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Laing, [Sir] John Maurice Son of ... Laing, and ... Harland.	01.02.1918 Carlisle district, Cumbria / Cumberland - 22.02.2008	L.Acm. ? [1435639] P/O (prob) 30.10.1943 [158758] P/O 30.04.1944 (WS) F/O 30.04.1944	30.10.1943 first commission, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] Industrialist.
Lambert, Kenneth James Son of James A. Lambert, and Annie Woodhead, of Winton, Eccles, Lancashire.	(12?).1920 Salford district, Greater Manchester / Lancashire - 28.05.1944 [age 23] [Schoonselhof Cemetery, Antwerp, Belgium, coll. grave IVa.E.7]	Sgt. ? [1000866] P/O (prob) 07.06.1943 [148827] (WS) F/O (prob) 07.12.1943 DFC 16.11.1943 ?	07.06.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1943)     flight engineer, 10 Squadron RAF (Melbourne) (DFC) ? - 28.05.1944 flight engineer, 640 Squadron RAF (Leconfield) [Halifax LK865 (C8-Q) was airborne 23:56 hrs 27.04.1944 from Leconfield, tasked to bomb the military camp at Bourg-Leopold. Shot down by a night-fighter, crashing 02:28 hrs near the port of Antwerp.]
Lancaster, Kenneth Son of Claude Burrowdal Lancaster, and of Anne Alice Lancaster (née Davis), of Ashurst, Hampshire.	28.11.1912 - 19.06.1941 (KIA) [age 28] [Sutton Bridge (St Matthew) Churchyard, section Q, grave 48]	Sgt. ? [1174845] P/O (prob) 11.04.1941 [101484]	Education: King Edward VI School (Lake House), Southampton (18.09.1925-27.07.1931) 11.04.1941 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 19.06.1941 pilot (probably of Spitfire; crashed)
Lao, Htin Yain Son of Lao Ah Sou and Lao Daw Myr Thwe. Married ((06?).1944, New Forest district, Hampshire / Wiltshire) Elizabeth May Tidbury, of Ruislip, Middlesex; one son. She remarried ... Dunlop.	1919 - 20.01.1945 (KIA) [age 25] [Dordrecht General Cemetery, the Netherlands, row A, grave 15]	Wt.Offr. ? P/O (prob) ? [123633] (WS) F/O (prob) ? (WS) F/Lt. ?	?     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 1943 - 20.01.1945 pilot, 257 Squadron RAF [Typhoon IB RB319 'V' crashed on an armed reconnaissance mission in bad weather south west of Utrecht after attack on a bridge.]
Larsen, Lewis Young Married ((12?).1936, Hendon district, Middlesex) Winifred May Scott (12.07.1913 - (12?).1981).	05.06.1910 - 07.1995 Chesterfield district, Derbyshire	Wt.Offr. ? [923219] P/O (prob) 28.08.1942 [130709] (WS) F/O (prob) 28.02.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 28.08.1944 (emgcy list; reld 05.06.1955) AFM ? ?	28.08.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
Laundon, Gerald Charles Anthony Son of Arthur Laundon, and Ellen M. Gibbs. Married ((09?).1951, Leicester district, Leicestershire) Eva M. Sellars.	03.10.1922 Leicester district, Leicestershire - 11.2003 Poole district, Dorset	F/Sgt. ? [1581136] P/O (prob) 01.05.1945 [200684] (WS) F/O 01.11.1945	01.05.1945 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 194 Squadron RAF (Burma/India)
Lawrence, Reginald Harry Walter Son of Walter Wiliam B. Lawrence (1897-), and Elsie Winifred M. Bishop (1892-). Married ((09?).1948, Yeovil district, Somerset) Phyllis Jones; ... children (one son?).	01.1922 Yeovil district, Somerset - 1997 Dorset	Sgt. ? [911881] P/O (prob) 28.11.1943 [169553] (WS) F/O 28.05.1944 (WS) F/Lt. 28.11.1945 DFC 14.11.1944 ?	(01.1942)     3 Group RAF Training Flight (survived plane crash 06.01.1942) 28.11.1943     commissioned RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1944)     50 Squadron RAF (DFC)
