Men of the Battle of Britain: A Supplementary Volume

By Kenneth G. Wynn

“Tells about various details of data, squadrons, training, life path, passport photos and more. This supplement contains addition for about 350(!) airmen.” —Aviation Book Reviews

Since it was first published in 1989, Men of the Battle of Britain, the complete third edition of which was published in 2015, has become a standard reference book for academics and researchers interested in the Battle of Britain. This remarkable publication records the service details of every airman who took part in the Battle of Britain, and who earned the Battle of Britain Clasp, in considerable detail. Where known, an individual’s various postings and their dates are included, as are promotions, decorations, and successes claimed while flying against the enemy. There is also much personal detail, often including dates and places of birth, civilian occupations, dates of death and place of burial or, for those with no known grave, place of commemoration. There are many wartime head-and-shoulders photographs.

Inevitably, the passage of time ensures that there is a constant reevaluation of the wealth of information contained within Men of the Battle of Britain. At the same time, since the 2015 edition it has been possible to expand many individual entries, some 330 in total, to give some idea of the wider social context around the aircrew who earned the Battle of Britain Clasp. This has been achieved by reference to existing sources, including information supplied by The Few themselves and their relatives over many years, as well as new research.

This invaluable supplement to the 2015 edition ensures that these additions and revisions are available to all researchers, historians, enthusiasts and general readers.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
• Release date: Jan 18, 2021
• ISBN: 9781526785282

Kenneth G. Wynn

KENNETH G. WYNN was born in London and was at school there during the Battle of Britain. He later served in the RAF, before moving to New Zealand, where he has lived for many years. He has written books on New Zealand holders of the Battle of Britain Clasp, the Charge of the Light Brigade and U-boats.

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MEN OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

A Supplementary Volume

The 1939-1945 Star with the clasp ‘Battle of Britain’ was issued to all aircrew from across the Empire and its allies who flew operationally with any of the squadrons listed below between the July 10th and October 31st 1940.

The following squadrons and units were eligible for the Battle of Britain clasp:

Squadrons

1, 1 (RCAF), 3, 17, 19, 23, 25, 29, 32, 41, 43, 46, 54, 56, 64, 65, 66, 72, 73, 74, 79, 85, 87, 92, 111, 141, 145, 151, 152, 213, 219, 222, 229, 232, 234, 235, 236, 238, 242, 245, 247, 248, 249, 253, 257, 263, 264, 266, 302, 303, 310, 312, 501, 504, 600, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 607, 609, 610, 611, 615 and 616.

Flights

421, 422 and the Fighter Interception Unit

Fleet Air Arm

804 and 808 Naval Air Squadrons

Those pilots and other aircrew who may have been on the strength of any of the above units but who did not fly operationally, or those from other units who may have been in combat, did not receive the clasp.

MEN OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

A Supplementary Volume

Kenneth G. Wynn

A Supplementary Volume to the Biographical Directory of ‘The Few’

The pilots and aircrew from throughout the British Empire and its allies who flew with the Royal Air Force, Fighter Command, between July 10th and October 31st 1940, and earned the ‘immediate’ award of the 1939-1945 Star with Battle of Britain Clasp.

Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton GCB, LLD(Hon), DSc(Hon) BSc, FRAeS, CCMI, RAF

MEN OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

A Supplementary Volume

First published in 2020 by Frontline Books,

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This Supplementary Volume to the Men of the Battle of Britain,

the Biographical Directory of ‘The Few’, is published in association with

The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust CIO,

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The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust CIO is the charity charged with caring for the National Memorial to the Few at Capel-le-Ferne in Kent. The Trust also works to preserve the memory of Churchill’s ‘Few’, the men who took part in the Battle of Britain and protected the United Kingdom from invasion in the summer and early autumn of 1940.

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CONTENTS

Foreword

Acknowledgments For This Supplement

Author’s Introduction

Author’s Note to the 2020 Supplement

‘THE MEN’

Index of updated entries

Author’s Notes

Updated entries

The Memorials

Glossary

Squadrons & Units in the Battle

Selected Bibliography

For Anah

For her constant encouragement,

unfailing support and invaluable

commonsense

MEN OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN

A Supplementary Volume by Kenneth G. Wynn

Foreword by Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Dalton GCB, LLD(Hon), DSc(Hon) BSc, FRAeS, CCMI, RAF. President, The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust CIO

Since it was first published in 1989, Men of the Battle of Britain, the complete third edition of which was published in 2015, has become a standard reference book for academics and researchers interested in the Battle of Britain. This remarkable publication records the service details of every airman who took part in the Battle of Britain and who earned the Battle of Britain Clasp. Where known, individuals’ postings – locations and dates - are included, as are promotions, decorations, and successes claimed whilst flying against the enemy. There is also considerable personal detail, often including dates and places of birth, civilian occupations, dates of death and place of burial or for those with no known grave, the place of commemoration. There are many wartime head-and-shoulders photographs recorded in this book.

Inevitably, the passage of time ensures that there is a constant re-evaluation of the wealth of information contained within Men of the Battle of Britain. At the same time, since the 2015 edition, it has been possible to expand many individual entries to give some idea of the wider social context around the aircrew whom earned the Battle of Britain Clasp. This has been achieved by reference to known reliable sources, including information supplied by ‘The Few’ themselves and their relatives and that discovered from new research.

This invaluable supplement to the 2015 edition ensures that these additions and revisions are available to all researchers, historians, enthusiasts and general readers.

KENNETH G. WYNN was born in London and was at school there during the Battle of Britain. He later served in the RAF, before moving to New Zealand, where he has lived for many years. He has written books on New Zealand holders of the Battle of Britain Clasp, the Charge of the Light Brigade and U-boats.

