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MacDougall, Alexander	? -	Sgt. ? [745887] P/O (prob) 01.04.1940 [78441] P/O 01.04.1941 (WS) F/O 01.04.1941 (WS) F/Lt. 01.04.1942 (WS) W/Cdr. 27.05.1945 (reld 21.01.1947; retaining the rank of Gp.Capt.) (T) Gp.Capt. ?	01.04.1940 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
Macintyre, John Francis Bell Son of Katherine Frances Macintyre, of Edinburgh.	1922 ? - 18.08.1943 (MPK) [age 21] [Runnymede Memorial, panel 132]	F/Sgt. ? [997010] P/O (prob) 16.06.1943 [148279]	16.06.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 18.08.1943 Wireless Telegraphist, 12 Squadron RAF (Wickenby) [lost in Lancaster III DV168 PH-F on a raid against Peenemünde; believed shot down by a night- fighter (Uffz Günter Lierch, 1V./NJG3), crashing off the west coast of Denmark]
Mackay, Alexander John "Jack" Youngest son of Mr & Mrs Sinclair Mackay, of Wick. Married (1944) ...; ... children (one daughter?).	05.02.1922 Wick, Scotland - (09?).1982 Wigan district, Greater Manchester	F/Sgt. ? [1337307] P/O (prob) 19.01.1945 [191459] (WS) F/O 19.07.1945 P/O RAF 28.12.1948, seniority 16.04.1947 F/O RAF 16.04.1949 F/Lt. RAF 16.04.1953 Sq.Ldr. RAF 01.07.1959 W/Cdr. RAF 01.01.1965 (retd 25.11.1972; own request) MBE 01.01.1964 New Year 64 DFC 25.09.1945 ? General Service Medal & Palestine clasp	Education: Wick High School.       joined Home Guard       enlisted RAFVR (flying training as a fighter pliot in the US (Texas?); after a crash re-trained as bomb aimer at Trentham, Canada) 19.01.1945     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1945)     bomb aimer, 49 Squadron RAF (DFC) (had a total of 40 operations in Lancasters) 28.12.1948     short service commission, RAF (Equipment Branch) 01.10.1950     permanent commission, RAF (Equipment Branch [later Supply Branch])       Staff College, Middle East & Far East (1964)     Manning and Establishment Planning Branch, Air Ministry       served in the Pentagon (Washington, USA) Literature: repeatedly mentioned in: Leslie Hay, An old airman's tale.
Mackay, John George Son of Donald and Christina Sutherland Mackay. Husband of Olga Alexandra Ritchie Mackay, of Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia.	1896 Bower district, Caithness, Scotland - 26.01.1941 (KIA) [age 44] [Scone Cemetery, F.45]	(A) P/O (prob) 30.12.1939 [76919] P/O (prob) 26.02.1940	30.12.1939     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 26.01.1941 26 Squadron RAF
Mackay, Magnus Married (06.11.1946) Euphemia Jane Mackay; one son, one daughter.	13.10.1911 Bettyhill, Sutherland, Scotland - 1984	Acm. 2nd cl. ? [1825926] P/O (prob) 25.11.1944 [181822] F/O ? (demobilized 1946) (retd 13.10.1956; retaining rank of F/Lt.)	Went to Tierra del Fuego in 1930 at age 18 and rose to sheep station manager for Argentine owned estancias, first Ea Sara and later Ea Rospentek near Puerto Natales on the mainland. He was torpedoed in the Atlantic on the way home to join in the war effort (possibly on the Port Victor on 30 April 1943). trained with South African Air Force as a navigator, came back to UK and flew in bombers 1943-45: 25.11.1944 commissioned, RAFVR - General Duties Branch [emergency commission] at the end of the war he was stationed at Port Said in charge of cargo coming through the Canal Passage back to Argentina was booked, but instead he took up a farm management job near the Scottish borders. In 1955 they moved to Farness in Ross-shire, as farm managers for the Vestey family and remained there until retirement in 1975.
Mackinnon, Archibald	? -	F/Sgt. ? [1315292] P/O (prob) 16.11.1942 [137207] (WS) F/O (prob) 16.05.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 16.11.1944 F/O 11.01.1949, seniority 04.08.1946 F/Lt. 15.12.1949 DFC 21.09.1945 ?	16.11.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1945)     pilot, 157 Squadron RAF (DFC) 11.01.1949     permanent commission, RAF (General Duties Branch)
Macmillan, Norman 2nd son of John Campbell Macmillan, Carsphairn, Kirkcudbrightshire, and Jeanie Hamilton, Hamilton, Lanarkshire. Married Gladys Mary Peterkin, daughter of James Alfred Peterkin Mitchell, Dundee.	09.08.1892 Glasgow - 05.08.1976 [Truro, Cornwall ?]	Prob. T/2nd Lt. (1918) [136291] T/Capt. 01.09.1917-... RFC: F/O 27.02.1917 F/Cdr. 01.09.1917 RAF: F/Lt. (1921) RAFVR: Sq.Ldr. ? F/O 01.04.1947 (A) W/Cdr. ? W/Cdr. (retd) 1958 OBE 02.01.1956 New Year 56 MC 18.02.1918 ? AFC ? ? Royal Aero Club Aviator's Certificate, 1917; Pilot's B Licence, 1919; Air Ministry approved test pilot. Founder Assoc. MIAeE, 1919. AFRAeS, 1928; MRAeS, 1973. Air Navigator's Licence, 1929.	