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The FEW.
Let us give them the recognition and thanks they deserve.
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Lost his life this day 10th. February 1941.
PO. Richard Chester Lawson.
One of THE FEW.
Killed when his Hurricane was seen to go down in the sea on a Roadstead sortie.
He was never found.
Age 21.
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331
3K
Born this day 26th.December 1919.
PO. Arthur William Clarke.
One of THE FEW.
He was shot down in combat over the Kent coast and reported ‘Missing’.
However, an investigation of an aircraft which crashed and burned out near Romney Marsh, proved ...
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256
2K
Born this day 16th.January 1919.
PO. Peter Owen Denys Allcock.
One of THE FEW.
Killed when his Hurricane was attacked by Me109s and Macchi 202s and shot down.
Age 22. He has no known grave.
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286
2K
Born this day 26th.December 1915.
PO. Frederick Harry King. DFM.
One of THE FEW.
‘Missing’ last seen in pursuit of a Ju88 after an attack on Manston.
He was just 24 years of age. Never found.
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223
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Sgt. Geoffrey Gledhill.
One of THE FEW.
Killed on his first operational sortie.
August 11th. 1940.
Age 19. His body was washed ashore a month later and he is buried in Criquebeuf-en-Caux churchyard.
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240
2K
Born this day 24th. December 1919.
PO. Stanley Baker.
One of THE FEW.
He was reported ‘Missing’ on a sweep over France. His Spitfire was shot down off Boulogne.
He was never ever found.
Age 21.
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Gosh, 102 years old RAF pilot John Cruickshank who won a VC after sinking a U-boat will be there for the Queens funeral. He suffered over 70 wounds and he remains as the last living WW2 recipient of the VC - what a survivor he is.
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Born this day 12th.June 1920.
. Colin Hamilton MacFie. DFC.
One of THE FEW.
At some time he was in Stalag Luft 3.
He survived the War.
He moved to Attadale in Wester Ross and worked on local estates as a gardener.
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148
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. Roger Edward Guy Morewood.
One of THE FEW.
He survived the war.
Lived to age 98.
Ran a successful boarding kennel in Aberdeen.
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147
2K
Born this day 11th.June 1920.
Sgt. William Albert Peacock.
One of THE FEW.
He failed to return from combat over the Thames Estuary in his Hurricane.
He was presumed to have crashed into the sea and reported ‘Missing’.
He was never found.
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190
1K
Lost his life this day 11th. February 1941.
PO. Stanley Baker.
One of THE FEW.
He was reported ‘Missing’ on a sweep over France.
His Spitfire was shot down by an Me109 off Boulogne.
He was never found.
Age 21.
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169
1K
Born this day 12th.June 1919.
Sgt. Donald Duncan MacKinnon.
One of THE FEW.
He failed to return from a photographic-reconnaissance operation over Le Havre.
It is believed his Aircraft was shot down by an Me109.
Age 21.
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185
1K
Sgt. Jack Hardcastle.
One of THE FEW,
On the return leg of a night sortie to Manheim, his Blenheim crashed near Norfolk.
He was 19 and had completed 27 sorties, is buried at Whitkirk Cemetery, Leeds.
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185
1K
FlLt. Hugh Richard Aden Beresford.
One of THE FEW.
Shot down in his Hurricane over the Thames Estuary, it wasn’t until 1979 that excavations revealed his aircraft with his remains still in the cockpit.
Age 24.
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172
1K
Born this day 15th. January 1920.
FO. Hugh Harold Percy.
One of THE FEW.
Detailed info in Link above.
His Spitfire was shot down and he was killed, crashing into the sea.
He managed to bail out but his parachute malfunctioned.
Age 24.
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182
1K
PO. Walter Beaumont.
One of THE FEW.
He failed to return from an operational sortie. His Spitfire is believed to have crashed into the Channel, cause unknown.
Age 26. Awarded the DFC.
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194
1K
. Roland Anthony Lee Knight. DFC.
One of THE FEW.
He was killed on a sweep over France.
His Spitfire was shot down.
He is buried in Dunkirk Town Cemetery.
Age 24.
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171
1K
Born this day 14th.June 1915.
FO. William John Moir Scott.
One of THE FEW.
He was shot down in his Spitfire near Dover and killed.
His body was washed up two months later.
Age 25 he is buried in Dundee Western Cemetery, Angus.
