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#Name* SORT (↑)First NamesTitleRankRAF Equivalent RankService No.Photo (Click to Expand)CommemoratedBornNationalityRoleAwardsAir ForceCommandUnitDateofIncident *See Note SORT (↑)AircraftTypeSerialCodeVictories (Fighters)BaseTimeMission                        Incident                        FateReferring Database                        Notes                        Links/Archive Reports
1 AdamJoseph Paul HectorFlight SergeantR187844

Rheinberg War Cemetery 13.F.520th October 1923 in Tecumseh, Ontario.CanadianAir Gunner (Rear)RCAFBomber Command405 (Vancouver) Sqn, RCAF
1945-03-18LancasterIII PB451LQ:GRAF Gransden Lodge01:32WittenSee Archive report for detailsKiAParadie Archive Database
2 AllenJohn HerbertSergeantNZ/40217

Montrose Cemetery (Sleepyhillock) Sec. 7. Class C. Grave 86Age 19New ZalandPilotRNZAFFighter Command232Sqn
1941-04-08HurricaneIV7159EF-?RAF Elgin, Morayshire, Scotland340Convoy PatrolSee archive report for further detailsKilledSon of William Henry Allen and of Edith May Allen (née Beach), of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand. An experienced pilot with 308 flying hours logged. Tragically the family lost another son, 20 year old, Sgt. Alistair William Allen was killed the following year whilst serving as a pilot with No. 4 Glider Training School. Flying a Hector I K9706 crashed whilst towing a Hotspur II Glider BT505 on the 15th September 1942.
3 AllenEverett BrockFlight LieutenantC/23502Canada, Calgary (Burnsland) Cemetery, Lot 20. Block 1. Sec. B.Age 32RCAF1945-05-16KilledSon Of Hector W. Allen, And Of Isabel M. Allen, Of Montreal, Province Of Quebec, Husband Of Dorothy Eleanor Allen, Of Banff.
4 AllenAlistair WilliamSergeantNZ/412180Kidlington Burial Ground. Sec. B. Grave 12Age 20.New ZalandPilotRNZAFTraining Command4 Glider Training School (23 Group)1942-09-15HectorIK9706Not knownRAF Kidlington, Oxfordshire155Training exerciseSee archive report for further detailsKilledSon of William Henry Allen and of Edith May Allen (née Beach), of Hamilton, Auckland, New Zealand. A total of 542 Flying hours logged - 485 solo with 362 on the Hector aircraft. Tragically the family already had lost another son, 19 year old, Sgt. John Herbert Allen was killed in a landing accident on the 08th April 1941 flying Hurricane I V7159.
5 AltusHector FerdinandFlight Sergeant416819Germany, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 9. F. 18-25.Age 33RAAF1943-11-18Killed
6 AltusHector FerdinandFlight Sergeant416819AustraliaRAAF9Sqn RAF
1943-11-18RAAF Honour Roll
7 AndersonAlan FordGrp Cpt

1910 Simla IndiaPilotDSO & Bar

DFC

Commander Order of Orange-Nassau Netherlands

1939-45 Star; Air Crew Europe Star, clasp, France and Germany; War Medal 1939-45; Coronation 1953;
RAFFighter Command613Sqn RAF

228Sqn RAF

Hector bi-plane, Lysander, Tomahawk, MustangSurvived war. Retired to Minorca. Returned to UK, died December 2002 aged 921940 Suicidal sorties over Calais in an obsolete 170 m.p.h. Hector biplane. Led the first ever single-engined fighter sortie to Germany from the U.K. Many low-level sorties flown over Holland in the latter period of war with 2TAF.

See Archive Report.

