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Abbott, Richard Arthur Son of Richard Abbott, waiter, and Annie Abbott. Married (07.12.1943, Darley Dale Church, Bakewell district, Derbyshire) Mary Evelyn Wood; ... children (one daughter?).	27.10.1910 Westminster, St George Hanover Square district, London - 04.1985 Colchester district, Essex	(A) P/O (prob) 03.08.1940 [83497] P/O (prob) 27.09.1940 (WS) F/O (prob) 13.07.1941 (WS) F/O 03.08.1941 (T) F/Lt. 01.01.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 24.12.1944 (emgcy) (reld 27.10.1955; retaining rank of Sq.Ldr.) (A) Sq.Ldr. (1943)	Education: Polytechnic Day Boys' School, Regent Street, London (19.09.1922-18.07.1929); Dulwich College (1929-1933). 03.08.1940     commissioned, RAFVR (Equipment Branch) [emergency commission]
Abel, Clarence George "Geoff" Son of John Abel, and Victoria May Nutting. Married 1st ((06?).1942, Stourbridge district) Marian Fisher; ... children. Married 2nd (1972, Shopshire / Somerset) ... Jones; ... children (one daughter?).	(03?).1921 Stourbridge district, Shropshire / Staffordshire / West Midlands / Worcestershire - 22.08.2010 Roden Hall Nursing Home (formerly of Wellington and Rowton, Shropshire)	F/Sgt. ? [1214691] P/O (prob) 29.07.1943 [155463] (WS) F/O 29.07.1944 (WS) F/Lt. 29.07.1945 F/O 24.07.1952, seniority 24.11.1951	29.07.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 24.07.1952     commissioned, RAuxAF (Fighter Control Branch) 02.11.1956     transferred to reserve
Ackery, Edward Melville Middle son (with two brothers) of Henry Melville Ackery, MIEE (1870-1950), an electrical engineer serving with the Admiralty, of Gomshall, Surrey, and Mary Elizabeth Magee (1867?-1927). Married (06.06.1922, St Marylebone district, Middlesex) Dorothy Amy Williams, daughter of George Chisholm Waldemar Williams, FRCS, LRCP (1866-1928), and Elizabeth Mottram Aikin (1880-), of Bristol; two daughters. Brother of Cdr. Alan Melville Ackery, RN, and W/Cdr. William Melville Ackery, RAFVR. Cousin of Lt. (E) John Esmond Ackery, RN.	06.07.1899 Portsmouth, Portsea Island district, Hampshire - 10.1990 Surrey South Western district, Surrey	(T) Flight Offr. (prob) 29.07.1917 (T) Flight S.Lt. 12.01.1918 (T) Lt. (A & S) 24.05.1918 (reld 05.1919) P/O (prob) 28.02.1939 [72595] P/O 30.07.1939 (WS) F/O 30.07.1939 (WS) F/Lt. ? (WS) Sq.Ldr. 01.09.1943 (engcy) (reld 10.02.1954; retaining rank of W/Cdr.) (T) W/Cdr. ? AFC 01.05.1919 ?	Education: Dulwich College Preparatory School (1910-1912); Dulwich College (19.09.1912-07.1917; 2nd XV 1916/17); Imperial College of Science and Technology (1918-1921; Mech. E. & MP); City and Guilds College, University of London (ACGI; BSc 1921). Sulzer Brothers, Winterthur, Switzerland, engineers, 1921 (London office, 1923). 28.06.1917     commissioned, RN Air Service [temporary commission] 24.05.1918     commissioned, RAF (Flying Branch) [temporary commission] 28.02.1939     commissioned, RAFVR (Special Duties Branch) Served with British Electrical Development Associaion (heating engineer).
Ackery, William Melville Eldest son (with two brothers) of Henry Melville Ackery, MIEE (1870-1950), an electrical engineer serving with the Admiralty, of Gomshall, Surrey, and Mary Elizabeth Magee (1867?-1927). Married (05.04.1923, Kensington district, London) Ruth Frances Carlisle, daughter of Henry Carlisle, superintendent E Telegraph Co., of Southsea; ... children (one daughter?). Brother of Cdr. Alan Melville Ackery, RN, and W/Cdr. Edward Melville Ackery, RAFVR. Cousin of Lt. (E) John Esmond Ackery, RN. Lived at Portsmouth (1926), Kingsbridge, Devon (1948).	31.01.1897 Portsmouth, Portsea Island district, Hampshire - ?	(T) 2nd Lt. 17.03.1915 (T) Lt. 1916 (T) F/O 14.11.1917 (T) F/Cdr. ? (reld 1919) P/O (prob) 02.10.1939 [74044] P/O 19.09.1940 (WS) F/Lt. 02.04.1940 (T) Sq.Ldr. 01.06.1942 (WS) Sq.Ldr. 25.07.1943 (emgcy) (reld 10.02.1954; retaining rank of W/Cdr.) (T) W/Cdr. ? DFC 01.01.1919 ? CdeG 08.02.1919 ?	Education: Alleyn's School (1907-1908); Dulwich College (08.04.1908-07.1914). Accountant. Edmonds, Clover & Ackery, chartered accountants, at Portsmouth (articled 03.1919; clerk 1923; ACA 1923). 09.1914     University and Public Schools Battalion, Epsom 17.03.1915     commissioned, 10th Reserve Battalion, East Surrey Regiment 01.1916     seconded, 6th Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers 20.04.1916     transferred, Royal Dublin Fusiliers 10.1916     seconded, 16th Trench Mortar Battery 14.11.1917     transferred, Royal Flying Corps (General List) (served Egypt & Salonica; despatches) 15.04.1921     restored to active list for temporary duty 02.10.1939     commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 25.07.1942     transferred, RAF Regiment
Adcock, Reginald "Reggie" Son of Cecil Philip Adcock, and Violet Marianne Bartholomew, of Redhill, Surrey. Married ((12?).1940, Kensington district, London) Penelope Creighton Dormehl (15.12.1912 - 10.1999); one son. Penelope Adcock remarried (1946) Edward C.W. Fowler.	07.06.1911 - 07.12.1941 (MPK) [age 30] [Runnymede Memorial, panel 31]	Ldg.Acm. ? [1268352] P/O (prob) 23.08.1941 [106142]	23.08.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 07.12.1941 61 Squadron RAF [Manchester I L7494 (QR-) took off 17:42 hrs 07.12.1941 from Woolfox Lodge for an operation against Boulogne, France. The aircraft exploded and crashed into the sea off Boulogne. All seven crew memebers were lost.]