Lawson, [Sir] Christopher Donald	31.10.1922 - 05.03.2007	L.Acm. ? [1320863] P/O (prob) 05.12.1942 [133753] ... ... Sq.Ldr. ?	05.12.1942 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
Leavitt, John Howland Son of an American father and English mother.	06.02.1918 Paris, France - 31.12.2010	Ldg.Acm. ? [700715] P/O (prob) 20.02.1943 [137432] (WS) F/O (prob) 20.08.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 20.02.1945 (reld 15.09.1946)	20.02.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 09.1944     617 Squadron RAF
Lee, Asher Born as Asher Levey. Married ((12?).1934, Hollingbourne district, Kent) Mollie Carpenter Hales (17.07.1911 - 30.06.1973), BBC radio producer & writer; one daughter.	(12?).1909 Plymouth - 1973 still alive	P/O (prob) 26.02.1940 [77734] (WS) F/O (prob) 29.10.1940 (WS) F/O 26.02.1941 (WS) Sq.Ldr. 26.08.1943 (emgcy list; reld 27.08.1954, retaining rank of W/Cdr.) (A) W/Cdr. ? (T) W/Cdr. ? OBE 02.06.1943 HM's birthday 43 LM 13.09.1949 ?	Edcuation: Parmiter's Senior, London E2; University College, London; Institute for Education, London (BA). 26.02.1940     commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) (for Intelligence Duties) [emergency commission] 1939 - 1945 Intelligence Officer, Air Ministry (09.1944)     Air Intelligence Officer, First Allied Airborne Army (airborne Operation Market-Garden, the Netherlands) Head BBC External Services Listener Research from 1946. Published: The German air force (1946); The Soviet air force (1950); Air power (1955); The Soviet air and rocket forces (ed., 1959); Blitz on Britain (1960); Goering, air leader (1972).
Lee, Norman Kennedy Son of Joseph Henry Lee, and Sarah Gwynneth Lee (née Thomas?), of Nelson, Glamorgan.	(09?).1917 ? Blean district, Kent ? - 23.03.1942 (MPK) [age 24 ?] [Alamein Memorial, Egypt, column 248]	Sgt. ? [754006] P/O (prob) 07.09.1940, seniority 31.08.1940 [84953] (WS) F/O 07.09.1941	07.09.1940     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) ? - 23.03.1942 272 Squadron RAF
Lee, Peter Norman Mother's maiden name registered as: Ross or Lee.	01.01.1920 Biggleswade district, Bedfordshire / Hertfordshire - 1996 still alive	F/Sgt. ? [912058] P/O (prob) 07.07.1944 [185008] P/O 09.02.1945, seniority 07.01.1945 (WS) F/O 09.02.1945, seniority 07.01.1945 (reld 1946?) 04.02.1947, seniority 19.03.1945 F/Lt. 07.01.1948 F/O RAF 01.11.1947, seniority 07.07.1945 F/Lt. RAF 23.06.1949, seniority 07.01.1948 Sq.Ldr. RAF 01.07.1958 (retd 01.01.1963) MID 01.01.1946 ?	07.07.1944 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 04.02.1947     recalled to Active List 23.06.1949     short service commission, RAF (General Duties Branch) 01.10.1951     permanent commission, RAF (General Duties Branch)