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169
1K
Born this day 28th. May 1917.
PO. Clarence Alfred Blake Wallace.
Canadian One of THE FEW.
Making a sweep over the French coast near Dunkirk he was bounced by a large force of Me109’s. Five aircraft were lost.
One was his.
He was never ever found.
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182
1K
Born this day 6th. June 1920.
PO. John Allison George Chomley.
Rhodesian One of THE FEW.
He was reported ‘Missing’ after a combat with enemy aircraft off Portsmouth. His Hurricane is believed to have crashed into the sea.
Age 20 he was never ever found.
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156
1K
Born this day 14th. January 1917.
Sgt. Antonin Zavoral.
Czech One of THE FEW.
He was shot down by flak over the Dunkirk area in his Hurricane and killed.
His body was never recovered.
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155
1K
Born this day 28th. December 1915.
Sgt. Otto Pavlu.
Czech One of THE FEW.
Airborne in his Spitfire, escorting Whirlwinds on Roadstead 60, his aircraft took a direct flak hit in the cockpit and went into the sea.
He was never found.
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155
1K
Born this day 15th.January 1919.
FO. Charles Harvey Bacon.
One of THE FEW.
He collided with another Spitfire in a practice dogfight and was killed.
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131
1K
PO. Percival Harold Beake.
Canadian One of THE FEW.
Awarded the DFC.
He survived and lived to age 99.
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109
1K
Born this day 21st.January 1910.
FO. Franciszek Gruska.
Polish One of THE FEW.
He was seen dog-fighting over Canterbury and Manston, chasing an enemy fighter.
In 1975 the wreck of is Spitfire was found in marshy ground at Stodmarsh near Canterbury.
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188
1K
Born this day 7th. January 1920.
Sgt. Malcolm Gray.
One of THE FEW.
He was shot down in flames in his Spitfire and killed.
Two brothers on the ground attempted to get through the flames to save him.
Age 20.
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182
1K
Born this day 10th.June 1911.
PO. David Stewart Harrison.
One of THE FEW.
He was shot down by Me109s over the Solent. His Hurricane went into the sea and he was reported ‘Missing’.
His body washed ashore at Brighton.
Age 29.
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157
1K
Born this day 9th. February 1917.
FO. Thomas Peter Kingsland Higgs.
One of THE FEW.
He was the first RAF fighter pilot to be lost in combat during the Battle of Britain.
Age 23. His body washed ashore after he was shot down.
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156
1K
Only 1 of The Few born this day. : )
Born this day 13th. June 1918.
Sgt. Peter Sydney Hawke.
One of THE FEW.
He was awarded the AFC.
He survived the War.
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128
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Born this day 9th.June 1917.
PO. William Winder McConnell. DFC.
Irish One of THE FEW.
He was captured and imprisoned in Stalag Luft 111.
He survived the War.
He joined Aer Lingus and served with them for 30 years.
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The Battle of Britain 1940.
From the very start this has always been one of my favourite photos.
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Born this day 17th. February 1919.
PO. John Sinclair Bucknall Jones.
One of THE FEW.
His Spitfire was shot down .
Age 21.
His body washed ashore.
The Germans buried him in the local cemetery on the same day.
He was re-interred in Le Havre.
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129
1K
Born this day 31st.December 1918.
PO. William Arthur Middleton.
New Zealand One of THE FEW.
Taking off for a sweep over France, His Spitfire was shot down. He bailed out but was too low for his parachute to operate.
Age 22.
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134
1K
Born this day 14th. January 1915.
FO. Douglas Robert Gamblen.
One of THE FEW.
He was reported ‘Missing’ in his Spitfire following a combat with Ju87s and me109s over Dover.
Age 25. he was never ever found.
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141
1K
. Hugh Norman Tamblym. DFC.
Canadian One of THE FEW.
Shot down into the sea, perhaps by return fire. He radioed that his Hurricane was on fire. A search found his body, unwounded. He had died from exposure and cold.
Age 23.
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1K
Killed on this day 7th.June. 1940.
New Zealander FO. Edgar James Kain ( Cobber Kain) DFC.
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Wing Commander Brendan Eamonn Fergus "Paddy" Finucane .
One of THE FEW. DFC .
attending Buckingham Palace with his mother, Florence to receive his Distinguished Service Order medal. He was later awarded two bars to his DFC.
