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#	Name* SORT (↑)	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Commemorated	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Victories (Fighters)	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1	Abbott	Wilfred	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-07-17	Halifax	III	MZ628	SE-Y		Croft	1521	Vaires	Crashed near Cramoisy {Oise}	Killed Age 23		Son Of William And Mary Abbott, Husband Of Dorothy Abbott, Of St. Helens, Lancashire.
2	Skinner	Wilfred Malcom						Pilot			Fighter Command							11							Ace
3	Skinner	Wilfred Malcolm	Sergeant	68722		Age 22	British	Pilot			Fighter Command	74Sqn	1940-08-30	Spitfire	I	X4022	ZP-?	9			Patrol	Mid-air collision. Baled out ?	Safe		Born on 31st July 1918 in Gloucester. Retired as a Fl/Lt. DFM. DSO. He passed away on the 26th June 2003, age 84. Citation LG 24th December 1940: 'This airman has shown great courage and determination over a long and intensive period of air operations. He has destroyed sevenenemy aircraft'.	Archive report on the loss
4	Sizer	Wilfred Max ("Wilf")						Pilot	DFC **		Fighter Command							13							Retired as Wing Commander in 1963[61] Ace
5	Sergeant Wilfred Davies (1316984) (RAFVR) (Pilot) Sergeant Clive Henry Charles Fietz (424169) (Air Gunner) Sergeant J Harrington (1319285) (RAFVR) (Navigator) Injured Sergeant John Patrick Valentine McKeon (1382646) (RAFVR) (Wireless Air Gunner) Sergeant John York Sowter (1253037) (RAFVR) (Air Bomber)												1943-08-07	Wellington		X3790									On 7 August 1943, Wellington X3790 from RAF Little Horwood on a night flying exercise. At around 0255 hours, the aircraft approached the runway but was obliged to overshoot. While doing so, Sergeant Davies lost control and moments later his aircraft smashed into the High Street at Winslow, six miles south east of Buckingham, totally demolishing the Chandos Arms and nearby dwellings. In addition to the 4 crew killed 13 civilians died.	AircrewDeaths 39-47 Database X3790
6	Miller	Wilfred Handel ("Andy")						Pilot			Fighter Command	125Sqn						11							3 Victories in a Beaufighter with N/RO Bone, F. C.[2][3] Ace
7	Treacy	Wilfred Patrick Francis 'Paddy' 'Treacle'	Flight Lieutenant	37617				Pilot			Fighter	74Sqn	1940-05-25	Spitfire	I						Patrol	Crashed over France	Safe
8	Darby	Wilfred Kenneth	Corporal	11241	Australia, Boroondara General Cemetery, Compt. Spec. A. Grave 60. (GRM/3).	Age 35				RAAF			1946-12-06										Killed		Son Of George And Gladys Enid Darby; Husband Of Clytie Verna Darby, Of Surrey Hills.
9	Bennett	Alan W.	Leading Aircraftman	89121	Australia, Carr Villa General Cemetery, Sec. C11. Grave 167-8. (GRM/8).	Age 21				RAAF			1946-08-08										Killed		Son Of Wilfred Abraham And Doris Bennett, Of Frankston, Victoria.
10	Lawson	Stanley Wilfred	Squadron Leader	60686	United Kingdom, Willesden Liberal Jewish Cemetery, Block 2. Row Q. Grave 37.	Age 47			MiD	RAF			1946-01-24										Killed		Son Of Victor And Rachel Lawson; Husband Of Dora Lawson, Of Ealing Common.
11	Johnson	Alan Wilfred	Warrant Officer	568176	United Kingdom, Oathlaw Churchyard, 170A.	Age 27				RAF			1946-08-26										Killed		Son Of Harry And Harriet Jane Good Johnson; Husband Of Edith Margaret Johnson, Of Bogindolto.
12	Hansford	Robert Wilfred	Flight Sergeant	568300	United Kingdom, West Hill (St. Michael) Churchyard, N.W. of Church.	Age				RAF			1946-01-07										Killed
13	Holden	John Wilfred	Flight Sergeant	1815869	China, (including Hong Kong), Hong Kong Cemetery, Sec. 17A. 10316.	Age 25				RAFVR		110Sqn	1946-09-25										Killed		Son Of John Wilfred And Sarah Martha Holden, Of Rainworth, Nottinghamshire.
14	Smedley	Raymond	Leading Aircraftman	3051773	Myanmar (ex Burma), Rangoon War Cemetery, 3. J. 9.	Age 20				RAFVR			1946-07-25										Killed		Son Of Wilfred And Mary Ann Smedley, Of Kirk Ireton, Derbyshire.
