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Sadd, John Peter Son of Maj. John Ambrose Sadd and Doris Sadd (née Mooney), of Salisbury.	(03?).1918 Willesden district, Middlesex - 19.07.1942 (KIA) [age 24] [Idmiston (All Saints) Churchyard, south side of church]	Ldg.Acm. ? [905338] P/O (prob) 13.09.1941 [106188]	13.09.1941 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 19.07.1942 pilot, 153 Squadron RAF
Sampson, Louis David	? - 20.11.1944 (KIA) [Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany, 29.C.2]	F/Sgt. ? [1602607] P/O (prob) 12.10.1944 [186413]	12.10.1944 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 20.11.1944 wireless operator/air gunner, 75 Squadron RAF [Lancaster PB689 AA-X had taken off at 12:49 hrs from Mepal for an operation against Homberg. Encountered heavy Flak over Baerl, 4 km NE of Moers, and exploded.]
Sanders, Christopher Son of ... Sanders, and ... Morris.	(09?).1920 Kings Norton district, Staffordshire / Warwickshire - 12.12.1944 (KIA) [age 24] [Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany, 13.G.10]	F/Sgt. ? [1176416] P/O (prob) 15.04.1943 [149052] (WS) F/O (prob) 15.10.1943	15.04.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 12.12.1944 wireless operator/air gunner, 460 (RAAF)Squadron [His Lancaster PB542 [AR-D2] was airborne 15:59 hrs from Binbrook for an operation against Essen. Outbound, it was hit by Flak and crashed at Berghausen.]
Sanders, Paul Sampson	? - ?	Ldg.Acm. ? [1267196] P/O (prob) 06.08.1941 [103042] P/O 06.08.1942 (WS) F/O 06.08.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 06.08.1943 F/Lt. ? (reld 14.08.1952)	06.08.1941 first commission, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 10.01.1942 pilot, 40 Squadron RAF [taken off at 16.45 hrs 10.01.1942 from Alconbury in his Wellington IC [X9824 BL-] for an operation against Wilhelmshaven; believed ditched, due to engine failure; 2 of the crew died, 4 were taken POW] 01.1942 - 1945? POW in German captivity 14.08.1947     commissioned, Reconstituted RAFVR
Sankey, George Edmund	? - 31.05.1942 (MIA) [Runnymede Memorial, panel 71]	Sgt. ? [1168609] P/O (prob) 26.03.1942 [119523]	26.03.1942 first commission, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 31.05.1942 405 Squadron RAF [taken off at 00.22 hrs 31.05.1942 a Halifax bomber [W7707 LQ-K] for an operation against Cologne; plane & crew were lost without trace]
Saunderson, Eward John	1919 ? - 09.02.2007 Berkshire [aged 88]	Sgt. ? [741978] P/O (prob) 24.08.1940 [84319] P/O 24.08.1941 (WS) F/O 24.08.1941 (WS) F/Lt. 24.08.1942 (A) Sq.Ldr. 1944? DSO 15.06.1944 ? DFC 06.06.1944 ? MID 11.06.1942 ?	26.01.1942 first commission, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (06.1944) 692 Squadron RAF
Sawyer, Eric Alan Younger son of F.G. Sawyer, and ... Fitzwilliams, of Highfield, Southampton. Married (06.1942, Maidenhead district, Berkshire) Margaret A. Davies, fourth daughter of Mr & Mrs G.T. Davies, of Down Place, Windsor; ... children.	(09?).1919 Southampton district, Hampshire -	Sgt. ? [740607] P/O (prob) 17.08.1940, seniority 14.08.1940 [83728] (WS) F/O 17.08.1941, seniority 14.08.1941 (WS) F/Lt. 17.08.1942, seniority 14.08.1942 (reld 25.11.1945; medical unfitness)	17.08.1940     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
Sawyer, Jack Son of George Sawyer, and Alice Calver, of Aldershot. Married ((06?).1940, Aldershot district, Hampshire) Kathleen Wallis, of Farnham, Surrey.	1913 ? Aldershot, Hampshire - 05.12.1942 [age 29] [Aldershot Civil Cemetery, section U, grave 6]	Sgt. ? [1189853] P/O (prob) 03.05.1942 [123840] (WS) F/O (prob) 03.12.1942	03.05.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 05.12.1942 pilot [crashed near Brownhill Farm, Carspharin, Scotland]
Sayce, Patrick Campbell Son (with one sister and one brother) of Claud Nicholson Sayce (1884-1948), of Australia, and Constance Elsie Campbell (1890-1983). Brother of 3/O Hazel Constance Sayce, WRNS, and F/O Joseph Ernest Sayce, RAF. Husband of Jessie Fraser Sayce (née ...) (24.02.1921 - 02.1985). She remarried (1943) Philip H. Baldwin & (08.1948) Owen Cunningham (divorced 07.1951).	(03?).1920 Dovercourt, Tendring district, Essex - 27.07.1942 (MPK) [age 22] [Runnymede Memorial, panel 67]	Sgt. ? [754400] P/O (prob) 31.08.1940, seniority 24.08.1940 [84331] (WS) F/O 31.08.1941, seniority 24.08.1941	Architect. 31.08.1940     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
Schofield, Ernest Married (1940) Hattie Pritchard (died 1995); two daughters.	26.10.1916 Penistone, nr Barnsley - 23.02.2009	Ldg.Acm. ? [1169758] P/O (prob) 25.05.1941 [101044] P/O 25.05.1942, seniority 25.05.1941 (WS) F/O 25.05.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 25.05.1943 (reld 1945) DFC 30.06.1942 * * Flight Lieutenant Healy, Pilot Officer Schofield and Sergeant Kingett, as captain, navigator and wireless operator/air gunner respectively, have consistently displayed great skill, courage and devotion to duty in the execution of their duties. They were selected as members of the crew of a Catalina flying, boat which was recently detailed for certain special operations. Four flights have been completed involving a total distance of 9,500 miles, much of which was flown in the most severe weather and icing conditions. Nevertheless this crew, displaying superb skill and undaunted determination, accomplished their task successfully. They displayed magnificent fortitude throughout.	Education: Bemrose School, Derby; St John's College, Cambridge (read Economics). Joined Civil Service (Inland Revenue). 25.05.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 09.1941 - spring 1943 navigator, 210 Squadron RAF 1943 - 1945 specialist navigation instructor Returned to Inland Revenue Service, 1945-1976. Published: (wit Roy Conyers Nesbit) Arctic airmen : the RAF in Spitsbergen and North Russia, 1942 (1987)
Scott, Richard Leonard Married (1946?, Singapore?) a Dutch woman; ... children (one daughter?).	15.03.1905 Sheppey district, Kent - 1996 Bromley district, Kent	Ldg.Acm. ? [1256593] P/O (prob) 24.08.1941 [104569] (WS) F/O 24.08.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 24.08.1943 (reld 18.07.1949; retaining rank of Sq.Ldr.)	24.08.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]       81 Squadron RAF
Scott, William John Moir "Jack" / "Scotty" Son of William Moir Scott and Katherine Ellen Campbell, of South Kensington, London.	14.06.1915 Dundee, Scotland - 08.09.1940 (KIA) [age 25] [Dundee Western Cemetery, compt. 19, grave 25C]	P/O RAFO 16.03.1937 (Class AA) P/O 01.01.1938, seniority 16.03.1937 [70611] F/O 06.02.1940, seniority 16.09.1938	Education: BA (Cantab.) 16.03.1937 - 01.01.1938 commissioned, Reserve of Air Force Officers (RAFO) (General Duties Branch) 01.01.1938 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) 13.07.1939 - 08.09.1940 pilot, 41 Squadron RAF (Hornchurch) [wrote off Spitfire N3100 on 29.07.1940 at 7.50am; also shot down at least one Messerschmitt 109E-1 (3320) off Folkestone on 07.09.1940 at 6pm (flown by Uffz. W Melchert who was subsequently captured and imprisoned); crashed 08.09.1940 in Spitfire R6756 in flames into the sea near Dover at 12.15pm; believed to be shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf 109]
Shaw, Harold   Son (with three brothers and two sisters) of Walter Shaw, company director (Printer, Director of Castell Brothers Ltd., eventually the business ended up as Shaw’s Price Guide), and Mabel Annie Leathley (1878-), of South Woodford, Essex. Brother of Capt. Theodore Leathley Shaw, RASC, Maj. John Leathley Shaw, RA & Lucy Thornton Shaw (who married Capt. John Leathley, RAPC). Engaged to Helen Patterson, from Canada.	22.02.1916 Hornsey, Edmonton district, Essex - 07.08.1942 (KIA) [age 26] [Uden War Cemetery, the Netherlands, 4.H.10]	Sgt. ? [1183316] P/O (prob) 23.02.1942 [121375]	Clerk, Trustee Department, Westminster Bank, 08.1934. 03.1941     joined RAFVR       trained in Canada as a navigator/observer under the Dominion Air Training Scheme 23.02.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 07.08.1942 observer, 12 Squadron RAF [Took off from Binbrook at 0043 hrs in  Wellington II bomber [Z8585 PH-W] for an operation against Duisburg. Was shot down by a night-fighter and crashed 0255 hrs near Rosmalen, the Netherlands, which killed all five crew members.]
