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Earp,
Leonard Bertram
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27.06.1906
Eastbourne district, Sussex / East Sussex
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05.2002
Lewes, East Sussex
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P/O (prob)
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12.07.1940
[82330]
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(WS) F/O (prob)
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18.02.1941
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(WS) F/O
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12.07.1941
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F/Lt.
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?
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(T) Sq.Ldr.
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01.07.1944
(emgcy) (reld 10.02.1954; retaining rank of Sq.Ldr.)
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12.07.1940
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commissioned, RAFVR
(Administrative and Special Duties Branch) (for administrative duties) [emergency commission]
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Ecclestone,
Colin
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?
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Acm. 1st cl.
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?
[1221356]
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(A) P/O (prob)
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24.09.1942
[130014]
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P/O (prob)
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24.11.1942
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(WS) F/O (prob)
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24.05.1943
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F/O
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10.04.1951
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F/Lt.
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07.05.1951
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24.09.1942
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commissioned, RAFVR
(Administrative and Special Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
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10.04.1951
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permanent
commission, RAF (Aircraft Control Branch)
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30.11.1953
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transferred,
RAF (Secretarial Branch)
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Edwards,
Arthur

Son of Arthur Edwards, and [Florence Spencer
?], of Dinnington, South Yorkshire. |
(06?).1920 ?
Rotherham district, South Yorkshire ?
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25.09.1945
[Singapore Memorial, column 447] |
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Ldg.Acm. |
?
[986100] |
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P/O (prob) |
10.03.1944 [176689] |
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(WS) F/O |
10.09.1944 |
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10.03.1944 |
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commissioned, RAFVR (General
Duties Branch) [emergency commission] |
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Edwards,
Ieuan Trebor

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(03?).1913
Bridgend district, Glamorgan
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(A) P/O (prob)
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30.08.1941
[105756]
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P/O (prob)
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14.11.1941
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(WS) F/O (prob)
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01.10.1942
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(T) F/Lt.
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01.07.1944
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F/Lt.
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?
(reld 10.02.1954; retaining rank of F.Lt.)
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30.08.1941
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commissioned, RAFVR (Equipment Branch) [emergency commission]
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Edwards,
Jack Trevor

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?
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(A) P/O (prob)
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07.11.1941
[111147]
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P/O (prob)
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13.06.1942
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(WS) F/O (prob)
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13.12.1942
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(WS) F/Lt.
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01.07.1945
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(A) Sq.Ldr.
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?
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MID
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01.01.1945
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?
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07.11.1941
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commissioned, RAFVR (Technical Branch) [emergency commission]
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Edwards,
John Trevor

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?
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Sgt.
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?
[997207]
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P/O (prob)
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11.03.1943
[142509]
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(WS) F/O (prob)
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11.09.1943
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(WS) F/Lt.
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11.03.1945
08.04.1947, seniority 28.01.1946
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F/O RAF
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05.01.1949
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F/Lt. RAF
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06.12.1956
(reld 02.07.1963)
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DSO
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26.10.1945
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?
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DFC
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12.11.1943
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?
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11.03.1943
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commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
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(1943)
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(1945)
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12 Squadron
RAF
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08.04.1947
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recalled
to active list, RAFVR (General Duties Branch)
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05.01.1949
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-
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01.02.1952
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transferred,
RAFVR (Training Branch) [extended service commission]
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02.07.1953
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transferred,
Reconstituted RAFVR (Secretarial Branch)
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Efford,
Frederick Henry Charles

Son of Frederick Efford, and Harriet Louisa
Wade.
Married ((03?).1943, Tonbridge district, Kent) Joan D. Firmin. |
03.06.1920
Westminster, St George Hanover Square
district, London
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08.1996
Worthing district, West Sussex |
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(T) F/Sgt. |
? [1375482] |
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P/O (prob) |
01.05.1942 [126942] |
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(WS) F/O (prob) |
21.11.1942 |
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(WS) F/Lt. |
21.05.1944 |
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DFC |
20.04.1943 |
? |
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29.10.1941 |
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19.11.1941 |
pilot,
41 Squadron RAF |
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01.05.1942 |
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commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] |
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(1943) |
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pilot, 542
Squadron RAF |
Secretary, Hain Steamship Company. |
Ellingham,
Toni Arthur *

Son of Arthur Stanley Ellingham, and
Marjorie F.M. Sworder.
Married ((09?).1953, Marylebone district, Middlesex) Elizabeth A. Renyard
* birth registration under the name Toni A.S. Ellingham
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(06?).1924
Steyning district, Sussex
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Ldg.Acm.
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? [1494731]
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P/O (prob)
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21.04.1944
[165050]
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(WS) F/O
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21.04.1945
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(WS) F/Lt.
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21.04.1946
(reld 18.05.1947; medical unfitness, retaining rank of F/Lt.)
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21.04.1944
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commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
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Ellis,
Henry William
"Bill"
Son of Henry Frederick and Laura Emily Ellis.
Husband of Joan Lillian Ellis, of Hornchurch, Essex.
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1916 ?
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07.06.1944
(KIA) [age 28]
[Bayeux War Cemetery, France, joint grave XXVI.B.15]
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F/Sgt.
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? [911932]
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P/O (prob)
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10.06.1942
[126080]
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(WS) F/O (prob)
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10.12.1942
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DFM
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18.08.1942
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* During the past 12 months, Flight Sgt. Ellis
has carried out many operational sorties. He has displayed a high degree of
skill and initiative. In January 1942 he assisted in the destruction of a
hostile aircraft after a long pursuit. Some time later, in exremely
unfavourable flying weather his skill and accurate directions enabled his
pilot to overcome a difficult situation and make a safe landing. During a
sortie in June 1942 he performed excellent work in an engagement with an enemy
aircraft which was probably destroyed. This airman has always maintained a
very high standard of efficiency, while his devotion to duty has set a very
fine example.
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10.06.1942
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commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties
Branch)
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?
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07.06.1944
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navigator,
29 Squadron RAF
[Mosquito NF.XIII (HK413) crashed into the Channel off Bayeux during a
defensive patrol]
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victories:
Do 217 14.01.1942, Do 217 06/07.06.1942
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Eperon,
Arthur George