15	Emery	Wilfred	Leading Aircraftman	1661571	Singapore, Kranji War Cemetery, 11. A. 15.	Age				RAFVR			1946-03-31										Killed
16	Bulcock	Eric	Flight Sergeant	1625826	United Kingdom, Burnley Cemetery, Grave NE. 10346.	Age 22				RAFVR			1946-01-11										Killed		Son Of Wilfred And Martha Bulcock, Of Burnley; Husband Of Margaret Bulcock, Of Burnley.
17	Short	Wilfred	Leading Aircraftman	1545937	India, Delhi War Cemetery, 6. A. 13.	Age 25				RAFVR			1946-08-16										Killed		Son Of Jim And Gertrude Short; Husband Of Charlotte Elizabeth Short, Of Beighton, Derbyshire.
18	Holbrook	Wilfred	Leading Aircraftman	1579140	Indonesia, Jakarta War Cemetery, 2. D. 12.	Age 25				RAFVR		2739Sqn, RAF Regt.	1946-06-11										Killed		Son Of Mrs. Ethel Holbrook, Of Long Eaton, Derbyshire.
19	Thomas	Wilfred	Leading Aircraftman	1689964	United Kingdom, Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. H. Row M. Grave 1.	Age 40				RAFVR			1946-01-25										Killed		Son Of Thomas Griffith Thomas And Helen Thomas.
20	Sansum	Ivor John	Warrant Officer	1311760	United Kingdom, Swindon (Christ Church) Burial Ground, Extn. Joint grave 212.	Age 26				RAFVR		187Sqn	1946-10-07										Killed		Son Of Wilfred John And Kathleen Elsie Sansum; Husband Of Joyce Sansum, Of Stoke Newington, London.
21	Reeve	Wilfred Donald	Warrant Officer	1332850	United Kingdom, Brookwood Military Cemetery, 25. E. 20.	Age 23				RAFVR			1946-02-03										Killed		Son Of Donald William And Grace Eliza Reeve; Husband Of Edna Beatrice Reeve, Of Cranford, Hounslow, Middlesex.
22	Marks	William Victor	Corporal	936658	United Kingdom, Sheffield (Abbey Lane) Cemetery, Sec. M. Grave 9317.	Age 27				RAFVR			1946-06-04										Killed		Son Of William Wilfred And Kate E. Marks, Of Sheffield.
23	Maskell	Raymond Wilfred	Leading Aircraftman	1710037	United Kingdom, Brookwood Military Cemetery, 21. E. 17.	Age 24				RAFVR			1946-10-24										Killed		Son Of Herbert Charles Richard And Emily Dorothy Maskell, Of West Molesey, Surrey.
24	Mawson	Leonard Wilfred	Aircraftman 2nd Class	1030922	United Kingdom, Sheffield (Abbey Lane) Cemetery, Sec. G. Grave 6616.	Age 25				RAFVR			1946-05-13										Killed		Husband Of Edith Mabel Mawson, Of Sheffield.
25	Edwards	Vincent Graham Standish	Aircraftman 2nd Class	2288120	United Kingdom, Liverpool (Yew Tree) Roman Catholic Cemetery, Sec. 2A. Grave 17.	Age 18				RAFVR			1946-05-22										Killed		Son Of Wilfred Joseph And Kathleen Edwards, Of Liverpool; Stepson Of Mary S. Edwards, Of Liverpool.
26	Peacock	Wilfred	Flight Sergeant	1033463	Singapore, Kranji War Cemetery, 11. E. 1.	Age 25				RAFVR		209Sqn	1946-03-27										Killed		Son Of Thomas Percival And Mary Ellen Peacock, Of York.
27	Heard	Harold Charles	Leading Aircraftman	1408216	United Kingdom, Manchester Southern Cemetery, Sec. T. C. of E. Grave 1271.	Age 25				RAFVR			1946-04-26										Killed		Son Of Wilfred And Alice Amelia Heard, Of Fallowfield, Manchester.
28	Millican	Wilfred	Aircraftman 2nd Class	1079213	Myanmar (ex Burma), Rangoon War Cemetery, 2. F. 4.	Age				RAFVR			1946-04-03										Killed
29	Ward	Wilfred James	Leading Aircraftman	1526980	United Kingdom, Hull Western Cemetery, Compt. 230. Grave 22372.	Age 25				RAFVR			1946-03-19										Killed		Son Of Robert And Emily F. Ward, Of Hull.
30	Parkin	Wilfred	Leading Aircraftman	1026941	Israel and Palestine (including Gaza), Ramleh War Cemetery, 7. F. 6.	Age 25				RAFVR		644Sqn	1946-03-20										Killed		Son Of Mornington And Dora Parkin, Of Wackerfield, Co. Durham.
31	Bellamy	Eric Wilfred	Aircraftman 1st Class	1598231	United Kingdom, Hull Northern Cemetery, Compt. 217. Grave 39.	Age				RAFVR			1946-11-22										Killed
32	Newsome	The Rev. Wilfred Claude	Chaplain	61908	United Kingdom, Brookwood Military Cemetery, 22. E. 7.	Age 41				RAFVR			1946-04-19										Killed		Son Of Wilfred And Eliza Maude Newsome; Husband Of Anne Farr Newsome, Of Windsor, Berkshire.