Sheffield, Joseph Son of Joseph Sheffield, and Lockhart Begbie, of Glasgow.	12.05.1915 - 16.04.1942 (KIA) [age 26] [Escoublac-la-Baule War Cemetery, Loire-Atlantique, France, 2.B.20]	Sgt. ? [1116770] P/O (prob) 23.03.1942 [119346]	23.03.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 16.04.1942 pilot, 156 Squadron RAF [Wellington X3417 GT-? was airborne 21:16 hrs from Alconbury to lay mines in French waters South of the River Loire's exit into the sea. Crashed in the target area. Complete crew of six was killed.]
Sheward, Ronald Edward Goodman "Ronnie" Married ((12?).1949, Chelsea district) ... Rossiter (née Simpson); ... children.	1913 ? Argentina - 18.08.2009 [aged 96]	Ldg.Acm. ? [1377607] P/O (prob) 18.04.1942 [120531] (WS) F/O (prob) 18.10.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 18.04.1944 (reld 03.05.1946; retaining rank of Sq.Ldr.) (A) Sq.Ldr. (1945) DFC 02.10.1945 ?	18.04.1942 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1942)     164 Squadron RAF 137 Squadron RAF 263 Squadron RAF (1945) 266 Squadron RAF 197 Squadron RAF
Shillitoe, John Burton "Peter" Only son of Mr & Mrs Shillitoe, of Clifton Green, York. Married ((09?).1942, Wandsworth district, London) Joan W. Andrews. She re-married ((03?).1948, Croydon district, Surrey) William F. Willmott.	1921 ? Ceylon ? - 06.11.1944 (KIA) [age 23] [Ermelo (Nunspeet) New General Cemetery, the Netherlands, plot 2, grave 393]	Ldg.Acm. ? [1288674] P/O (prob) 19.06.1941 [69479] (WS) F/O 19.06.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 19.06.1943	19.06.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 06.11.1944 pilot, 127 Squadron RAF [Spitfire IX PT649 while bombing the railway line near Harderwijk, crashed at about 12:15 hrs at Hulshorst (Zilverbeekje)]
Shortall, Christopher Joseph "Christie" Son of Myles Shortall and Catherine Phelan. Married (1939) Mary Theresa O’Hare (died 2002); four sons.	08.03.1905 Wood of ‘O’ House, Ballycommon, King’s County, Ireland - 15.06.1950 ‘Laurel Lodge’, Downshire Road, Newry, Co. Down, Northern Ireland	F/Lt. 26.07.1938 [72370] (A) Sq.Ldr. 03.09.1939 (T) Sq.Ldr. 01.06.1941 (A) W/Cdr. 25.10.1944 (reld 01.01.1945) (emgcy list; reld 10.02.1954)	Education: Mount St. Joseph’s Roscrea; National University of Ireland (1928; 1st Class Honours); MD (1933), MCh (1932), FRCS(I) (1931). Extern Department, St Vincent's Hospital, Dublin. Consultant Surgeon Daisy Hill and Newry General Hospitals from 1935 until being called up in 1939. 26.07.1938     commissioned, RAFVR (Medical Branch) 25.08.1939     No. 1 Depot RAF (Henlow) 18.10.1941     No. 5 Recruits Centre RAF 14.12.1941     No. 4 Hospital RAF (Rauceby) 07.01.1942     Middle East Pool RAF (was surgeon on WS15 convoy vessel ‘Llangibby Castle’ when it was torpedoed by U-402 in the Atlantic 16.01.1942) 10.04.1942     HQ RAF Middle East 04.05.1942     Egypt - Heliopolis 07.06.1942     RAF Hospital Aden 10.07.1944     HQ RAF Middle East Following the War he returned to Newry to Private and NHS practice and was involved in the introduction of the Health Service to Northern Ireland.
Shute, Stephen Maurice Second son of Thomas Albert Shute, shipowner, and May Clarke. Married ((09?).1937, Kensington district, London) Violet W. "Winnie" Ward.	(08?).1914 All Hallows, Allerton, Liverpool - 09.03.1943 [age 29] [Hampstead Cemetery, London, W.E.107]	Sgt. ? [919755] P/O (prob) 14.08.1941 [106242] (WS) F/O (prob) 14.08.1942	14.08.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]       pilot (killed on active service)
Shuttleworth, 2nd Baron (cr. 1902), of Gawthorpe; Kay-Shuttleworth, Richard Ughtred Paul; Baronet (cr. 1849) Eldest son of late Captain Hon. Laurence Kay­Shuttleworth, RFA, JP, and Selina, daughter of Gen. Hon. Francis Bridgeman. Succeeded grandfather 20.12.1939.	30.10.1913 - 08.08.1940 (MIA) [age 26] [Runnymede Memorial, panel 6]	P/O 27.07.1937 [70356] F/O 15.12.1939	27.07.1937 commissioned, Reserve of Air Force Officers (General Duties Branch) 05.12.1938 transferred, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) ? - 08.08.1940 145 Squadron RAF (failed to return after combat over convoy CW9; at 1640 hrs. South of Isle of Wight his Hurricane P3163 from Westhampnett crashed into the Channel) Justice of the Peace (JP).