Leigh, Arthur	? -	Sgt. ? [978140] BEM 08.06.1944 * * This airman has been in charge of the fire section and crash tender crew for a year and nine months.  He has displayed great keenness and efficiency and apart from the work with his squadron he has given instruction to crash tender crews of other squadrons.  Recently a Boston and a Spitfire collided on the airfield and the Boston caught fire.  Sgt Leigh’s crew were on the scene immediately and by their prompt action the flames were kept to a minimum and the crew of the aircraft were able to get out safely.  On two occasions when crashes occurred in Sicily, Leigh although not on airfield duty, was first on the scene.  His vigilance and devotion to duty are of a very high order.	c. 09.1942 - 08.06.1944 Fire NCO, 223 Squadron RAF
Le Rossignol, John Augustin Son of Robert Le Rossignol, British physical chemist who was working for the Auer Lighting Company, later to become 'Osram', and Agnes Emily Le Rossignol, of Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, later of Harrow, Middlesex.	25.09.1911 Berlin, Germany - 05.09.1943 (KIA) [age 31] [Catania War Cemetery, Sicily, II.C.9] [commemorated at St John's, Greenhill, Harrow]	Sgt. ? [1288222] P/O (prob) 07.01.1942 [120555] (WS) F/O (prob) 01.10.1942	trained in the first class, 42A, of the Arnold scheme in Albany, Georgia, USA 07.01.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 05.09.1943 pilot, 23 Squadron RAF
Levy, Cyril Walter Married ... Constant; one son (F/Lt. Reginald Levy, RAFVR), one daughter.	01.09.1900 Paddington district, London - 03.1970 Fylde district, Lancashire [Layton Cemetery, Blackpool]	(A) P/O (prob) 31.10.1941 [110483] P/O (prob) 31.12.1941 (WS) F/O (prob) 01.10.1942 (emgcy list) (retd 10.02.1954; retaining rank of F/Lt.)	Cinema manager. 31.10.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch)
Levy, Reginald "Reg" Son of F/Lt. Cyril Walter Levy, RAFVR, and ... Constant. Married ((06?).1943, Blackpool district, Lancashire) Dora Shawcross (30.10.1919 - 07.2005); two sons, two daughters.	08.05.1922 Portsmouth, Hampshire - 01.08.2010 Dover, Kent	F/Sgt. ? [1380172] P/O (prob) 10.10.1943 [159054] (WS) F/O 10.04.1944 (WS) F/Lt. 09.10.1945 (reld 04.08.1950) F/O 04.08.1950 F/Lt. 07.07.1951 (reld 04.08.1955) DFC 23.05.1944 as Bomber Command pilot Crwn 1972 -	Education: Liverpool Institute; Blackpool Grammar School.       trained in the first class, 42A, of the Arnold scheme in Albany, Georgia, USA       105 Squadron RAF mid 1943     51 Squadron RAF 10.10.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch)       instructor, Empire Flying School (1944)     pilot, 578 Squadron RAF (DFC) 04.08.1950     commissioned, RAFVR (Reconstituted Section) Carried on flying after the war and retired, in 1981 at the age of 59  with 25,100 flying hours on more than 50 types of aircraft from Biplanes to Boeing 747's.
Lewis, Clifford Kenneth Son of John Henry Lewis, and Catherine Edith Mary Blasbery, of Glasgow.	(09?).1906 Pembroke district, Dyfed / Pembrokeshire - 28.12.1943 Kerrier district, Cornwall (KIA) [age 37] [New Kilpatrick (or Hillfoot) Cemetery, Dunbartonshire, sec. N, grave 33]	Ldg.Acm. ? [1565588] P/O 08.06.1943 [140871] (WS) F/O (prob) 08.12.1943	Prior to going to work in Glasgow he had been employed as an overseer in Pembroke Dock. 08.06.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) ? - 28.12.1943 navigator, 157 Squadron RAF [de Havilland Mosquito NF.Mk.II DZ749 took off from Predannack. Moss flying in cloud crashed at 20:15 hrs into ground Trevergy Farm, Curry 2½ miles NW of Mullion, 3m N of Predannack. The aircraft was completely burnt out. 28.12.43. Both occupants were killed.]