Education: Allan Glen's School; Royal Technical College; RAF Officers' Engineering Course 1914 - 1916 served European War, HLI, Belgium and France 1916 - 1919 RFC and RAF, France and Italy (MC, AFC, 1914 Star; retains rank of Captain) 15.04.1921 - ? commanded Special Mobile Flight, RAF (retains rank of Flt Lieut RAF) 1919 - 1923 consultant test pilot to various companies 1922 instructor Spanish naval and military aviation schools 1922 pilot of first attempt to fly round world 1923 first flight London­Sweden in one day 1923 winner speed prize first international light aeroplane competition 1924 - 1930 chief test pilot, Fairey Aviation Co. 1929 - 1934 Founder Member and Warden Guild of Air Pilots (Deputy Master, 1934-1935, Upper Freeman, 1956, Liveryman, 1958) 1931 - 1933 Chief Consultant Test Pilot and a principal foreign representative Armstrong Siddeley Development Co. (first British pilot to fly over Andes Mountains, 1931, and first pilot to fly route Bahia Blanca to Neuquen­Chillan) 1934 - ... publicly advocated powerful British air rearmament from 1934 onwards, on platform and in press 1936 - 1939 Special Aviation and Air Correspondent, Daily Mail served War of 1939-1945 with RAFVR(T), (Sqdn Ldr), and as War Correspondent 12.04.1946 - ? Pilot Officer, Training Branch, RAFVR (12.04.1954 extension of service with 4 years) President National League of Airmen, 1935-1938; FRSA 1936-1957. Founder Member Circle of Aviation Writers, 1941; District Inspecting Officer, ATC Cornwall, 1945-1947 and OC Cornwall Wing, ATC, 1947-1958. First Air Force Member, Cornwall TAAFA, 1947-1961, Vice­Chairman (Air), 1953-1954 and 1956-1957, Chairman for Buildings and Ranges, 1957-1961. Flew on operational flights during Malayan emergency, 1958. Pres., No 45 Sqdn RFC/RAF Assoc., 1961-1973. DL Cornwall, 1951. Hon. Mem., Mark Twain Soc., 1975. Special contributor to Aeronautics from its inception in 1939. UK Special Correspondent, Aircraft, Melbourne, Aust.; Contribs to: numerous magazines and aerospace jls; Grolier Encyclopedia, New York; Shell Aviation News. Deputy Lieutenant (DL), 18.09.1951. Published: The art of flying (1928); Into the blue (1929, rev. augmented ed. with new illustrations, 1969); The air tourist's guide to Europe (1930); An hour of aviation (1931); The romance of flight (1934); Sefton Brancker (1935; proceeds founded Guild of Air Pilots and Navigators Benevolent Fund); The romance of modern exploration and discovery (1936); Freelance pilot (1937); The chosen instrument (1938); (ed.) How we fly (1939); (ed) Best flying stories, air strategy (1941); How to pilot an aeroplane (1942); The pilot's book on advanced flying (1943); Aeroplanes section of railways, ships and aeroplanes (1944); The Royal Air Force in the World War (Vol. 1, 1942; Vol. 2, 1944; Vol. 3, 1949; Vol. 4, 1950); Great airmen (1955); Great aircraft (1960); Tales of two air wars (1963); Great flights and air adventures (1964; also as Talking Book for the Blind); Wings of fate : strange true tales of the vintage flying days (1967); Offensive patrol : the first full­length account of the RFC/RAF in Italy 1917-1918 (1973).
Maguire, Michael Francis Son of ... Maguire, and ... Garty.	11.01.1922 Amesbury, Wiltshire - 20.04.2009 Bulingame, San Mateo, California, USA	F/Sgt. ? [1337863] P/O (prob) 20.03.1945 [197966] P/O 20.09.1945, seniority 20.03.1945 (WS) F/O 20.09.1945 (reld 18.11.1948; retaining rank of F/O)	20.03.1945     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
Maltby, David John Hatfeild "Dave" Son of Ettrick Gordon Maltby (1884-1967) and of Aileen E. Maltby (née Hatfeild). Husband of Georgina Maltby, of Wickhambreux, Kent.	1920 Hastings district - 15.09.1943 (KIA) [age 23] [Wickhambreux (St Andrew) Churchyard]	Ldg. Acm. 1940 [919002] P/O (prob) 18.01.1941, seniority 12.01.1941 [60335] P/O 18.01.1942, seniority 12.01.1941 (WS) F/O 18.01.1942, seniority 12.01.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 18.01.1943, seniority 12.01.1943 (A) Sq.Ldr. 1943 DSO 28.05.1943 Möhne-Eder dams DFC 11.08.1942 for flying 27 operations	Engineering student. 20.03.1940 RAF Uxbridge 24.06.1940 No. 4 Initial Training Wing RAF 19.08.1940 No. 51 Group Pool RAF 28.09.1940 No. 12 Service Flying Training School RAF 18.01.1941 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 18.01.1941 No. 2 Navigation School RAF 15.03.1941 No. 16 Operational Training Unit RAF 04.06.1941 106 Squadron RAF 14.06.1942 No. 1654 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF 26.06.1942 pilot, 97 Squadron RAF 14.07.1942 No. 1485 Target Towing & Gunnery Unit RAF 15.03.1943 pilot, 97 Squadron RAF 25.03.1943 - 15.09.1943 pilot, 617 Squadron RAF [took off with his Lancaster II [JA981 KC-J] at 23.50 hrs [14.09] from Coningsby for an operation against the Dortmund-Ems Kanal near Ladbergen; recalled, but for reasons not known crashed at 00.40 hrs into the sea 8 miles NE of Cromer, Norfolk]
Mann, George William Son of James Edgar Mann, master butcher at Hoxton. Married (27.04.1935) Eileen O'Sullivan; one child. Lived at Sidcup, Kent.	12.08.1913 -	Sgt. ? [1895304] P/O (prob) 17.09.1944 [185174] P/O 17.03.1945 (WS) F/O 17.03.1945 (A) F/Lt. ?	Motor driver. 17.09.1944 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] served in India (1945?)     B Flight, 2 Squadron RAF
Marks, Harry Francis	? -	F/Sgt. ? [1165652] P/O (prob) 30.09.1943 [161258] (WS) F/O 30.03.1944 (WS) F/Lt. 30.09.1945 (demobilized 12.04.1946) (emgcy list) (reld 10.02.1954; retaining rank of F/Lt.) AFC 01.09.1944 ?	30.10.1940     joined RAFVR 18.03.1941 - 1941 No. 22 Elementary Flying Training School RAF 1941 - 23.06.1941 No. 6 Flying Training School RAF 23.08.1941 - ? 22 Operational Training Unit 30.09.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]       flew Oxfords, Wellingtons, DH 89. Master, Hurricane and a couple of entries with a ME 108, which belonged to A/Cdre R.R. Atcherley ? - 1946 1 Signal Squadron RAF (Cranwell)