•This publication is a vital addition to the original 2015 edition of Men of the Battle of Britain published by Frontline

•All updated biographical entries from the 2015 edition of Men of the Battle of Britain are included in full in this supplement

•Many of the individual entries have been expanded to give some idea of the wider social context around the aircrew who earned the Battle of Britain Clasp; this has been achieved by reference to known sources, including information supplied by The Few themselves and their relatives, as well as that found by new research

•Includes a completely new entry to Men of the Battle of Britain – Sergeant Pilot Donald Brown, who served on 604 Squadron in the Battle of Britain, but, whose entitlement to the Battle of Britain Clasp, was only confirmed in March 2019

•Complementing the biographical entries, extracts from the service histories of squadrons and units officially recorded as taking part in the Battle of Britain have also been included, detailing bases and aircraft flown

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS FOR THIS SUPPLEMENT

The research carried out in producing the enhanced entries for this supplement to the third edition has been co-ordinated by Geoff Simpson, who also undertook a significant amount of the research himself. He has been greatly assisted, in particular, by Gladys Armstrong, a genealogist, Gerry Burke and Edward McManus, who curates the website associated with the Battle of Britain London Monument. at bbm.org.uk.

As the work, which continues, has not had to be conducted within the framework inevitably imposed by the original printed format of Men of the Battle of Britain, it has been possible to expand individual entries to give some idea of the wider social context around the aircrew who earned the Battle of Britain Clasp. This has been achieved by reference to existing sources, including information supplied by The Few themselves and their relatives over many years, as well as new research.

The Trust is also grateful to the relatives and friends of the Few who have contributed in the form of photographs and documents.

Key sources, such as the National Archives, the Air Historical Branch (RAF), the RAF College, Cranwell, the RAF Museum and the RAF Historical Society, have been consulted, as well as many publications.

Others who have helped with these entries include:- Kristen Alexander, David J Bailey, Deborah Burns, Laurie Chester, Adrian Cork (www.themerseysidefew.com), Sebastian Cox OBE, Helen Crozier, Group Captain Alex Dickson, OBE, Audrey Gomez, Major Jules Gomez, Beverly Hallam, Families in British India Society, Mark Hillier, Richard Hunting, CBE, Wing Commander C G Jefford, MBE, Anne Keleny, Martin Mace, Simon Muggleton, Geoff Nutkins, Air Commodore Graham Pitchfork, MBE, John Pulfer BEM, Dilip Sarkar, MBE, Andy Saunders, Wing Commander Andy Simpson RAFVR(T) rtd, Margaret Simpson, Paul Stevens, Librarian and Archivist, Repton School, Dean Sumner, Andy Thomas, Janet Tootal, BEM, Group Captain Patrick Tootal, OBE, DL, Sarah Warren, School Librarian, Eton College.

AUTHOR’S INTRODUCTION TO THE 2015 EDITION

This book does not give an account of the Battle of Britain, nor will it deal with the events leading up to it or with the technical details of the types of aircraft which took part. These aspects of the Battle have all been very adequately covered in hundreds of books over the past sixty years.

‘The Few’ is a term that was immortalised by Winston Churchill in his speech to the House of Commons on August 20 1940. In fact the term is rather deceptive. ‘The Few’ numbers over 2,900 men who qualify for the Battle of Britain clasp to the 1939-1945 Star, a campaign medal. The clasp is a symbol which denotes that its wearer was a pilot or aircrew member in the Battle of Britain and who served in an eligible squadron or unit of Fighter Command, or to have served in one of the Coastal Command or Fleet Air Arm squadrons that were seconded to Fighter Command for periods between July 10 and October 31 1940. The minimum requirement for the award of the clasp was to have flown at least one authorised operational sortie between these dates, whilst serving with one of the 71 eligible units.

The vast majority of ‘The Few’ were British. Many men served in the pre-war Royal Air Force, either as officers with permanent, non-permanent or short service commissions, or as NCO pilots, many of whom had originally joined asaircraft apprentices or had re-mustered from their basic technical trades or as Airmen aircrew, flying as air gunners or observers.

Flying alongside these career airmen in the Battle were the ‘weekend fliers’ of the Auxiliary Air Force, the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve and men from the University Air Squadrons. These were men who had trained in their spare time and were mobilised shortly before the outbreak of war. In addition there were other men flying in the Battle, mainly in aircrew categories, who volunteered for aircrew in the early months of the war and then completed their training in time to be posted to operational units to take part in the Battle. Finally, there were more than 50 pilots of the Fleet Air Arm, some flying in the Battle with RAF fighter squadrons and the remainder serving with 804 and 808 Naval Air Squadrons on dockyard defence.

From the Commonwealth came pilots from Australia, Canada, Rhodesia, South Africa and Ireland and pilots, observers and air gunners from New Zealand and one observer from Jamaica. Also in the cosmopolitan make-up of ‘The Few’ were pilots from Czechoslovakia, France, Poland and the United States and pilots and a few wireless operator/air gunners from Belgium. To complete the number of participants, there was one stateless man, who had been Austrian before 1938.

Research on many of these airmen is ongoing and will continue to be so, at least for the foreseeable future. This edition includes the results of a further ten years’ research, undertaken since the publication of the previous, second, edition in 1999. The vast majority of individual write-ups have been amended, with varying amounts of new information.

There is a continuing discussion as to whether certain men on the Battle of Britain Roll should in fact be on it at all. In the light of documentary evidence, principally from The National Archives, I have omitted some men that have been included in previous books of mine. In other cases, where inclusion is questionable, I have left in the men concerned, on the basis of their long-time acceptance by the Battle of Britain Fighter Association.

In this edition, new names have been added, which, as far as I know, have never previously appeared on the Roll. These inclusions are backed up by documentary evidence, again principally from The National Archives. Some have appeared in my previous editions as ‘unknowns’, about whom no information had been found. Identifying information has now come to light for them.

Also included this time are some men from 263 and 616 Squadrons. The Operations Record Books of these two units are somewhat lacking, with the result that documentary evidence is not available to confirm the eligibility of the said men. However, I have made this quite clear in each man’s individual account. Until such time as confirmation or denial can be proven, they have been included.

As far as illustrations are concerned, nearly 300 new ones have been added. The quality of some of the photographs still leaves much to be desired but this is inevitable with enlargements from copies of copies, many of which are from original photographs taken with what are now considered primitive box cameras.