Lewis, Lyndon Warwick Clive Mother's maiden name Lewis. Married 1st Winfred M. "Peggy" Hawkins (predeceased him); one son, three daughters. Married 2nd Dr. Agnes Edith Jackson, LRCPI & LM, LRCSI & LM.	01.12.1916 Newport M district, Glamorgan / Gwent / Monmouthshire - 13.03.2007 hospital, Millom, Cumbria	F/Sgt. ? [1337757] P/O 03.03.1944 [173388] ... ... W/Cdr. 01.01.1959 (retd 01.12.1968)	03.03.1944 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) post-war transferred, RAF (Provost Branch) MIMgt
Lindsell, Edward Stratton Elder son (with one brother and two sisters) of Arthur James Gurney Lindsell (1880-1960), and Frances Mary Knott (1885-1945), of Pirton, Hertfordshire. Married Gwendoline Mary "Molly" Harland, only daughter of Mr & Mrs. Harry Harland, of Misiones, Argentina. She remarried (01.01.1948, Hitchin) Gilbert Shorthouse Ransom.	1911 - 05.04.1944 (MPK) [age 32] [Singapore Memorial, column 432]	Sgt. ? [1390705] P/O (prob) 14.08.1942 [129342] (WS) F/O (prob) 14.02.1943	14.08.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 05.04.1944 pilot, 177 Squadron RAF [Lost flying a Beaufighter with F/Sgt. Willis on their first operation which was one of the successful attacks of the Moulmein railway at Burma.]
Lister, Herbert	? -	(A) P/O (prob) 25.03.1941 [62618] P/O ? F/O 01.04.1947 (reld 22.07.1955; retaining the rank of Sq.Ldr.)	25.03.1941 first commission, RAFVR (Traning Branch) [emergency commission]
Litzow, Arthur Ferdinand Son of Hans Georg Litzow (1870?-1931), and Eleanor Hine (1875?-1949). Married ((12?).1935, Wandsworth district, London) Philomena M. O'Reilly.	(12?).1908 Wandsworth district, London - 29.07.1942 (KIA) [age 33] [Kiel War Cemetery, Germany, 2.H.20]	Sgt. ? [1336187] P/O (prob) 19.05.1942 [121572]	19.05.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]  ? - 29.07.1942 observer, 16 Operational Training Unit RAF [Wellington IC R1450 [-Y1] took off 22:14 hrs 28.07.1942 from Upper Heyford for an operation against Hamburg. Passing over Schleswig at 11,500 feet, intercepted and shot down by a night-fighter. Three crew member lost their lives, three others were captured.]
Livingstone, Charles Alexander Son of Alexander Livingstone, and Kate M. Cooke, of Stirling, Scotland. Brother of F/O. Ian Frederick Livingstone, RAFVR.	? - 10.01.1954 (aricraft accident off the coast of Elba)	F/Sgt. ? [1052236] P/O (prob) 01.05.1942 [126714] (WS) F/O (prob) 01.11.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 01.05.1944 DFM 05.06.1942 * * This airman has completed 28 operational sorties. Many of these have been carried out in extremely adverse weather. In tire last lew months, Fit. Sgt. Livingstone has achieved much success In his attacks on enemy shipping. He has succeeded in scoring hits on no less than three heavily escorted vessels. As captain of aircraft, he has shown a strong sense of responsibility, great courage and devotion to duty.	(1942)     608 Squadron RAF 01.05.1942     commissioned RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] Became a Captain for British European Airways (BEA) but tragically was a passenger reurning from Cyprus on De Havillands Comet Yoke Peter which blew up off the coast of Elba, 10.01.1954.
Livingstone, Ian Frederick Son of Alexander Livingstone, and Kate M. Cooke, of Stirling, Scotland. Brother of F/Lt. Charles Alexander Livingstone, RAFVR.	(06?).1916 Kingston district, Middlesex / Surrey - 09.03.1942 (KIA) [age 25] [Bergen General Cemetery, the Netherlands, 1.D.6] [commemorated at Holy Trinity Scottish Episcopal Church, Stirling & Snowdon Cemetery, Stirling]	Ldg.Acm. ? [986757] P/O (prob) 16.02.1941 [61282] (WS) F/O 16.02.1942	Vice-captain of Stirling High School FP Rugby Club, secretary of Ochil View Tennis Club and an assistant scoutmaster. 1940     joined RAFVR 16.02.1941     commissioned RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 09.03.1942 83 Squadron RAF [Flying an Avro Manchester I (L7426) from RAF Scampton, Lincolnshire in a thousand-bomber raid on Essen. Airborne 22:50 hrs 08.03.1942. Homebound, shot down by night-fighter of Oberleutnant Ludwig Becker from 6./Nachtjagdgeschwader 2 & crashed at 03:24 hrs.]