Shuttleworth, Richard Ormonde "Dick" Son of Col. Frank Shuttleworth (1845-1913), and Dorothy Clotilda Lang (1879-1968), of Biggleswade.	16.07.1909 Old Warden Park, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire - 02.08.1940 Brightwell Baldwin, Oxfordshire [age 31] [Old Warden (St. Leonard) Churchyard, Due East of Church]	2nd Lt. 19.05.1928 (reld 08.06.1932) P/O (prob) 28.11.1939 [76022]	Education: Royal Military College, Sandhurst. 19.05.1928     16th/5th Lancers - Supplementary Reserve of Officers 16.07.1930     permanent commission Obtained his aviators' cetificate (No. 10385) on 03.03.1932, taken on a D.H. Moth 80 h.p. Cirrus at Brooklands School of Flying. 28.11.1939     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 02.08.1940 died flying a Fairey Battle on night flying excercise from RAF Benson From http://www.shuttleworth.org: "When Richard was a young boy he was happiest tinkering with cars and any available mechanical device and often got into trouble at school for arriving late to lessons covered in grease. He passed out of Sandhurst as a 2nd Lieutenant in the 16th/5th Lancers, and during his time in the army, he pursued various sporting interests like his father had done. According to his father's will he finally came of age at 23 and inherited the family fortune and was then able to concentrate on the management of the estate. He was also then free to pursue his mechanical interests, which became more and more his main occupation. Richard built up a sizeable collection of old cars, and somewhat later, aeroplanes, restoring them to working order. These now form the nucleus of the Collection at Old Warden Aerodrome, which was also constructed by him. He had a very successful racing career, culminating in the winning of the first British Grand Prix at Donnington Park in 1935 driving his 2.5 litre Alfa Romeo Monoposto. He raced at Grand Prix worldwide and participated in the South African Grand Prix where his car went out of control and he was badly hurt. This led to his retirement from motor racing and he took up flying because 'it was safer'! When war broke out in 1939 Richard joined the Royal Air Force and was posted to RAF Benson for night flying experience. On the night of the 1st-2nd August 1940 he was flying a cross-country training exercise in a Fairey Battle, but was killed when his aircraft crashed into a nearby hill." Literature: Kevin Desmond, Richard Shuttleworth: an illustrated biography (1982).
Simon, Frank Radcliffe Son of Percival Robert Simon, and Keturah Radcliffe. Husband of Wendy Simon, of Hordle, Hampshire.	(12?).1911 Alton district, Hampshire - 03.06.1943 [age 31] [Runnymede Memorial, panel 129]	Sgt. ? [657553] P/O (prob) 11.09.1942 [130253] (WS) F/O (prob) 11.03.1943	11.09.1942 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 03.06.1943 179 Squadron RAF (Gibraltar) (flew Coastal Command anti-submarine patrols over the Mediterranean and its approaches)
Simpson, Arnold Galloway	1923 Camlachie district, Glasgow, Scotland - 17.11.1943 (KIA) [Glasgow (Riddrie Park) Cemetery, section E, grave 3473]	Ldg.Acm. ? [1553585] P/O (prob) 12.10.1943 [159073]	Admitted as sorting clerk & telegraphist (postal), Glasgow, 16.08.1941. 12.10.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 17.11.1943 pilot, 57 Squadron RAF [Lancaster JB315 (DX-?) crashed on training into high ground near Enderby, 5 miles ESE of Leicester. Both casualties were taken back to their native Scotland.]
Simpson, Theodore Leonard * Son of Leonard Simpson, and Emily Lucie Mackett, of Tiverton, Devon. * Birth registered as Theodore F.L. Simpson.	12.02.1922 Hastings district, Sussex - 20.10.1943 (KIA) [age 21] [Eelde General Cemetery, Drenthe, the Netherlands, 3.1333]	(A) Wt.Offr. ? [133339] P/O (prob) 13.08.1943 [157319]	13.08.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 20.10.1943 pilot, 100 Squadron RAF [Lancaster ED555, 'HW-A', operation against Leipzig. Airborne 17:46 hrs from Grimsby. Shot down by a German night-fighter of Oberfeldwebel Heinz Vinke and crashed at 22:25 hrs at Eelderwolde (Drenthe), 5 km NNw of Eelde, itself 14 km N of Assen, Holland]
Sinden, Francis Edward Son of Francis William Sinden (1901-1956), and May Thwaites, of Hove, Sussex.	29.01.1922 Steyning district, Sussex - 23.05.1944 (KIA) [age 22] [Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany, coll. grave 24.B.5-7]	Ldg.Acm. ? [1420383] P/O (prob) 02.03.1943 [139840] (WS) F/O (prob) 02.09.1943	02.03.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 23.05.1944 air bomber, 49 Squadron RAF [Lancaster NE125 "EA-K" was airborne 22:18 hrs 22.05.1944 from Fiskerton for an operation against Braunschweig. Crashed in a peat-bog 1 km S of Hagen and crew initially buried as "six unknown" airmen in the Garnisonsfriedhof (Garrison Cemetery) of Wesermünde / Geestemünde.]
Skingley, Jack Only child of Sidney Skingley (1889-1934), Sussex police force, and Winifred Cox. Married (18.11.1940, Reigate) Marjorie Eleanor Henderson (died 30.05.2005); one daughter, one son.	07.07.1916 Watford - 21.07.1944 (KIA) [age 28] [Runnymede Memorial, panel 203]	Ldg.Acm. ? [1388132] P/O (prob) 20.11.1942 [134721] (WS) F/O (prob) 20.05.1943 (A) F/Lt. ? DFC 25.01.1946 with effect from 20.07.1944 [posthumously]	Joined Reigate Borough Police Force, 1936 (more details under 2nd "biography" button on the left). served World War II, taking part in 37 aerial operations: 04.1941   enlisted, RAFVR (trained in Canada) 20.11.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 29.10.1943 7 Squadron RAF 29.10.1943 - 19.12.1943 207 Squadron RAF (five operations to Berlin and one to Modena) 19.12.1943 - 21.07.1944 97 Squadron RAF [his Lancaster III [PA979 OF-R] took off from Coningsby 2319 hrs 20.07.1944 to attack railway yards in the Courtrai area; the aircraft was lost without trace]
Slater, Kenneth Arthur Work Married ((12?).1935, Crosby district, Lancashire / Merseyside) Ella M.J. Poole.	1908 Morningside district, Edinburgh, Scotland - 1978 Oban district, Argyllshire, Scotland	(A) P/O (prob) 20.12.1940 [89238] P/O (prob) 07.03.1941 P/O 20.12.1941 (WS) F/O 07.03.1942 (T) F/Lt. 01.07.1943 (Emgcy List) (reld 10.02.1954; retaining rank of Sq.Ldr.)	Education: Edinburgh Academy. 20.12.1940     commissioned, RAFVR (Equipment Branch) [emergency commission]
Sloan, Robert William "Bob" Son of Samuel Hugh and Catherine Ann Sloan, of Clifton, Bristol; husband of Barbara Florence Sloan, of Clifton.	1915 ? - 17.01.1941 [age 26] [Upavon Cemetery, Wiltshire, F.2]	Ldg.Acm. ? [903433] (A) P/O (prob) 28.12.1940, seniority 03.12.1940 [89812]	Education: Prior Park, Bath 28.12.1940 first commission, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