Addington, the Hon. Gurth Louis Francis Fourth son (with five brothers & three sisters) of Maj. the Hon. Raymond Anthony Addington (6th Viscount Sidmouth) (1887-1976), and Gladys Mary Dever Hughes, of Highway Manor, Calne, Wiltshire. Married (10.05.1950, Church of the Holy Family, Nairobi, Kenya) Patience Gillian Travers, second daughter of Col. L.E. Travers, and Mrs Travers, of 53, Baronsmede, London W5; nine children.	28.02.1920 - 19.06.2010 Sydney, Australia	Wt.Offr. ? [1339541] P/O (prob) 07.07.1945 [199543] (WS) F/O 07.01.1946	Education: RN College, Dartmouth (Admiralty No. 1330; 5th term, 09.1935; 7th term, 01.1936, unplaced; 9th term, 09.1936, unplaced); Downside School. Awarded studentship by the Council of the Law Society, 07.1938, proposed to be articled to Arnold, Fooks Chadwick and Co., of London.       Class SE-42-G; washed out of pilot training in an Arnold Scheme primary flying school as well as British Flying Training School No. 6 (Ponca City, Okla.), but was later qualified as an air bomber in Canada 07.07.1945     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch)       37 Squadron RAF
Addis, Ambrose James van Someren Son of William Judson Addis (1867-1934), secondary school master, and Annie Florence Fisher. Brother of 2nd Lt. Jasper Jocelyn John Addis, The King's Regiment. Married ((12?).1933, Camberwell district, Surrey) Ethel Kate Linda Kanaar ((03?).1907 - ), daughter of Leo Stanley Kanaar (1869-1942), and Kate Elizabeth Shilling (1872-1960).	14.01.1906 Croydon district, Surrey -	P/O (prob) 05.08.1940 [83156] (WS) F/O (prob) 05.05.1941 (WS) F/O 05.08.1941 (T) F/Lt. 01.09.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 22.12.1943 (emgcy) (reld 10.02.1954; retaining rank of Sq.Ldr.)	Education: Dulwich College Preparatory School; Dulwich College (05.1918-07.1924; Spenser (athletic house); Junior Scholar 1918; Senior Scholar 1922; editor "Alleynian" 1923-1924; 3rd XV 1923-1924; VIII 1924). 05.08.1940     commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative Duties Branch)
Adkins, Hubert John	27.05.1883 Bromsgrove district, Hereford and Worcester / Shropshire / Staffordshire / Worcestershire - 17.10.1958 [Saint Andrew Churchyard Cranwell, Lincolnshire]	P/O RAF 01.04.1918 [13054] ... ... F/Lt. RAF 01.07.1927 (retd 27.05.1933) (reactivated 01.09.1939) (retd 28.03.1945; retaining rank of W/Cdr.) (T) W/Cdr. ?	01.04.1918 first commission RAF (General Duties Branch) 01.09.1939 - 28.03.1945 served RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) (for Special Duties)
Agazarian, Jack Charles Stanmore Son (with three brothers and two sisters) of Berdj Rupen Agazarian (1887?-1944), and Jacqueline Marie-Louise le Chevalier (1889?-1954). Brother of F/Lt. Levon Berdj Agazarian, RAFVR, and F/O Noel le Chevalier Agazarian, RAFVR. Married ((12?).1941, Holborn district, Middlesex) Francine Isabelle André (08.05.1913 - 06.1998), the daughter of a French civil servant. She remarried (1956) John C. Cais.	27.08.1915 Hendon district, Middlesex - 29.03.1945 (murdered while in captivity) [age 29] [Runnymede Memorial, panel 265]	Hon. P/O 10.09.1942 [71106] Hon. F/Lt. ? MID 13.06.1946 ? [posthumously] LegH ? ? CdeG ? ?	Education: preparatory school, France; Dulwich College (1927-1932). Joined his father in business, travelling much in Spain and America, being director of a company before joining the RAFVR. 1940     enlisted, RAFVR 10.09.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch)       liaison officer on special duties in the Intelligence Branch ? - 30.07.1943 F Section, Special Operations Executive (SOE); captured 30.07.1943 - 29.03.1945 POW in German captivity (Flossenbürg); murdered
Agazarian, Levon [C] Berdj Son (with three brothers and two sisters) of Berdj Rupen Agazarian (1887?-1944), and Jacqueline Marie-Louise le Chevalier (1889?-1954). Brother of F/Lt. Jack Charles Stanmore Agazarian, RAFVR, and F/O Noel le Chevalier Agazarian, RAFVR. Married (24.07.1948, Armenian Church of the Holy Cross, New York, USA) Sonia Izmirlian, eldest daughter of Mr & Mrs Sarkis Izmirlian, of Khartoum, and of Strathray Gardens, Hampstead.	(09?).1914 Kensington district, London -	Sgt. ? [655652] P/O (prob) 19.07.1942 [133264] (WS) F/O (prob) 19.04.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 19.10.1944	Education: Dulwich College (1927-1931). 19.07.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch)
