Roll of Honour - Overseas - Malta, World War 2 Airmen

ABAYASEKERA	George Frederick Dugald	Flight Sergeant (Pilot) 1399697, 18 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Marcianese, Italy, in a Douglas Boston III (Intruder), serial number Z2246, when his aircraft was lost during a night intruder sortie 22 May 1944. Aged 23. Resident of Mount Lavinia, Ceylon. Son of George Edward and Selina Magarita Abayasekera, of Mount Lavinia, Ceylon. Panel 14, Column 1.
ABERCROMBIE	David	Flight Sergeant (Wirless Operator/Air Gunner) 817167, 179 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Gibraltar in a Vickers Wellington XIV, serial number MP722, when his aircraft was lost without trace west of Cape St Vincent during an Anti-Submarine Warfare over the Bay of Biscay, possibly show down by flak from the U-boat U-667 25 September 1943. Aged 31. Native of Aberdeen. Son of Francis and Barbara Abercrombie. Panel 7, Column 1.
ABSALOM	Walter	Sergeant 573285, 114 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Falconara, Italy, in a Douglas Boston IV, serial number BZ460, when his aircraft crashed into the sea off Falconara when returning from a night intruder sortie 21 February 1945. Aged 23. Native of Skellow, Yorkshire. Son of James Wilfred and Ivy Absalom, of Skellow, Yorkshire. Panel 18, Column 2.
ACKERMAN	William H	Lieutenant 542512V, 26 Squadron, South African Air Force. Country of service South Africa. Killed while flying in a Vickers Wellington XI, serial number MP595, flying out of Takoradi, Gold Coast, 16 October 1944 when his aircraft dived into the sea during a practice flare drop and dummy attack while on a naval co-operation exercise. Aged 24. Native of Durban North, Natal, S Africa. Son of William H. and Johanna M. Ackerman; husband of Gwendoline M. Ackerman, of Durban North, Natal, South Africa. Panel 17, Column 1.
ACKLAND	Ronald Henry	Flight Lieutenant 120399, 221 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Luqa, Malta, 24 March 1944. Panel 13, Column 1.
ACKROYD	John Thomas	Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1379183, 40 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Luqa, Malta, in a Vickers Wellington IC, serial number X9763, when his aircraft was shot down by Italian AF Fiat CR42CN night fighter during a raid on Castel Benito airfield near Tripoli, Libya, 2 November 1941. Aged 20.Native of Lidget Green, Bradford, Yorkshire. Son of George Ackroyd, and of Elizabeth Ackroyd, of Lidget Green, Yorkshire. Panel 1, Column 2.
ACKROYD	Thomas Campbell	Flight Sergeant (Pilot) 1578880, 104 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Foggia Main, Italy, in a Consolidated Liberator BVI, serial number KK345, when his aircrat was lost without trace during a raid on marshalling yards at Novska 58 miles southeast of Zagreb, Yugoslavia, 4 April 1945. Aged 23. Native of Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. Son of Herbert Ackroyd, and of Winifred Margaret Ackroyd, of Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. Panel 18, Column 1.
ADAIR	Thomas	Sergeant (Wireless Operator) 1531154, 458 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed while flying out of Bone, Algeria, in a Vickers Wellington XIII, serial number JA104, when his aircraft ditched in in Pinarello Bay, Corsica, possibly due to ice on the wings, during a flight from Bone to Corsica, three of the crew survived, 13 February 1944. Aged 20. Native of of Donaghadee, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. Son of James Sinclair Adair, and of Jane Elizabeth Adair, of Donaghadee, Co. Down, Northern Ireland. Panel 14, Column 2.
ADAM	Ronald Maclean	Flying Officer 133749, 223 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Brindisi, Italy, 25 October 1943. Panel 6, Column 1.
ADAMS	Bernard Eric	Flight Sergeant (Pilot) 1063543, 458 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Protville I, Tunisia, in a Vickers Wellington XI, serial number MP700, when the aircraft ditched east of Sardinia due to an engine failure during a shipping reconnaissance over the Tyrrhenian Sea, one of the crew survived 8 days in a dinghy, 5 August 1943. Panel 7, Column 1.