Smith, Albert Henry Married (03.1943).	11.1910 - c. 1972	Acm. 1st cl. ? [1305581] (A) P/O (prob) 10.10.1941, seniority 23.07.1941 [108108] P/O (prob) 10.12.1941 (WS) F/O (prob) 01.10.1942, seniority 23.09.1942 (emgcy list; reld 27.10.1955; retaining rank of Sq.Ldr.)	10.10.1941 commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch)[emergency commission] 01.02.1942     transferred, RAF Regiment stationed in Scotland, then at Swanton Morley
Smith, Albert Henry Changed name to: Westrup-Smith.	? -	Sgt. ? [345334] (A) P/O (prob) 22.04.1942, seniority 08.12.1941 [119093] (WS) F/O ? (emgcy list; reld 10.02.1954 retaining rank of F/Lt.)	22.04.1942 commissioned, RAFVR (Technical Branch)[emergency commission]
Smith, Colin Clifton Son of William Clifton Smith and Ethel Smith, of Newby, Scarborough, Yorkshire.	1923 ? - 13.08.1944 (KIA) [age 21] [Becklingen War Cemetery, Germany, 23.A.11]	Ldg.Acm. ? [1489855] P/O (prob) 30.04.1943 [152042] (WS) F/O (prob) 30.10.1943	30.04.1943 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 13.08.1944 navigator, 77 Squadron RAF [took off 21:20 hrs 12.08.1944 from Full Sutton in a Halifax bomber [MZ347 KN-A] for an operation against Braunschweig; cause of loss an crash site were not established]
Smith, Francis Gordon	? - late 1950s	P/O ? [71244] Hon. W/Cdr. (1944) Hon. Gp.Capt. 01.02.1948	1914? - 1918? served in World War I in the Royal Naval Air  Reserve serving in balloons ? commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) 20.05.1944 - 01.03.1946 commissioned Honorary W/Cdr., RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) 01.04.1947 - late 1950s?  commissioned Honorary W/Cdr., RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch)
Smith, Herbert Joseph	? -	Ldg.Acm. ? [947041] P/O (prob) 27.02.1943 [150245] (WS) F/O (prob) 27.08.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 27.02.1945 (reld 16.05.1946) DFC 21.09.1945 ?	27.02.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch)[emergency commission] (1945)     142 Squadron RAF
Smith, Jack	? -	Ldg.Acm. ? [1675156] P/O (prob) 14.07.1944 [165753] (WS) F/O 14.01.1945	14.07.1944     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
Smith, Kenneth Ralph	? -	Cpl. ? [1600935] P/O (prob) 26.03.1943 [151680] (WS) F/O (prob) 26.09.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 26.03.1945	26.03.1943 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch)[emergency commission]
Soames, Geoffrey Gordon Son of Ralph Martin Soames (1882-1954), and Mary Gooch Strahan (1884-1970), of Emsworth, Hampshire. His brother Sgt. Martin Strahan Soames, RAFVR, was killed in action 12.06.1941.	(06?).1918 Wandsworth district, London - 26.03.1942 (KIA) [age 23] [Warnsveld (Wichmond) General Cemetery, Gelderland, the Netherlands, plot E, coll. grave 2-3]	F/Sgt. ? [903323] P/O (prob) 10.03.1942 [118096]	10.03.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch)[emergency commission] ? - 26.03.1942 pilot, 115 Squadron RAF [Wellington bomber X3604 (KO-Y) was airborne 19:54 hrs from Marham for an operation against Essen. Came down near the small town of Dieren (Gelderland), 14 km NE of Arnhem. Cause of crash not established. Complete crew of six was killed.]
South, Gerald John "Gerry" Son of Percy South, and Mary C. Hanifin. Married ((09?).1948, Chippenham district, Wiltshire) Sheila J. Mattingley ((03?).1927 - ); one son, one daughter.	21.10.1922 King's Norton district, Warwickshire - 28.02.2010	F/Sgt. ? [1128148] P/O (prob) 28.02.1943 [143664] (WS) F/O (prob) 28.08.1943 (A) F/Lt. ? (WS) F/Lt. 28.02.1945 F/O 22.08.1946, seniority 28.02.1944 F/Lt. 28.08.1946 Sq.Ldr. 01.07.1952 W/Cdr. 01.07.1960 Gp.Capt 01.01.1966 (retd 02.03.1973) DSO 24.10.1944 * DFC 19.11.1943 ** * A first class captain and a most conscientious officer, Flight Lieutenant South has been engaged in air operations almost continuously for a year, he has led attacks on a wide variety of targets including Berlin, Nuremberg, Hanover, Munich, Stuttgart, Kiel and Augsburg and has always pressed home his attacks with the utmost determination. His example when over these dangerous targets has proved a rare source of inspiration. ** One night in October, 1943, this officer was the pilot of an aircraft which attacked Hanover. Whilst over the target area, the bomber was hit by anti-aircraft fire. Flying Officer South was wounded in the arm and the aircraft went into a steep dive. This pilot quickly regained control, however, and, disdaining first aid for the time being went on to make a successful attack. Later on, an enemy fighter was encountered but it was driven off. Flying Officer South displayed great fortitude and outstanding devotion to duty.	28.02.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch)[emergency commission] early 1943     405 (RCAF) Squadron 01.1944     7 Squadron RAF 22.08.1946     extended service commission RAF 15.07.1948     permanent commission RAF FIMgt.
Southfield, Charles William Son of ... Southfield, and ... Town. Married ((12?).1945, Surrey North Western district) Gladys M. Few.	(03?).1923 Sheppey district, Surrey / Kent - 05.02.2011	Sgt. ? [1390064] P/O (prob) 14.05.1944 [176662] (WS) F/O 14.11.1944 (WS) F/Lt. 14.05.1946 (reld 01.06.1947; on account of medical unfitness for air force service) DFC 27.03.1945 ?	14.05.1944     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1945)     57 Squadron RAF
Sowerbutts, Henry Alfred Married ((06?).1933, Thanet district, Kent) Esther Bennett.	25.12.1907 Croydon district, London - 1991 Thanet district, Kent	F/Sgt. ? [921834] P/O (prob) 14.04.1943 [147006] (WS) F/O (prob) 14.10.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 14.04.1945 F/O 05.07.1950 F/Lt. 01.11.1955, seniority 29.07.1955 (reld 05.07.1957) DFC 18.01.1944 ?	Barber, Magate. (09.1941)     navigator on PR Mk I Mosquito with Sqn Ldr Rupert Clerks as pilot 14.04.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1944)     540 Squadron RAF 05.07.1950 - 05.07.1957 commissioned, Royal Auxiliary Air Force (Reconstituted) (Fighter Control Branch)
Spalton, Bert Married ((03?).1954, Bournemouth district, Dorset) Myra Williams. From Gedling near Nottingham.	(06?).1924 Basford district, Nottinghamshire / Derbyshire -	Ldg.Acm. ? [1582246] P/O (prob) 12.11.1943 [154130] (WS) F/O 12.11.1944 (WS) F/Lt. 12.11.1945 F/O 29.08.1946 F/Lt. 12.05.1947 (reld 13.09.1950; medical unfitness)	12.11.1943 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 29.08.1946     extended service commission, RAF
