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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent 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	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Dean	Albert Frederick	Wing Commander		1327	Age 51			Military Medal	RAAF			1947-12-25										Killed	Australia, Williamstown General Cemetery, C. of E. Plot. Compt. V. Line 301. Grave 7.		Son Of Samuel And Emma Dean; Husband Of Edith Marguerite Dean, Of Williamstown.
2	Dean	Alfred William	Leading Aircraftman		842903	Age 48				RAF (Auxiliary Air Force)			1947-03-05										Killed	United Kingdom, Aberdare Cemetery, Glamorganshire, Sec.H. Uncons. Grave 25/13A.		Son Of Alfred John And Clara A. Dean; Husband Of Dorothy Mary Dean, Of Egham, Surrey.
3	Murphy	Robert Anthony	Aircraftman 2nd Class		1909938	Age 19				RAFVR			1947-01-02										Killed	Eire/Ireland, Dean'S Grange Cemetery, Grave 34/E4/H.		Son Of James And Elizabeth Murphy, Of Dublin.
4	Dean	Thomas Charles Harold	Sergeant		910713	Age 38				RAFVR			1946-03-10										Killed	United Kingdom, St. Martin Churchyard, Jersey, Grave 183. South.		Son Of William And Annie Maude Dean; Husband Of Margaret Dean, Of Faldouet.
5	Ratts	Dean McCormick	2nd Lieutenant	Pilot Officer	O-775127		American	Co-Pilot	PH	USAAF	8th Air Force	95th Bombardment Group (H), 334th Bombardment Squadron (H), 3rd Air Division	1945.02.03	B-17	G	42-102951	BG:Q		Horham (Station #119), Suffolk, England		Berlin (Mission #817), Germany	See archive report for details	Killed	Netherlands American Cemetery in Plot P, Row 13, Grave 11.			Read Archive Report
6	Cheal	Geoffrey Laurence	Aircraftman 2nd Class		1259114	Age 23				RAFVR			1945-11-15										Killed	United Kingdom, East Dean (Ss. Simon And Jude) Churchyard,		Son Of Mr. And Mrs. George Henry Cheal, Of East Dean.
7	Blake	Thomas Christopher	Aircraftman 2nd Class		1906375	Age 18				RAFVR			1945-09-30										Killed	Eire/Ireland, Dean'S Grange Cemetery, St. Ita. Grave Z.14.		Son Of Patrick And Mary Blake, Of Dun Laoghaire.
8	Robins	John Henry	Leading Aircraftman		907938	Age 25				RAFVR			1945-09-10										Killed	Indonesia, Jakarta War Cemetery, 4. E. 10.		Son Of The Very Rev'D Henry Charles Robins, Dean Of Salisbury, And Dorothy Robins, Of The Deanery, Salisbury.
9	Dean	Eric Frank	Flight Sergeant		1892311	Age 20				RAFVR		78Sqn	1945-09-05										Killed	France, Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles, Plot 11. Row A. Grave 9.		Son Of Frank William And Sarah Grace Dean, Of Isleworth, Middlesex.
10	Farrell	Thomas Laurence Christopher	Aircraftman 2nd Class		1797500	Age 23				RAFVR			1945-06-08										Killed	Eire/Ireland, Dean'S Grange Cemetery, St. Fintan. Grave F1/24.		Son Of Lawrence And Mary Farrell, Of Crumlin, Dublin.
11	Schurr	Donald Dean	Pilot Officer		J/95434	Age				RCAF		31Sqn RAF	1945-06-08										Killed	Myanmar (ex Burma), Taukkyan War Cemetery, Coll. grave 3. A. 1-5.		Son Of Norton E. Schurr And Mary T. Schurr, Of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
12	Dean	Jessie	Aircraftwoman 2nd Class		2112812	Age 19				WAAF			1945-05-21										Killed	United Kingdom, Blyth (Cowpen) Cemetery, Sec. B. Grave 129.		Daughter Of Edward And Jessie Dean, Of Blyth.
13	Brenchley	George Henry	Aircraftman 2nd Class		1074468	Age				RAFVR		5015 AirSqn	1945-04-22										Killed	United Kingdom, Denton (Christ Church) Churchyard, Spec. Memorial.		Son Of George Henry Brenchley And Of Mary Ann Brenchley (Nee James); Husband Of Annie Brenchley (Nee Dean), Of Denton.
14	Dean	A	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	106Sqn	1945-04-16	Lancaster	I	NG414	ZN-K		Metheringham	2336	Plzen	Crashed and exploded on take off
15	Cluer	Roger	Flying Officer		190041	Age				RAFVR		49Sqn	1945-04-09										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 266.		Son Of His Honour Mr. Justice R. M. Cluer, And Of Mrs. H. E. Cluer, Of Cookham Dean, Berkshire; Husband Of Ilene Cluer.