ADAMS	Charles Frederick	Flight Sergeant (Navigator) 924254, 108 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Luqa, Malta, in a Bristol Beaufighter VIF, serial number MM947, when his aircraft was lost without trace following a strafing attack on an airfield at Montpelier near, Istres, France during a night intruder sortie 13 June 1944. Aged 26. Native of Finchley, Middlesex. Son of Edward John and Grace Dorothy Adams, of Finchley, Middlesex. Panel 7, Column 1.
ADAMS	John Henry	Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 1412902, 37 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Tortorella, Italy, in a Vickers Wellington X, serial number HE898, when his aircraft was lost without trace during a raid on Arezzo marshalling yards about 25 miles northeast of Siena, Italy, 27 January 1944. Native of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. Son of George Thomas Adams and Mary Eliza Adams, of Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire. Panel 14, Column 2. See also Brawdy Memorial, Pembrokeshire Note: In 1944 No. 37 Squadron flew the Vickers-Armstrong Wellington Mk.X bomber (affectionately known as the "Wimpy" by RAF aircrews) and was part of 231 Wing, 205 Group, RAF. The group was under the operational command of the 15th United States Army Air Force from its inception and was the only RAF bomber force to ever operate under foreign command. The 15th Air Force was the major component of the Mediterranean Allied Strategic Air Force (MASAF) which in turn was part of the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces (MAAF). From Italian airfields, MASAF bombers were charged with carrying the war to the enemy in France, Italy, Austria, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, and Greece, as well as into the Reich itself - by day (USAAF) and by night (RAF).
ADAMS	Lewis	Sergeant 1210327, 31 (S.A.A.F.) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Celone, Italy, in a Consolidated Liberator BVI, serial number KG826, when his aircraft crashed into the Adriatic Sea when returning from a raid on the Romano Americana oil refinery at Ploesti, Romania, between 26 July 1944 and 27 July 1944. Aged 21. Native of Darwen, Lancashire. Son of Philip Adams, and of Eliza Adams, of Darwen, Lancashire. Panel 14, Column 2.
ADAMS	Norman Keith	Flying Officer 120755, 202 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Gibraltar in a Short Sunderland III, serial number W4029, when his aicraft crashed and sank when landing in Gibraltar Bay returning from an Anti-Submarine Warfare patrol causing the depth charges to explode, one of the crew survived, 22 August 1942. Aged 26. Native of Finchley, Middlesex. Son of Henry Francis and Irene Mabel Adams, of Finchley, Middlesex. Solicitor. Panel 2, Column 2.
ADAMS	Richard Joseph	Sergeant (Pilot) 1803858, 601 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Loreto, Italy, in a Supermarine Spitfire IX 2 September 1944. Aged 21. Native of Westgate on Sea, Kent. Son of Cyril Charles and Constance Irene Adams, of Westgate-on-Sea, Kent. Panel 14, Column 2.
ADAMS	Ronald	Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 1047206, 104 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Foggia Main, Italy, in a Vickers Wellington X, serial number LN928, when the aircraft ditched east of Cervione, Corsica due to an engine failure during a raid on Leghorn, the pilot survived and was rescued by a Catalina, 17 April 1944. Panel 14, Column 2.
ADAMSON	James Hogarth	Flight Sergeant 580779, 202 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Gibraltar in a Consolidated Catalina I, serial number W8407, whe the aircraft crashed when landing at Gibraltar 7 June 1941. Aged 21. Native of Nairn, Nairnshire. Son of Alexander Pirie Hogarth Adamson and Anne Stenhouse Adamson, of Nairn. Panel 1, Column 1.
ADDIS	Robert Edwin	Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 1316695, 14 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Alghero, Sardinia, Italy, in a Martin Marauder I, serial number FK120, when his aircraft was lost without trace during an anti-shipping strike off the coast of Southern France 7 May 1944. Aged 20. Son of Edwin Ralph and Louisa Addis, of Cinderford, Gloucestershire. His brother Harold William also died on service. Panel 14, Column 2.
ADGEY	Robert Davey	Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) R/105465, 48 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force. Country of service Canada. Killed in action flying out of Gibraltar in a Lockheed Hudson VI, serial number FK417hen his aircraft crashed into the sea about 90 miles east of Gibraltar during an Anti-Submarine Warfare patrol 30 May 1943. Aged 21. Native of of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Robert D. and Marion Adgey, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Panel 11, Column 1.