Livingstone, Thomas "Tom"	? -	L/Acm. ? [100587] P/O (prob) 23.02.1941 [61967] F/O 23.02.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 23.02.1943	23.02.1941 commissioned RAFVR - General Duties Branch 27.08.1942 - 20.06.1943 112 Squadron RAF
Lloyd, John Maxwell Wauchope "Max" Son of John P. Lloyd, and Frances E. Wauchope. Married 1st (15.06.1946, Edmonton district, Essex / Hertfordshire / Middlesex) Rosemarie E. Davidge ((12?).1925 - (03?).1957), daughter of Charles E. Davidge, and Maud Roelink. Married 2nd (19.08.1958, Reading district, Berkshire) Amy S. Farrow.	21.05.1920 Kings Norton district, Staffordshire / Warwickshire - 21.11.1987 Reading and Wokingham district, Berkshire	F/Sgt. ? [1177131] P/O (prob) 31.12.1942 [139274] (WS) F/O (prob) 30.06.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 31.12.1944 F/O 27.05.1947 F/Lt. 01.03.1951, seniority 27.01.1949 (reld 27.05.1955) DFC 17.04.1945 * * This officer has set a fine example of devotion to duty. He has completed two tours of operational duty during which he has participated in many attacks on a variety of targets. He has destroyed 2 enemy aircraft and, in attacks on targets on the ground he has been responsible for putting out of action many mechanical vehicles and a number of barges and locomotives. This officer has at all times displayed the greatest keenness and has set a fine example to all.	Appointed, Departmental Clerical Class of the War Department, 10.1937.       124 Squadron RAF 24.09.1941 - 20.08.1942 41 Squadron RAF 31.12.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]       229 Squadron RAF (1945)     65 Squadron RAF (DFC) 27.05.1947     commissioned, RAFVR (Reconstituted Section) (General Duties Branch)
Lock, Robert Harold	? -	Sgt. ? [1382720] P/O (prob) 16.10.1943 [162603] (WS) F/O 16.04.1944 (WS) F/Lt. 16.10.1945 DFM 15.02.1944 ?	16.10.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1944)     192 Squadron RAF (DFM)
Lockwood, Geoffrey	? -	Cpl. ? [1180330] (A) P/O (prob) 01.10.1942 [130423] P/O (prob) 01.12.1942 (WS) F/O (prob) 01.06.1943 (Emergency List; retd 05.08.1957; retaining rank of F/O) DSC 20.02.1945 *	01.10.1942 commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 1943? - 1944? Commanding Officer, HSL 156 (RAF rescue launch) (28th Air Sea Rescue Unit, Newhaven)
* Flying Officer Lockwood has served with his present unit since November, 1942. As captain of a high speed launch he has participated in numerous air/sea rescue operations which have resulted in the saving of many lives. In August, 1944 [= 1943], a Stirling aircraft crashed into the sea near the shore at Couden [= Coodens] Bay. Four of the crew were able to cling to the wing of the aircraft and a fifth, who was injured, was in a partially inflated dinghy which was tied alongside tiie aircraft. A very rough sea prevailed and Flying Officer Lockwood, who had set off to the rescue, experienced considerable difficulty in controlling his launch and in preventing it grounding on the rocks. He persisted in his rescue efforts and finally the 5 survivors were taken on board the launch, an operation which called for great skill on the part of Flying Officer Lockwood. On another occasion this officer went to the assistance of the crew of a bomber which had crashed in the English channel. Despite adverse weather he found the dinghy and rescued 10 airmen. Whilst returning to base he located another dinghy from which he rescued a further 9 airmen. Once whilst on patrol, Flying Officer Lockwood observed a pilot abandon his aircraft. The pilot became entangled in his parachute but, owing to Flying Officer Lockwood's vigilance, he was rescued within 5 minutes. On yet another occasion, Flying Officer Lockwood displayed courage in going to rescue an American airman who had come down close to the French coast. Despite the known presence of enemy mines, Flying Officer Lockwood succeeded in saving the life of this airman. Flying Officer Lockwood's initiative and ability have set a magnificent example and have inspired others.
