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|  | CWGC Graves. Those to the left are post world war 2, those to the right contain both Bassingbourn names and those who flew from the airfield there. These include Australian, Canadian and New Zealand airmen Photographs Copyright © Martin Edwards 2000 | 
In the cemetery at Bassingbourn-cum-Kneesworth stands a memorial fronted by two rows of Commwealth War Graves Commission graves. These are in two blocks the first block being the largest and contains the names of those men who died flying from Bassingbourn airfield in World War 2 intermingled with graves of the Bassingbourn-cum-Kneesworth dead of World War 2, the non-Bassingbourn-cum-Knessworth men are listed here and include Australian, Canadian and New Zealand airmen as well as British. The second, smaller block, contains the names of those men who died at the base since World War 2 and is listed separately.
WORLD 
        WAR 2
        1939-1945
| ARMORY | Sydney | Sergeant (Observer) 405217, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Died 29th June 1942. Age 26. Son of Isabella Wafer, of Runanga, Westland, New Zealand. Row FF. Grave 8. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| BOLER | Herbert Henry | Pilot Officer 402103, Royal Australian Air Force. Died 18th April 1941. Age 24. Son of Ernest William and May Sarah Boler, of Bexley, New South Wales, Australia. Row BB. Grave 8. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| BOULTER | Hugh Herman | Sergeant (Pilot) 741844, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 13th August 1940. Son of John Stanley and Else Eugenie Boulter, of Ladybank, Fife. His brother John Clifford also died on service. Row AA. Grave 12. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| BUCKLEY | Philip Hyde | Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) 39371, Royal Air Force (RAFO). Died 1st March 1941. Row AA. Grave 9. | 
| BURNETT | Niall Hope | Sergeant (Pilot) R/72647, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died 8th July 1941. Age 26. Son of James Robertson and Hope Burnett, of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Degree B.A. Row CC. Grave 13. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| BUTLER | Kenneth Herbert | Sergeant 408069, Royal Australian Air Force. Died 15th November 1941. Age 20. Son of Herbert Arthur and Gladys Irene Butler, of Launceston Tasmania, Australia. Row DD. Grave 8. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| CALE | Adrian Laurence William | Sergeant (Flight Engineer) 549996, 50 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Died 27th January 1943. Age 23. Son of William Frederick and Beatrice Mary Cale; husband of Ethel Cale, of Fen End, Warwickshire. Row FF. Grave 7. | 
| CANTON | Victor Edwin | Aircraftman 2nd Class 1286496 , Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 13th August 1941. Age 29. Son of Edwin and Etheline Canton, husband of Hilda Grace Canton, of Goff's Oak, Hertfordshire. Row DD. Grave 12. | 
| CASEY, DFC | John Edwin | Pilot Officer (Pilot) 403425, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Died 28th June 1942. Age 23. Son of John Edwin and Catherine Casey, of Titirangi, Auckland, New Zealand. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (D.F.C.). Row FF. Grave 10. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| COOPER | James Hyndman | Sergeant (Observer) R54046, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died 3rd June 1941. Age 28. Son of Alfred Frank and Elizabeth Joyce Cooper. B.Sc.F. (University of Toronto). Row AA. Grave 7. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| DE ROECK | Leo Frank | Sergeant (Pilot) 905830, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 25th February 1941. Age 25. Son of Mary De Roeck. Row BB. Grave 9. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| DEMPSEY | Dennis James | Sergeant (Pilot) 405240, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Died 15th December 1941. Age 22. Son of James and Annie Dempsey, of Te Kuiti, Auckland, New Zealand. Row DD. Grave 9. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| DENNANT | Victor Charles | Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 900941, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 1st March 1941. Age 20. Son of Charles Henry and Mary Dennant, of Dover. Row AA. Grave 8. See also Lowestoft Easter Coach Works Memorial | 
| EARLY | James Williard | Sergeant (Pilot) R71550, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died 15th November 1941. Row DD. Grave 7. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| FOOTE | Arthur James | Sergeant 407557, Royal Australian Air Force. Died 10th February 1942. Age 26. Son of William Buchanan Foote and Fanny Foote, of Adelaide, South Australia. Row EE. Grave 11. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| FORD | Arthur Wilfred | Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 1310041, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 10th February 1942. Age 29. Son of Thomas and Elsie M. Ford; husband of Muriel Rosalind Ford, of Witham, Essex. Row EE. Grave 9. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| FULFORD | Frank | Sergeant (Pilot) 754070, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 18th April 1941. Age 26. Son of Frank and Eleanor Fulford, of Heaton, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Row BB. Grave 7. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| GEORGE | Hylton Carlyle | Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 401265, Royal Air New Zealand Force. Died 17th February 1942. Age 29. Son of Sinclair Munro George and of Edith George (nee Butterfield), of Alfredton, Wellington, New Zealand. Row FF. Grave 11. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| GITTINS | Harold Bryan Livingston | Sergeant (Observer) R/74283, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died 15th December 1941. Age 24. Son of George Leopold Carlyle Gittins and Rosa Elizabeth Magdalene Gittins, of Curumalan, Argentina. Row EE. Grave 7. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| GORDON | James | Sergeant (Pilot) R/59662, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died 8th July 1941. Age 24. Son of James and Christina Gordon, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; husband of Ida Mary Gordon, of Winnipeg. Row CC. Grave 12. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| GROVE-PALMER | Basil Leonard | Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 916275, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 15th December 1941. Age 20. Son of Mervyn and Josefina Grove-Palmer, of Twickenham, Middlesex. Row DD. Grave 11. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| HAMLIN | Percy John [Havelock] | Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 437013, Royal Air New Zealand Force. Died 17th February 1942. Age 26. Son of Cecil Augustus Eba Hamlin and Euphemia Christie Hamlin, of Napier, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Row FF. Grave 12. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| HAVILAND | David Reginald Ferrers | Pilot Officer (Pilot) 87045, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 23rd December 1940. Age 22. Son of Capt. Wilfred Pollen Haviland, M.B.E., and of Beryl Marion Haviland, of Paddington, London. Row BB. Grave 13. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| HENDRY | Keith Alexander | Sergeant (Observer) 404361, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Died 29th June 1942. Age 25. Son of Thomas and Jean Hendry, of Lyttelton, Canterbury, New Zealand. Row FF. Grave 9. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| HOUSTON | Frederick Slade | Sergeant (Pilot) R/68200, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died 22nd July 1941. Row CC. Grave 11. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| JONES | William Llewelyn | Sergeant (Pilot) 966020, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 23rd December 1940. Age 21. Son of Samuel Llewellyn Jones and Gladys Irene Jones, of Llanishen, Monmouthshire. Row BB. Grave 12. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| JOWETT | Harold Ernest | Flight Sergeant (Air Observer) R/64869, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died 10th February 1942. Age 20. Son of Alfred Rayner Jowett and Maud Aletta Jowett, of River Hebert, Cumberland Co., Nova Scotia, Canada. Row FF. Grave 13. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| LAMBART | Frederick Arthur Henry | Flying Officer (Pilot), Royal Air Force. Died 13th August 1940. Age 29. Candian Citizen. Son of Howard Frederick John and Helen Marianne Lambart, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Served as Constable, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 1932-1937. Row AA. Grave 13. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| LEOPOLD | Herbert Arthur | Sergeant (Pilot) R/67511, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died 15th November 1941. Age 21. Son of George Arthur and Helena Mary Leopold, of Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Row EE. Grave 13. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| MANNING | Percival Theodore | Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) R/59283, Royal Canadian Air Force. Died 22nd July 1941. Age 20. Son of Herbert Guy and Margaret Mona Manning, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Row CC. Grave 9. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| McALLISTER | Robert Andrew | Sergeant 404410, Royal Australian Air Force. Died 22nd July 1941. Age 26. Son of John William and Fanny Jane McAllister. Row CC. Grave 10. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| McGILL-NUTT | Gordon James | Sergeant (Pilot) 391665, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Died 15th October 1941. Age 20. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McGill-Nutt, of Ngaio, Wellington, New Zealand. Row CC. Grave 7. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| MYLES | William Reginald | Sergeant 404636, Royal Australian Air Force. Died 15th December 1941. Age 31. Son of William and Lucy Myles; husband of Margaret Sylvia Myles, of East Malvern, Victoria, Australia. Row EE. Grave 8. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| PETERS | Errol James | Sergeant (Air Gunner) 401519, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Died 23rd December 1940. Age 20. Son of George Frederick and Evangeline Gertrude Peters, of Dannevirke, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. Row BB. Grave 11. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| PIGGOTT | Thomas Christopher | Aircraftman 2nd Class 1150578, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 21st October 1940. Age 20. Son of Michael and Ellen Piggott, of Mitchelstown, Co. Cork, Irish Republic. Row AA. Grave 10. | 
| REWA | Douglas Oswald | Sergeant (Observer) 391869, Royal Air Force. Died 13th August 1940. Age 19. Native of New Zealand. Son of Waaka Simon and Frances Alice Lillian Rewa, of Auckland City, New Zealand. Row AA. Grave 11. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| ROGERS | Allen Charles Elliott | Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 964849, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 10th February 1942. Age 26. Son of William and Ethel Frances Rogers; husband of Florence Olive Rogers, of Welling, Kent. Row EE. Grave 10. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| SANDERSON | Albert Leonard | Sergeant (Pilot) 41363, Royal New Zealand Air Force. Died 15th December 1941. Age 22. Son of John and Sarah Annie Sanderson; husband of Avis Mary Sanderson, of Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand. Row DD. Grave 10. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| SHIRTCLIFFE | William John | Pilot Officer, Royal Australian Air Force. Died 25th February 1941. Age 25. Son of William Stanley and Norah Eshdale Shirtcliffe; husband of Evelyn Eliza Shirtcliffe, of Devonport, New Zealand. Row BB. Grave 10. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| THOMPSON | Bruce Cathcart | Sergeant 400299, Royal Australian Air Force. Died 22nd July 1941. Age 24. Son of Leslie Samuel and Ethel May Thompson, of Parkdale, Victoria, Australia. Row CC. Grave 8. See also Steeple Morden 355th Fighter Group | 
| WHEELER | Albert Ernest | Aircraftman 2nd Class 1196237, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Died 13th August 1941. Age 19. Son of Ernest Henry and Elizabeth June Wheeler, of Emmer Green, Oxfordshire. His brother Noel Henry also died on service. Row DD. Grave 13. | 
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