Spurdens, Cyril Norfolk "Spud" Son of ... Spurdens, and ... Paye.	23.03.1921 Camberwell district, Greater London / London / Surrey - 11.2002 Rutland district, Rutland	Sgt. ? [1385037] P/O (prob) 05.02.1943 [142210] P/O 05.08.1943 (WS) F/O 05.08.1943 F/O 30.05.1946, seniority 05.02.1944 (WS) F/Lt. 05.02.1945 F/Lt. 05.08.1946 F/Lt. RAF 15.06.1948 (A) Sq.Ldr. (1945) Sq.Ldr. 01.07.1952 (retd 19.09.1958) DFC 20.08.1943 * AFC 01.01.1946 ? * This officer has completed 40 sorties and has invariably displayed great courage and determination in pressing home his attacks. One night in July, 1943, he took part in an attack on Syracuse and his excellent work contributed materially to the success achieved. On another occasion, Pilot Officer Spurdens undertook a mine-laying mission and, despite fire from the shore batteries and much searchlight activity, accomplished his task successfully. In other operations over the battle area, Pilot Officer Spurdens has achieved success. On one occasion, one engine of his aircraft was rendered unserviceable when hit by anti-aircraft fire. Nevertheless, he skilfully flew the aircraft to base many hundreds of miles distant. This officer has displayed courage, skill and tenacity of a high order.	05.02.1943 first commission, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1943) 70 Squadron RAF 30.05.1946     extended service commission RAF 15.06.1948   permanent commission RAF
Stafford, Richard George	13.08.1905 Atherstone, Warwickshire - 06.04.1946 Meriden district, Warwickshire	P/O (prob) 19.08.1940 [83943] (WS) F/O 19.08.1941 P/O 05.05.1943 (WS) F/O 05.11.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 05.05.1945 (dismissal by sentence of a general court-martial 23.10.1945)	Company director. Gained aviator's licence (No. 17413) taken on D.H. Tiger Moth, Gipsy Maj:130 at the Leicestershire Aoer Club, 18.03.1939. 19.08.1940     commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (07.1942)     A Flight, 4 Squadron RAF (13 Initial Training Wing) 05.05.1943     relinquished rank at own request and transferred to the General Duties Branch in the rank of P/O
Stamford, Derek Charles Hanchett Son of Charles Wilfred Stamford, and Ella Charlotte Keene. Married ((09?).1939, St Pancras district, Middlesex) Kathleen Desmonde Evers (1920-).	07.01.1920 Dulwich, Camberwell district, Greater London - 2006	Ldg.Acm. ? [904500] P/O (prob) 11.01.1941, seniority 05.01.1941 [60075] 16.09.1941, seniority 05.07.1941(reduction in rank) (reld 08.04.1942; ill-health) P/O ? [161448] (commission terminated 24.04.1951)	Airline traffic officer. Obtained aviator's licence (No. 18240) taken on a Gipsy Moth, Gipsy 11, 120 at Airwork Flying Club, 20.05.1939. 26.03.1943 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 1950? commissioned, RAFVR (Training Branch) Active in the Performing and Captive Animals Defence League.
Stanley, Thomas Alfred "Tom"	? - ?	F/Sgt. ? [741374] P/O (prob) 26.01.1942 [115740] F/O ? (WS) F/Lt. 26.01.1944 (T) F/Lt. 03.12.1946, seniority 26.01.1944 (A?) Sq.Ldr. ? (reld 25.07.1947)	(1939) County of Kent Squadron, Coastal Command 26.01.1942 first commission, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] eventually ended up as test pilot at RAF Boscombe Down; also selected to be part of 6 man Special Operations team to go to Germany (Lübeck) at the latter part of the war 03.12.1946 - 25.07.1947 temporary commission, RAF (Technical Branch)
Stark, Alexander Charles Son of Charles and Nancy Stark, of Crosshill, Ayrshire. Married Mary Geraldine Stark, of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada.	1920 ? - 08.03.1945 (KIA) [age 25] [Hanover War Cemetery, Germany, 6.B.16]	F/Sgt. ? [568229] P/O (prob) 02.01.1942 [48313] (WS) F/O (prob) 01.10.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 02.01.1944	02.01.1942 first commission, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) ? - 08.03.1945 pilot, 464 (RAAF) Squadron
Stark, Lawrence William Fraser "Pinkie"	15.11.1920 Bolton, Lancashire - 01.08.2004 Rochester, Kent	F/Sgt. ? [1058229] P/O (prob) 12.06.1943 [148445] (WS) F/O (prob) 12.12.1943 F/O 01.09.1945 (A) F/Lt. ? (WS) F/Lt. 12.06.1945 F/Lt. 12.12.1946 (retd 16.11.1963; retaining rank of Sq.Ldr.) (T) Sq.Ldr. ? DFC 10.03.1944 gallantry displayed in flying operations against the enemy * DFC 03.10.1944 gallantry displayed in flying operations against the enemy ** AFC 02.01.1950 ? BCdeG 10.11.1950 ? * This officer is a cool and resourceful fighter who has invariably displayed great keenness and determination. He has shot down 6 enemy aircraft in combat, whilst in attacks on enemy targets on the ground he has destroyed an aircraft and a locomotive; he has also attacked a number of small vessels, such as tugs and barges with damaging effect. ** Flight Lieutenant Stark has completed a large number of sorties. He has led his flight against many difficult and dangerous targets and despite heavy enemy opposition he has always pressed home his attacks to a successful conclusion. His excellent leadership, courage and fine fighting spirit have set a splendid example to all.	12.06.1943 first commission, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) 01.1943 - 02.1944 609 Squadron RAF 02.1944 - 03.07.1944 263 Squadron RAF 01.09.1945     permanent commission RAF
Steel, John Miller	? -	Sgt. ? [1365796] P/O (prob) 05.07.1942 [126588] (WS) F/O (prob) 05.01.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 05.07.1944 (retd from Emergency List 14.02.1959; retaining rank of F/Lt.)	05.07.1942 first commission, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 19.09.1942 pilot, 15 Squadron RAF [taken off at 20.05 hrs 18.09.1942 from Bourn in his Stirling I (R9351 LS-R) to lay mines in the Asparagus region; hit by Flak while flying low between Sprogo Island and Korsor, Denmark; out of control the aircraft crashed at 00.29 hrs, throwing the pilot clear as it hit the water; the others did not survive (more details)] 19.09.1942 - 04.1945? POW # 720 in German captivity (Stalag Luft III, Sagan & Belaria)
Stephen, James Son of Thomas and Annie Lavery Stephen of Glasgow. Husband of Eliza Gillette Stephen, of Glasgow.	1920 ? - 30.01.1946 [age 25] [Le Grand-Luce Cemetery, Sarthe, France, row C, grave 8]	Ldg.Acm. ? [1341576] P/O (prob) 12.08.1944 [181480] (WS) F/O 12.02.1945	12.08.1944     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 30.01.1946 navigator, 525 Squadron RAF (Transport Command) [DC-3 Dakota (KN500) (WF-?) crashed in a storm after entering cloud 7 miles south of Le Mans, returning to its base at Membury, Berkshire, on a flight from North Africa. There were eleven airmen on board all from 525 squadron, 6 pilots, 3 navigators, and 2 Wop/AGs, all were tragically killed. More details here.]