33	Walsh	John Wilfred	Sapper	2073797	Oslo Western Civil Cemetery 2.B.6.			Paratrooper		9th (Airborne) Field Coy RE		38 Wing	1942 -11-19	Horsa		DP349	?		RAF Skitten	17:50	Operation Freshman	See Archive report for details	Murdered			Read Archive Report
34	Leach	Wilfred	Sig.	2580970	Graffigny-Chemin Communal Cemetery. Collective grave 12-22	Age ?		Passenger		Army	RAC	Attd. GHQ Liaison Regt	1944-07-23	Stirling	IV	LJ882	L9-H		RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire		SOE 'Rupert'	See archive report for further details	Killed		Read Archive Report
35	Hicks	Michael ‘Mike’	Lieutenant					SOE Liaison Officer		British Army	38 Group, Bomber Command	295Sqn	1944-11-02	Stirling 'Shooting Star'	VI	LK171	WE:S		RAF Rivenhall, Essex	18:56	SOE ‘Halter 6’, Norway	See archive report for details	Evader			Read Archive Report
36	Bratherton	Wilfred	Wireless Operator		United Kingdom, Campbeltown (Kilkerran) Cemetery, Division 4. Grave 588.	Age 24				Civilian Technical Corps			1941-07-25										Killed		Son of Wilfred and Mary Bratherton, of New Westminster, British Columbia, Canada.
37	Bratherton	Wilfred	Civilian	9055946	Campbeltown Cemetery (Kilkerron), Argyllshire. Division 4. Grave 588			W/Op		Civilian Technical Corps	Bomber Command	Overseas Aircraft Delivery Flight	1941-07-25	Hudson	V	AE640	None assigned		RAF. St. Eval	Not known	Delivery	See archive report for further details	Killed		Read Archive Report
38	Atkinson	Wilfred George	Flight Sergeant	408668	Malta, Malta Memorial, Panel 11, Column 2.	Age 23				RAAF			1943-08-12										Killed
39	Baldwin	Godfrey Ernest William	Leading Aircraftman	79608	Papua New Guinea, Lae War Cemetery, D. B. 15.	Age 19				RAAF			1944-02-10										Killed		Son Of Ernest Wilfred And Sylvia Mona May Baldwin, Of Redfern, New South Wales.
40	Atkinson	Wilfred George	Flight Sergeant	408668			Australia			RAAF		232Sqn RAF	1943-08-12											RAAF Honour Roll
41	Barnard	Robin Edgell	Flight Sergeant	404464	Singapore, Singapore Memorial, Column 421.	Age 29				RAAF			1942-09-09										Killed		Son Of Wilfred Bourne Barnard And Mabel Ellen Mamie Barnard.
42	Allison	Wilfred Ernest	Flight Sergeant	415750			Australia			RAAF		3 (Pilot) Advanced Flying RAF	1943-09-27											RAAF Honour Roll
43	Allison	Wilfred Ernest	Flight Sergeant	415750	United Kingdom, Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery, Plot 51. Sec. H. Row S. Grave 248.	Age 21				RAAF			1943-09-27										Killed
44	Allamby	Walter Vernon Wilfred	Flying Officer	428516			Australia			RAAF		467Sqn RAAF	1945-01-03											RAAF Honour Roll
45	Allamby	Walter Vernon Wilfred	Flying Officer	428516	United Kingdom, Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Sec. A. Grave 754.	Age 26				RAAF			1945-01-03										Killed		Son Of Alfred Ernest And Ruby Frances Allamby Of Millgrove, Victoria, Australia.
46	Bennett	Wilfred Stuart	Flight Sergeant	432937	United Kingdom, Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. G. Row J. Grave 11.	Age 20				RAAF			1945-04-05										Killed		Son Of Wilfred Laurence Bennett And Marie Bennett, Of Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.
47	Alexander	Wilfred Wilson	Pilot Officer	416918	United Kingdom, Fradley (St. Stephen) Churchyard, Row 7. Grave 1.	Age 33				RAAF			1943-03-14										Killed
48	Alexander	Wilfred Wilson	Pilot Officer	416918			Australia			RAAF		27 OTU RAF	1943-03-14											RAAF Honour Roll
49	Baldwin	Wilfred Guy	Flight Lieutenant	412473			Australia			RAAF		466Sqn RAAF	1944-01-20											RAAF Honour Roll
50	Baldwin	Wilfred Guy	Flight Lieutenant	412473	Germany, Becklingen War Cemetery, 18. F. 11.	Age 33				RAAF			1944-01-20										Killed		Son Of Ernest James Baldwin And Bessie Baldwin; Husband Of Margery Lillian Baldwin, Of Bexley, New South Wales, Australia.