Marrison, Thomas Richardson Son of John Bell Marrison (1869-), and Bertha Hill (1874-).	14.02.1910 Twickenham, Brentford district, Middlesex - 05.1993 Surrey Northern district, Surrey	Sgt. ? [1281879] P/O (prob) 08.06.1942 [130909] (WS) F/O (prob) 08.12.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 08.06.1944 (emgcy list) (reld 14.02.1955; retaining rank of F/Lt.) 39|45 St - - Fr&G St - & clasp France & Germany 39|45 BWM - - Malta M 1992 -	08.06.1942 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
Marshall, John Frank Leonard Son of John H. Marshall, and Kate O. Powell.	(09?).1918 Edmonton district, Essex / Hertfordshire / Middlesex - 09.2009 still alive at Toronto, Ont., Canada	Acm. 2 1941 [1395927] Ldg.Acm. 1942 Sgt. 1942 P/O (prob) 30.04.1943 [151993] (WS) F/O (prob) 30.10.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 30.04.1945 (reld 20.06.1946; retaining rank of F/Lt.)	1941     enlisted, RAFVR 1941     RAF Manning Station, St John's Wood Initial Training Wing RAF (Torquay) 1942 18 Elementary Flying Training School RAF (Fairoaks) (flying Tiger Moths) 7 Air Observer Squadron RAF (Portage La Prairie) (flying Ansons) 5 SN Conversion RAF (flying Ansons) 30.04.1943 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] Navigation Instructor, 34 Service Flying Training School RAF (Medicine Hat) (flying Harvards & Ansons) Navigation Instructor, 36 Service Flying Training School RAF (Penhold) (flying Oxfords) 1944 3 Advanced Flying Unit RAF (Halfpenny Green) (flying Ansons) 1945     26 Operational Training Unit RAF (Wing/Little Horwood) (flying Wellingtons) 1667 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF (Sandtoft) (flying Lancasters) [satellite to Lindholme 100 Squadron 7 Group]
Marsland, Jack Husband of Hilda Marsland, of Hyde, Cheshire.	1915 ? - 27.08.1944 [age 29] [Hyde Borough Cemetery, section1, C of E, grave 2286]	F/Sgt. ? [1504264] P/O (prob) 06.07.1944 [179203]	Police constable from Hyde, Cheshire. 06.07.1944 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 27.08.1944 pilot, 1657 Heavy Conversion Unit, RAF [was killed when on a training exercise his Stirling III bomber [BK772 AK-U] crashed near Haughley, Suffolk, due to engine trouble]
Martin, Charles Theodore	1904 ? Milton district, Glasgow, Scotland ? - ? North Wales	Sgt. ? (A) P/O (prob) 30.12.1939 [76921] P/O (prob) 07.02.1940 P/O 30.12.1940 (WS) F/O 07.02.1941 (T) F/Lt. 01.01.1944 (cashiering by sentence of a general court-martial 17.09.1945) MM ? ?	WW I     flew with Royal Flying Corps 30.12.1939 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 106 Squadron RAF 13.06.1941     transferred, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch)
Martin, [Sir] Harold Brownlow [Morgan*] "Mick" Son of the late J.H.O.M. Martin, MD, and of Colina Elizabeth Dixon; married 1944, Wendy Lawrence, daughter of late Grenville Outhwaite, Melbourne; two daughters. * added at a later date	27.02.1918 Edgecliffe - 03.11.1988 Kensington and Chelsea, London	Sgt. ? [1188004] P/O (prob) 17.06.1941 [68795] P/O 17.06.1942 (WS) F/O 17.06.1942 (A) F/Lt. (05.1943) (WS) F/Lt. 17.06.1943 F/Lt. 01.09.1945 (A) Sq.Ldr. (11.1943) Sq.Ldr. 01.08.1947 W/Cdr. 01.07.1954 Gp.Capt. ? (A) Air Cdre. 01.01.1963 (A) Air Vice-Marshal 18.12.1965 Air Vice-Marshal 01.01.1966 Air Marshal 1970 (retd 1974) KCB 01.01.1971 New Year 71 CB 08.06.1968 HM's birthday 68 DSO 28.05.1943 Möhne-Eder dams DSO 31.03.1944 * DFC 06.11.1942 ? DFC 12.11.1943 ? DFC 14.11.1944 ? AFC 01.01.1949 New Year 49 * Since being awarded a Bar to the Distinguished Flying Cross this officer has completed numerous sorties and has continued to set the highest example of courage and devotion to duty. He is a brilliant and fearless leader, whose iron determination in the face of the fiercest opposition has won great praise. One night in February. 1944, Squadron Leader Martin captained an aircraft detailed to attack a target in Southern France. During the run up to the target his aircraft was repeatedly hit. One member of the crew was killed and another one was wounded. Squadron Leader Martin pressed home his attack, however, and afterwards flew the damaged bomber to an airfield where he effected a masterly landing in difficult circumstances. He displayed great skill and resolution throughout.	Education: Bloomfields; Sydney; Randwick served  Bomber Command: 17.06.1941 first commission RAFVR, General Duties Branch (11.1942) 50 Squadron (05.1943) - (03.1944) 617 Squadron (took part in raid on Möhne dam) (11.1944) 515 Squadron 1945 psa 01.09.1945 tranferred to RAF, General Duties Branch [permanent commission] 1947 won Britannia Flying Trophy 20.06.1952 - 1955 Air Attaché, British Embassy, Tel Aviv, Israel 1958 jssc 1965 idc 18.12.1965 - 08.06.1967 Senior Air Staff Officer (SASO), Near East Air Force and Jt Services Chief of Staff 01.08.1967 - 1970 Air Officer Commanding (AOC), 38 Group, Air Support Command 1970 - 1973 Commander-in-Chief, RAF Germany, and Commander, NATO 2nd Tactical Air Force 1973 - 1974 Air Member for Personnel, Ministry of Defence ADC to HM the Queen, 14.01.1964-.... Hawker Siddeley International Ltd: Advr, 1974-75, Principal, Beirut, 1975-78, Middle East Future Markets; Market Advr, Hawker Siddeley PE Ltd, 1979-85, retd. Oswald Watt Memorial Medal.