Son of ... Eperon, and ... Capon.
Married ((09?).1945, Croydon district, Surrey) Barbara Klagge ((06?).1923 - ),
daughter of Oskar Carl Johann Klagge (1893-1975), and Edith Louise Menah
(1896-1989); two daughters. |
25.12.1919
Croydon, Surrey
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11.10.2000
Tunbridge Wells district, Kent |
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Ldg.Acm. |
? [759195] |
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P/O (prob) |
11.08.1940 [84713] |
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(WS) F/O |
11.08.1941 |
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(WS) F/Lt. |
11.08.1942 |
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Joined the Steatham News as a trainee.
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11.08.1940 |
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commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] |
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? |
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24.07.1941 |
35 Squadron RAF
[Halifax I L9527 TL-M had taken off from
Stanton Harcourt at 10:40 hrs for an operation against La Pallice. Shot down near Angles
(Vendée), 15 km WSW of Lucon, France. Five crew members were
killed. P/O Eperon and Sgt. E.O.T. Balcomb were captured.] |
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24.07.1941 |
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1945? |
POW (No. 2870) in German captivity
(Stalag Luft III, Sagan; one of the 'wooden horse' jumpers during the escape
attempts) |
Journalist & travel writer. Joined the Daily
Herald post-war, transferring to The Sun in 1969. Consultant to ITV's
Wish You Were Here, then published the bestseller Traveller's France
and a host of follow-ups, as well as contributing columns to magazines and
newspapers. |
Errington,
John Francis
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see: |
RNVR
officers' section
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Eshelby,
John Harold
"Jack"

Son of George Eshelby, and Winifred I. Rogers.
Married; ... children (one daughter?). |
14.01.1920
Lewisham district, Greater London / Kent /
London
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13.10.1979
Southend district
[ashes interred in the church at the side of the airfield at Finingley] |
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(T) Wt.Offr. |
? [745728] |
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P/O (prob) |
07.06.1942
[124746] |
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(WS) F/O (prob) |
07.12.1942 |
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(A) F/Lt. |
? |
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(WS) F/Lt. |
07.06.1944 |
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F/O RAF |
18.12.1945 |
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F/Lt. RAF |
01.07.1946
25.02.1947, seniority 07.12.1945 |
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AFC |
08.06.1944 |
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BWM
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Air
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| 07.06.1942 |
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commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] |
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stationed at Finningley
at some point |
| 18.12.1945 |
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commissioned,
RAF (General Duties Branch) [extended service commission] |
| 25.09.1947 |
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transferred
to reserve (class C) |
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Eshelby,
John Theodore

Son of Edgar Boulton Eshelby, and Alma Eshelby.
Husband of Yvonne Eshelby of Maida Vale, London.
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1909 ?
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03.01.1945
[age 36]
[Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery, old part]
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F/Sgt.
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?
[1382067]
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P/O (prob)
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07.08.1944
[185304]
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07.08.1944
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commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
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Flight
Engineer
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Etherington,
Arthur Frederick

Son of George Ernest Etherington, and Emily
Susannah Cattermole, of Barnes, Surrey.
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(03?).1920
Richmond district, Surrey
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25.09.1940
[age 20]
[Guemps Churchyard, Pas de Calais, France, joint gave 2-3]
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Ldg.Acm.
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?
[746904]
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P/O (prob)
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07.04.1940
[78460]
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07.04.1940
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commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
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(03.1940)
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flying
training, Warmwell
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?
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26.06.1940
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101
Squadron RAF
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26.06.1940
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25.09.1940
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observer,
107 Squadron RAF (Wattisham)
[killed whilst flying in Blenheim IV, T1883 QM-
which crashed on a raid to Calais]
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Evans,
David Gwynne

Son of Sydney Charles and Evelyn Caroline
Allington, of Tenby.
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(03?).1921
Pembroke district, Pembrokeshire
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23.10.1943
[age 22]
[Tenby (St Mary) Church Cemetery, row T, grave 14]
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Cpl.
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[1320289]
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P/O (prob)
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23.10.1942
[132703]
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(WS) F/O
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23.10.1943?
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23.10.1942
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commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
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?
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23.10.1943
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pilot, 86
Squadron RAF
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Evans,
Kenneth Maurice
"Ken"

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?
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03.1993
Wiltshire
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F/Sgt.
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? [1652004]
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P/O (prob)
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10.06.1944
[178561]
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P/O
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10.12.1944
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(WS) F/O
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10.12.1944
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(WS) F/Lt.
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10.06.1946
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DFC
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03.10.1944
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* This officer has completed a tour of
operational duty during which very many strongly defended targets in Germany
have been attacked. He has displayed a high standard of navigational ability
throughout and has proved himself to be a most reliable member of aircraft
crew. One night in July, 1944, when returning from Hamburg, bis aircraft was
hit by anti-aircraft fire and sustained extensive damage. Pilot Officer Evans
was badly wounded in the leg. Although in much distress he insisted on
fulfilling his duties after receiving first aid. Although much of his
equipment had been destroyed, Pilot Officer Evans navigated the aircraft home
with his usual skill. This officer displayed great courage, fortitude and
devotion to duty.
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Education: BSc.
10.06.1944
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commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
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(1944)
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429 (RCAF) Squadron
(navigator on a Halifax bomber)
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