AINSWORTH	Roland	Sergeant 1117848, 202 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Gibraltar in a Consolidated Catalina I, serial number AJ162, when his aircraft was shot down by return fire while attacking an enemy ship during a patrol, two of the crew survived and were rescued by the ship, 10 September 1942. Aged 22. Native of Bacup, Lancashire. Son of Arthur and Mary Ainsworth, of Bacup, Lancashire. Panel 3, Column 2.
AINSWORTH	Ronald	Corporal 1149811, 8001 Air Ministry Experimental Station (AMES), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying 30 September 1943. Aged 22. Native of Norwich, Norfolk. Son of Alfred Ernest and Katherine Mary Ainsworth, of Norwich. Panel 9, Column 2.
AITKEN	William John	Sergeant (Pilot) 1365571, 1444 (Ferry Training) Flight, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Lyneham, Wiltshire, in a Lockheed Hudson IIIA, serial number FH319, when his aircrat crashed into the sea soon after take off from Gibralter en route to Bathurst, Gambia during a ferry flight from the UK to the Far East 10 July 1942. Panel 3, Column 2.
AKEROYD	Terence Clifton	Sergeant (Air Gunner) 553511, 179 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Gibraltar in a Vickers Wellington XIV, serial number HF307, when his aircraft was lost during an Anti-Submarine Warfare Leigh Light patrol over the approaches to the Straits of Gibraltar 21 February 1944. Panel 14, Column 2.
ALDERCOTTE	Walter Harold	Flight Sergeant (Pilot) 700797, 253 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Canne, Italy, in a Supermarine Spitfire VIII, serial number JF697, when is aircraft was shot down by flak when attacking a train in Yugoslavia 4 January 1945. Aged 20. Native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Son of Frank Roy and Marie Aldercotte, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Panel 18, Column 1.
ALDRIDGE	William Henry	Warrant Officer (Air Gunner) 1307350, 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Pescara, Italy, in a Martin Marauder II, serial number FB502, when his aircraft was shot down by flak during a raid oni Rimini, 1 of the crew survived and was captured 4 September 1944. Panel 13, Column 2.
ALEXANDER	Ernest William	Flight Sergeant (Navigator) 958219, 144 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Protville II, Tunisia, in a Bristol Beaufighter TFX, serial number JM381, when his aircraft crashed into the sea due to an unknown cause during an Armed Rover 22 June 1943. Aged 21. Native of Nottingham. Son of Ernest Edward and Annie Louise Alexander, of Nottingham. Panel 7, Column 1.
ALEXANDER	Keith Treffa	Corporal 646930, 511 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Lyneham, Wiltshire, in an Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle GTI, serial number P1433, when his aircraft was lost without trace, presumed to have ditched 100 miles off the southwest coast of Spain during a transit flight from Gibraltar to the United Kingdom 10 August 1943. Panel 9, Column 2.
ALFORD	Harold	Sergeant 1018130, 221 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Luqa, Malta, in a Vickers Wellington VIII, serial number HF910, when his aircraft was ditched 2 miles northwest of Malta after losing fabric from a wing, the rest of the crew survived, 4 April 1943. Aged 23. Native of Newbridge-on-Wye, Radnorshire. Son of Harold J. L. and Helen D. Alford, of Newbridge-on-Wye, Radnorshire. Panel 8, Column 1. See also Newbridge On Wye, Radnorshire
ALLAN	Frederick Kenneth	Sergeant 1683539, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Perugia, Italy, in a Curtiss Kittyhawk IV, serial number FX817, when his aircraft flew into Lake Trasimeno northwest of Perugia during a dive bombing practice exercise 2 December 1944. Aged 21. Native of Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Son of Frederick and Margery Allan, of Jesmond, Newcastle-on-Tyne. Panel 14, Column 2.
ALLARDICE	Philip Mclauchlin	Pilot Officer (Pilot) 68154, 185 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Hal Far, Malta, in a Hawker Hurricane IIB, serial number BG711, when his aircraft was shot down by return fire when attacking 3 Ju88s off the south coast of Malta during an enemy air raid on the island 22 March 1942. Panel 2, Column 2.