Martin, William James "Bill" Eldest son of Mr & Mrs W.J. Martin, later of 17 Frenchpark, Belfast. Married (04.06.1942) Ethel Stark, of Belfast; one daughter, two sons.	1915, Monaghan, Ireland - 27.02.1971 Rush, Co. Dublin, Ireland	Ldg.Acm. ? [1006101] P/O (prob) 11.05.1941 [66574] P/O 11.05.1942 (WS) F/O 11.05.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 11.05.1943 DFC 05.02.1943 Mediterranean * DFC 1945? ? [investiture 01.05.45] Cmdn 13.06.1946 for valuable service in the air * This officer has taken part in many sorties involving patrols and attacks on enemy shipping in the Mediterranean. He has always displayed great courage and determination and has successfully attacked 2 ships. He has inspired his fellow pilots by the excellent example he has set.	Education: Model schools, Monaghan and Enniskillen 11.05.1941 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1943) 69 Squadron RAF Joined Aer Lingus in 1946, and was Chief Flying Instructor in 48/49, becoming a Chief Pilot in 1950. Retired from Aer Lingus in 1967 and travelled to Zambia where he worked for Department of Civil Aviation as Chief Safety Inspector for Airfields and Air Strips. Returned to Ireland in 1970.
Maudslay, Henry Eric Youngest child of Reginald Walter Maudslay (1871-1934) and Susan Gwendolen Maudslay (1881-1974) (family had connections with the Standard Motor Company and the Maudslay Motor Company).	21.07.1921 Leamington Spa, Warwickshire - 17.05.1943 (KIA) [age 21] [Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany, 5.C.3]	Ldg.Acm. ? [920288] P/O (prob) 29.01.1941 [62275] P/O 29.01.1942 (WS) F/O 29.01.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 29.01.1943 (A) Sq.Ldr. 25.03.1943 DFC 30.01.1942 * * This officer has successfully flown 28 missions and attacked targets in Kiel, Cologne, Essen, Frankfurt, Kessel and Lorient. In November 1941, in poor weather, he led a successful attack on two enemy cargo vessels off the Dutch Coast.	Education: preparatory school, Gloucestershire; Eton (1933-1940) 03.03.1940 No. 2 Recruiting Centre RAF 20.06.1940 - 18.08.1940 No. 1 Recruiting Centre RAF / No. 5 Initial Tarining Wing RAF (at RAF Uxbridge then on to Bexhill and Paignton) 19.08.1940 - 27.09.1940 No. 51 Group Pool RAF 09.1940 No. 4 Elementary Flying Training School RAF (Brough near Hull) 10.1940 No. 32 Service Flying Training School RAF (Ternhill, Shropshire) * 11.1940 - 01.1941 flying training at Moose Jaw, Sakatchewan, Canada 29.01.1941 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 02.1941 - 05.1941 No. 25 Operational Training Unit RAF (Finningley, Yorkshire) 22.05.1941 - 07.1942 44 Squadron RAF (Waddington, Lincs.) (flying Hampden bombers) 12.1941 - 02.1942 service trials at Boscombe Down, Wilts. 07.1942 - 12.1942 No. 1654 Conversion Unit (Wigsley, Notts.) 12.1942 - 22.03.1943 50 Squadron RAF (Skellingthorpe, Lincs.) (flying Lancaster bombers) 25.03.1943 - 17.05.1943 "B" Flight Commander, 617 'Dambusters' Squadron RAF (Scampton, Lincs.) [was in the first wave of nine aircraft that attacked the Mohne and Eder Dams in the heart of industrial Germany; his Lancaster ED937 AJ-Z 'Zebra' was badly damaged in the attack on the Eder Dam and the Lancaster bomber was eventually shot down by anti-aircraft fire near the town of Emmerich at 02.35 hrs; there were no survivors] * other source states: 28.09.1940-21.05.1940 No 10 Service Flying Training School
Maurer, Aubrey	? Australia - 28.09.1943 [Moascar War Cemetery, Egypt, 2.B.11]	(A) P/O (prob) 05.06.1941 [117590] P/O (prob) 05.08.1941 P/O 05.06.1942 (WS) F/O 05.08.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 05.08.1943?	05.06.1941 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] possibly 221 Squadron RAF
May, Herbert John	14.11.1922 - 29.10.1997 Truro, Cornwall	Ldg.Acm. ? [1585001] (A) P/O (prob) 27.02.1943 [139890] P/O 27.02.1944? (WS) F/O 27.02.1944? (WS) F/Lt. 27.02.1945 DFC 02.06.1944 ?	27.02.1943 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1944) 9 Squadron RAF
McAnany Jr., Robert Adrian Son of Robert Adrian McAnany (1894-1973), and Anne Marie Gumminger (1894-1971).	12.09.1918 Shawnee, Kansas, USA - 01.10.1941 (KIA) [age 23] [repatriated to the USA, Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Shawnee, Shawnee Twp, Johnson, KS, section F1-M1, row 1] [commemorated in the Maidenhead Register]	P/O ? [100990]	? - 01.10.1941 1 (C) Operational Training Unit (Silloth) [died on a North Sea patrol near Bournemouth, flying an Airspeed Oxford]
