940-01-18										Killed	United Kingdom, Warrington Cemetery, Sec. E. Grave 118.		Son Of Albert And Florence Crossland, Of Leigh.
15	Hampson	Norman	Corporal	545099	Age 24				RAF		84Sqn	1940-01-30										Killed	Iraq, Habbaniya War Cemetery, 4. C. 4.		Son Of Wilfred And Helen Mary Hampson, Of Manchester.
16	Cross	Raymond Wilfred	Sergeant	581037			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1940-03-25	Hampden	I	L4102	KM:?		Waddington		Reconnaisance	Crashed with total loss of life in the north sea.	MiA	Runnymede Memorial Panel 13		Son of George Thomas Cross and Maud Cross, of Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey
17	Cross	Raymond Wilfred	Sergeant	581037	Age 21				RAF		44Sqn	1940-03-26										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 13.		Son Of George Thomas Cross And Maud Cross, Of Kingston-On-Thames, Surrey.
18	Brooke-Taylor	Keith	Pilot Officer	41251	Age 21	New Zealand	Observer / Pilot		RAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1940-04-06	Hampden	I	L4054	OL-?		RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire	1915	Patrol	See archive report for further details	Killed	Chevington Cemetery. Section H. Grave 286	courtesy courtesy Auckland Cenotaph	Read Archive Report
19	Sharpe	Denis William	Leading Aircraftman	541437	Born on the 26th September 1916 Age 21		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1940-04-06	Hampden	I	L4054	OL-?		RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire	1915	Patrol	See archive report for further details	Missing- believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 26		Read Archive Report
20	McNicol	Andrew	Sergeant	563207	Age 26		Observer		RAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1940-04-06	Hampden	I	L4054	OL-?		RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire	1915	Patrol	See archive report for further details	Killed	Barrow-In-Furness Cemetery And Crematorium (Thorncliffe). Section 3. C. of E. Grave 2621.		Read Archive Report
21	Roberts	Wilfred	Pilot Officer	40319	Age 25	New Zealand	Pilot		RAF	Bomber Command	83Sqn	1940-04-06	Hampden	I	L4054	OL-?		RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire	1915	Patrol	See archive report for further details	Killed	Chevington Cemetery. Section H. Grave 287.	courtesy courtesy Auckland Cenotaph	Read Archive Report
22	Roberts	Wilfred	Pilot Officer	40319	Age 25				RAF		83Sqn	1940-04-07										Killed	United Kingdom, Chevington Cemetery, Sec. H. Grave 287.		Son Of William David Roberts, And Of Ellen Roberts, Of Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand.
23	Bull	Wilfred John Francis	Squadron Leader	32042	Age				RAF			1940-05-01										Killed	United Kingdom, Aberdeen (Allenvale) Cemetery, Sec. D. Grave 2044.		Son Of Archibald Frank And Edith Sarah Bull; Husband Of May Bull, Of West Cults.
24	Shortland	Wilfred Owen	Sergeant	562875	Age 28				RAF		15Sqn RAF	1940-05-12										Killed	Belgium, Heverlee War Cemetery, 6. C. 10.		Son Of Henry Robert And Susannah Shortland; Husband Of Florence Elizabeth Shortland, Of Limbury, Bedfordshire.
25	Adams	Wilfred Sydney Charles	Flying Officer	27100	Age 33				RAF		3Sqn	1940-05-13										Killed	France, Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres, Plot 11. Row B. Grave 6.		Son Of Frederick Archer Adams And Marianne Augusta Mercy Adams (Nee Sprules); Husband Of Katherine Adams (Nee Hampton), Of New Barnet, Hertfordshire.
26	Brown	Thomas Wilfred	Leading Aircraftman	534385	Age 21				RAF		114Sqn	1940-05-14										Killed	France, Glaire-Et-Villette Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave.		Son Of Thomas And Daisy Ellen Brown, Of Derby.
27	Soden	Ian Scovil	Flight Lieutenant	33289	Age 23	UK	Pilot	DSO MiD	RAF	Fighter Command	56Sqn	1940-05-18	Hurricane	I	N2439		6 Claimed			Patrol	Shot down by Me110 near Vitry	KiA	Biache-St Vaast Communal Cemetery Grave 2		Son of Wilfred Scovil Soden and Dorothy Maud Soden, of Combe Down, Bath, Somerset.
28	Soden	Ian Scovil	Flight Lieutenant	33289	Age 23			DSO	RAF		56Sqn	1940-05-18										Killed	France, Biache-St. Vaast Communal Cemetery, Grave 2.		Son Of Wilfred Scovil Soden And Dorothy Maud Soden, Of Combe Down, Bath, Somerset.
29	Passey	Wilfred	Corporal	627956	Age				RAF		142Sqn	1940-05-20										Killed	France, Perreuse Chateau Franco British National Cemetery, Plot 2. Row B. Grave 16.
30	Treacy	Wilfred Patrick Francis 'Paddy' 'Treacle'	Flight Lieutenant	37617			Pilot			Fighter	74Sqn	1940-05-25	Spitfire	I						Patrol	Crashed over France	Safe
31	Treacy	Wilfred Patrick Francis 'Paddy' 'Treacle'	Flight Lieutenant	37617			Pilot		RAF	Fighter	74Sqn	1940-05-27	Spitfire	I	K9875					Patrol	Evaded via Spain.	Missing			This is 'Paddy' Treacy, who is mentioned in the book 'Nancy Wake: The White Mouse', an SOE secret agent whose exploits are to be found here. Nancy met him when he was in Marseille, trying to escape back to England. She refers to him glowingly as exuberant and great fun Marseille 1940/41 Lt. Finch, Ian Garrow (part of Resistance escape organization), Paddy Treacy, Ian Wilkins.