Agazarian, Noel le Chevalier "Aggy" Son (with three brothers and two sisters) of Berdj Rupen Agazarian (1887?-1944), and Jacqueline Marie-Louise le Chevalier (1889?-1954). Brother of F/Lt. Jack Charles Stanmore Agazarian, RAFVR, and F/Lt. Levon Berdj Agazarian, RAFVR.	26.12.1916 Kensington district, London - 16.05.1941 (KIA) [age 24] [Knightsbridge War Cemetery, Acroma, Libya, 3.G.22]	P/O 14.02.1939 [72550] F/O 14.08.1940	Education: Dulwich College (1927-1935; in First XV for two years, in boxing & swimming teams for three years, captain of both his last year and Victor Ludorum in 1935); Wadham College, Oxfrod (honours degree in jurisprudence 1935-1938; boxed for Oxford; Univeristy Air Squadron). 14.02.1939     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch)       No. 15 Flying Training School RAF (Lossiemouth)       No. 1 School of Army-Cooperation RAF (Old Sarum) ? - 07.1940 5 Operational Training Unit RAF 07.1940 - 25.01.1941 pilot, 609 Squadron RAF (Battle of Britain) [combat report] 26.01.1941 - 16.05.1941 pilot, 274 Squadron RAF (Middle East)       7 victories, 2 shared, 4 damaged, 1 shared damaged
Aiken, Harold Patrick [M?] Married Joan Rosamond D'Esterre (died 15.04.2008); one daughter, three sons.	10.11.1909 ? - 02.2001 ? Bangor, Caernarvonshire ?	P/O (prob) 29.10.1939 [75680] P/O 28.10.1940 (WS) F/O 28.10.1940 27.02.1941, seniority 27.02.1941 (reduction) (WS) F/Lt. 27.05.1942 (reld 30.03.1946; medical unfitness for air force service)	28.10.1939 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch)
Alderson, Harry	09.02.1910 Hartlepool, Co. Durham - 07.01.1998 Tunbridge Wells, Kent	Ldg.Acm. ? [1489291] (A) P/O (prob) 26.11.1942 [133916] P/O (prob) 26.01.1943 (WS) F/O (prob) 26.07.1943 (Emgcy List) (reld 09.02.1955; retaining rank of F/Lt.)	26.11.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) [emergency commission]   03.1944 - 04.1945 served on Socotra 1945     RAF Khorma Kbar (Burma)
Aldous, Eric Stanley Son (with two sisters) of Stanley George Aldous (1880-1939), and Winifred Mary Reade (1879-1950), of Sanderstead, Surrey.	01.01.1918 Wandsworth district, London / Surrey - 16.10.1941 (KIA) [age 23] [Flushing (Vlissingen) Northern Cemetery, the Netherlands, A.30]	Sgt. ? [745796] P/O (prob) 27.07.1940 [82708] (WS) F/O 27.07.1941 (A) F/Lt. ?	Education: Dulwich College (1931-1935; boarder in Ivyholme and in the Second XI 1935). Worked for Messrs. Charringtons, coal merchants. 09.1938     volunteered for RAFVR 05.1939 - 07.1940 started training (attending lectures after office hours and flying at week-ends); continued training after the outbreak of the war at Cambridge and elsewhere; obtained his wings 07.1940 27.07.1940     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 27.07.1940 - 11.09.1940 pilot, 610 Squadron RAF [24.08.1940 his Spitfire (R6641) was damaged in combat off Dover, but he returned safely to base; 30.08.1940 claimed a He 111 destroyed] 12.09.1940 - 28.09.1940 pilot, 41 Squadron RAF [Following combat over Charing 28.09.1940, he was slightly injured when he crash-landed his Spitfire (X4345) at Pluckey] 29.09.1940 - 08.1941 instructor, 55 Operational Training Unit RAF (in Hurricanes in the North of England) 08.1941 - 16.10.1941 pilot, 615 Squadron RAF (Manston) [Took off from in Hurricane IIB [Z3028 KW-] on a sortie to attack storage tanks at Flushing. He was shot down by Flak and killed. Report on this loss (partly in Dutch, in English and in German)]
Alexander, David James Third son of Dr. John Budge Alexander, MD, DPH (1881-1961), and Hilda W. Bailey. Brother of Maj. Ian Stafford Alexander, Royal Irish Fusiliers. Married ... Primrose.	16.09.1921 Sudbury, Suffolk -	Ldg.Acm. ? [913778] P/O (prob) 25.01.1941, seniority 19.01.1941 [60337] (WS) F/O 25.01.1942, seniority 19.01.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 25.01.1943, seniority 19.01.1943	25.01.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] Obtained civil aviator's licence (No. 22017) on 28.10.1946 while being a qualified service pilot.