Lofthouse, Charles James	26.09.1921 Mountain Ash, Glamorgan - 02.07.2002 Cirencester district, Gloucestershire	Sgt. ? [1181385] P/O (prob) 06.05.1941 [67052] (A) F/O ? (WS) F/O 06.05.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 27.09.1942 F/Lt. 01.09.1945 (A) Sq.Ldr. (10.1942) Sq.Ldr. 01.01.1954 (retd 01.07.1966; own request) OBE 29.01.1943 * DFC 15.05.1942 ** * One night in October, 1942, an aircraft crashed while attempting to land at a Royal Air Force Station, and immediately burst into flames. The petrol tanks were ablaze and ammunition was exploding in all directions. Despite the dangerous conditions Squadron Leader Lofthouse directed the rescue work and, accompanied by Aircraftmen Taylor and Martin who were members of a fire party, repeatedly entered the burning fuselage in an endeavour to rescue the crew. They continued their efforts for over an hour and removed 5 members of the crew from the burning area, but 4 of them unfortunately succumbed to their injuries. Squadron Leader Lofthouse and Aircraftmen Taylor and Martin displayed great energy and a complete disregard for their personal safety. ** One night in April, 1942, this officer was the captain of an aircraft which carried out an attack on the Heinkel Works at Rostock. Whilst flying over the objective at 10,000 feet his aircraft was held in the beams of searchlights and subjected to intense fire from the defences. Nevertheless Flying Officer Lofthouse flew over the works and made his bombing run at 6,000 feet. As the bomb-doors failed to open, he made another circuit and, opening the bomb-doors manually, released his bombs at 4,900 feet, obtaining hits on the objective. Throughout the attack, this officer showed great courage and determination in the face of continuous enemy fire. He has completed many operational sorties with skill and determination.	spring 1940     enlisted, RAFVR 06.05.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) (04.1942)     149 Squadron RAF (DFC) (10.1942) - 06.1943 1651 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF (Waterbeach) (OBE) 06.1943 - 24.08.1943 Officer Commanding, "B" Flight, 7 Squadron RAF [Lancaster JA678 [MG-S] was airborne 20:24 hrs 23.08.1943 from Oakington for a bombing raid on Berlin. Shot down by night-fighter and crashed near Oranienburg. After baling out Lofthouse landed in a German Army compound, dislocating a shoulder and breaking an arm,being captured.] 24.08.1943 - 1945 POW (No. 12719) in German captivity [After hospitalisation he was sent to Stalag Luft III (Sagan) where he employed his skills as a draughtsman to produce maps and forged documents for use in 'The Great Escape', an event he was unable to join because of further hospitalisation.] 01.09.1945     permanent commission, RAF (General Duties Branch)
Lovell, Michael Robert Eldest son of Robert A. Lovell, and Mabel A. Broderick, of Milverton, Horsell Vale, Horsell. Married ((12?).1946, Surrey North Western district) Pearl Oxenham.	(12?).1922 Guildford district, Surrey -	F/Sgt. ? [1312188] P/O (prob) 28.07.1943 [157312] (WS) F/O 28.01.1944 (WS) F/Lt. 28.07.1945 (reld 19.12.1947; retaining rank of F/Lt.) F/O 19.12.1947 F/Lt. 18.02.1952, seniority 06.10.1949 (reld 19.12.1959) DFC 19.01.1945 ?	Education: Woking County Grammar School for Boys. 1942     flew Wellingtons in Cairo 28.07.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 1943     served in Libya and Malta (where he contracted infantile paralysis and was grounded for six months) (1944)     78 Squadron RAF (DFC) (flew Halifaxes; completed 66 missions) 1945     seconded to BOAC 19.12.1947     commissioned, Reconstituted RAFVR (General Duties Branch)