It is a source of satisfaction to me that this edition contains likenesses of so many of the men who flew in the Battle of Britain. I feel that it adds the human aspect of those involved.

As a subject of interest, the Battle of Britain seems to be gaining momentum with each succeeding generation, rather than losing it. Its importance to the war’s final outcome cannot be over-stated, in spite of some opinions expressed in a few recently-published books.

As ever, I continue to have an unbounded admiration for ‘The Few’, for the men who won the Battle of Britain. This new edition is a further attempt on my part to record those men for posterity, to tell who they were and to give some account of what became of the survivors after the Battle and their subsequent activities in every theatre of war.

I am very proud to have been in the Royal Air Force myself and to have trained for aircrew. Peter Townsend’s reference to the RAF being ‘the best flying club in the world’ would seem to be a very apt description.

Kenneth G. Wynn

Auckland, New Zealand, 2015

AUTHOR’S NOTE TO THE 2020 SUPPLEMENT

For the first edition of Men of the Battle, published in 1989, the author adopted a specific style. In subsequent editions this style evolved and in the third, fully revised, edition it evolved further. This trend has continued in the updates which comprise the main text of this Supplement. Included now are more family and social background including some references to nicknames which were previously omitted.

There are also some changes to the way in which German aircraft types and RAF aircraft codes are depicted.

In a work of this magnitude there are other minor evolutions to language and grammar. An example of this more mundane evolution is the use of (qv) where, over editions, it is likely that both (qv) and (q.v.) will be seen. In addition, the use of this abbreviation refers to an entry in the latest (2015) full (third) edition of the book.

This supplement has a mixed representation of style which is derived from the previously published editions and supplements.

THE MEN

What General Weygand called the Battle of France is over. I expect that the Battle of Britain is about to begin. The whole fury and might of the enemy must very soon be turned on us. Hitler knows that he will have to break us in this island or lose the War. If we can stand up to him, all Europe may be free and the life of the world may move forward to broad sunlit lands. But if we fail, then the whole world, including the United States, including all we have known and cared for, will sink into the abyss of a new Dark Age made more sinister and perhaps more protracted, by the lights of perverted science. Let us therefore brace ourselves to our duties and so bear ourselves that, if the British Empire and its Commonwealth last for a thousand years, men will still say ‘This was their finest hour’.

Winston Churchill, June 18 1940

The gratitude of every home in our Island, in our Empire, and indeed throughout the world, except in the abodes of the guilty, goes out to the British airmen, who, undaunted by odds, unwearied in their constant challenge and mortal danger, are turning the tide of the world war by their prowess and devotion. Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few.

Winston Churchill, August 20 1940

INDEX

Updated Entries to Men of the Battle (3rd Edition) since publication

Hubert Hastings ADAIR

580088 Sgt Pilot British 151 and 213 Squadrons

Raymond Charles Andre AEBERHARDT

42781 PO Pilot British 19 Squadron

Edward Ariss ALEXANDER

88648 Sgt Pilot British 236 Squadron

John William Edward ALEXANDER

42178 PO Pilot British 151 Squadron

John Laurance ALLEN

70008 PO Pilot British 54 Squadron

Charles Francis AMBROSE

42583 PO Pilot British 46 Squadron

Richard AMBROSE

73040 PO Pilot British 25 and 151 Squadrons

Christopher John Drake ANDREAE

70018 FO Pilot British 64 Squadron

Alexander Nelson Robert Langley APPLEFORD

42736 PO Pilot British 66 Squadron and 421 Flt

Charles John ARTHUR

42090 PO Pilot British 248 Squadron

Robert Clifford Vacy ASH

31023 FL Air Gunner British 264 Squadron

Harold Derrick ATKINSON

33418 PO Pilot British 213 Squadron

David Hart AYERS

740696 Sgt Pilot British 600 and 74 Squadrons

Charles Albert Henry AYLING

561455 Sgt Pilot British 43 and 66 Squadrons, 421 Flight

Cyril Frederick BABBAGE

89298 Sgt Pilot British 602 Squadron

Douglas Robert Steuart BADER

26151 SL Pilot British 242 Squadron

Henry Noel Dawson BAILEY

84957 PO Pilot British 54 Squadron

Henry Collingham BAKER

41146 FO Pilot British 41 Squadron and 421 Flight

Richard George Arthur BARCLAY

74661 FO Pilot British 249 Squadron

Philip Henry BARRAN

90323 FO Pilot British 609 Squadron

Norman Percy Gerald BARRON

88649 Sgt Pilot British 236 Squadron

Leonard Harold BARTLETT

102959 Sgt Pilot British 17 Squadron

Gordon Herbert BATCHELOR

86343 PO Pilot British 54 Squadron

David Walter BAYNE

26077 SL Pilot British 257 Squadron

Geoffrey Theodore BAYNHAM

41518 FO Pilot British 234 and 152 Squadrons

Percival Harold BEAKE

84923 PO Pilot Canadian 64 Squadron

Francis Victor BEAMISH

16089 WC Pilot Irish 151, 56, 249 and 257 Squadrons

Eric Walter BEARDMORE

C820 FO Pilot Canadian 1 (RCAF) Squadron

Hugh John Sherard BEAZLEY

73023 PO Pilot British 249 Squadron

Henry William BEGGS

Sub-Lieutenant (FAA) Pilot British 151 Squadron

James Gillies BENSON

81365 PO Pilot British 141 Squadron

Hugh Richard Aden BERESFORD

37150 FL Pilot British 257 Squadron

Ronald BERRY

78538 PO Pilot British 603 Squadron

Eric George BIDGOOD

42098 PO Pilot British 229 and 85 Squadrons

Maurice Andrew BIRRELL

Midshipman (FAA) Pilot British 79 and 804 Squadrons

Minden Vaughan BLAKE

36095 SL Pilot New Zealander 238 and 234 Squadrons

John Wellburn BLAND

90895 PO Pilot British 601 and 501 Squadrons

Frank BLENKHARN

1002007 Sgt Radar Operator British 25 Squadron

Glendon Bulmar BOOTH

748586 Sgt Pilot British 85 Squadron

Robert Findlay BOYD

90165 FL Pilot British 602 Squadron

Guy Rawstron BRANCH

90137 FO Pilot British 145 Squadron

Colin Peter Noel BRETT

39850 FO Pilot British 17 Squadron

MEN OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN – A SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUME

Dennis Rushworth BRIGGS

580535 Sgt Observer British 236 Squadron

John William BROADHURST

41898 PO Pilot British 222 Squadron

Bernard Walter BROWN

41548 PO Pilot New Zealander 610 and 72 Squadrons

Donald BROWN

563089 Sgt Pilot British 604 Squadrons

Ronald John Walker BROWN

44925 PO Pilot British 111 Squadron

James Alan BUCK

742235 Sgt Pilot British 43 Squadron

John Stanley BUCKNOLE

745402 Sgt Pilot British 54 Squadron

Cecil Halford BULL

37594 FO Pilot British 25 Squadron

Douglas Campbell BUNCH

115674 Sgt Air Gunner British 219 Squadron

Peter Slater BURLEY

551809 Sgt Radar Operator British 600 Squadron

Owen Valentine BURNS

146278 Sgt Wop/AG British 235 Squadron

Allan Anthony BURTENSHAW

745616 Sgt Pilot British 54 Squadron

Alec Frank BUTTERICK

202121 Sgt Pilot British 3 and 232 Squadrons

Philip Melville CARDELL

80818 PO Pilot British 603 Squadron

Charles Frederick CARDNELL

80807 PO Pilot British 23 Squadron

Peter Edward George CARTER

41375 PO Pilot British 73 and 302 Squadrons

Herbert Robert CASE

83272 PO Pilot British 64 and 72 Squadrons

Horatio Herbert CHANDLER

106425 Sgt Pilot British 610 Squadron

Douglas William Ernest CHAPPLE

902225 Sgt Air Gunner British 236 Squadron

Joseph Armand Jacques CHEVRIER

C856 PO Pilot Canadian 1 and 1 (RCAF) Squadrons

Patrick Charles Stuart CHILTON

Sub-Lieutenant (FAA) Pilot British 804 Squadron

John Allison George CHOMLEY

84668 PO Pilot Rhodesian 257 Squadron

Hugh Desmond CLARK

33382 FO Pilot British 213 Squadron

Gordon Stuart CLARKE

747818 Sgt Observer British 248 Squadron

Ian Charles Cooper CLENSHAW

745067 Sgt Pilot British 253 Squadron

Arthur Charles COCHRANE

42915 PO Pilot Canadian 257 Squadron

John Reynolds COCK

40674 FO Pilot Australian 87 Squadron

Richard Cockburn COCKBURN

Lieutenant (FAA) Pilot British 808 Squadron

John COGGINS

44458 PO Pilot British 235 Squadron

Leon William COLLINGRIDGE

42196 PO Pilot British 66 Squadron

Harry Alfred George COMERFORD

24051 FL Pilot British 312 Squadron

Francis Hebblethwaite Powell CONNOR

39857 FO Pilot British 234 Squadron

Alexander Noel CONSTANTINE

40893 FO Pilot Australian 141 Squadron

Roy Norman COOPER

188171 Sgt Pilot British 610 and 65 Squadrons

Ronald Noel Hamilton COURTNEY

70852 FO Pilot British 151 Squadron

Herbert William COUSSENS

120161 Sgt Pilot British 601 Squadron

William Hugh COVERLEY

70142 FO Pilot British 602 Squadron

James Baird COWARD

39412 FL Pilot British 19 Squadron

John Harry COXON

740430 Sgt Air Gunner British 141 Squadron

Douglas Barker CRABTREE

125730 Sgt Pilot British 501 Squadron

Edward William CRANWELL

141532 Sgt Pilot British 610 Squadron

Alfred Bernard CUMBERS

118713 Sgt Air Gunner British 141 Squadron

John CUNNINGHAM

90216 FL Pilot British 604 Squadron

John CURCHIN

42396 PO Pilot British 609 Squadron

Albert George CURLEY

747968 Sgt Air Gunner British 141 Squadron

Brian William Jesse D’ARCY-IRVINE

72500 FO Pilot British 257 Squadron

Horace Stanley DARLEY

32191 SL Pilot British 609 Squadron

Thomas DAWSON

629727 Sgt Air Gunner British 235 Squadron

Maurice Peter DAVIES

119872 Sgt Pilot British 1 and 213 Squadrons

Frank Samuel DAY

123055 Sgt Observer British 248 Squadron

Edward Christopher DEANESLY

90251 FL Pilot British 152 Squadron

Peter Kenneth DEVITT

90090 SL Pilot British 152 Squadron

John Anthony DIXON

41683 FO Pilot British 1 Squadron

Edward Mortlock DONALDSON

30243 WC Pilot British 151 Squadron

Michael Duke DOULTON

90235 FO Pilot British 601 Squadron

Nigel George DREVER

42339 PO Pilot British 610 Squadron

John Fraser DRUMMOND

40810 FO Pilot British 46 and 92 Squadrons

Ronald Edward DUBBER

FX82261 Petty Officer (FAA) Pilot British 808 Squadron

Reginald Albert Lloyd DU VIVIER

79370 PO Pilot British 229 Squadron

Roy Gilbert DUTTON

39072 FL Pilot British 145 Squadron

David Albert EASTON

129240 Sgt Pilot British 248 Squadron

Alan Francis ECKFORD

41563 FO Pilot British 242, 32 and 253 Squadrons

Henry EELES

26177 SL Pilot British 263 Squadron

John Francis Durham ELKINGTON

(Known from birth as ‘Tim’) 44184 PO Pilot British 1 Squadron

Clifford Stanley EMENY

NZ40204 Sgt Air Gunner New Zealander 264 Squadron

Anthony EYRE

90408 FO Pilot British 615 Squadron

Paul Caswell Powe FARNES

88437 Sgt Pilot British 501 Squadron

Andrew Douglas FARQUHAR

90158 WC Pilot British 257 Squadron

Charles Raymond FENWICK

85648 PO Pilot British 601 and 610 Squadrons

Henry Michael FERRIS

78538 PO Pilot British 603 Squadron

Hubert Luiz FLOWER

551866 Sgt Wop/AG British 248 Squadron

Dennis Humbert FOX-MALE

78660 PO Pilot British 152 Squadron

Douglas Norman FRANCIS

745507 Sgt Pilot British 3 and 257 Squadrons

John Connell FREEBORN

70854 FO Pilot British 74 Squadron

Richard Powell FREEMAN

812312 Sgt Air Gunner British 29 Squadron

Laurence Eric FREESE