Alington, Napier George Henry Sturt; 3rd Baron Only son of Humphrey Napier Sturt, 2nd Baron Alington and Lady  Feodorowna Yorke (died 1934), daughter of 5th Earl of Hardwicke. Succeeded father, 30.07.1919. Married (27.11.1928) Lady Mary Sibell Ashley­Cooper (died 1936), eldest daughter of 9th Earl of  Shaftesbury; one daughter.	04.11.1896 St Marylebone district, London - 16.09.1940 Cairo, Egypt [Cairo New British Protestant Cemetery, Egypt, E.221-222]	P/O (prob) 02.07.1940 [83058]	WW I     served as a Captain in the RAF 02.07.1940     commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) ? - 16.09.1940 possibly serving as a staff officer at HQ Middle East (died on active service of a short illness after pneumonia)
Allen, William Herbert "Bert"	? - 1972 Lisbon, Portugal	Sgt. ? [760407] (A) P/O (prob) 08.08.1941, seniority 17.03.1941 [102751] P/O (prob) 08.10.1941 (WS) F/O (prob) 01.10.1942, seniority 17.05.1942 (T) F/Lt. 01.01.1945 (emgcy) (reld 10.02.1954; retaining rank of F/Lt.) MBE 01.01.1946 New Year 46	08.08.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
Allison, William Ezekiel "Bill" Son of John Setter Allison, and Mary Thornton. Married (10.1942, Durham South Eastern district) Barbara Matthews (02.10.1921 - 31.03.2013), Auxiliary Territorial Service, of Acomb, Yorkshire.	(09?).1920 Chester le Street district, Durham - 28.11.1943 (flying accident) [age 23] [Greatham Church Cemetery, Durham, South East corner]	(T) F/Sgt. ? [999393] P/O (prob) 30.01.1942 [115784] (WS) F/O (prob) 01.10.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 20.01.1943 (A) Sq.Ldr. ? DFC 20.04.1943 ?	30.01.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1943)     424 (RCAF) Squadron (DFC) ? - 28.11.1943 pilot instructor, 16 Operational Training Unit RAF [Wellington Mk. III X3923 had taken off from Upper Heyford for a night exercise, during which a mid-air collision occured at 23:55 hrs, over Oxfordshire, with another of the unit's aircraft. Debris from the two machines were scattered in the vicinity of Baynard's Green (on the NE side of the airfield). Six of the crew died, one was injured.]
Ames, Leslie Ethelbert George "Les" Son (with one sister) of Harold Ames (1875-), accountant, and Edith Broadbridge (1878-). Married 1st (30.04.1930, Elham district, Kent) Leonie Muriel File (10.05.1907 - (12?).1978); one son. Married 2nd (29.01.1980, Wallasey district, Cheshire) Jane Burgoyne Templeton Dingwall (29.10.1909 - 01.1995), who was earlier married to Richard Arnold.	03.12.1905 Elham, Kent - 27.02.1990 Kent and Canterbury Hospital, Canterbury, Kent	P/O (prob) 26.01.1940 [77316] P/O 26.01.1941 F/O 26.01.1941 (T) F/Lt. 01.06.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 03.08.1943 (A) Sq.Ldr. ? CBE 1973 for services to cricket	Education: Harvey Grammar School, Folkestone. 26.01.1940 commissioned, RAF (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) (for Physical Training Duties) (1944) Commanding Officer, RAF Harrogate (for flying training?) Famous cricket player. After his final playing season in 1951, Ames became a successful manager and administrator. He managed MCC tours to the West Indies in 1967–8 and Sri Lanka and Pakistan in 1968–9. He was also the first professional to be appointed as a selector in 1950, continuing until 1956 and serving again in 1958. He was the secretary and manager of Kent County Cricket Club, taking Kent to win the County Championship in 1970.
Ames, Robert Lionel Son of Robert Ames, and Agnes M.E. Wells. Married ((06?).1948, Norwich district, Norfolk) Betty K. Collins, daughter of Lt. (E) Percy Sydney Collins, RNVR, of Wroxham, Norfolk; ... children (one son?).	20.02.1922 Yarmouth district, Norfolk - 02.2002 Norwich district, Norfolk	Acm. 2nd cl. ? [1725460] (A) P/O (prob) 11.11.1943 [159177] P/O (prob) 09.03.1944 (WS) F/O 09.09.1944 39|45 St - - Atl St - - Afr St - - It St - - Pac St - & clasp Burma WM 39|45 - -	Electrical design engineer in Norwich. Served in local Home Guard at Stalham, Norfolk. (10.1943)     No. 61 Officers' Course 11.11.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (Technical Branch) [emergency commission]       served in the Far East, Italy & North Africa Returned to LSE Norwich.
Amsden, Linton Hennell Son (with two brothers) of Stanley Thomas Amsden (1865-1921), secretary and director of Olney, Amsden & Sons Ltd., manufacturers and warehousemen, and Clara Rosalie Hennell (1864-1950), of Sydenham, London SE26.	21.03.1906 Lewisham district, London - 17.07.1961 Greenwich district, London	(A) P/O (prob) 31.12.1941 [114667] (reld 10.12.1942; ill-health)	Education: The Hall, Sydenham; Dulwich College (01.1920-07.1923; Grenville (athletic house)). 31.12.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 06.05.1942     transferred, RAFVR (Equipment Branch) Company director.