McBride, James Tait Son of of Mr & Mrs John S. McBride, of Fermoy, co. Cork. Brother of V.Adm. Sir William McBride, KCB, CBE, RN.	1897 Cork, Ireland - 05.05.1963	RN:   A/Paym.S.Lt. 15.11.1917 Paym.Lt. 15.11.1919 (retd 26.05.1925) RAFVR:   F/Lt. 01.09.1939 [76100] (reld 18.05.1945; retaining rank of Sq.Ldr.) (T) Sq.Ldr. 01.09.1940	(01.1919)     no appointment listed (08.1923)     no appointment listed (01.1925)     no appointment listed 01.09.1939     commissioned, RAFVR (Accountant Branch) [emergency commission]
McEwan, James Albert Newlyn	(09?).1894 St Pauls Canonbury, Islington district,  London -	Army:   T/2nd Lt. 05.10.1914 RAFVR:   (A) P/O (prob) 30.06.1941 [100732] P/O (prob) 30.08.1941 P/O 30.08.1942 (WS) F/O 30.08.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 13.04.1946 (WS) Sq.Ldr. 14.08.1946 (emcgy list) (reld 10.02.1954; retaining rank of Wg.Cdr.)	05.10.1914     commissioned, Royal Field Artillery [temporary commission] 30.06.1941 commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) [emergency commission] based in Torquay and served in No. 5, 7, 13 & 14 Initial Training Wing 1945 British Military Government in Berlin ?
McGlone, Charles Gerard From Salford, Lancashire.	? -	Sgt. ? [1236385] P/O (prob) 13.08.1943 [172137] P/O 08.03.1944 (WS) F/O 08.03.1944 (WS) F/Lt. 08.09.1945 F/O 01.05.1947, seniority 08.09.1944 F/Lt. 02.05.1947, seniority 08.03.1947 (retd 01.05.1955)	1938/39?     signed up to serve in the ranks, RAFVR 13.08.1943 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch)       served mainly in the Far East (possibly court-martialled twice – once in India and once in Malaya) 01.05.1947 extended service commission (for 8 years)       trained officers at RAF Cranwell 01.05.1955     transferred to reserve 09.06.1959 commissioned, Training Branch RAFVR Boxing and squash champion at various times.
McGown, William Lachlan	01.10.1913 Rutherglen, Lanarkshire, Scotland - 1984 West Kilbride, Scotland [aged 71]	Wt.Offr. ? [1118708] P/O (prob) 30.03.1944 [174120] P/O 30.09.1944 (WS) F/O 30.09.1944 (reld 11.04.1946) (emgcy list) (reld 01.10.1958) DFC 28.11.1944 In air operations this officer has displayed outstanding bravery, fortitude and devotion to duty. DFC 26.10.1945 ?	22.09.1940     enlisted, RAFVR 30.03.1944 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1943) - (1944) 514 Squadron RAF (Waterbeach) [flying a Lancaster which came down at Le Celles Les Bordes France on the morning of the 8th of June '44; evaded capture] 30.03.1944 - 31.03.1944 Lancaster LL683 JI-P took part in an operation against Nuremberg - crashed on return. Airborne 2230 hrs from Waterbeach. On return was instructed to divert to Stradishall, but this airfield was fog bound. subsequently, and after two crew members had baled out, a forced- landing was made in a field near Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire. Wt.Offr. McGown had no injuries. 07.06.1944 - 08.06.1944 Lancaster DS822 JI-T took pat in an operation against Massy Palaiseau. Airborne 0037 hrs from Waterbeach to bomb rail facilities in tactical support of the Normandy Landings. Crashed at la Celle-le-Bordes (Yvelines), 11 km ESE from Rambouillet. P/O W.L.McGown evaded capture. (1945) 162 Squadron RAF
McGrouther, Duncan Milton Married Jem ...; one daughter, one son.	1923 ? - 24.04.2009 hospital (of Alloway, Ayr)	Ldg.Acm. ? [1564853] P/O (prob) 11.06.1943 [152446] (WS) F/O (prob) 11.12.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 11.06.1945	Education: MA; LLB; NP 11.06.1943 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 70 (Bomber) Squadron RAF Board Secretary with the S.S.E.B. thereafter with the Electricity Council, London.
McIntosh, Duncan Married 1st (14.04.1942, Edinburgh; divorced 14.07.1977) Marjorie Isabella Smail; one son, one daughter. Married 2nd (22.09.1977, Edinburgh; divorced 01.06.1983) Lady Strathcona (Lady Jane Mary Waldegrave (25.01.1934-), second daughter of Geoffrey Noel Waldegrave (12th Earl Waldegrave) and Mary Hermione Grenfell, and previously married to Donald Euan Palmer Howard, 4th Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal).	20.12.1922 Edinburgh - 31.01.1987 Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire	Sgt. ? [1373252] P/O (prob) 10.02.1943 [144397] (WS) F/O (prob) 10.08.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 10.02.1945 (reld 23.02.1947) F/O 22.01.1948, seniority 10.10.1947 F/Lt. 01.04.1950 (reld 01.02.1956) OBE 12.06.1976 For services to the community in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland (Scottish Air Ambulance Service) AFC 01.01.1954 New Year 54 MID 14.06.1945 ?	Test pilot with Miles aviation. 1941/42     flew Spitfires at Malta 10.02.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 22.01.1948     commissioned, Reconstituted RAuxAF (General Duties Branch) 20.06.1955 - 01.02.1956 RAuxAF Reserve of Officers Founder & managing director of Loganair, 1962-12.1982.