742568 Sgt Pilot British 611 and 74 Squadrons

Alfred Henry Basil FRIENDSHIP

81637 PO Pilot British 3 Squadron

Eric Thomas George FRITH

742091 Sgt Pilot British 611 and 92 Squadrons

Charles George FRIZELL

42831 PO Pilot British 257 Squadron

Pawel Piotr GALLUS

794124 Sgt Pilot Polish 303 and 3 Squadrons

Frederick Thomas GARDINER

72100 FO Pilot British 610 Squadron

William Nairn GARDINER

121234 Sgt Pilot British 3 Squadron

George Desmond GARVIN

34237 SL Pilot British 264 Squadron

Raymond John Kitchell GENT

754 Sgt Pilot British 32 and 501 Squadrons

Keith Reginald GILLMAN

42053 PO Pilot British 32 Squadron

Geoffrey GLEDHILL

742857 Sgt Pilot British 238 Squadron

Alexander Joseph GLEGG

84021 PO Air Gunner British 600 Squadron

Albert Thomas GOODERHAM

742947 Sgt Pilot British 25, 151 and 46 Squadrons

Ronald Joseph GOULDSTONE

812360 Sgt Air Gunner British 29 Squadron

William James GREEN

135002 Sgt Pilot British 501 and 85 Squadrons

Henry la Fone GREENSHIELDS

Sub-Lieutenant (FAA) Pilot British 266 Squadron

Dorian George GRIBBLE

40695 FO Pilot British 54 Squadron

John James GRIFFIN

742304 Sgt Pilot British 73 Squadron

Peter Stackhouse GUNNING

43474 PO Pilot British 46 Squadron

Edward Maurice GUNTER

83988 PO Pilot British 43 and 501 Squadrons

John Vinter GURTEEN

81918 PO Pilot British 504 Squadron

Gerald Henry HACKWOOD

42217 PO Pilot British 264 Squadron

Richard Cummins HAINE

43147 PO Pilot British 600 Squadron

John Keating HAIRE

748611 Sgt Pilot British 145 Squadron

Noel Mudie HALL

33166 FL Pilot British 257 Squadron

Ian Lewis McGregor HALLAM

39730 FL Pilot British 610, 222 and 73 Squadrons

Geoffrey HARDIE

754673 Sgt Pilot British 232 Squadron

Alan Stuart HARKER

63791 Sgt Pilot British 234 Squadron

Hill HARKNESS

29208 SL Pilot Irish 257 Squadron

David Stewart HARRISON

83290 PO Pilot British 238 Squadron

John Stewart HART

41696 PO Pilot Canadian 54 and 602 Squadrons

Edward Christopher HATTON

930965 Sgt Air Gunner British 604 Squadron

Ronald Cuthbert HAY

Lieutenant (RM) Pilot British 808 Squadron

Philip William Dunstan HEAL

90220 FL Pilot British 604 Squadron

John Harvey HEYWORTH

32079 SL Pilot British 222 and 79 Squadrons

William Burley HIGGINS

741927 Sgt Pilot British 32 and 253 Squadrons

Cecil Henry HIGHT

41924 PO Pilot New Zealander 234 Squadron

Clive Geoffrey HILKEN

745482 Sgt Pilot British 74 Squadron

Harry Bryan Lillie HILLCOAT

90256 FO Pilot British 1 Squadron

Merrik Hubert HINE

745148 Sgt Pilot British 65 Squadron

Arthur James Beaumont HITHERSAY

749366 Sgt Air Gunner British 141 Squadron

John Stephen Arthur HODGE

812278 Sgt Air Gunner British 141 Squadron

Henry Algernon Vickers HOGAN

26181 SL Pilot British 501 Squadron

Douglas William HOGG

77977 PO Pilot British 25 Squadron

Raymond Towers HOLMES

68730 Sgt Pilot British 504 Squadron

Ralph HOPE

90257 FO Pilot British 605 Squadron

William Pelham HOPKIN

42606 PO Pilot British 54 and 602 Squadron

Bernard Walter HOPTON

745034 Sgt Pilot British 600, 615, 73 and 66 Squadrons

Oliver Vincent HOUGHTON

745437 Sgt Pilot British 32 and 501 Squadrons

Eric Francis HOWARTH

741519 Sgt Pilot British 501 Squadron

Thomas Edward HUBBARD

90138 FL Radar Pilot British 601 Squadron

William Robert Kent HUGHES

137124 Sgt Wop/AG British 23 Squadron

Petrus Hendrik HUGO

4i848 FO Pilot South African 615 Squadron

Peter Cecil HUMPHREYS

85272 PO Pilot British 32 Squadron

Peter Harry HUMPHREYS

84961 PO Pilot British 152 Squadron

David Walter HUNT

42754 PO Pilot British 257 Squadron

Norman Lancelot IEVERS

37812 FL Pilot Irish 312 Squadron

Charles Patrick IGGLESDEN

39086 FO Pilot British 234 Squadron

Jerrard JEFFERIES

39286 FL Pilot British 310 Squadron

David Nicholas Owen JENKINS

41930 PO Pilot British 253 Squadron

Dennis Mayvore JERAM

Sub-Lieutenant (FAA) Pilot British 213 Squadron

Ernest Robert JESSOP

742987 Sgt Pilot British 257, 43 and 253 Squadrons

Charles Cecil Oliver JOUBERT

81518 PO Pilot British 56 Squadron

Terence Michael KANE

41185 FO Pilot British 234 Squadron

Laurence Robert KARASEK

581460 Sgt Wop/AG British 23 Squadron

Ernest Henry Clarke KEE

69441 Sgt Pilot British 253 Squadron

Joseph Richard KILNER

63783 Sgt Pilot British 65 Squadron

Alistair Thomas James KINDERSLEY

Lieutenant (FAA) Pilot British 808 Squadron

Martin Aurel KING

42845 PO Pilot British 249 Squadron

William Laurence KING

77359 PO Air Gunner British 236 Squadron

Mark Tyzack KIRKWOOD

39287 FL Pilot British 610 Squadron

Albert LAMB

1003621 Sgt Radar Operator British 25 Squadron

Leslie Ninian LANDELS

84695 PO Pilot British 32, 3 and 615 Squadrons

John Thornett LAWRENCE

104428 Sgt Pilot British 235 Squadron

Keith Ashley LAWRENCE

42133 PO Pilot New Zealander 234 and 603 Squadrons and 421 Flight

Jerrold Le CHEMINANT