Stephens, John Albert George "Jack" Son of John Henry Stephens (1881-1943), and Lily Bessie Talbot (1884-1960). Married Amelia Maud Lillian Mary Davey; five daughters.	13.12.1921 -	Sgt. ? [1315099] (A) P/O (prob) 05.05.1943 [145841] (WS) F/O 05.05.1944? (WS) F/Lt. 05.05.1945 (reld 20.05.1949; retaining rank of F/Lt.) F/Lt. 22.07.1951 (reld 20.05.1959) DFC 10.12.1943 ?	05.05.1943 first commission, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) (1943) 207 Squadron RAF 20.05.1949 relinquished commission on appointment to the reconstituted RAFVR (which he left 10 years later)
Stevens, Peter Born as Georg Franz Hein.	15.02.1919 Hanover, Germany - 16.07.1979 Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Ldg.Acm. ? [900146] P/O (prob) 02.11.1940 [88219] (WS) F/O 02.11.1941 (WS) F/Lt. 02.11.1942 Sq.Ldr. ? (reld 26.09.1952) MC 17.05.1946 *	02.11.1940     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 07.09.1941 144 Squadron RAF (captured) 07.09.1941 - 21.04.1945 POW in German captivity Literature: Marc H. Stevens, Escape, evasion and revenge : the true story of a German-Jewish RAF pilot who bombed Berlin and became a POW (2009).
* Flight Lieutenant Stevens was the captain of a Hampden aircraft detailed to bomb Berlin on 7th September, 1941. After the mission had been completed the aircraft was hit by enemy antiaircraft fire and had to be crash-landed subsequently, on the outskirts of Amsterdam. Flight Lieutenant Stevens set fire to the aircraft, destroyed all documents and then, in company with the navigator, commenced to walk towards Amsterdam. They met a farmer who took them to his house and gave them food, at the same time promising to put them in touch with an organisation. Both walked across country for an hour, and then hid in a hut on a football field. They were later found by German Feldgendarmerie and taken to a Military prison, remaining there for two days. They were then sent to the Dulag Luft at Oberussel. Flight Lieutenant Stevens was moved to Lubeck on 20th September, 1941. On 6th October, 1941, he was entrained for Warburg, and during the journey he made his escape, accompanied by another officer, by crawling through a ventilator and dropping to the ground while the train was in motion. Shots were fired and the train was stopped but he and his companion managed to reach a wood where they hid until the departure of the train. Shortly afterwards they jumped on a goods train and reached Hanover on 8th October. Here Flight Lieutenant Stevens made contact with some pre-war acquaintances who provided him with food, money and civilian clothes. He, with his companion, then entrained for Frankfurt. Here they were challenged by Railway Police and arrested being subsequently sent to Oflag VI.B. at Warburg. On 1st December, 1941, Flight Lieutenant Stevens made a further attempt to escape by disguising himself as a German Unter-Offizier. He led a party of 10 officers disguised as orderlies, and two officers disguised as guards with dummy rifles, and all marched through the gates of the camp. They had to return however as the sentry was not satisfied that the gate pass was correct. Flight Lieutenant Stevens marched his party back to the compound and the sentry was then quite unaware that the party was not genuine. A similar plan of escape was therefore adopted a week later, but on this occasion the sentry was immediately suspicious and demanded of the party their paybooks. The party then had to disperse hurriedly but two of its members were arrested. In September, 1942, Flight Lieutenant Stevens was moved to Oflag XXIB at Schubin. Here he made a fourth attempt to escape and managed to get away by means of a tunnel, carrying forged identity papers, wearing a civilian suit and carrying a converted great-coat. He took a train to Berlin, arriving there on the evening of 5th March, 1943. He bought a railway ticket to Cologne and, when on the journey to that town, he was asked for his identity card by a Gestapo official. The latter discovered that it was forged, and Flight Lieutenant Stevens was then arrested and returned to the Oflag XXIB, receiving as a punishment 14 days in the cells. Flight Lieutenant Stevens made a further attempt on 21st April, 1943, but it was unsuccessful and he served a sentence of 7 days in the cells. He was ultimately liberated by the Russian forces whilst at Stalag IIIA on the 21st April, 1945.
Stevens, Richard Hubert "Steve" Married aged 24 (04.04.1936, Hendon) Violet Ellen Mayhew; one son.	c. 1911/12 - 25.03.1944 (KIA) [Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany, collective grave 13.L.1-7]	Ldg.Acm. ? [1387130] P/O (prob) 30.04.1943 [143597] (WS) F/O (prob) 30.10.1943	30.04.1943 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 25.03.1944 Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, 12 Squadron RAF [his Lancaster III [JB359 PH-Q] had taken of from Wickenby at 18.35 hrs for an operation against Berlin; believed to have crashed while homebound, coming down some 3 km north of Harzgerode]
Stewart-Jones, Wilfred Arthur Lived in Surrey.	? -	Sgt. ? [1933288] (A) P/O (prob) 18.01.1943 [161273] P/O 18.07.1943 (WS) F/O 18.07.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 18.01.1945 (reld 20.01.1946; retaining rank of F/Lt.; on account of medical unfitness for Air Force service)	18.01.1943 first commission, RAFVR (General Duties Branch)
Stigner, Jack Hubert * * in full: Jacobus Hubertus Aldegondus Lienard Stigner. Son of Jean Michel Stigner (1887-1961) (originally of Swalmen, Limburg, the Netherlands), and Maria Josephina Francisca Paulina Lienard (1879-1962) (of Belgium). Married 1st ((12?).1943, Folkestone district, Kent; marriage dissolved) 3rd Officer Betty Angell Money, WRNS (08.03.1920-01.1992), widow of F/Lt. Desmond Victor Varian, RAFVR, and only daughter of Cdr. Norman Angel Kyrle Money, OBE, RN, and Gladys Gransmore, of Paignton; two sons. She remarried ((12?).1959) Maj. Melville Hope McLaren Dynes. Married 2nd (20.09.1952, Epsom, Surrey Mid Eastern district) Jillian Sinclair Peet (10.05.1932-28.10.2001), daughter of Herbert Stanley Peet and Daisy Mary Jane Cotterell Martin; two sons.	07.10.1920 Eastbourne, Sussex - 09.06.1959 Auckland, New Zealand	Ldg.Acm. ? [906269] P/O (prob) 14.12.1940, seniority 24.11.1940 [89334] (WS) F/O 14.12.1941, seniority 24.11.1941 (WS) F/Lt. 14.12.1942, seniority 24.11.1942 (reld 14.05.1946) (reld 16.12.1949; on appointment to Territorial Army) Army:   Lt. 16.12.1949, seniority 07.10.1943 Capt. 01.06.1951	Gained aviator's certificate (No. 163437) taken on a B.A. Swallow - Cirrus Minor 82 at the Cinque Ports Flying Club, 27.10.1938. 09.1939     enlisted RAFVR (Uxbridge) 14.12.1940     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 14.12.1940     No. 2 School of Army Co-operation (Andover) (for army co-operation course) 30.04.1941     pilot, 53 Squadron RAF (for flying duties) 27.02.1943     HQ No.15 Group RAF (Liverpool) (as training F/Lt.) 26.10.1943     Junior Commander's Course, RAF Station Banff (No. 21 Group RAF) 28.03.1944     No. 9 Operational Training Unit RAF (for course) (No. 17 Group RAF) 11.08.1944     RAF Station Haverfordwest (No.17 Group RAF) (for ground instructor duties) [date possibly 11.05.1944] 31.08.1944     School of Air Sea Rescue RAF (Calshot) (No. 17 Group RAF, from 14.09.1944 No. 25 Group RAF) 01.10.1944     RAF Station Haverfordwest (No.17 Group RAF) (for administrative duties; supernumerary) 31.10.1944     No. 132 (Coastal) Operational Training Unit (East Fortune) (No. 17 Group RAF)(for ground instructor duties; supernumerary) (from 11.05.1945 as President of Board & Camp Commandant) 07.06.1945     RAF Station East Fortune (No. 17 Group RAF) (supernumerary; under training, flying continued) 08.06.1945     transferred, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) 14.05.1946     No. 100 Personnel Despatch Centre (No. 28 Group RAF) (for Class 'A' release) 16.12.1949     commissioned, Royal Regiment of Artillery - Territorial Army 08.12.1952     Territorial Army Reserve of Officers Jeweller (retired from the firm of Stigner's in 1950).