16	Dean	John L	1st Lt		O-733840		USA	Pilot		USAAF	367th Fighter Group	393rd Fighter Squadron	1945-04-05	P-38 Lightning								1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
17	Dean	John L	1st Lt		O-733840		USA	Pilot		USAAF	367th Fighter Group	393rd Fighter Squadron	1945-04-03	P-38 Lightning								1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
18	Naylor	Michael Eric Philip	Flying Officer		165913	Age 20				RAFVR			1945-03-25										Killed	United Kingdom, Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot H/1. Grave 175.		Son Of Philip Allen Ernest And Enid Naylor, Of Cookham Dean.
19	Dean	William Thomas	Sergeant		1608026	Age 22				RAFVR		460Sqn (RAAF)	1945-03-22										Killed	Germany, Rheinberg War Cemetery, Joint grave 11. C. 16-17.		Son Of William Henry And Ada Victoria Dean; Husband Of Jean Dean, Of Tankerton, Kent.
20	Dean	W T	Sergeant								Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1945-03-21	Lancaster	I	NG466	AR-Y		Binbrook	111	Bochum		Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
21	Bell	Matthew William	Flight Lieutenant		143283	Age 23	British	Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	227Sqn	1945-03-14	Lancaster	I	PA214	9J-P ('Polly Pepperpot')		RAF Balderton, Newark-on-Trent	17:05	Lutzkendorf	See archive report for further details See also PB610	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Grave 9. F. 4.		Son of Thomas Henderson Bell (died 25th May 1952, age 65), and Ann Whitfield Bell (died 20th August 1967, age 78 husband of Isabel Bell (died 20th Aug. 1967), of Dean Bank, of Dean Bank Co. Durham	'Read the archive report for further details'
22	Prichard	Graham Arthur Rodney	Flight Sergeant		1191010	Age 22			MiD	RAFVR		467Sqn (RAAF)	1945-03-04										Killed	Germany, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 12. A. 16.		Son Of Captain Neville Arthur Prichard, R.N., And Of Ida Constance Prichard (Nee Graham), Of Vernham'S Dean, Hampshire. His Sister, Pamela Ida, Also Died On Service.
23	Dean	J H	Flight Lieutenant								Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1945-02-21	Lancaster	I	PB804	JO-A		Waddington	1719	Gravenhorst, attacking Mitteland canal	Possibly shot down by night fighter	PoW			Possibly Heinz Schnaufer's 110th victim, shot down at 20.44 hrs north-north-west of Munster.
24	Long	Bernard Charles	Sergeant		1624594	Age 22				RAFVR		166Sqn	1945-02-01										Killed	Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, 1. H. 25.		Son Of Harry And Eliza Dean Long, Of March, Cambridgeshire.
25	Dean	William	Sergeant		1590636	Age				RAFVR			1945-01-19										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 274.
26	Christie	Harry Dean	Flying Officer		J/36231	Age 27				RCAF		424Sqn	1945-01-12										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 278.		Son Of William And Isabella Christie; Husband Of Florence M. I. Christie, Of Naicam, Saskatchewan, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
27	Gray	Dean	Flying Officer		417746		Australia			RAAF		619Sqn RAF	1945-01-05												RAAF Honour Roll
28	Gray	Dean	Flying Officer		417746	Age 21				RAAF			1945-01-05										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 283.		Son Of Arthur George Owen And Wynne Ruth Gray, Of Nailsworth, South Australia.
29	Dean	William Erin Millar	Squadron Leader		126999	Age				RAFVR		622Sqn	1945-01-03										Killed	Germany, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 4. E. 4.
30	Dean	W E M	Flight Lieutenant								Bomber Command	622Sqn	1945-01-03	Lancaster	I	NF964	GI-L		Mildenhall	1245	Dortmund	Exploded over target area	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
31	Paterson	Kenneth Macleay	Leading Aircraftman		1563758	Age				RAFVR			1945-01-02										Killed	United Kingdom, Edinburgh (Dean Or Western) Cemetery, Sec. 7. Grave 631.		Son Of Thomas And Helen Mackay Paterson, Of Blackhall, Edinburgh; Husband Of Theresa Mary Paterson.