McPhee, Thomas "Tom" Married (1941) Elvina Duncan (died 2007); two daughters.	30.11.1917 Greenock - 22.02.2009	Sgt. ? [742055] P/O (prob) 27.06.1941 [100603] P/O 27.06.1942 (WS) F/O 27.06.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 27.06.1943 (reld 12.1945) (A) Sq.Ldr. ? DFC 07.07.1944 * DFM 02.05.1941 attack on IJmuiden steel works 07.04.41 ** AEA 12.1945? - * This officer has taken part in a large number of sorties and has displayed a high standard of leadership and skill throughout. His determination to press home his attacks has always, been apparent and has won him much success. One evening in June, 1944, he played a prominent part in an operation against a concentration of locomotives which were attacked with good effect. This officer has at all times displayed outstanding devotion to duty. ** In April, 1941, this pilot was detailed to participate in an attack on a target at IJmuiden. In spite of intense anti-aircraft opposition which forced his leader to take violent evasive action, Sergeant McPhee kept close company with his leader so that both were successful in bombing the target from a height of only 50 feet. On leaving the target area, Sergeant McPhee was attacked by enemy fighters who followed him for a considerable distance across the North Sea. Although his aircraft was damaged, he succeeded in flying back to his base and landing safely. Sergeant McPhee has carried out numerous operational missions and has displayed great courage and determination throughout.	Education: Preston Technical College. Draughtsman at Vauxhall Motors in Luton. 09.1938     trained as a pilot late 1940 - 05.1941 139 Squadron RAF (flew 40 sorties, flying Blenheims) 27.06.1941 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) 1941 - 1943 instructor 12.1943 -  (1945?) 464 (RAAF) Squadron (flying Mosquitos) [02.1944 took part in Operation Jericho, a daring low-level attack to breach the walls of Amiens prison to liberate members of the French Resistance who were due to be shot the next day; completed 72 operations] Draughtsman, working for de Havilland Aircraft Company before moving to Bristol to work for Rolls-Royce until he retired.
McWilliam, Ormiston Galloway Edgar Son of Ormiston Galloway Reid McWilliam and Jessie Elizabeth McWilliam. Husband of Ida Margaret McWilliam, of Sydenham, London; three sons. Lived at Shoreham.	(03?.)1893 Kensington, Greater London - 19.08.1942 (DOW) [age 49] [Old Shoreham Cemetery, grave 574]	P/O (prob) 11.05.1940 [79101] F/O (prob) 15.01.1941 F/O 11.05.1941 (T) F/Lt. 01.06.1942	Education: M.A. (Oxon.): Scholar of University College. Schoolmaster. 11.05.1940 commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) (for administrative duties) ? - 19.08.1942 226 Squadron RAF [passenger aboard a Boston III (AL278) during the Dieppe raid, and died of wounds after being hit by a cannon shell]
Menzies, William Mcdonald Son of William McDonald Menzies and Beatrice Menzies, of Aberdeen, Scotland. Married (1941, Aberdeen, Scotland) Audrey Jean Menzies, of Aberdeen, Scotland; one child.	1918 St Machar district, Aberdeen, Scotland - 07.09.1942 [age 24] [Alamein Memorial, column 248]	(T) F/Sgt. ? [966006] P/O (prob) 16.02.1942 [116898]	Education: Aberdeen Grammar School. 01.07.1941 - 09.07.1941 pilot, 41 Squadron RAF 16.02.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) ? - 07.09.1942 pilot, 92 Squadron RAF
Milbank, Geoffrey Arthur Son of Arthur G. Milbank, builder, Howe Street, Great Waltham. Married; at least one son.	25.06.1898 Great Waltham, Essex - 17.10.1963 St Thomas's Hospital, London [buried at Great Waltham]	Pte. 08.02.1917 [10210] T/2nd Lt. RAF 29.07.1918 2nd Lt. RAF 09.11.1918 P/O (prob) RAFO 30.04.1923 P/O RAFO 20.10.1923 F/O RAFO 21.10.1924 (reld 20.04.1931) P/O (prob) 04.07.1939 [73648] P/O 12.09.1939 F/O 12.09.1939 (A) F/Lt. 14.09.1939-30.04.1940 (WS) F/Lt. 01.05.1940 (A) Sq.Ldr. 01.02.1940-..., 01.07.1943-31.12.1943 (T) Sq.Ldr. 01.01.1944 (demobilized 28.08.1945) (reld 27.11.1950; retaining rank of Sq.Ldr.) Sq.Ldr. RAAF 27.11.1950, seniority 06.10.1950 (reld 27.11.1960) AEA 1950 ? 14|20 BWM ? ? VM ? ? 39|45 St ? ? Fr&G St ? ? Def Med ? ? 39|45 BWM ? ?	