Anderson, Alexander "Sandy"	1918 Dundee, Scotland - 21.09.1944 (KIA) [age 26] [Protestant Churchyard Appeltern, around 1970 reinterred at Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, the Netherlands, XXII.F.3]	Ldg.Acm. ? [973515] P/O (prob) 03.02.1943 [138155] (WS) F/O (prob) 03.08.1943 (A?) F/Lt. ?	03.02.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 21.09.1944 pilot, 190 Squadron RAF (Fairford) [Stirling bomber LJ833 was hit by Flak and then attacked by German fighters on return from a resupply dropping in aid of the airborne forces at Arnhem. The aircraft crashed at 16:00 hrs 21.09.1944 between Demen and Batenburg on the river Maas. Only three of the nine-man crew survived. See Dutch account of the crash.]
Anderson, John James Nowell	(03?).1914 Greenwich district, London -	(A) P/O (prob) 04.03.1942 [117950] P/O (prob) 04.05.1942 (WS) F/O (prob) 04.10.1942 (reld 14.01.1944; ill-health)	Education: Dulwich College (1927-1931). 04.03.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) [emergency commission] Flight Lieutenant, Rhodesian Air Force.
Andrews, Leonard Stanley Son of ... Andrews, and ... Bryan (?).	(03?).1922 ? Hammersmith district, Greater London ? -	Sgt. ? [1309009] P/O (prob) 14.02.1942 [116961] (WS) F/O (prob) 01.10.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 14.02.1944 DFC 17.08.1945 ?	14.02.1942 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1945) 45 Squadron RAF
Archer, Stanley Keith Son (with one brother and one sister) of Hermann Woods Archer (1875-1941), and Sarah Ann Stallard (1877-). Married (25.07.1936, Godalming, Surrey South-western district, Surrey) Daisy Violet Mollie Towills ((09?).1913 - ), daughter of William G. Towills, and Sarah Freeman; one son.	13.02.1909 Godalming, Guildford district, Surrey - 06.06.1995 Milford, Godalming, Surrey South-western district, Surrey	(A) P/O (prob) 19.12.1941 [114197] P/O (prob) 19.02.1942 (WS) F/O (prob) 01.10.1942 (emgcy 09.02.1946) (reld 13.02.1954)	19.12.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) [emergency commission]       Officers' School, RAF Cosford       main service was in the Middle East and Malayan Auxiliary Air Force (involved in codes & cyphers) Bank clerk.
Arkell, Denis	see:	Civilian officers serving under the Admiralty
Armitage, Dennis Lockhart Son of ... Armitage, and ... Topp.	28.03.1912 Bolton district, Lancashire - 03.2004 Winchester, Hampshire	Airman 12.1937 [741076] P/O 10.12.1939 [76573] F/O ? (A) F/Lt. ? (WS) F/Lt. 19.09.1941 (A) Sq.Ldr. 1941? (reld late 1945) DFC 18.07.1941 destroyed a Junkers Ju 88 12.08.40	12.1937 joined the RAFVR at Hythe as "Airman under training to be Pilot" 01.09.1939 called up for full-time service, RAF, General Duties Branch 01.09.1939 - (12?).1939 flying training at No. 2 Flying Training School, Brize Norton 10.12.1939 03.08.1940 - 05.1941 266 Squadron RAF (Sutton Bridge, from 03.1940 Martlesham Heath, from 05.1940 Wittering) 'A' Flight Commander 20.06.1941 - 21.09.1941 CO 129 Squadron RAF (Leconfield) [on a Wing-escort for bombers attacking targets in France, he was hit and baled out and taken PoW, No. 3800] 28.03.1957 relinquished commission on the RAFVR Emergency List as Flight Lieutenant, retaining the rank of Squadron Leader
Armstrong, Albert "Shorty" Son of ... Armstrong, and ... Entwisle ?	14.07.1920 ? Bolton, Lancashire - 12.1986 ? Epping Forest district, Essex ?	Sgt. ? [1207831] P/O (prob) 25.09.1941 [109946] (WS) F/O 25.09.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 25.09.1943	Engineer. 25.09.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]       Captured after Wellington 1C DV667 of 108 Squadron developed engine trouble over mission target (Tobruk) on 10/11 Aug 1942. Bailed out and became POW. Imprisoned in Stalag Luft 3 . Was 6oth out of tunnel in Great Escape March 1944. Recaptured and survived. Reportedly killed in a traffic accident.