ALLEN	Albert Victor	Corporal 1207356, 60 EU, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying 16 July 1943. Aged 33. Native of New Cross, London. Son of Frederick and Alice Maud Allen; husband of Theresa Diana Allen, of New Cross, London. Panel 9, Column 2.
ALLEN	George	Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) 65576, 605 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Hal Far, Malta, in a Hawker Hurricane IIA, serial number Z2527, when his aircraft was shot down by a Bf109 escort when attacking a Ju88 and D024T flying boat off Malta during a scramble, baled out but was not recovered, 12 February 1942. Aged 20. Native of Whitehaven, Cumberland. Son of John A. and Margaret Allen, of Whitehaven, Cumberland. Panel 2, Column 1.
ALLEN	Harry Maurice	Squadron Leader 79764, 15051 Ames, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying 10 July 1943. Aged 38. Native of Exeter, Devon. Son of Harry and Mary Ellen Allen; husband of Gwendolyn I. Allen, of Exeter. Panel 6, Column 1.
ALLEYNE	Osmund William St. Clair	Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 1393814, 142 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Kairouan West, Tunisia, in a Vickers Wellington X, serial number HE629, whe his aircraft was lost without trace during a raid on enemy forces on the beaches at Messina, Sicily, 5 August 1943. Of Dominica. Panel 8, Column 1.
AMBROSE	Roland Dean	Flying Officer (Pilot) 118492, 202 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Gibraltar in a Consolidated Catalina IB, serial number FP124, when his aircraft waqs lost without trace during a convoy escort in the Western Mediterranean 3 November 1942. Aged 20. Native of Carshalton Beeches, Surrey. Son of Reginald Henry and Dorothy Ambrose, of Carshalton Beeches, Surrey. Panel 2, Column 2.
ANDERSEN	Thomas Mervyn	Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 425577, 179 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. Country of service Australia. Killed in action flying out of Gibraltar in a Vickers Wellington XIV, serial number HF194, when his aircraft was lost without trace during an Anti-Submarine Warfare patrol between Gibraltar and Cape St Vincent, Portugal on the crew's first operation 17 January 1944. Aged 22. Native of of Urangan, Queensland, Australia. Son of Andes Hansen Andersen and Botilda Elizabeth Andersen, of Urangan, Queensland, Australia. Panel 16, Column 2.
ANDERSON	Frederick Cameron	Flight Lieutenant (Signaller) C/3409, 221 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force. Country of service Canada. Killed in action flying out of Luqa, Malta, in a Vickers Wellington VIII, serial number HX398, when his aircraft was lost without trace during a signals intelligence sortie to the Punta Stilo area of the extreme southern coast of Italy 2 February 1943. Aged 25. Native of of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Son of Frederick Thomas Anderson and Ethel Maud Anderson, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Panel 10, Column 1.
ANDERSON	Frederick Wallace	Leading Aircraftman 1007276, 53 Repair & Salvage Unit Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed based at Sorman, Libya, 14 August 1943. Aged 23. Native of Dundee, Angus. Son of Mr. and Mrs. D. Anderson, of Dundee. Panel 9, Column 2.
ANDERSON	John Hume	Sergeant 1553109, 614 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Amendola, Italy, in a Handley Page Halifax II, serial number JN912, when his aircraft ditched off Cape Spulico in the Gulf of Taranto due to an engine fire during a transit flight from Catabia to Amendola, one passenger survived, 14 August 1944. Native of Glasgow. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. Anderson, of Riddrie, Glasgow; husband of J. Anderson, of Mancetter, Warwickshire. Panel 14, Column 2.
ANDERSON	Sidney Wilfred	Flying Officer (Navigator) 131011, 144 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Protville II, Tunisia, in a Bristol Beaufighter TFX, serial number JM400, when his aircraft was shot down during an attack on a convoy off Rome 23 July 1943. Native of Eltham, London. Son of Neils Magnus Anderson and Elsie Anderson, of Eltham, London. Panel 6, Column 1.