Education: Great Waltham Elementary School; King Edward VI Chelmsford Grammar School (20.09.1909-20.12.1914; Lance-Corporal & Sergeant, Cadet Corps) 08.02.1917 Honourable Artillery Company 23.11.1917 posted to Reception Depot, Personnel Supply Park pending transfer to Cadet Unit of the Royal Flying Corps 16.12.1917 No 5 Officers Cadet Wing 15.02.1918 No 2 School of Military Aeronautics No 2 School of Aeronautics, Oxford 14.04.1918 Armament School 11.05.1918 No 65 Training School 29.07.1918 commissioned, RAF (Aeroplane and Seaplane Officer) 29.07.1918 No 53 Training Depot Station  02.08.1918 No 2 Fighting School 18.08.1918 No 54 Squadron (Expeditionary Force, France; wounded, hospital 09.11.1918; No 20 General Hospital, 14.11.1918; War Hospital Epsom, 21.11.1918) 25.11.1918 South East Area 25.02.1919 No 50 Training Depot Station 20.08.1919 RAF Manston transferred to Unemployed List 20.04.1923 commissioned, Reserve of Air Force Officers (Class 'A', from 20.04.1926 Class 'C') (De Havilland Civilian Flying School, 07.05-21.06.1923, 09.04-21.04.1925 & 21.05-06.06.1925) 04.07.1939 commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) 06.09.1939 Operations Room, RAF Turnhouse 12.09.1940 RAF Northolt (attached for course; at Kenley 02.09-14.09.1940) (for Special Duties) 23.12.1940 HQ No 9 Group RAF (supernumerary) 09.08.1941 Operations Room, HQ Fighter Control RAF 15.12.1941 HQ No 10 Group RAF (supernumerary): Controller, RAF Middle Wallop 15.12.1941; Ground Control Interception, RAF Portreath 22.12.1941; RAF Colerne 01.05.1943 HQ No 9 Group RAF (supernumerary): Ground Control Interception, RAF High Ercall; Atcham Combined Training Centre Dundonald 10.04-01.05.1943;  Fighter Direction Training, Combined Training Centre Dundonald 01.05-16.05.1943; Ground Control Interception, No 15053 Air Ministry Experimental Station, 16.05.1943; Ground Control Interception, No 102 Mobile Air Reporting Unit, 20.03.1944 21.06.1945 No 100 Personnel Dispersal Centre (for release) 27.11.1950 commissioned, RAAF (Fighter Control Branch) (No. 3619 (County of Suffolk) Fighter Control Unit) 09.10.1952 transferred to reserve 03.02.1955 transferred to General Duties Branch (Ground Section)
Miller, Ernest Edward	? -	(A) P/O (prob) 01.06.1940 [79943] P/O (prob) 24.07.1940 P/O 01.06.1941 (WS) F/O 24.07.1941 (T) F/Lt. 01.09.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 07.07.1945 (WS) Sq.Ldr. 15.09.1946-01.01.1948 F/Lt. 25.02.1947, seniority 01.09.1945 10.03.1950, seniority 01.03.1946 (dismissed by sentence of a general court-martial 15.01.1954)	01.06.1940 commissioned, RAFVR (Equipment Branch) [emergency commission] 24.10.1946     extended service commission, RAF (Equipment Branch) 16.03.1949     permanent commission, RAF (Equipment Branch)
Montefiore, Neville   Third son of Mr & Mrs Harry John Montefiore. Married 1st (06.04.1929, St Peter's, Eaton Square, London) Gladys May F. Rogers (born 1906) (later divorced), only daughter of Mr & Mrs John Rogers; one son. Married 2nd (04.1951) Mrs Constance May Barlow (née Gaunt) (25.11.1916 - 09.1992), divorced wife of Peter Clifford Barlow; two daughters, one son.	26.01.1906 Amersham district, Buckinghamshire - 23.02.1968 Whitby, York, Yorkshire	P/O AuxAF 07.06.1927 (reld 14.03.1930) Sgt. ? [758134] P/O (prob) 23.01.1941, seniority 01.01.1941 [60319] P/O 23.01.1942 F/O 23.01.1942, seniority 01.01.1942 (A) F/Lt. 1942? (WS) F/Lt. 23.01.1943, seniority 01.01.1943 (emgcy) (reld 10.02.1954; retaining rank of F/Lt.) AFC 01.01.1943 New Year 43	1927     aviator's certificate (# 8100, D.H. School) 07.06.1927 - 14.03.1930 commissioned, No. 600 City of London (Bombing) Squadron, Auxiliary Air Force 17.06.1941 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
Moore, Thomas Henry	? -	Cpl. RFC 11.1916 [16262] Cpl. RAF 04.1918 [846016] P/O (prob) 01.04.1943 [141916] (WS) F/O (prob) 01.10.1943 F/Lt. 26.04.1952 (reld 07.02.1959) AEA 11.1949 ? MSM 04.06.1917 for valuable services rendered with the Armies in the Field MID 01.01.1945 ?	12.1915 enlisted Royal Flying Corps (served as motor transport driver in France) 04.1918 Corporal mechanic, RAF 01.04.1943 commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 07.02.1949 RAFVR (Reconstituted Section), Administrative and Special Duties Branch < 06.1952 transferred to Secretarial Branch 07.02.1954 - 07.02.1959 extension of service by five years
Morison, Charles John Adam	? -	F/Sgt. ? [1366889] P/O (prob) 25.02.1944 [173819] (WS) F/O 25.02.1945 (WS) F.Lt. 25.02.1946 DFC 25.09.1945 ?	25.02.1944 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1945) rear gunner, 186 Squadron RAF
Morison, Walter McDonald Son of ... Morison, and ... Cluckie. Married Joan Devas (died 2005); two sons, two daughters.	26.11.1919 Beckenham, Bromley district, Kent - 26.03.2009	Ldg.Acm. ? [903259] P/O (prob) 30.11.1940, seniority 10.11.1940 [88476] P/O 30.11.1941, seniority 10.11.1940 (WS) F/O 30.11.1941, seniority 10.11.1941 (WS) F/Lt. 30.11.1942, seniority 10.11.1942 (reld 07.1945)	Education: Stowe School; Trinity College, Cambridge (one year) 30.11.1940 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 02.1941 241 (Army Co-operation) Squadron RAF instructor, bomber training unit 05.1942 - 06.06.1942  103 Squadron RAF (his aircraft collided with another bomber on his third operation to bomb Essen; aircraft lost, captured) 06.06.1942 - 04.1945 POW in German captivity (Stalag Luft III [escape attempt 06.1943], then Colditz) Chartered accountant, and in 1960 he became the senior partner in Morison & Stoneham, retiring 1981. Published: Flak and ferrets : one way to Colditz (1995)