32	Mcdonagh	Thomas Wilfred	Sergeant	581348	Age				RAF		59Sqn	1940-05-29										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 17.
33	Elliott	James Wilfred	Flight Sergeant	564608	Age 25				RAF		56Sqn	1940-05-29										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 10.		Son Of James William And Beatrice Elliott; Husband Of Mary E. Elliott, Of Bettws, Carmarthenshire.
34	Millner	Wilfred	Sergeant	580106	Age				RAF		73Sqn	1940-06-01										Killed	France, Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Plot 19. Row D. Grave 9.
35	Burke	Wilfred Ivanhoe Harris	Squadron Leader	26100	Age 31				RAF		15Sqn RAF	1940-06-08										Killed	France, Guerville Communal Cemetery,		Son Of William Henry And Claire Burke; Husband Of Nora Madeline Burke (Nee Link), Of Canterbury.
36	Pratt	Wilfred Thomas	Sergeant	565197	Age 26				RAF		43Sqn	1940-06-15										Killed	United Kingdom, Middlesbrough (Linthorpe) Cemetery, Sec. C. Grave 11862.		Son Of Thomas Henry And Gertrude Pratt, Of Middlesbrough.
37	Greenman	Wilfred James	Aircraftman 2nd Class	977406	Age 20				RAFVR		98Sqn	1940-06-17										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 26.		Son Of Mr. And Mrs. T. Greenman, Of Swindon, Wiltshire.
38	Harper	Wilfred Arnold	Leading Aircraftman	540221	Age 23				RAF		24Sqn	1940-06-17										Killed	United Kingdom, Tangmere (St. Andrew) Churchyard, Plot E. Row 2. Grave 23.		Son Of Wilfred James Harper And Emily Harper, Of Birmingham; Husband Of Irene Maud Harper, Of Small Heath, Birmingham.
39	Lusty	Wilfred	Aircraftman 1st Class	631821	Age 20				RAF			1940-06-17										Killed	France, Prefailles Communal Cemetery, Grave 3.		Son Of Frank And Millicent Lusty, Of Leonard Stanley, Gloucestershire.
40	Harpham	Wilfred	Aircraftman 1st Class	623494	Age				RAF		98Sqn	1940-06-17										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 25.
41	Ranson	Morrison Wilfred Joseph	Aircraftman 2nd Class	621890	Age				RAF		98Sqn	1940-06-17										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 27.
42	Fisher	Harry	Leading Aircraftman	551310	Age 20				RAF		98Sqn	1940-06-17										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 23.		Son Of Wilfred And Ellen Fisher, Of Grantham, Lincolnshire.
43	Ward	Wilfred Arnold	Aircraftman 1st Class	905570	Age 22				RAFVR			1940-06-17										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 26.		Son Of William Francis And Alice Anne Ward, Of Southgate, Middlesex.
44	Giblin	Harold Albert Francis	Sergeant	523945	Age 26				RAF		102Sqn (Ceylon)	1940-06-19										Killed	Germany, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 15. D. 2.		Son Of Wilfred James Giblin And Ellen Louisa Giblin.
45	Graham	Thomas Wilfred	Aircraftman 2nd Class	971771	Age 23				RAFVR			1940-06-22										Killed	United Kingdom, Dishforth Cemetery, Grave 2.		Son Of Catherine Ellen Graham, Of Wallsend, Northumberland.
46	Spickett	Wilfred Alfred	Sergeant	516666	2nd Qtr of 1914 in Canterbury, Kent		Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAF	Bomber Command	49Sqn	1940-06-26	Hampden	I	P4305	EA:?		RAF Scampton		Gardening	See archive report for details	KiA	Kiel War Cemetery 1.A.20			Read Archive Report
47	Whitehead	Arthur Wilfred Alexander	Flying Officer	70731	Age 29				RAF			1940-07-11										Killed	Netherlands (Holland), Rotterdam (Crooswijk) General Cemetery, Plot Ll. Row 2. Grave 4.		Son Of Sir James Beethom Whitehead, K.C.M.G., M.A., J.P., And The Hon. Marian Cecilia Whitehead (Nee Brodrick), Of Lymington, Hampshire.
48	Walker	Wilfred	Pilot Officer	76457	Age 31				RAFVR		44Sqn	1940-07-19										Killed	United Kingdom, Oakamoor Memorial Chapelyard, N.E. Of Chapelyard.		Son Of Mr. And Mrs. S. Walker, Of Oakamoor.
49	Slatter	Dudley Malins	Pilot Officer	44597	Age 26				RAF		141Sqn	1940-07-19										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 10.		Son Of Wilfred Thomas Slatter, And Of Valletta Matilda Slatter, Of Southsea, Hampshire.
50	Slatter	Dudley Malins	Pilot Officer	44597	Born on 7th March 1914	UK	W/Op/Air/Gunner		RAF	Fighter Command	141Sqn	1940-07-19	Defiant	I	L7016	TW-?		RAF West Malling, Kent	1230	Convoy Patrol	Shot down off Dover	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 10	Courtesy AWMM	Born on the 7th March 1914. Son of Wilfred Thomas Slatter, and of Valletta Matilda Slatter, of Southsea, Hampshire	Archive Report