ANDERSON	William Edward	Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 402196, 69 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. Country of service Australia. Killed in action flying out of Luqa, Malta, in a Martin Maryland II, when his aircraft was shot down into the sea by a Bf109 4 miles southwest of Filfla island, Malta when returning to Luqa from a reconnaissance patrol 18 March 1942. Aged 22. Native of of Matraville, New South Wales, Australia. Son of William and Florence Maud Anderson, of Matraville, New South Wales, Australia. Panel 5, Column 2.
ANDERSSON	Algernon Lloyd A	Warrant Officer Class II (Air Gunner) 578780V, 15 Squadron, South African Air Force. Country of service South Africa. Killed in action while flying in a Martin Baltimore V, serial numbe4r FW822, 21 February 1945, out of Cesenatico, Italy, when his aircraft crashed into Lake Commacchio north of Ravenna, Italy. Aged 41. Son of Charles L. and Eily Andersson; husband of Joan M. Andersson. Panel 19, Column 2.
ANDREWS	Desmond L	Warrant Officer Class I 32839V, 26 Squadron, South African Air Force. Country of service South Africa. Killed while Flying while flying in a Vickers Wellington XI, aircraft serial number MP595, flying out of Takoradi, Gold Coast, 16 October 1944, when his aircraft dived into the sea during a practice flare drop and dummy attack while on a naval co-operation exercise. Panel 17, Column 2.
ANDREWS	Henry George	Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1332629, 14 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Alghero, Sardinia, Italy, in a Martin Marauder I, serial number FK110, when his aircraft was lost without trace during a low-level shipping reconnaissance sortie over the southern sector of the Adriatic Sea 9 May 1944. Aged 22. Native of Huntingdon. Son of Mrs. E. J. Andrews, of Huntingdon. Panel 14, Column 1.
ANDREWS	Leonard Charles	Sergeant 1379100, 179 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Gibraltar in a Vickers Wellington VIII, serial number HX749, when his aircraft was lost during an Anti-Submarine Warfare patrol over the Mediterranean 6 December 1942. Panel 3, Column 2.
ANGOVE	Leonard Pearce	Warrant Officer Class I 312902V, 17 Squadron, South African Air Force. Country of service South Africa. Killed in action fklying out of Alghero, Sardinia, Italy, in a Lockheed Ventura V, serial number JT884, when his aircfat was lost without trace during a sea patrol (aircraft serial unconfirmed) between 22 September 1944 and 23 September 1944. Aged 19. Native of Orkney, Transvaal, S Africa. Son of William P. and Cecelia M. E. Angove, of Orkney, Transvaal, South Africa. Panel 17, Column 2.
ANKON	Leopold	Pilot Officer (Pilot) 178169, 352 (Yugoslavian) Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Canne, Italy, in a Supermarine Spitfire VB, serial number EP309, when his aircraft was believed to have been shot down near Vrgorac, Croatia about 20 miles southwest of Mostar 25 September 1944. Native of Yugoslavia. Panel 13. Column 2.
ANTHONY	Leo Vernon	Sergeant (Navigator) 1313259, 153 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Maison Blanche, Algeria, in a Bristol Beaufighter VIF, serial number V8648, when his aircraft rashed near Bone, Algeria when intercepting an unidentified aircraft 23 June 1943. Aged 23. Native of Swansea, Glamorganshire. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Anthony; husband of Una Anthony, of Swansea. Panel 8, Column 1.
ANTHONY	Ronald David	Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 422529, 179 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. Country of service Australia. Killed in action flying out of Gibraltar in a Vickers Wellington XIV, serial number HF194, when his aircraft was lost without trace during an Anti-Submarine Warfare patrol between Gibraltar and Cape St Vincent, Portugal on the crew's first operation 17 January 1944. Aged 20. Native of Meadow Bank, New South Wales, Australia. Son of William and Eliza Johanna Anthony, of Meadow Bank, New South Wales, Australia. Panel 16, Column 2.
APPLEGATE	Alan Ashby	Flight Sergeant (Pilot) 1425580, 153 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Reghaia, Algeria, in a Bristol Beaufighter VIF, serial number V8872, when his aircraft was shot down by a Ju88 about 35 miles northwest of Algiers 8 March 1944. Aged 20. Native of Rotherham, Yorkshire. Son of Alfred and Kate Applegate, of Rotherham. Yorkshire. Panel 14, Column 1.