754673 Sgt Pilot British 232 Squadron

Stanley Paul Le ROUGETEL

70392 FL Pilot British 600 Squadron

Daniel Albert Raymond Georges le ROY du VIVIER

82159 PO Pilot Belgian 43 Squadron

Maurice Alexander William LEE

742796 Sgt Pilot British 64and 72 Squadrons, 421 Flight

Robert Charles Franklin LISTER

33118 SL Pilot British 41 and 92 Squadrons

Joseph LOWE

541411 Sgt Air Gunner British 236 Squadron

Philip Anthony LOWETH

42242 PO Pilot British 249 Squadron

Dugald Thomas Moore LUMSDEN

33545 PO Pilot British 236 Squadron

John Clapperton LUMSDEN

972078 Sgt Wop/AG British 248 Squadron

William Howard MACHIN

968717 Sgt Air Gunner British 264 Squadron

Janusz MACINSKI

76721 PO Pilot Polish 111 Squadron

Alan James McGREGOR

81919 PO Pilot British 504 Squadron

Archibald McINNES

84920 PO Pilot British 601 and 238 Squadrons

Athol Gordon McINTYRE

36257 PO Pilot New Zealander 111 Squadron

Ronald MACKAY

91227 PO Pilot British 234 Squadron

Kenneth William MACKENZIE

84017 PO Pilot British 43 and 501 Squadrons

Donald Duncan MacKINNON

745928 Sgt Wop/AG British 236 Squadron

Robin John McNAIR

112522 Sgt Pilot British 3 and 249 Squadrons

James McPHEE

1461128 Sgt Pilot British 151 and 249 Squadrons

Gerard Hamilton MAFFETT

80814 PO Pilot British 257 Squadron

Roy MARPLES

70868 FO Pilot British 616 Squadron

Allan Edward MARSH

Lieutenant (RM/FAA) Pilot British 804 Squadron

Alfred Ernest MARSHALL

47124 Sgt Pilot British 73 Squadron

Geoffrey Charles MATHESON

39363 FL Pilot British 222 Squadron

Henry George MATTHEWS

49220 Sgt Wop/AG British 236 Squadron

William Edward Geoffrey MEASURES

33198 FL Pilot British 74 and 238 Squadrons

George Holmes MELVILLE-JACKSON

80842 PO Pilot British 236 Squadron

Bertram William MESNER

745987 Sgt Observer British 248 Squadron

Peter Raymond MILDREN

42864 PO Pilot British 54 and 66 Squadrons

Denys Edgar MILEHAM

77678 PO Pilot British 610 and 41 Squadrons

John Baillie MILLS

629563 AC1 Radar Operator British 23 Squadron

Randolph Stuart MILLS

36067 FL Pilot British 263 and 87 Squadrons

Harry Thorne MITCHELL

41447 PO Pilot Canadian 87 Squadron

Henry Maynard MITCHELL

90246 SL Pilot British 25 Squadron

Lancelot Robert George MITCHELL

70469 FO Pilot British 257 Squadron

Dennis George MOODY

118929 Sgt Air Gunner British 604 Squadron

Edward Anthony MOULD

67599 Sgt Pilot British 74 Squadron

Maurice Hewlett MOUNSDON

42871 PO Pilot British 56 Squadron

Michael Robert MUDIE

42073 PO Pilot British 615 Squadron

Ian James MUIRHEAD

43362 PO Pilot British 605 Squadron

Thomas Francis NEIL

79168 PO Pilot British 249 Squadron

Arthur Deane NESBITT

C1327 FO Pilot Canadian 1 (RCAF) Squadron

William John NEVILLE

741783 Sgt Pilot British 610 Squadron

John Charles NEWBERY

70497 FO Pilot British 609 Squadron

Brian Robert NOBLE

81043 PO Pilot British 79 Squadron

Dennis NOBLE

742128 Sgt Pilot British 43 Squadron

Norman Robert NORFOLK

44929 PO Pilot British 72 Squadron

Philip Purchall NORRIS

740810 Sgt Pilot British 213 Squadron

David John NORTH-BOMFORD

742833 Sgt Pilot British 229, 17, 111 and 601 Squadrons

William Ronald NOWELL

Sub-Lieutenant (FAA) Pilot British 804 Squadron

William Gethin OWEN

103386 Sgt Observer British 235 Squadron

Wilfrid Thomas PAGE

65992 Sgt Pilot British 1 Squadron

Frederick George PAISEY

78753 PO Air Gunner British 235 Squadron

Norman Nelson PALMER

748710 Sgt Observer British 248 Squadron

Thomas Robert Verner PARKE

Sub-Lieutenant (FAA) Pilot British 804 Squadron

Ian Robertson PARKER

90335 WC Pilot British 611 Squadron

Kenneth Bruce PARKER

742267 Sgt Pilot British 64 and 92 Squadrons

Eric Gordon PARKIN

742267 Sgt Pilot British 64 and 92 Squadrons

Cecil PARKINSON

741376 Sgt Pilot British 238 Squadron

Stuart Boyd PARNALL

90844 PO Pilot British 607 Squadron

Norris Henry PATTERSON

Sub-Lieutenant (FAA) Pilot British 804 Squadron

Spencer Ritchie PEACOCK-EDWARDS

40747 FO Pilot South African 615 and 253 Squadrons

William John PEARCE

755517 Sgt Wop/AG British 236 Squadron

Dennis Jack PEARCY

903249 Sgt Air Gunner British 219 Squadron

Geoffrey Wilberforce PEARSON

742740 Sgt Pilot British 501 Squadron

Constantine Oliver Joseph PEGGE

41317 FO Pilot British 610 Squadron

Alan William PENNINGTON-LEGH

37687 FL Pilot British 248 and 232 Squadrons

Otto John PETERSON

C900 PO Pilot American 1(RCAF) Squadron

John Ross PHILLIPSON

650678 Sgt Radar Operator British 604 Squadron

Robert Ferguson PHILO

42433 PO Pilot British 151 Squadron

Stanislaw PIATKOWSKI

76618 PO Pilot Polish 79 Squadron

Tony Garforth PICKERING

114471 Sgt Pilot British 32 and 501 Squadrons

David John Colin PINCKNEY

72520 FO Pilot British 603 Squadron

Marian PISAREK

P1381 FO Pilot Polish 303 Squadron

Arthur Herbert Dorrien POND

51845 F/Sgt Pilot British 601 Squadron

William Alan PONTING