Armstrong, Francis Xavier John Changed last name from Abraham to Armstrong c. 1931. Married ((06?).1937, Hampstead district, London) Mary Swales.	09.01.1902 Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire - 15.04.1948 Uxbridge, Middlesex	P/O (prob) 21.11.1939 [76218] P/O 21.11.1940 (WS) F/O 06.06.1940 (A) F/Lt. (1941) (T) F/Lt. 01.03.1942 F/Lt. 17.06.1943 (reld 23.07.1944; ill-health; retaining rank of Sq.Ldr.) (T?) Sq.Ldr. ? MID 01.01.1941 ?	Radio engineer for the BBC. Aviatior's certificate (No. 10135), 30.09.1931 taken on a Redwing 85 h.p. Genet IIA at Eastern Counties Areo Club. 21.11.1939     commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 24.04.1940     transferred, RAFVR (Technical Branch) (Signals Officers)
Arnold, Philip Sydney Son of Robert William and Jennie Evelyn Arnold, of Ilford, Essex. Married Marie Eileen Arnold; two sons.	02.02.1905 Ilford, Essex - 07.06.1944 (KIA) [age 39] [Runnymede Memorial, panel 204]	Cpl. ? [846159] (A) P/O (prob) 22.07.1942, seniority 13.06.1942 [125382] P/O (prob) 22.09.1942, seniority 13.08.1942 (WS) F/O (prob) 22.03.1943 P/O 29.08.1943 (WS) F/O 29.02.1944	Education: Cranbrook College, Ilford, Essex. served in the ranks, RAFVR (possibly served some time in Air Sea Rescue duty) 22.07.1942 first commission, RAFVR (Balloon Branch) [emergency commission] 29.08.1943 transferred (at own request) to General Duties Branch with rank of Pilot Officer ? - 07.06.1944 mid upper gunner, 106 Squadron RAF [his Lancaster III [ND680 ZN-P] took off from Metheringham at 0030 hrs to bomb communications in the area around Coutances when it became a casualty; F/O P.S. Arnold & Sgt. E.E.J. Wiggins lost their lives; five others survived]
Arnott, Philip Lintott	15.07.1917 Newcastle upon Tyne district, Northumberland / Tyne and Wear - 07.1994 Bridport, Dorset	Ldg. Aircraftman ? [1259148] P/O (prob) 23.03.1941 [63090] ... ... W/Cdr. ? (retd 01.06.1963; own request) DFC 19.02.1943 * * This officer has completed a very large number of operational missions, including sorties over Holland, Northern France and Brittany. He is a skilful leader whose zeal and fine fighting qualities have set a praiseworthy example.	23.03.1941 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1943) 130 Squadron RAF (06.1944) 234 Squadron RAF (escorted glider tugs for the Normandy landings)
Ashby, Andrew Richard Son of Richard H. Ashby, and Elizabeth Wiglesworth. Married ((12?).1941, Uxbridge district, Middlesex) Eileen Olive Pippard (04.07.1914-12.2002); two sons.	13.06.1914 Staines district, Middlesex - (06?).1975 Hillingdon district, London	Sgt. ? [1181295] (A) P/O (prob) 08.07.1943 [147063] P/O (prob) 02.09.1943 (WS) F/O 02.03.1944 (emgcy) (reld 13.06.1959; retaining rank of F/Lt.) MID 08.06.1944 ?	08.07.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]       navigator on Hampdens, later Lancasters, probably with 44 Squadron RAF (at some point based at Waddington, Lincolnshire)
Ashenden, Peter Leonard Osborn Son of Leonard Ashenden (1890-1977), and Dorothy Mary E. Starr (1897-1982). Married 1st ((12?).1945, Ashford district, Kent; divorced c. 1962) Margaret M. Cowhie; three daughters, two sons. Married 2nd (c. 1965) Jill ...	26.04.1923 Bridge district, Kent - 12.05.2010	Sgt. ? [1800491] P/O (prob) 07.12.1943 [170179] (WS) F/O 09.06.1944 (A) F/Lt. 1945? (WS) F/Lt. 09.12.1945 (reld 25.02.1949) ` DFC 06.11.1945 ?	07.12.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1945)     170 Squadron RAF (DFC)
Ashman, Herbert Leonard Son of Leonard Ashman, and Florence May Harrison. Husband of Mabel Ashman, of Norbury, Surrey.	(03?).1914 Kingston district, Middlesex / Surrey - 25.05.1944 (KIA) [age 30] [Rheinberg War Cemetery, Germany, collective grave 7.A.1-6]	Ldg.Acm. ? [964919] P/O (prob) 24.08.1941 [106567] P/O 24.08.1942 (WS) F/O 28.08.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 24.08.1943 MID 08.06.1944 ?	24.08.1941 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 25.05.1944 air bomber, 7 Squadron RAF [Lancaster JB313 MG-H was airborne 2256 hrs 24.05.1944 from Oakington for an operation against Aachen. Crashed at Schophoven some 5 km SE of Jülich.]
Ashton, Francis Henry John Son of ... Ashton, and ... Hooper. Married ((06?).1940, North Cotswald district, Gloucestershire) Gertrude I. Edwards.	(03?).1916 Tewkesbury district, Gloucestershire / Worcestershire - 31.05.1942 (MPK) [age 26] [Runnymede Memorial, panel 68]	Sgt. ? [1163368] P/O (prob) 29.10.1941 [112541]	29.10.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 31.05.1942 pilot, 124 Squadron RAF [Spitfire Mk. Vb (EN891) undertook a fighter sweep without bombers [Rodeo mission] in the afternoon. The plane was hit by Unteroffizier Steinhage of the Flugwachkommando and crashed in the Veerse Gat near Veere, Walcheren, the Netherlands. See crash report.]