ARCHER	Charles Frederick	Flying Officer 123935, 272 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Ta Kali, Malta, 10 May 1943. Panel 6, Column 1.
ARCHIBALD	David Wann	Sergeant 1119171, 179 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Gibraltar, in a Vickers Wellington VIII, serial number HX749, when his aircraft was lost during an Anti-Submarine Warfare patrol over the Mediterranean 6 December 1942. Native of Penicuik, Midlothian. Panel 3, Column 2.
ARMITAGE	Eric Leonard	Warrant Officer 1434790, 357 Maintenance Unit, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed while based at Sinello, Italy, 24 August 1944. Aged 21. Native of Thorpe, Surrey. Son of Leonard Shaw Armitage, and of Annie Amelia Armitage, of Thorpe, Egham, Surrey. Panel 13, Column 2.
ARMSTRONG	Joseph Walter	Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1078075, 14 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Blida, Algeria, in a Martin Marauder I, serial number FK155, when his aircraft was lost without trace during a shipping reconnaissance sortie over the Tyrrenian Sea, probably shot down by fighters 9 May 1943. Aged 29. Native of Llandudno Junction, Caernarvonshire. Son of Charles Robert and Henrietta Jessie Armstrong, of Llandudno Junction, Caernarvonshire. Panel 8, Column 1.
ARMSTRONG	Lorne Oliver	Flying Officer (Pilot) J/9334, 13 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force. Country of service Canada. Killed in action flying out of Oulmene, Algeria, in a Bristol Blenheim V, serial number BA806, when his aircraft was shot down during a raid on Djebel Tebaga about 4 miles east of Beja, Tunisia, 20 March 1943. Native of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Panel 10, Column 1.
ARMSTRONG	Michael Francis	Leading Aircraftman 1571899, 225 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action while flying as a passenger out of Klagenfurt, Austria, in an Avro Lancaster I, serial number PD383, when the aircraft he was travelling in was lost without trace during a trooping flight off Corsica in bad weather while en route from Italy to United Kingdom in a 300 Squadron aircraft 5 November 1945. Aged 37. Native of Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland, Canada. Son of Thomas and Ellen Armstrong, of Little Bay, Notre Dame Bay, Newfoundland. Panel 19, Column 1.
ARMSTRONG	Norman Walter	Lieutenant (Air Gunner) 103840V, 31 Squadron, South African Air Force. Country of service South Africa. Lost without trace in bad weather during a sortie to drop supplies to partisans 12 miles northeast of Genoa, northern Italy between 12 October 1944 and 13 October 1944 flying out of Celone, Italy, in a Consolidated Liberator, serial number KH158. Panel 17, Column 1.
ARMSTRONG	Thomas	Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1342953, 142 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Kairouan West, Tunisia, in a Vickers Wellington X, serial number HE760, when his aircraft was lost without trace during a raid on Palermo, Sicily 7 July 1943. Aged 20. Native of Edinburgh. Son of James and Jean Armstrong, of Edinburgh. Panel 8, Column 1.
ARNOLD	Victor	Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1796322, 104 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Hani West, Tunisia, in a Vickers Wellington X, serial number HE611, when his aircraft was lost without trace during a raid on Perugia airfield about 85 miles north of Rome 30 October 1943. Aged 24. Native of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Son of Sarah Arnold, of Belfast, Northern Ireland. Panel 8, Column 1.
ARONSON	John Cecil	Lieutenant (Pilot) 206278V, 40 Squadron, South African Air Force. Country of service South Africa. Killed in action while flying a Supermarine Spitfire VC out of Trigno, Italy, when his aircaft was shot down off the coast near Anzio during an escort sortie 6 March 1944. Aged 22. Son of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Aronson. Panel 17, Column 1. See also Charterhouse School, Godalming, Surrey
ASHBY	Cyril Francis	Leading Aircraftman 1673246, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action at sea aboard SS Samuel J Tilden when it was bombed at Bari, Italy during an air raid by Ju88s 2 December 1943. Native of Harrow, Middlesex. Son of Harriet May Ashby; husband of Margaret Ann Ashby, of Harrow, Middlesex. Panel 9, Column 2.