Killed France, on 15 July 1942, aged 21 years.
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131
1K
Sgt. Joseph Pearson Morrison.
One of THE FEW.
He was shot down in his Hurricane in combat with enemy fighters over Dungeness.
Aged 25 he is buried in St Andrew's and Jesmond Cemetery, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
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139
1K
Born this day 29th. December 1910.
Sgt. Robert Crombie.
One of THE FEW.
Killed when his aircraft was shot down into the Channel.
He was 29 years of age and never ever found.
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132
1K
Born this day 2nd. February. 1916.
. Charles Earle Bowen.
One of THE FEW.
In October 1940 he was reported ‘Missing’ in his Hurricane after combat with Me110’s over the Isle of Wight.
Age 24.
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134
1K
Born this day 17th May 1915.
PO. James Richebourg Buchanan.
One of THE FEW.
He was reported ‘Missing’ after engaging a force of Ju87s off Weymouth.
His Spitfire was shot down into the sea.
Age 25.
Never ever found.
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134
1K
Born this day 10th.June 1916.
PO. Denis Norman Evelyn Smith.
One of THE FEW.
He was killed in combat with Me110s over Convoy ‘Booty’ east of Harwick.
His Spitfire came down in the sea and his body was washed ashore 12 days later on the Belgian coast.
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133
1K
Sgt. Kenneth Gaston Gresty.
One of THE FEW.
His Blenheim was shot down off the Brittany coast by Me109s during an anti shipping patrol.
Age 19.
He was never found.
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97
1K
Born this day 18th. May 1915.
. James Baird Coward. AFC.
One of THE FEW.
His Spitfire was shot down.Badly injured, his leg had to be amputated.
He later retired to Australia.
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94
1K
Born on this day 29th.January 1914.
FO. Richard Lindsay Glyde. DFC.
Australian One of THE FEW.
His Hurricane was hit by return fire and
he crashed into the sea.
He was never seen again.
Lost forever.
This officer showed great dash and offensive spirit .
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130
1K
PO. Donald Kennedy MacDonald.
One of THE FEW.
He failed to return from combat with Me109s over Dover.
His elder brother was also killed just one month later.
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133
1K
Born this day 25th. January 1918.
FO. David Harry Wellsted Hanson.
One of THE FEW.
He was shot down in his Hurricane and killed.
Age 22.
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135
1K
Born this day 2nd.April 1919.
Sgt. John Hugh Mortimer Ellis.
The ‘Cockney Sparrow”.
One of THE FEW.
Very interesting read in Link.
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123
1K
Born this day 16th.January 1919.
Sgt. Arthur Willson Cook. DFM.
One of THE FEW.
He survived the War.
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109
1K
Born this day 29th. May 1919.
Sgt. Kenneth Barton Smith.
One of THE FEW.
He failed to return from an action off St. Catherine’s Point in his Hurricane.
Age 21 he was never ever found.
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146
1K
Wing Commander Tim Elkington.
One of THE FEW.
On the day he was shot down...witnessed by his mother!!
He lived to the grand age of 98.
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115
1K
Born this day 7th. February 1914.
Sgt. Harry Steere. DFM. DFC.
One of THE FEW.
He was killed on a Raid.
Buried in St. Erblon Communal Cemetery, France.
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111
1K
Born this day 20th. January 1920.
PO. Cecil Reginald Young.
Born in Kuala Lumpur.
One of THE FEW.
He was shot down in his Hurricane and killed.
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133
1K
Sgt. Thomas Brian Kirk.
One of THE FEW.
His Spitfire was shot down over Maidstone. He baled out severely wounded.
Age 22 he died of his wounds.
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123
1K
Born this day 23rd. January 1920.
PO. Edward Maurice Gunter.
One of THE FEW.
Shot down in his Hurricane, he baled out but was killed when his parachute failed to open.
Age 20.
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131
1K
Born this day 14th. May 1919.
Sgt. Frederick William Eley..
One of THE FEW.
His Spitfire went down burning off Folkestone Harbour.
His Spitfire was brought ashore and Fred’s body was recovered from the cockpit.
Age 21.
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128
1K
Born this day 6th. February 1919.
. Reginald Frank Rimmer.
One of THE FEW.
He was shot down and killed in combat with Me109s.
His Hurricane exploded.
Age 21.