Ashton, Thomas Reginald	? - 22.07.1942 (KIA) [Bergen op Zoom War Cemetery, The Netherlands, 31.A.4]	Ldg. Aircraftman ? [1282891] P/O (prob) 15.08.1941 [104333] P/O ?	15.08.1941 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 22.07.1942 Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, 408 (RCAF) Squadron [the Hampden I (AT139 EQ-A Bar) took off at Balderton 23.41 hrs 21.07.1944 for an operation against Duisburg; the plane crashed in the Waddenzee, off Den Burg, Texel]
Askew, Frank Joseph George Son (with three brothers) of Hudson Francis Askew (1888-1974), and Ethel Stephens (1885-). Married ((12?).1941, Northumberland South district) Nora Isabella Pearson (13.12.1920 - 12.1996), daughter (with one brother) of Andrew Dickinson Pearson (1877-1962), and Isabella Alice Usher (1888-); two sons, one daughter.	04.06.1919 Tynemouth district, Cumberland - 09.1995 Gateshead district, Durham	F/Sgt. ? [1357999] P/O (prob) 07.05.1944 [182567] (WS) F/O 07.11.1944	30.06.1940     called up for air force service       completed training as wireless operator/air gunner (Sgt.) 12.1941     38 Squadron RAF ((Middle East) (full tour of 30 operations on Wellington bombers) 1942     117 Squadron RAF (close support transport on Hudsons with 8th Army, Middle East, later Sicily & Italy, later changing to Dakotas DC3 at Burma) 07.05.1944     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
Askham, Frederick John	(12?).1899 Wellingborough district, Northamptonshire - (03?).1969 Reading district, Berkshire	(A) P/O (prob) 15.08.1941 [104735] ... ...	? - 08.1941 No. 76 Course, Officers' School RAF 15.08.1941     commissioned, RAF (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
Atkin, Roland John Son (with two brothers and three sisters) of William Edwin Atkin (1887-1955), and Mary Pashley (1885-1963). Married (25.08.1941, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire) Mary Ellen Cox (1920- ); three daughters.	23.08.1920 Nottingham, Nottinghamshire - 08.08.2006 hospital, Leicester district, Leicestershire (lately of Knighton)	Ldg.Acm. 10.1941 [1245322] F/Sgt. 04.1942 Wt.Offr. 06.1943? P/O (prob) 06.06.1943 [148385] F/O 12.1943 (A) F/Lt. 04.1944 (WS) F/Lt. 06.06.1945 DFM 11.06.1943 * * "This airman has at all times displayed navigational ability of the highest order. His skill and efficiency have been invaluable on numerous operational missions, some of them against heavily defended targets such as Berlin, Spezia and Cologne." By the time of the award he had flown 35 sorties, with a total of 208 flying hours. Recommendation read: "This N.C.O. has carried out 35 operational sorties against Germany, Italy and enemy occupied territory, 19 of which have been carried out with this Squadron. He has at all times shown navigational ability of the highest order and assisted his Captain in a very able manner by taking great pains in identifying and attacking the targets. Sergeant Atkin by his skill, navigational ability and devotion to duty has set a very high example to the squadron."	06.06.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]       45 operations culminating in 3 raids on Hamburg July 1943:       navigator, 50 Squadron RAF       navigator, 156 Squadron RAF (Pathfinders)
Atkins, Eric Granville [Albert] Son of Albert Atkins, and Harriett M. Boot. Married ((03?).1950, Ealing district, London) Sheila I.P. Finley-Day; one son, one daughter.	19.03.1921 Mansfield, Nottinghamshire - 22.11.2011	F/Sgt. ? [1377261] P/O (prob) 11.07.1942 [127846] (WS) F/O 11.01.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 11.07.1944 DFC 20.10.1944 * DFC 03.04.1945 ? * This officer has set a fine example of skill, courage and devotion to duty. He has completed a large number of sorties during which he has attacked a variety of targets including enemy airfields in France, Germany, Belgium and Holland. His determination to make every sortie a success has won the greatest praise.	11.07.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) (1945) - (1945) 305 Squadron RAF (DFC & Bar)
Aust, Leslie Roy Son of Alfred Fredrick Aust, and Beatrice Fry. Husband of Joyce Eileen Aust, of Moorland, Somerset.	(03?).1919 Bath district, Avon / Somerset - 07.06.1944 (MPK) [age 24] [Runnymede Memorial, panel 201]	F/Sgt. ? [544626] P/O (prob) 01.05.1942 [48957] (WS) F/O (prob) 01.11.1942 (A) F/Lt. ? (WS) F/Lt. 01.05.1944 DFC 11.02.1944 * DFM 28.07.1942 ** 39|45 St - - Atl St - - BWM 39|45 - - * This officer has a most outstanding operational record. He has completed 3 tours of duty and is now engaged on a fourth. In daylight sorties over enemy territory, he has been attacked 10 times by fighters and on four occasions has flown back to base in aircraft, severely damaged in long and strenuous combats. Since joining his present squadron, he has taken part in 22 anti-submarine patrols and has with his captain made 3 attacks on U-boats. Flight Lieutenant Aust is an extremely capable wireless operator/air gunner who has also filled the post of squadron signals leader with great success. ** This airman has been engaged on operational flying since May, 1940. He served in France and took part in several sorties whilst his squadron was based there. Since then as wireless operator/air gunner has been of a high standard. On 2 occasions, when his aircraft was intercepted by an enemy fighter his well directed fire drove off the attacker each time.	01.05.1942 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 06.1941 - 04.1942 wireless operator/air gunner, 59 Squadron RAF ? - 07.06.1944 224 Squadron RAF (his Liberator failed to return from a Channel patrol)