32	Huston	Dean M	1st Lt		O-767044		USA	Pilot		USAAF	352nd Fighter Group	487th Fighter Squadron	1945-01-01	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
33	Wellstead	Leo Charles Raymond	Flight Lieutenant		133927			Pilot	DFC DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	128 Sqn	1945-01-01	Mosquito	XVI	PF411	M5:B		Wyton	06:41	Railway Tunnels	Took off and crashed through engine failure	Killed	Bournemouth North Cemetery Sec. D.1. Row 8.		DFM Gazetted 13th February 1942, following a Wellington tour with 99 Sqn. DFC Gazetted 20th March 1945 whilst with 128 Sqn (Since Deceased). Changed name from Dean to Wellstead on 19th February 1943 Son of Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Wellstead, of Winton, Bournemouth
34	Edwards	Jack Dean	1st Lieutenant	Flying Officer	O-703616		American	Navigator		USAAF	8th Air Force	388th Bombardment Group (H), 563rd Bombardment Squadron (H), 3rd Air Division	1944.09.28	B-17	G	43-38404	A		Knettishall (Station #136), Suffolk, England		Merseburg (Mission #652), oil refineries, Germany	See archive report for details	PoW/ Stalag Luft 1				Read Archive Report
35	Sanner	Dean ‘Curley’ Harold	1st Lieutenant	Flying Officer	O-684056		American	Pilot	DFC	USAAF	8th Air Force	25th Bombardment Group (R), 654th Bombardment Squadron (R) Special, 8th Combat Camera Unit,	1944.08.13	Mosquito	PR.XVI	MM370	?		Watton (Station #376), Norfolk, England		Aphrodite (Mission #549), Le Havre, France	See Archive report for details	PoW, Stalag Luft 1				Read Archive Report
36	Kurjack	August T.	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	6994841		American	Aerial Photographer		USAAF	8th Air Force	25th Bombardment Group (R), 654th Bombardment Squadron (R) Special, 8th Combat Camera Unit,	1944.08.13	Mosquito	PR.XVI	MM370	?		Watton (Station #376), Norfolk, England		Aphrodite (Mission #549), Le Havre, France	See Archive report for details	Killed	Listed on the Tablets of the Missing Ardennes American Cemetery			Read Archive Report
37	Post Jr.	Dean N.	First Lieutenant	Flying Officer	O-807603	1921	American	Pilot	AM (Oak Leaf Cluster) PH	USAAF 8th Air Force	US Army Air Force	364th Fighter Squadron (357th Fighter Group)	1944.05.27	P-51 Mustang	B	42-106632	C5:?		Leiston (Station #373), Suffolk, England		Escort on a Ramrod mission to Ludwigshafen (Mission #373), Germany	See Archive Report for details	Murdered	Buried at the Epinal American Cemetery, Dinozé, France, Plot B, Row 28, Grave 30			Archive Report
38	Gil	Józef	Porucznik Pilot	Flying Officer	P.76765	Born 30 January 1914 Łęg Jarocin (Age 30 when killed)	Poland	Pilot	Virtuti Militari Krzyz Walecznych (x3) Medal Lotniczy (x2)	PAF	Fighter Command	43Sqn 229Sqn 145Sqn 315Sqn Polish 306Sqn Polish	1944-12-31	Supermarine Spitfire	IX	BS455		2 + 2 probables	RAF Andrews Field		Rodeo 140	Location : . Served in Battle of Britain; 306 Squadron 1 August 1942	Killed in Action, on Operational Flight. Lost at sea	Runnymede. PAF Memorial, Northolt,	Archiwum Polish Database	Battle of Britain 315Sqn (Polish) (1941-42) and squadron commander in 306Sqn Polish. Born on 30th January 1914 in Poland. Commissioned in RAFVR then to No. 1 School of Army Co-operation at Old Sarum for flying assessment. 6 OTU Sutton Bridge on 1st September 1940 to convert to Hurricanes. Posted to 43 Squadron on the 21st Septemeber 1940. To 229 Squadron on 19th October and then 145 Squadron on the 30th September. Injured 29th December 1940 in crash at East Dean, Sussex, flying low after dark looking for Tangmere. 12th March 1941 Gil posted to 53 OTU at Heston. To 315 (Polish) Squadron at Speke on 13th April 1941. From Northolt probably destroyed a Me109 on 9th August and another destroyed on the 14th. KW (gazetted 10th September 1941). 24th October 1941 he probably shot down a Me109. Bar to the KW (gazetted 15th February 1942). 13th June 1942 joined 306 (Polish) Squadron at Northolt. He destroyed a Fw190 and damaged a Me109 on 9th October, second Bar to the KW (gazetted 15th November 1942). Flying high cover over Abbeville on 31st December 1942 he was shot down by a Fw190 in Spitfire BS455. Last seen heading towards the Channel and almost certainly he crashed into the sea. His body was not recovered. VM (5th Class) (gazetted 20th February 1943). 315Sqn (Polish) (1941-42) and squadron commander in 306Sqn Polish. In Spitfire BS455 he was on a combat sweep in the Abbeville region of France. During the fight with German fighters he was attacked by 6 FW-190. Seen to be damaged he flew off towards the English Channel. Possibly wounded, he crashed in the sea. Archiwum Database In Spitfire-BS455 he was on a combat sweep in the Abbeville region of France. During the fight with German fighters he was attacked by 6 FW-190. Seen to be damaged he flew off towards the English Channel. Possibly wounded, he crashed in the sea. Archiwum Database gilx	Battle of Britain Database