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116
1K
Lost his life this day 15th. February 1941.
PO. Vernon Charles ‘Shorty’ Keough.
American One of THE FEW.
At 4' 10" he was the smallest pilot in the RAF and had to use two cushions in his Spitfire to see out of the cockpit.
He was never found. Age 29.
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122
1K
Born this day 9th. February 1911.
PO. Norman Basil Shorrocks.
One of THE FEW.
His Blenheim was shot down by Me109s and he was killed.
Never found. Age 29.
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120
1K
Born this day 11th. January 1916.
Sgt. Ronald Frank Willis.
One of THE FEW.
He was killed when his Beaufighter crashed.
He is buried in Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff.
Age 25.
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126
1K
Born this day 5th.June 1913.
Sgt. Thomas Emrys Westmoreland.
One of THE FEW.
He failed to return from combat with Me109s over Canterbury in his Spitfire.
No trace of his body was ever found.
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132
1K
PO. Ralph Stidson Don.
One of THE FEW.
He was reported ‘Missing’ when his Mosquito was lost without a trace on a raid to Kassel.
Age 25 he was never ever found.
Awarded the DFC. for his work with 142 Squadron.
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158
1K
Sgt. Douglas Alfred Charles Hunt.
One of THE FEW.
Hit by return fire from a Ju88 he baled out. He was taken to Dunkirk by the French, handed over to the British and taken out by launch to a destroyer, which arrived in Dover at 2am the next morning.....
8
86
1K
Born on this day 29th.January 1917.
Sgt. Francis Richard Walker-Smith.
One of THE FEW.
Killed age 24.
14
111
1K
Born on this day 29th.January 1918.
PO. George Douglas Calderhead.
One of THE FEW.
Killed age 23.
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121
1K
Born this day 8th. February 1918.
FO. Keith Temple Lofts. DFC.
One of THE FEW.
Survived the War.
Tragically killed in a flying accident 1951.
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77
1K
Born this day 18th. February 1918.
PO. Charles Anthony Woods-Scawen. DFC.
One of THE FEW.
Shot down in combat with Me109s and was killed.
He was the younger brother of F/O PP Woods-Scawen, who had been killed the day before.
Age 22.
26
107
1K
Born this day 19th May 1918.
Sgt. William Jack Scott.
New Zealand One of THE FEW.
Awarded the DFM.
He survived the War.
13
118
1K
Born this day 31st.January 1913.
S.Ldr. John Sample.
One of THE FEW.
He was a gifted musician, being accomplished on a number of different instruments including the flute, concertina and Northumbrian pipes.
Awarded the DFC.
Killed age 28.
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122
1K
Born this day 5th. January 1914.
Sgt. David John North-Bomford.
One of THE FEW.
He survived the War but tragically he took his own life at a family property in Ireland in 1949.
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109
1K
On the 26th May 1940
PO. Kenneth Grahame Hart.
One of THE FEW.
Over the Calais-Dunkirk area his Spitfire was hit and he made a forced landing on the beach.
He managed to escape…reporting he was going to torch his Spitfire.
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117
990
Born this day 1st.February 1915.
PO. John Redman.
One of THE FEW.
He is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial at Kranji.
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106
990
PO. Donald Kennedy MacDonald.
One of THE FEW.
He failed to return from combat with Me109s over Dover in his Spitfire.
he was never found.
His elder brother was killed in action a month later.
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Born this day 21st.February 1910.
S.Ldr. Douglas Robert Bader.
One of THE FEW.
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PO. Johannes Roelof Stephanus Oelofse .
South African One of THE FEW.
He was shot down and killed in combat with enemy fighters south of the Isle of Wight.
His body washed ashore at Worthing.
Age 23.
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117
984
Born this day 19th. January 1921.
Sgt. Oliver Vincent Houghton.
One of THE FEW.
He was shot down and killed in combat over Ashford.
Age 19.
22
111
968
Born this day 15th.January 1920. Dublin.
Irish One of THE FEW.
Survived the War.
He flew with Aer Lingus for four years, then went into advertising.
11
98
963
Born this day 17th.January 1921.
Sgt. Cyril Bob Brown. CBE.
One of THE FEW.
He survived.
4
97
962
Lost his life this day 9th. April 1941.
PO. John Hampton Rowden.
One of THE FEW.
His mother drowned herself in the nearby Thames. His father passed away ten days later.