ASHLEY	Frederick Clifford	Pilot Officer (Observer) 67649, 21 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Luqa, Malta, in a Bristol Blenheim IV, serial number Z9806, when his aircraft flew into the sea when turning to avoid high ground during a raid on shipping in Palermo harbour, the wop/ag survived 4 February 1942. Aged 21. Native of Bookham, Surrey. Son of Harry Harold and Dorothy May Ashley, of Bookham, Surrey. Panel 3, Column 1.
ASHLEY	John Douglas	Sergeant (Navigator) 1444510, 23 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Luqa, Malta, in a de Havilland Mosquito FBVI, serial number HJ789, when his aircraft was beleievd to have crashed in the sea during an intruder sortie to Vito Valentia in Calabria, Italy 2 August 1943. Aged 22. Native of of Newbold, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Son of Thomas and Amy Ashley, of Newbold, Chesterfield, Derbyshire. Panel 8, Column 1.
ASHLEY	Robert Joseph	Pilot Officer (Pilot) J/93511, 417 Squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force. Country of service Canada. Killed in action flying out of Bellaria, Italy, in a Supermarine Spitfire LFVIII, serial number JF958, when he crashed at Bonfice da Tagh, Italy due to engine failure while escorting Kittyhawks 15 January 1945. Native of Westmount, Quebec, Canada. Panel 19, Column 2.
ATKIN	Brian John	Flying Officer (Navigator) 156742, 39 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Alghero, Sardinia, Italy, in a Bristol Beaufighter TFX, serial number LZ143, when his aircraft was lost during an anti-shipping sweep off the west coast of Italy between La Spezia and Elba 9 June 1944. Aged 21. Native of Merton Park, Surrey. Son of Frederick and Ethel Mary Atkin, of Merton Park, Surrey. Panel 13, Column 1.
ATKINSON	Henry Neville	Flying Officer (Navigator) 113903, 500 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Gibraltar in a Lockheed Hudson when it was damaged by a depth charge explosion when sinking the U-boat U-259 north of Algiers, baled out but died, two of the crew survived, 15 November 1942. Aged 30. Native of York, Yorkshire. Son of Harry and Kate Atkinson; husband of Anne Atkinson, of York. Panel 2, Column 2.
ATKINSON	Wilfred George	Flight Sergeant (Pilot) 408668, 232 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. Country of service Australia. Killed on the ground in an enemy air raid on Lentini East, Sicily, Italy, 12 August 1943. Aged 23. Native of Hampton, Victoria, Australia. Son of Hector Rupert and Marion Atkinson, of Hampton, Victoria, Australia. Panel 11, Column 2.
ATTENBOROUGH	Patrick George	Flight Lieutenant 63793, 233 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Gibraltar in a Lockheed Hudson III, serial number AE591, when his aircraft was shot down by return fire during an attack on the U-boat U-565 south of the Balearic islands 1 November 1942. Aged 34. Native of Eggbuckland, Plymouth, Devon. Son of Capt. Ernest Attenborough and Helen Attenborough; husband of Rosa J. Attenborough, of Eggbuckland, Plymouth. Panel 2, Column 1.
ATTWELL	Neville Hamilton	Warrant Officer Class II 542643V, 26 Squadron, South African Air Force. Country of service South Africa. Killed in action flying out of Takoradi, Gold Coast in a Vickers Wellington XI, serial number HZ522, when his aircraft crashed into the sea during a SAR sortie searching for a missing Sunderland 3 October 1944. Aged 19. Native of Maraisburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Son of Leslie W. and Alma A. Attwell, of Maraisburg, Transvaal, South Africa. Panel 17, Column 2.
ATWELL	Gerald Joseph	Pilot Officer (Pilot) 411673, 614 Squadron, Royal Australian Air Force. Country of service Australia. Killed in action flying out of Celone, Italy, in a Handley Page Halifax II, serial number JN943, when his aircraft crashed into the sea, probably off Rodi, during a raid on railway yards at Mestre, Italy after being recalled due to bad weather 20 April 1944. Aged 27. Native of Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia. Son of Henry and Mary Atwell, of Port Kembla, New South Wales, Australia. Panel 16, Column 1.