Low, David Septimus Stewart   Seventh son of Alexander Graham Low (1853-1936), and Annie Low (née Halley) (born 1865). Married Susan Mary Snelling, of Farnham, Surrey; one daughter.	06.06.1908 Kensington district, Greater London / London / Middlesex - 27.07.1942 (KIA) [age 34] [Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany, 26.J.11]	(A) P/O (prob) 26.07.1940 [82986] P/O (prob) 26.09.1940 P/O 26.07.1941 (WS) F/O 26.09.1941 (A) F/Lt. 1942?	26.07.1940 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 27.07.1942 wireless operator, 57 Squadron RAF [his Wellington III bomber [X3653 DX-] took off 15.30 hrs at Foltwell in an attempt to use the cloud cover to reach Bremen, but crashed]
Lowe, Francis "Frank" Married (1948?) Barbara; two sons.	25.02.1920 - 29.11.2009	Sgt. ? [742478] T/Wt.Offr. ? P/O (prob) 09.03.1942 [118019] (WS) F/O (prob) 01.10.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 09.03.1944 (reld 18.10.1951; on appointment to Reconstituted RAFVR) F/O 22.10.1958 (reld 25.02.1985; retaining rank of F/Lt.) DFM 23.09.1941 ?	(1941)     pilot, 49 Squadron RAF 09.03.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 28.07.1942 pilot of a Wellington bomber, shot down on July 28th 1942; survived three years as a POW in Stalag Luft 3 and the "Long march" in the winter of 1945 22.10.1958 - 25.02.1985 commissioned, RAFVR (Training Branch) [Air Experience Flight at Filton] After the war he worked for Avon Tin Printers becoming managing director in 1978, retiring in 1983.
Lowe, Michael Charles Residence: (1943: Watlington, Oxfordshire.	? -	Sgt. ? [1316124] P/O (prob) 07.04.1943 [158585] P/O 07.10.1943 (WS) F/O 07.10.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 05.07.1946 F/Lt. 01.11.1947, seniority 30.10.1947 (T) F/Lt. RAF 01.01.1949, seniority 30.10.1947 (reld 01.01.1952) DFC 04.12.1945 ? DFM 19.10.1943 ? MID 01.01.1945 ?	07.04.1943 commissioned RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (10?.)1943 61 Squadron RAF (11?.)1945 162 Squadron RAF
Lown, Douglas James Had one sister. Residence: (post-war) Radlett, Hertfordshire.	(12?).1902 Hampstead district, Greater London / London / Middlesex -	P/O (prob) 08.11.1940 [87926] (WS) F/O (prob) 15.08.1941 (WS) F/O 09.11.1941 (WS) F/Lt. 01.09.1942 (reld 10.02.1954; retaining rank of Sq.Ldr.) (T) Sq.Ldr. ? AC Eur - - Def M - - BWM 39|45 - -	08.11.1940 commissioned RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) [emergency commission] probably served with HQ 80 (Signals) Wing RAF
Lown, John Frederick Son of Frederick William Lown, and Lilian Jane Stiff, of Woking, Surrey.	(12?).1920 Kingston district, Middlesex / Surrey - 31.12.1944 (MPK) [age 24] [Runnymede Memorial, panel 202]	Ldg.Acm. ? [1167718] P/O (prob) 26.04.1941 [66022] (WS) F/O 26.04.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 26.04.1943	26.04.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 31.12.1944 248 Squadron RAF [An attack on shipping in Flekkefjord left two German vessels badly damaged and two sunk. The merchant vessels sunk were the PALERMO of 1461 tons, the ACHIlLLES of 998 tons with one of the damaged ships being the WALLY FAULBAUM of 1675 tons. 143, 235 and 248 Squadrons returned to Banff with an aircraft missing from 248 Squadron. This was Mosquito "U" which was ‘seen to be hit’ by flak. Whilst attempting to return to base on one engine it was forced to ditch after apparent failure of the live engine. The aircraft broke up after hitting the water, the pilot was seen to evacuate the plane and get into the aircraft’s dinghy, but despite an intensive air sea search of the area, was not found. The crew were; F/Lt. J.F. Lown who was never found and F/O C.J. Daynton who went down with the aircraft.]