79216 PO Air Gunner British 264 Squadron

John Alfred POTTER

580179 Sgt Pilot British 19 Squadron

George Rupert PUSHMAN

42260 PO Pilot Canadian 23 Squadron

William Pearce Haughton RAFTER

42572 PO Pilot British 603 Squadron

Douglas Norman RAINS

641910 Sgt Wop/AG British 248 Squadron

John Basil RAMSAY

41204 PO Pilot British 151 Squadron

Anthony James RAWLENCE

90106 FO Pilot British 60 Squadron

Ronald Wilfred RAY

742754 Sgt Pilot British 56 Squadron

Charles Alfred REAM

741907 Sgt Pilot British 235 Squadron

John REARDON-PARKER

Sub-Lieutenant (FAA) Pilot British 804 Squadron

Hugh Joseph RIDDLE

90141 FL Pilot British 601 Squadron

Robert James Bain ROACH

42263 PO Pilot British 266 Squadron

Elwyn Cooper ROBERTS

52544 Sgt Wop/AG British 23 Squadron

Dennis Norman ROBINSON

60515 Sgt Pilot British 152 Squadron

Everett Bryan ROGERS

81373 PO Pilot British 615 and 501 Squadrons

Stuart Nigel ROSE

81920 PO Pilot British 602 Squadron

Godfrey Frederick RUSSELL

Lieutenant (FAA) Pilot British 804 Squadron

Peter Cape Beauchamp St JOHN

40320 FO Pilot British 74 Squadron

Phillip James SANDERS

36057 SL Pilot British 92 Squadron

Joseph Ernest SAVILL

740971 Sgt Pilot British 151, 242, 73 and 501 Squadrons

James Edward SAYERS

560204 Sgt Pilot British 41 Squadron

Hugh SHARPLEY

742808 Sgt Pilot British 234 Squadron

Frederick Albert SIBLEY

758073 Sgt Pilot British 238 Squadron

John William Charles SIMPSON

37642 FL Pilot British 43 Squadron

Stanley Hewitt SKINNER

90210 FL Pilot British 604 Squadron

Andrew Thomas SMITH

90337 FL Pilot British 610 Squadron

Christopher Dermont Salmond SMITH

33287 FL Pilot British 25 Squadron

Percy Ronald SMITH

581477 Sgt Observer British 236 Squadron

Wynford Ormonde Leoni SMITH

37366 FL Pilot British 263 Squadron

Ross SMITHER

C1594 FO Pilot Canadian 1 (RCAF) Squadron

Ronald Henry SMYTH

103514 Sgt Pilot British 25, 111 and 249 Squadrons

Neville David SOLOMON

79731 PO Pilot British 29 and 17 Squadrons

Gordon Hamilton SPENCER

54684 Sgt Pilot British 504 Squadron

John Henry SPIRES

121239 Sgt Observer British 235 Squadron

Henry Arnold SPRAGUE

C1365 PO Pilot Canadian 3 Squadron

David STEIN

84299 PO Pilot British 263 Squadron

George Edward Bowes STONEY

28119 FL Pilot British 501 Squadron

Whitney Willard STRAIGHT

90680 FO Pilot British 601 Squadron

James Murray STRICKLAND

39581 PO Pilot British 213 Squadron

John Edward SULMAN

81344 PO Pilot British 607 Squadron

Richard Gordon Battensby SUMMERS

49629 Sgt Observer British 219 Squadron

Fraser Barton SUTTON

41962 FO Pilot British 56 Squadron

Norman TAYLOR

101500 Sgt Pilot British 601 Squadron

Edward Winchester Tollemache TAYLOUR

Lieutenant (FAA) Pilot British 808 Squadron

John Graham THIELMANN

37701 FL Pilot British 234 Squadron

Alexander Hendry THOM

114075 Sgt Pilot British 79 and 87 Squadrons

Eric Hugh THOMAS

39138 FL Pilot British 19, 266 and 222 Squadrons

Robert Tudor THOMAS

754426 Sgt Pilot British 247 Squadron

Edward George TITLEY

86334 PO Pilot British 609 Squadron

Reginald Ellis TONGUE

78551 PO Pilot British 3 and 504 Squadron

William TOWERS-PERKINS

75869 PO Pilot British 238 Squadron

Peter Woolridge TOWNSEND

33178 SL Pilot British 85 Squadron

Edward TYRER

47504 F/Sgt Pilot British 46 Squadron

Albert Emmanuel Alix Dieudonne Jean Ghislain van den HOVE d’ERTSENRIJCK

8369 PO Pilot Belgian 43 and 501 Squadrons

Jack Albert Charles VENN

84023 PO Observer British 236 Squadron

John WADDINGHAM

40867 FO Pilot British 141 Squadron

John Victor WADHAM

742598 Sgt Pilot British 145 and 601 Squadrons

Herbert Kenneth WAKEFIELD

78267 PO Observer British 235 Squadron

Ernest Cecil John WAKEHAM

41883 PO Pilot British 145 Squadron

Sidney Richard Ernest WAKELING

741505 Sgt Pilot British 87 Squadron

James Ian Bradley WALKER

NZ40211 Sgt Air Gunner New Zealander 600 Squadron

Peter Kenneth WALLEY

819018 Sgt Pilot British 615 Squadron

Rufus Arthur WARD

740193 Sgt Pilot British 19, 616 and 66 Squadrons

William Henry Cromwell WARNER

90344 FO Pilot British 610 Squadron

Frederick Stanley WATSON

C1372 PO Pilot Canadian 3 and 1(RCAF) Squadrons

Basil Hugh WAY

33402 FO Pilot British 54 Squadron

Paul Clifford WEBB

90171 FL Pilot British 602 Squadron

George Henry Ettrick WELFORD

90756 FO Pilot British 607 Squadron

Geoffrey Harris Augustus WELLUM

12925 PO Pilot British 92 Squadron

Kenneth Astill WILKINSON

172142 Sgt Pilot British 616 and 19 Squadrons

Desmond Gordon WILLIAMS

41890 PO Pilot British 92 Squadron

Charles Vivian WINN

40586 FO Pilot British 19 Squadron

Stefan WOJTOWICZ

P5024 Sgt Pilot Polish 303 Squadron

Edward Chatham WOLFE

37705 FL Pilot British 219 and 141 Squadrons

Douglas Kenneth Alfred WORDSWORTH

41517 FO Pilot British 235 Squadron

Pyers Arthur WORRALL

42291 PO Pilot British 85 and 249 Squadrons

Alexander James WRIGHT