Stocks, Arthur Edward Son of James Stocks, and Gladys Haigh. Married ((12?).1945, Chelmsford district, Essex) Jean Marion "Jane" Hudson.	01.06.1921 Shireoaks, Worksop district, West Riding of Yorkshire - 23.11.1997 Mid Warwickshire district, Warwickshire	Ldg.Acm. ? [1425684] P/O (prob) 05.06.1942 [132324] (WS) F/O (prob) 05.12.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 05.06.1944 (A) Sq.Ldr. (1945)	15.05.1940     joined the RAF at Lord's where he spent 6 weeks doing basic training 07.1940     initial flying training at Torquay       No. 31 Bombing and Gunnery School, Picton, Ontario, Canada 05.06.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
Stone, Gerald Philip Son of Claude Reginald Stone (1895-1956), and Isobel Hunt. Married ((06?).1940, Windsor distrct, Berkshire) Freda Helen Ward, of Windsor, Berkshire.	(03?).1917 St Pancras district, London - 26.01.1943 (KIA) [age 25] [Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery, Tunisia, 2.D.12]	(T) F/Sgt. ? [745561] (A) P/O (prob) 27.12.1941 [116810] (WS) F/O (prob) 01.10.1942 MID 01.01.1943 ?	Education: Slough Secondary School. 27.12.1941     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 26.01.1943 pilot, 72 Squadron RAF
Stonham, James Frederick Guy Son of James Walter Stonham (1903-1982), and Ethel May Butler (1901-1989). Married ((12?).1945, Hastings district, Sussex) Barbara Joan Wheeler (19.01.1922 - 11.2000).	05.11.1922 Hastings district, Sussex - 21.07.2009 St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex	Acm. 2nd cl. ? [1803385] P/O (prob) 20.11.1943 [159398] (WS) F/O 20.05.1944 (WS) F.Lt. 20.11.1945 F/Lt. 01.11.1947, seniority 20.05.1947 (reld 01.9.1948) (T) F/Lt. RAF 01.09.1948, seniority 20.05.1947 F/Lt. RAF 01.10.1952, seniority 20.05.1947 17.08.1954, seniority 20.05.1948 (forfeiture of seniority) Sq.Ldr. 01.07.1958 (retd 05.11.1971) DFC 22.09.1944 * * One night in July, 1944, this officer was captain of an aircraft detailed for mining operations in the Danube. This involved very difficult flying along a predetermined course and against extremely heavy ground defences. Nevertheless, Pilot Officer Stonham determinedly pressed home his attack and successfully laid his mines in the correct position. In so doing he received severe wounds in the head from anti-aircraft fire and his navigator and wireless operator were also injured. The aircraft sustained considerable damage and much equipment was destroyed. The undercarriage and flaps were rendered inoperative and many navigational aids were lost. Despite his own injuries and almost complete lack of flying instruments, Pilot Officer Stonham successfully flew his damaged aircraft over the Jugoslav mountains and reached the enemy coast. He then set a new course for base where he effected a masterly landing. This officer has completed numerous sorties and he has invariably displayed coura'ge, determination and devotion to duty of a high order.	20.11.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] (1944)     pilot, 150 Squadron RAF (DFC) 01.09.1948     temporary commission, RAF (General Duties Branch) 15.02.1949     short service commission, RAF (General Duties Branch) 01.10.1952     permanent commission, RAF (General Duties Branch)
Stott, Joseph Son of Joseph and Elizabeth Stott. Married ((12?).1942, Liverpool South district, Lancashire) Hilda Davies, of Wavertree, Liverpool.	1918 ? - 04.12.1943 (MPK) [age 25] [Runnymede Memorial, panel 129]	Ldg.Acm. ? [656528] P/O (prob) 11.09.1942 [130569] (WS) F/O (prob) 11.03.1943	11.09.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission] ? - 04.12.1943 bomb aimer, 76 Squadron RAF [Halifax LK902 (MP-H) took off 23:51 hrs 03.12.1943 from Holme-on-Spalding Moor for a bombing operation of Leipzig. Shot down by a night-fighter (Ofw Willi Schmale, 3. Staffel / Nachtjagdgeschwader 3), crashing 03:00 hrs at Achteberg. Four are buried in Hamburg Cemetery, Ohlsdorf, and three have no known graves.]
Strachan, Daniel	? -	Ldg.Acm. ? [1365214] (A) P/O (prob) 28.09.1942 [130148] P/O (prob) 28.11.1942 (WS) F/O (prob) 28.05.1943 (A) F/Lt. (1944) MID 01.01.1945 ?	28.09.1942     commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) [emergency commission]       served in North Africa & Italy
Strange, Louis Arbon Youngest son of Walter John Strange (died 1934). Married (05.11.1915) Marjorie ...; one son, one daughter.	27.07.1891 Blandford, Dorset - 15.11.1966 [London ?] [St. Nicholas Churchyard, Worth Matravers, Dorset]	Army / RFC: Trooper ? 2nd Lt. (prob) 08.10.1913 Lt. 05.1914 T/Capt. 16.02.1915 Capt. ? (reld 01.08.1919) T/Maj. 11.1915 Maj. 01.04.1918 T/Lt.Col. 13.09.1916-01.04.1917, 01.04.1918-... RFC / RAF: F/Cdr. 16.02.1915 Sq.Ldr. ? (T) W/Cdr. 13.09.1916-01.04.1917 W/Cdr. 01.11.1919 (half-pay for 6 months from 17.03.1920) (retd 24.02.1921; ill-health; retaining the rank of Lt.Col.) RAFVR: P/O (prob) 18.04.1940 [78522] (WS) F/Lt. (prob) 24.09.1940 [01107] (WS) F/Lt. 18.04.1941 (A) Sq.Ldr. 28.06.1940-... (T) Sq.Ldr. 28.10.1942-..., seniority 01.09.1942 (WS) Sq.Ldr. 19.02.1944 Sq.Ldr. 03.1943 (reld from active service 19.09.1945; reld 10.02.1954; retaining the rank of W/Cdr.) (A) W/Cdr. 18.12.1942-... (A) W/Cdr. 27.12.1943-... (A) Gp.Capt. 09.1944-... DSO 08.02.1919 *1 OBE 01.01.1945 New Year 45 *2 MC 27.03.1915 reconnaissance / bombing Courtrai *3 DFC 02.11.1918 *4 DFC 21.06.1940 *5 MID ? ? MID ? ? MID ? ? BSM 12.03.1946 *6 *1 For his exceptional services in organising his wing and his brilliant leadership on low bombing raids this officer was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross not long ago. Since then, by his fine example and inspiring personal influence, he has raised his wing to still higher efficiency and morale, the enthusiasm displayed by the various squadrons for low-flying raids being most marked. On 30th October he accompanied one of these raids against an aerodrome; watching the work of his machines, he waited until they had finished and then dropped his bombs from one hundred feet altitude on hangars that were undamaged; he then attacked troops and transport in the vicinity of the aerodrome. While thus engaged he saw eight Fokkers flying above him ; at once he climbed and attacked them single-handed; having driven one down out of control he was fiercely engaged by tlhe other seven, but he maintained the combat until rescued by a patrol of our scouts. *2 Awarded for his work in helping to develop the British Airborne Forces and Hurricats in 1940 and 1941. *3 For gallantry and ability on reconnaissance and other duties on numerous occasions, especially