AUGER	Henri Ferdinand	Flying Officer (Pilot) 41815, 261 Squadron, Royal Air Force. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Ta Kali, Malta, in a Hawker Hurricane IIB, serial number Z3032, when his aircraft was shot down by a Bf109 into the sea off Malta southeqast of Hal Far, baled out and seen in the water but was not rescued 23 April 1941. Native of Westmount, Quebec, Canada. Panel 1, Column 1.
AUSTIN	Derek Knight	Air Sergeant 206264V, 34 Squadron, South African Air Force. Country of service South Africa. Killed in action flying in a Consolidated Liberator BVI, serial number EW207, out of Celone, Italy, when his aircraft was lost without trace during a raid on the Verona marshalling yards in northern Italy between 2 March 1945 and 3 March 1945. Aged 21. Native of Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa. Son of Bernard L. and Peggy Austin, of Queenstown, Cape Province, South Africa. Panel 19, Column 2.
AUSTIN	James Francis	Flight Sergeant 1264204, 500 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Gibraltar but detailed to to Tafaraoui, Algeria, in a Lockheed Hudson VI, serial number FK401, when his aircraft was shot down in error by a RAF Beaufighter off Algiers, Algeria, 14 April 1943. Aged 20. Native of Hounslow, Middlesex. Son of Charles and Margaret Austin, of Hounslow, Middlesex. Panel 7, Column 1.
AUSTIN	Leonard John	Flight Sergeant (Navigator) 929361, 14 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Protville I, Tunisia, in a Martin Marauder I, serial number FK112, when his aircraft was lost without trace during an attack on a convoy off Sardinia during an anti-shipping reconnaissance 3 June 1943. Native of Beckenham, Kent. Son of Ernest Bell Austin and Florence Alice Austin, of Beckenham, Kent. Panel 7, Column 1.
AUSTIN	Ronald Joseph	Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 908623, 82 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Luqa, Malta, in a Bristol Blenheim IV, serial number V6460, when his aircraft was destroyed in the explosion of its own bombs when attacking an Axis convoy heading for Tripoli, the observer was rescued by an Italian warship, 27 May 1941. Aged 27. Native of Reading, Berkshire. Son of George Austin, and of Beatrice Emma Austin, of Reading, Berkshire. Panel 1, Column 2.
AVERILL	Charles Stewart McGregor	Sergeant 1551146, 500 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of La Senia, Algeria, in a Lockheed Ventura GRV, serial number FP546, when his aircraft crashed off Cap de l'Aiguille just east of Oran, Algeria 7 March 1944. Aged 21. Native of Bath, Somerset. Son of Thomas Henry Averill, M.A., and Jean Stewart Averill, of Bath, Somerset. Panel 14, Column 2.
AVERY	Nelson	Flying Officer (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) 134019, 142 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Kairouan West, Tunisia, in a Vickers Wellington X, serial number HE580, when his aircraft was lost without trace during a raid on Messina, Sicily, 13 July 1943. Mentioned in Despatches. Native of Darlington, Durham. Son of W. E. and Ella Avery, of Darlington, Co. Durham. Panel 6, Column 1.
AYLETT	Frank William	Warrant Officer Class II 542987V, 26 Squadron, South African Air Force. Country of service South Africa. Killed in action flying out of Takoradi, Gold Coast, in a Vickers Wellington XI, serial number HZ522, when the aircraft crashed into the sea during a SAR sortie searching for a missing Sunderland 3 October 1944. Panel 17, Column 2.
AYRES	Frank Owen George	Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1897726, 104 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Foggia Main, Italy, in a Consolidated Liberator BVI, serial number KK345, when his aircraft was lost without trace during a raid on marshalling yards at Novska 58 miles southeast of Zagreb, Yugoslavia 4 April 1945. Panel 18, Column 1.
AYTON	Wallace Henry	Sergeant (Air Gunner) 1269886, 14 Squadron, Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. Country of service United Kingdom. Killed in action flying out of Blida, Algeria, in a Martin Marauder I, serial number FK155, when his aircraft was lost without trace during a shipping reconnaissance sortie over the Tyrrenian Sea, probably shot down by fighters 9 May 1943. Aged 21. Native of East Dereham, Norfolk. Son of Frederick and Gertrude Mary Ayton, of Dereham, Norfolk. His brother Flt. Lieut. Gordon Frederick Ayton D.F.C., also died on service. Panel 8, Column 1.

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