Lieutenant (RM) Pilot British 804 Squadron

Allan Richard WRIGHT

33499 FO Pilot British 92 Squadron

AUTHOR’S NOTES

1. The service details under each name heading are as follows:

•The service number is the man’s final one. If he was in the ranks or an NCO during the Battle of Britain and was later commissioned, his officer’s number is given in the heading and his original airman’s number is provided in brackets in the text. If he was never commissioned, the man’s original airman’s number is listed in the heading.

•The rank given is the highest gazetted rank attained during the Battle of Britain period.

•The aircrew category is that in which the man was employed during the Battle of Britain period. In squadron ORBs of 1940, Radar Operators are described as Radio Operators. I have used the term Radar Operator throughout to avoid confusion.

•The nationality given is that held at the time of the Battle of Britain.

•The squadrons and units given in the headings are those in which the man served with or was attached to during the Battle of Britain period. Where an individual, such as a Station Commander, flew an operational sortie, the squadron given is that with which he flew the sortie, although he was neither on the strength of that squadron or attached to it. He qualified for the Battle of Britain clasp by flying such an authorised sortie.

2. Honours and awards for all men other than Polish or Czech personnel are followed by the date of The London Gazette in which they were announced.

3. For Polish and Czech personnel, the date given is that of their respective Air Force Orders which listed the awards.

4. Commissioned rank details are listed at the bottom of each entry. Once a man was on full-time service, no differentiation is made as to whether his commission is AAF, RAFVR, etc. The dates given are The London Gazette announcement dates.

5. Abbreviations which appear in the entries are explained in a glossary at the end of the book.

6. As an additional reference aid, a complete list of eligible squadrons and units appears at the end of the book, with all the men who served with or were attached to them during the Battle of Britain period. They are listed alphabetically and the rank given is, in the case of officers, the highest gazetted rank attained during the period. Acting ranks have not been taken into account because of their purely temporary nature.

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Hubert Hastings ADAIR

580088 Sgt Pilot British 151 and 213 Squadrons

Adair was born on August 13 1917 at Carrickaslane, Castleblaney, Co Monaghan, Ireland. His father was a farmer. H H Adair entered the RAF as a direct-entry Airman u/t Pilot in 1936.

He reported for elementary flying training on January 6 and, after successfully completing the course, he was sent to No 1 RAF Depot, Uxbridge on March 2 1936 for formal enlistment.

Adair went to 3 FTS, South Cerney on March 16 for No 17 Course, which he completed on December 17 1936, passing out as a Sergeant-Pilot. He joined 35 Squadron at Worthy Down on the 20th, to fly Fairey Gordons.

On September 25 1939 Adair joined 88 Squadron, equipped with Fairey Battles and then based at Mourmelon in France, with the AASF. The squadron returned to England in mid-June 1940 and in August Adair volunteered for Fighter Command and was sent to Digby on September 4, to join 151 Squadron (Hurricanes). He was one of eight new pilots to arrive that day, including a new CO, Squadron Leader H West.

Adair moved to 213 Squadron (Hurricanes) at Tangmere on the 16th. After being involved in a night landing accident on November 5, Paddy Adair was back in action again the following afternoon but did not return from combat over the Southampton area.

Adair is remembered on the Runnymede Memorial, Panel 11.

It is now believed that Hurricane, V7602, which crashed at Pigeon House Farm, Widley, Hampshire, was Adair’s. It was excavated on October 6 1979 and the pilot’s remains were found. They were later sent to the Portchester Crematorium for ‘disposal’.

This aircraft was almost certainly shot down by Major Helmut Wick of JG2.

A memorial stone now stands close to the Pigeon House Farm crash site, with a plaque containing the words, Sgt. H.H. Adair in Hurricane AK-D-V7602 crashed near here on the 6/11/40 whilst defending Portsmouth. He fought against superior odds and lost his young life so that future generations could enjoy theirs.

Raymond Charles Andre AEBERHARDT

42781 PO Pilot British 19 Squadron

Aeberhardt was born on October 22 1920 in Hampstead, London, where the family lived. He joined the RAF on a short service commission and began his elementary flying course on August 14 1939, as a pupil pilot. He moved on to 6 FTS, Little Rissington on November

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