39	Washburn	Dean Jerome	Flying Officer		J/29339	AGE 23	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	2 TAF	438Sqn RCAF	1944-12-24	Typhoon	Ib	MP186	F3-V		B-78 Eindhoven	1215	Armed recce	Hit by flak	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery, V. A. 7. Belgium	Accident report	Born on the 22nd February 1921 in Lindsay, California, USA. Son of Lenox Francis (died 04th February 1953, age 62) and Teresa Louise Washburn (née Lutgen - died 01st October 1960, age 61), of Fernie, British Columbia, Canada. The grave inscription reads: “God Lead Me On Through The Boundless Skies, My Certain Flight”.	Read Archive Report Paradie RCAF Database
40	Washburn	Dean Jerome	Flying Officer		J/29339	Age 23				RCAF		438Sqn	1944-12-24										Killed	Belgium, Hotton War Cemetery, V. A. 7.		Son Of Lenox Francis And Teresa Louise Washburn, Of Fernie, British Columbia, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
41	Spencer	Lewis Dean	Sergeant	Sergeant	36763796		American	Tail Gunner		USAAF	8th Air Force	44th Bombardment Group (H), 66th Bombardment Squadron (H), 2nd Air Division	1944-12-04	B-24 'Sand Bomb Special'	H	42-95214	QK:P+		Shipdham airfield (Station #115), Norfolk, England		Bebra (Mission #736), Germany	See Archive report for details	PoW, Unknown camp				Archive Report
42	Huston	Dean M	2nd Lt		O-767044		USA	Pilot		USAAF	352nd Fighter Group	487th Fighter Squadron	1944-11-27	P-51 Mustang								1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
43	Dean	Clifford H	1st Lt		O-726338		USA	Pilot		USAAF	354th Fighter Group	353rd Fighter Squadron: Cobras	1944-11-17	P-47 Thunderbolt								0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
44	Dean	Kenneth Vickery	Sergeant		647915	Age				RAF		BSRU	1944-11-07										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 228.
45	Clarson	Kenneth David	Flight Lieutenant		AUS/405831	Age 24	Australia	Navigator		RAAF	Transport Command		1944-11-07	Boston	lll	BZ549	A-20		BW1 Greenland	15:00	Ferry	Ferry delivery. See Archive Report	Killed Age 24	Reykjavik (Fossvogur) Grave C91 1. Son of Kenneth and Mary Elizabeth Clarson of Queensland Australia. Husband of Therese Clarson of St. Eustache sur le Lac, Quebec Canada REMEMBERING ALWAYS SUSAN CLARSON-GRIFFIN NIECE JANE DEAN NIECE		Son of Kenneth (died 14th October 1974, age 78) and Mary Elizabeth Bertha Clarson (née Campbell - died 21st August 1978, age 86), of Sandgate, Queensland, Australia, husband of Therese Clarson (believed to have died in 1980), of St. Eustache sur le Lac, Province of Quebec, Canada.	Archive Report BZ549
46	Dean	John Anthony	Flying Officer		169715	Age 23				RAFVR			1944-10-31										Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 205.		Son Of Henry John Charles And Ada Mary Dean, Of Bedford.
47	Dean	Joel Frederick	Flight Lieutenant		111527	Age 31				RAFVR			1944-10-28										Killed	United Kingdom, Bebington Cemetery, Sec. D. R.C. Grave 88.		Son Of Robert Kenneth And Annie Dean; Nephew Of Henry Johnson, Of Rock Ferry, Birkenhead.
48	Dowse	Herbert Richard	Flight Sergeant		1542071	Age				RAFVR			1944-10-21										Killed	Eire/Ireland, Dean'S Grange Cemetery, St. Nessan. Grave 14P.
49	Randall	Maurice Dean	Flying Officer		135274	Age 34				RAFVR		824Sqn	1944-10-20										Killed	India, Ranchi War Cemetery, 2. H. 2.		Husband Of Doris Mabel Randall, Of Barton-In-The-Clay, Bedfordshire.
50	Jay	Morris Dean	1st Lieutenant	Flying Officer	O-792337	9th August 1920	American	Co-Pilot		USAAF	8th Air Force	327th Bomber Squadron (92nd Bombardment Group (H))	1944-10-03	B-17 Insomnia	G	43-38396	UC:J		Podington (Station #109), Bedfordshire, England		Nürnberg, Germany	See Archive report for details	Killed	Repatriated and buried at the Resthaven Cemetery, Jacksonville, Texas		jayx	Archive Report