Austin, Guy Paul Wentworth Son of Mr. and Mrs. R.G.L. Austin, of Roundebosche, Cape Province, South Africa.	1914 ? - 15.10.1940 (KIA) [age 26] [Berlin 1939 - 1945 War Cemetery, Germany, 9.E.15]	(A) P/O (prob) 15.01.1940 [77130] P/O (prob) 13.07.1940	15.01.1940 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) ? - 15.10.1940 9 Squadron RAF [his Wellington bomber IC T2464 WS-K crashed while on an operation against Magdeburg at Salzwedel (74 km NNW of Magdeburg); all 6 crew members were killed]
Austin, John Beech Son of ... Austin, and ... Beech.	(09?).1917 Walsall district, Staffordshire -	Sgt. ? [748364] P/O (prob) 21.08.1941 [104448] (A) F/O (1942) (WS) F/O 21.08.1942 (A) F/Lt. (1943) (WS) F/Lt. 21.08.1943 (A) Sq.Ldr. 09.1943-01.1944 DFC 13.02.1942 ? DFC 09.07.1943 * VK 09.10.1945 special operations over enemy territory [date of Dutch Royal Decree 03.07.1945] * Since the award of the DFC, Flt. Lt. Austin has completed numerous operations. On one occasion, while he was still several hundred miles from base, his aircraft developed trouble with its flaps which caused it to become practically out of control. After a considerable effort, FIt. Lt. Austin was able to regain control, and by his determination and skill he eventually flew back to base. In May, 1943, this officer again returned to this country safely, although his aircraft had been severely damaged by anti-aircraft fire and one engine was not functioning.	21.08.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1942) - (1943) 138 Squadron RAF (DFC and Bar)  09.1943 - 01.1944 acting Commanding Officer, 624 (Special Duties) Squadron RAF (Dutch Flying Cross)
Axon, Peter Eric Only son of Thomas Wilfred Axon (1886-1961), and Constance Evelyn Southgate (1890-1979), of Teignmouth. Married ((09?).1941, Westminster district, London) Yvonne Pamela Temperley, younger daughter of the late C.J. Temperley, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, and Mrs E.G. Temperley, of London SW1; two sons, one daughter. Residence: (1970s) Wargrave on Thames, Berkshire.	15.10.1917 Plymouth, Devon - 1989 Henley district, Oxfordshire	(A) P/O (prob) ? [77800] P/O (prob) 26.02.1940 F/O (prob) ? F/O 26.02.1941 (WS) F/O 01.1941, seniority 16.08.1940 (T) F/Lt. 01.03.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 31.10.1942 (WS) Sq.Ldr. 01.03.1944 (A) W/Cdr. (1944) OBE 01.01.1945 New Year 45 MBE 07.02.1941 * MID 08.06.1944 ? * One day in September, 1940, high explosive bombs were dropped on a Royal Air Force Station by an enemy aircraft. A building which was occupied at the time by personnel on duty was seriously damaged. Flight Lieutenant Axon showed great courage and coolness in the face of suspected unexploded bombs and was continuously engaged throughout the night effecting repairs under trying conditions. The re-establishment of operational service and the high standard of morale possessed by the station personnel reflects great credit upon Flight Lieutenant Axon. This officer has exhibited courage and devotion to duty of a high standard and has maintained the efficiency of his station in a praiseworthy manner.	Education: BSc; ARCS; PhD; DIC; MSc Lond 1938 (Imperial College). 15.01.1940     commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) 24.04.1940     transferred, RAFVR (Technical Branch) Served Engineering Research Department BBC (Head of the Recording Group), 1947-1958. Lecture, Electrical Engineering Department, Imperial College. Joined Ampex 1958 (Managing Director Ampex GB Ltd & Ampex Electronics Ltd.). Director, Stone-Platt Industries. MIEE.
Ayling, Kenneth Arthur Charles Son of Alfred Ayling (1888-), and Beatrice Emma Clemson (1889-1975). Married ((12?).1937, Surrey North Eastern district) Zana Smith; four children. Zana Ayling remarried (1950) William J.P. Canning.	19.08.1914 Fulham district, London - 06.09.1943 (KIA) [age 29] [Durnbach War Cemetery, Bayern, Germany, 5.E.5]	Ldg.Acm. ? [1338652] P/O (prob) 19.09.1942 [129173] (WS) F/O (prob) 19.03.1943	19.09.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 06.09.1943 air bomber, 196 Squadron RAF (RAF Witchford, Ely, Cambridgeshire) [Stirling Mk. III EE964 (ZO-F) had taken off 20:00 hrs 05.09.1943 for an operation over Mannheim. The aircraft crashed at 01:00 hrs 06.09.1943 at Bachenau, 16 km NNW of Heilbronn. Of the crew, seven were killed, one was taken POW.]
Aylward, Harold Edgar Cecil Son of John Augustus Samuel Aylward, and Hilda Janet Aylward, of Grahamstown, Cape Province, South Africa. Native of Southern Rhodesia.	04.11.1924 - 29.03.1945 (KIA) [age 20] [Milan War Cemetery, Italy, II.E.12]	Acm. 2nd cl. ? [710267] P/O (prob) 20.11.1943 [160124] P/O 20.05.1944, seniority 20.11.1943 (WS) F/O 20.05.1944	Education: Gaul House, Plumtree School, Matabeland, Southern Rhodesia (01.1937-12.1940). After sitting his Beit Bursary examination in 1941, he went to Rhodes University College to take up law. 01.1943     joined RAFVR (preliminary training in Rhodesia) 20.11.1943 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) (went to Middle East) ? - 29.03.1945 237 Squadron RAF [his Spitfire [PT 960] exploded in flight above Pizzighettone west of Cremona]

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