Morris, Basil Ivor John Married ((06?).1946, Bristol district, Gloucestershire) Emily M. Mercer.	? -	F/Sgt. ? [1300849] P/O (prob) 20.07.1943 [156140] (WS) F/O 20.01.1944 (WS) F/Lt. 20.07.1945 F/Lt. 01.11.1947, seniority 20.01.1947 (reld 08.06.1948) F/Lt. RAF 12.07.1951 DFM 19.10.1943 * * As pilot and bomb aimer respectively, Flight Sergeant Morris and Sergeant [Peter James] Hayward have undertaken many sorties against targets in North Africa, Sardinia, Sicily and Italy. They have displayed great skill and determination throughout and their many successes have been well illustrated by photographic evidence. An excellent team, these airmen have set a fine example of courage and devotion to duty. [As published in London Gazette] Flight Sergeant Morris has completed 28 operations since joining the Squadron in March 1943, and has attacked targets in North Africa, Sardinia, Sicily and Italy. His operations against the enemy have been carried out with outstanding results as is borne out by the photographs he has taken when bombing. On the night of 25-26 August 1943, Flight Sergeant Morris was detailed to bomb the marshalling yards at the Italian port of Taranto. Under intense light and heavy anti-aircraft fire, he attacked the target from 9,500 feet and dropped his bombs, scoring a direct hit in the yards and starting many fires. Again, on the night of 28-29 August 1943, Flight Sergeant Morris was detailed to locate and illuminate Taranto for the attacking force of our bombers. He located the target under adverse weather conditions and at 7,500 feet, in spite of heavy anti-aircraft fire, he dropped his flares directly over the target area, thus enabling the bomber force to make a successful attack. Again, his work is supported by photographic evidence. Flight Sergeant Morris is an inspiration to other members of the Squadron with his willingness, courage and devotion to duty. [Original citation]	(1943)     40 Squadron RAF (flying Wellingtons in the Middle East) (DFM) 20.07.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 12.07.1951 - 22.06.1954 commissioned, RAF (General Duties Branch) [short service commission] 22.06.1954 - 12.07.1963 RAF Reserve of Officers
Morris, Desmond Edward	? Argentina - 04.12.1943 [Runnymede Memorial, panel 126]	Sgt. ? [1381631] P/O (prob) 05.12.1941 [132320] (WS) F/O (prob) 01.10.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 05.12.1943 (cancelled 11.02.1944)	05.12.1941 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 04.12.1943 pilot, 220 Squadron RAF [flew Fortress FK206 'K' off the planked runway at Lagens at 03:26 hrs in the early morning of 04.12.1943 for major service at Thornaby; thirty seconds later the Fortress plunged into the Atlantic with the loss of all on board; likely cause was loss of control following the change from visual flight to instruments on a very black night]
Moseley, Eric Rosser Son of James Henry and Eva Elizabeth Moseley (née Rosser), of Bristol.	(09?).1921 Bristol district, Avon - 28.06.1944 [age 23] [Alamein Memorial, coumn 279]	Sgt. ? [1313440] P/O (prob) 16.03.1942 [123142] (WS) F/O (prob) 01.10.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 16.03.1944	Education: B.A. (Oxon.): Jesus College 16.03.1942 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 28.06.1944 8 Squadron RAF (killed in action, Gulf of Aden operations)
Mountford, Robert Henry James Son of Henry James Mountford, and Alice Maud Hunt. Married Edna Mountford, of Wheatley Hill, Co. Durham; at least one son.	(12?).1911 St Giles district, London / Middlesex - 21.03.1944 [age 32] [Streatham Park Cemetery, square 8, grave 35232]	P/O (prob) 23.09.1939 [74968] P/O 23.09.1940 F/O 23.09.1940 (WS) F/Lt. 23.09.1941	23.09.1939 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 21.03.1944 pilot, 512 Squadron RAF, Transport Command (crashed)
Mullin, Derek From Southport.	(12?).1922 Todmorden district, Yorkshire -	Ldg.Acm. ? [1458227] P/O (prob) 30.04.1943 [151992] (WS) F/O (prob) 30.10.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 30.04.1945	30.04.1943 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
Murray, Fergus Thomas Brother of Lt.Cdr. (E) Brian P.J. Murray, RNR.	1911 ? - 21.03.1945 (KIA) [age 34] [Runnymede Memorial]	P/O ? [?] F/O ?	? - 21.03.1945 464 Squadron 21.03.1945 a/c SZ999, missing in action, attack on Gestapo HQ, Copenhagen
Myers, Geoffrey Selim Married ((06?).1933, St Olave district, London) Marguerite Guimiot.	(03?).1906 Hendon district, Middlesex -	P/O (prob) 02.09.1939 [74755] P/O 19.03.1940, seniority 08.09.1939 (WS) F/O 19.03.1940, seniority 08.09.1939 (T) F/Lt. 01.12.1941 (WS) F/Lt. 25.02.1945 (emgcy list) (reld 10.02.1954; retaining rank of Sq.Ldr.) (A) Sq.Ldr. (1944) MBE 01.01.1945 ?	02.09.1939 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]

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