John was shot down in his Spitfire by an Me109 whilst on a Rhubarb and killed.
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131
969
The Battle of Britain. From the 10 July – 31 October 1940.
Lost his life this day 31st. August 1940.
We lost 9 of THE FEW this day.
S.Ldr. Harold Morley Starr.
One of THE FEW.
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982
Born this day 25th.February 1919.
Sgt. Ronald Eric Plant.
One of THE FEW.
His Spitfire collided with an He111 which was attacking over Faversham.
He crashed and burned out.
His body was recovered and taken back under escort to Coventry.
Age 21.
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85
971
Born this day 20th.February 1921.
PO. Ernest Cecil John Wakeham. DFC.
One of THE FEW.
He damaged a Me110 but was stunned by a glancing bullet whilst attacking and lost consciousness. He came to after falling 5,000 feet and returned to the attack.
Age 19
7
85
969
Born this day 3rd. June 1920.
Sgt. Kenneth Taylor.
One of THE FEW.
Awarded the DFC.
He survived the war.
8
123
952
Born this day 26th. January 1916.
Sgt. Arthur Edward Binham.
One of THE FEW.
He survived the War.
5
98
959
Lost his life this day. 12th. January 1941.
PO. William Lidstone McKnight. DFC.
Canadian One of THE FEW.
He never returned from a Rhubarb operation over the French coast. He either fell to flak or an Me109 spotted in the area.
34
112
957
Born this day 1st. April 1919.
PO. John Howard.
One of THE FEW.
He was killed when his Spitfire was shot down by an Me109.
His body was washed ashore a month later at Audinghen and he was buried, aged 22, in Marquise Communal Cemetery.
38
123
952
Born this day 2nd. June 1914.
PO. Tadeusz Nowak. VM. KW.
Polish One of THE FEW.
He was shot down in his Spitfire and went into the sea near Dover. All efforts to save him failed and he was drowned.
48
151
947
Born this day 8th.June 1917.
PO. Geoffrey Ryding Bennette. (left in photo)
One of THE FEW.
He was reported ‘Missing’ after operations over the Channel.
His Hurricane was shot down by ground fire whilst supporting the Dieppe Raid.
He was never found.
47
133
943
Born this day 14th. February 1919.
PO. Desmond Hayward Sidley Kay.
One of THE FEW.
Awarded the DFC.
He was killed when his Mosquito came down in Belgium, cause unknown.
He is buried in Adinkerke Military Cemetery, Belgium.
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92
944
Born this day 12th. February 1913.
PO. Jaroslav Sterbacek.
Czech One of THE FEW.
He was shot down and killed by Me109s.
He was the first Czech airman killed in action with the RAF.
He was never found.
26
110
946
Born this day 9th.June 1918.
FO. Peter Wyatt-Smith.
One of THE FEW.
He was killed Jan.1945 in a flying accident while serving with 165 Sqd.
Age 26 he was buried in Haycombe Cemetery, Englishcombe, Somerset.
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119
936
Born this day 27th.February 1915.
PO.Gordon Alfred Denby. DFC.
One of THE FEW.
Killed when his Beaufighter engine failed and the aircraft came down in the sea.
He was never found.
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89
946
Lost his life this day 1st. Sept.1940.
Sgt. John Hugh Mortimer.
The Cockney Sparrow.
One of THE FEW.
Full account in Link above.
40
107
931
Born this day 28th. December 1918.
PO. Richard Leoline Jones.
One of THE FEW.
He survived.
5
74
931
Born this day 15th.May 1918. PO. William Tower-Perkins. One of THE FEW. …He was shot down in action with Ju88’s. He baled out wounded and burned. He suffered from this for the rest of his life. He was a founder-member of the Guinea Pig Club.
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97
926
Lost his life this day. 10th January 1941.
Sgt. Laurence Eric Freese.
One of THE FEW.
On an anti-shipping strike he was sent too far out and ran out of fuel on the return trip.
He was fatally injured attempting to make a forced-landing at Detling.
Age 24.
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117
933
Lost his life this day 8th. February 1941.
PO. Kenneth Alfred George Graham.
Born in East Ham.
One of THE FEW.
Aloft in a Whirlwind, he was damaged by return fire and crashed onto the sea.
Killed age 20.
Never found.
No photo. No Grave.
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108
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