on the occasion when he dropped three bombs from a height of only 200 feet on the railway junction at Courtrai, whilst being assailed by heavy rifle fire. *4 To this officer must be given the main credit of the complete success attained in two recent b.ombing raids on important enemy aerodromes. In organising these raids his careful attention to detail and well-thoughtout plans were most creditable. During the operations themselves his gallantry in attack and fine leadership inspired all those taking part. *5 Pilot Officer Strange was detailed to proceed from Hendon to Merville to act as ground control officer during the arrival and departure of various aircraft carrying food supplies. He displayed great skill and determination whilst under heavy bombing attacks and machine-gun fire at Merville, where he was responsible for the repair and successful despatch of two aircraft to England. In the last remaining aircraft, which was repaired under his supervision, he returned to Hendon, in spite of being repeatedly attacked by Messerschmitts until well out to sea. He had no guns in action and had never flown this type of aircraft previously, but his brilliant piloting enabled him to return with this much needed aircraft. *6 [Awarded 06.1945] Through his tireless energy, devotion to duty, technical and practical knowledge of aircraft and wide experience in the operational employment of aircraft and airborne troops, Wing Commander Strange rendered a major contribution to the successful accomplishment of airborne operations against the enemy during the period 14 December 1944 until the cessation of hostilities.	Education: Cliff House Preparatory School; St. Edward’s School, Oxford 1908 joined Queen’s Own Dorsetshire Yeomanry ? - 01.08.1919 The Dorsetshire Regiment 05.1914 seconded, Royal Flying Corps (Military Wing), No. 6 Course at the Central Flying School 04.10.1914 - 01.08.1915 5 Squadron RFC 02.08.1915 - 20.09.1915 12 Squadron RFC 21.09.1915 ordered home by Trenchard for rest 13.09.1916 - 01.04.1917 Commandant, School of Aerial Gunnery 04.1917 - 25.06.1918 Assistant Commander Central Flying School [01.04.1918 first commission, RAF] 26.06.1918 - 31.01.1919 commanded 80th Wing 01.02.1919 - 05.1919 commanded 31st Wing 06.1919 - 01.1922 commanded the Flying Wing at RAF Cranwell 18.04.1940 - 23.06.1940 24 Squadron RAF 24.06.1940 - 11.05.1941 Parachute Training School (Ringway) 12.05.1941 - 09.1941 Chief Flying Instructor at Merchant Shipping Fighter Unit (Speke) 09.1941 Commanding Officer, RAF Valley [Illness prevented him from fulfilling the post] 08.1942 - 17.12.1942 Group HQ (Uxbridge) 18.12.1942 - 03.1943 Commanding Officer, RAF Hawkinge 03.1943 - 26.12.1943 HQ No. 12 Group RAF (supplementary Sq.Ldr.) 27.12.1943 - 10.1944 No 46 Transport Group as Wing Commander Operations, British Airborne Forces 10.1944 - 03.1945 HQ 1st Allied Airborne Army 03.1945 - 16.09.1945 Forward HQ, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionery Force A director of Spartan Aircraft. Published: Recollections of an airman (1933) Literature: Peter Hearn, Flying rebel : the story of Louis Strange (1994)
Louis Strange was a true pioneer of early 20th Century flight.  After taking a bet, Louis gained Royal Aero Club Certificate No 575 on 5th August 1913.  In January 1914 he becam one of the first aviators in Britain to “loop the loop.”  With the outbreak of World War One, Louis, now a Lieutenant in 5 Squadron RFC, was one of the 37 aviators who on the 4th August 1914 flew the English Channel to fight Germany. He quickly demonstrated that he was both a courageous and inventive pioneer of aerial combat. On the 22 August 1914 against all the rules Louis took a machine gun into the air with the express intention of shooting down an enemy aircraft. Six days later he became the first British pilot to drop bombs from his Henry Farman F20 bi-plane. Sadly the strains of 1,000 hours of wartime flying, more than half of them in combat conditions, combined with illness resulted in him leaving the RAF in 1922.  Once he had regained his health from working on his farm, Louis became a prominent figure in civil aviation. “Colonel Strange”, as he was generally known was a familiar and popular presence at aerodromes throughout the British Isles and Europe. At the age of 49 Louis found his way back into the cockpit and to serve with distinction in the RAFVR during the Second World War.  It is said that only those who served alongside him truly recognised the tremendous work that he did in the genesis of British Airborne Forces.
Sutton, John Mervyn Rhydderch	31.05.1909 Newport district, Monmoutshire - 02.1986 Tunbridge Wells district, Kent	P/O (prob) 28.09.1939 [74782] P/O 28.09.1940 (WS) F/O 18.04.1941, seniority 11.06.1940 F/Lt. (prob) ?, seniority 10.10.1939 (T) F/Lt. 01.12.1940 (A) Sq.Ldr. (1942) (T) Sq.Ldr. 01.01.1945 Sq.Ldr. ? (retd 31.05.1954) MID 01.01.1943 ?	28.09.1939     commissioned, RAFVR (Administrative and Special Duties Branch) [emergency commission] 24.04.1940     transferred, RAFVR (Technical Branch) 1940 - 1942 served with radar on Malta Published: Magnetism and electricity for students in technical and secondary schools (1956).
Swaddling, Cyril Alfred Formerly of Dorking and Middleton.	? - 24.12.2006 Blaenavon Hospital, Gwent [St Paul's Blaenavon]	Sgt. ? [657437] P/O (prob) 05.06.1942 [124781] (WS) F/O (prob) 05.12.1942 (WS) F/Lt. 05.06.1944	05.06.1942 commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]
Symmons, Anthony "Tony"	? -	Sgt. ? [1295362] P/O (prob) 03.06.1943 [148701] (WS) F/O (prob) 03.12.1943 (WS) F/Lt. 03.06.1945 F/Lt. 01.11.1947, seniority 03.12.1946 (Emgcy List) (reld 21.05.1957; retaining rank of F/Lt.) DFM 13.07.1943 * * Sorties 20. Flying Hours 129. "This NCO is well advanced in his first operational tour of operations and is an inspired captain of aircraft. He is an airman of exceptional ability, forceful in action, at all times considerate to his crew and by his abundant devotion to duty, a constant source of inspiration. He has taken part in many important sorties against enemy objectives during which his maintenance of aim & attack was pressed home with the utmost vigour and determination. His record to date is an example worthy of the best traditions of the service and it is recommended that this NCO's achievement and sustained operational effort is recognised by an award of the DFM."	(1943)     77 Squadron RAF 03.06.1943     commissioned, RAFVR (General Duties Branch) [emergency commission]

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