Luckham, Henry Albert Charles Son of ... Luckham, and ... Friend. Married ((09?).1940, Bristol district, Gloucestershire) Muriel E. Jenkins.	(06?).1913 Thornbury district, Gloucestershire - 1969 London	Sgt. ? [994028] (A) P/O (prob) 31.12.1941, seniority 27.10.1941 [112350] P/O (prob) 21.01.1942, seniority 17.11.1941 (WS) F/O (prob) 01.10.1942 (T) F/Lt. 01.07.1944 (WS) F/Lt. 01.02.1946 (Emgcy List) (reld 20.03.1958; retaining rank of Sq.Ldr.) MID 01.01.1945 ? MID 01.01.1946 ?	31.12.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (Technical  Branch) [emergency commission]
Lupton, John Sheppard Hewitt Son of the Revd. Albert Homer Lupton and Alice Lupton (née Sheppard), of The Rectory, Gussage St. Michael.	(06?).1919 Grimsby district, Humberside / Lincolnshire - 27.09.1940 (KIA) [age 21] [Idmiston (All Saints) Churchyard, Wiltshire, south of church tower]	Sgt. ? [754225] P/O (prob) 13.07.1940, seniority 11.07.1940 [82667]	13.07.1940 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 27.09.1940  pilot, 14 Operational Training Unit [took off from Cottesmore in his Hampden I [P4308] for training at his second solo flight but at 09.30 hrs he flew into a tree at Squires Farm, Langham, 2 miles orso NNW of Oakham]
Lusty, Kenneth John "Ken" Second son (with one brother and three sisters) of William J. Lusty, and Jeanne Eugène Felicite Pecriaux (1886?-1971), of Loughton, Essex. Married (1940s?, Essex) Marjorie E. Harding; one daughter. Marjorie Lusty remarried F/Lt. William Stanley Dossett, RAF (1919-1997).	04.1918 West Ham district, London - 17.02.1944 (KIA) [age 25] [Bari War Cemetery, Italy, II.D.16] [commemorated at Loughton War Memorial]	Sgt. ? [922414] P/O (prob) 30.11.1942 [139819] (WS) F/O (prob) 30.05.1943 (A) F/Lt. ?	3011.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 17.02.1944 pilot [apparently the aircraft he flew in with two others crashed into a mountain]
Lynall, Alan Herbert Son of Ezra Herbert Lynall (1893-), and Nellie Atkin (1890-1962). Married ((03?).1943, Sutton Coldfield district, Warwickshire) Mary W. Jukes; ... children (one daughter?). Residences: (2006) Oxfordshire & Monflanquin, France.	(06?).1918 West Bromwich district, Staffordshire - 27.05.2006	P/O (prob) 31.12.1939 [77070] P/O 31.12.1940 (WS) F/O 31.12.1940 (T) F/Lt. ? (WS) F/Lt. 01.01.1944 (reld 27.02.1946; on account of medical unfitness for air force service; retaining rank of Sq.Ldr.) (T) Sq.Ldr. ?	Education: BSc (Hons. Eng.). 31.12.1939     commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 24.04.1940     transferred, RAFVR (Technical Branch) Joint managing director, later chairman, Linread Ltd. (1960/80s).

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