DFC Citation London Gazette 5 November 1940. The original recommendation states: ‘During the months of May and June 1940, this officer was in charge of 613 Squadron which operated during the evacuation of the B.E.F. In spite of the fact that this squadron was without previous experience of operational flying, a number of important sorties were successfully accomplished in the face of heavy anti-aircraft fire. Squadron Leader Anderson took part in each of these which included the bombing of batteries in the vicinity of Calais, and the dropping of ammunition and water for the garrison holding the Citadel there. All these operations were successfully carried out. This was substantially due to the confidence and enthusiasm which Squadron Leader Anderson inspired in his junior officers and to his magnificent leadership.’
DSO Citation: London Gazette 5 February 1943. The original recommendation states: ‘Wing Commander Anderson has been in command of No. 268 Squadron since December 1940. At the time the Squadron was equipped with Lysanders and in order to get some sort of operations for his pilots he arranged for dusk and dawn patrols off the East Coast. In May 1941 the Squadron was re-equipped with Tomahawk aircraft and by September was fitted with a No. 19 A.F. wireless set giving larger range. On 19 October 1941, the first attack was made on targets at Ijmuiden and Dan Helder in Holland with the Wing Commander leading. Several other attempts were made by Wing Commander Anderson but were abandoned owing to lack of cloud cover or fog. In December, in order to get further operational experience, Wing Commander Anderson asked for and obtained permission to be attached to R.A.F. Ibsley with a view to getting combat experience. Working under 10 Group, Wing Commander Anderson and three pilots carried out convoy patrols. In January 1942, owing to the numerous mechanical failures of the Alison Engine, H.Q., Army Command, stopped operational flying. Throughout the above period the Squadron continued its normal role of training with H.Q. No. 2 Corps. In April 1942, the Squadron was re-equipped with Mustang aircraft and in June, at the request of Wing Commander Anderson, it was permitted to carry out shipping reconnaissance off the Dutch Coast. In August 1942, the Squadron was attached to No. 12 (Fighter) Group for full fighter operations and was equipped with V.H.F. and operated on interceptor patrols, shipping reconnaissance off the Dutch Coast and attack of ground targets in Holland and Germany. It has been due to the personal effort of Wing Commander Anderson that his squadron has been enabled to carry out offensive operations and he himself has always led the first of any new type of sortie. In October, Wing Commander Anderson led a section of four Mustangs to North-West Germany and attacked targets on the Dortmund-Ems Canal. This was the first time that single-engined fighters based in England had attacked targets in Germany. Throughout this period, Wing Commander Anderson has led: 6 Tomahawk operations over Holland; 2 Mustang “Rhubarbs” - one over Holland and the other over Germany; 12 Mustang shipping reconnaissance operations; and 3 Mustang interceptor patrols over the North Sea. Wing Commander Anderson has always displayed the greatest initiative to get his squadron onto offensive operations. he is a born leader and has instilled an operational attitude into not only the pilots but also the N.C.Os and ground crew as well. He is absolutely tireless and one of the most enthusiastic Commanding Officers I have met. Through his magnificent leadership, courage and example he has produced in 268 Squadron a thoroughly sound and reliable fighting unit not only in its primary role of Fighter Reconnaissance but also in its secondary and more offensive roles.’
Bar to DSO Citation London Gazette 27 April 1945. The original recommendation states: ‘Between 15 December 1944 and 21 February 1945, Group Captain Anderson carried out 6 reconnaissance sorties over enemy territory. Besides bringing back valuable information, this officer and his No. 2 made the following claims: 1 1000-ton ship destroyed (seen on fire); 2 1000-ton ships severely damaged (one on fire); 1 minelayer damaged; 1 tug destroyed; 3 tugs damaged (one on fire); 3 barges severely damaged; 1 500-ton ship and sundry small M.Vs damaged; 1 ferry damaged; 2 M.T. destroyed; 1 Met and 1 A.F.V. damaged. These attacks were carried out often in the face of intense accurate flak and twice Group Captain Anderson’s aircraft was hit and damaged. Since the date of his last award this officer has carried out 49 sorties over enemy territory, some of which were to provide photographs necessary during the planning of “Overlord”. Besides the claims made above, he has scored successes against a number of different types of target including 16 locos damaged, parties of troops on the ground, and damage to transport vehicles of all descriptions, at all times displaying a fine offensive spirit and courage of a high order. Group Captain Anderson has proved himself to be an outstanding Commanding Officer. The Recce. Wing he has commanded in the Field since August 1944 has achieved magnificent results whilst working with 1st Canadian Army. The results achieved, at a small cost to the Wing, are an indication of its efficiency. This high standard is very largely due to the efficiency of its Commanding Officer and the magnificent example he sets to the rest of his unit.’
Order of Orange Nassau Citation London Gazette 31 October 1947. The original recommendation states: ‘Group Captain Anderson commanded No. 35 Reconnaissance Wing from 30 August 1944 until 1 December 1945. The Wing operated from Gilze Rijen and Mill during the winter of 1944-45. During this period his Wing was responsible not only for tactical reconnaissance and artillery spotting, but also for provision of photographic cover extending deep into enemy territory, without which detailed plans for operations by the Army and Air Force could not have been made. Group Captain Anderson proved himself to be a courageous leader; he himself flew a great number of operational sorties and frequently insisted on leading missions which, by the nature of their tasks, expected heavy opposition. Under his inspiring leadership the Wing carried out all these tasks in an exemplary manner.’
8 AndersonHector Hugh WatsonFlight Sergeant427173Germany, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 1. B. 13.Age 31RNZAF49Sqn (RAF)1944-03-31KilledSon Of John Anderson And Of Lily Anderson (N Ee Gordon); Husband Of Joan Thurso Anderson, Of Balmoral, Auckland, New Zealand.
9 ArcherHector Vivian FrancisFlight Sergeant1287321United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 135.Age 32RAFVR224Sqn1943-05-30Killed
10 ArdisVSergeantR/88972None - thought to have survived the war Age ?CanadaPilotRCAFTraining Command23 Operational Training Unit1942-04-27WellingtonIcR1618BY-?RAF Defford, Worcestershire55Training See archive report for further details InjuredParadie Archive Database Read Archive Report
11 AtkinsEarl HectorPilot Officer87661United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 31.Age 24RAFVR257Sqn1941-02-24KilledSon of Thomas Hector and Florence Pearl Atkins, of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
12 AyersLeslie JudsonSergeantNZ/414576

courtesy Jenifer Lemaire

Illogan Churchyard (St. Illogan). Row 2. Grave 17.

Son of Hector Thomas Ayers and of Ethel Ayers (née Loader), of Ashburton, Canterbury, New Zealand.

Born on the 20th August 1918 New ZealandPilotRNZAF1 Overseas Aircraft Dispatch Unit1943-04-23BlenheimVEH374-RAF Portreath1450DeliverySee archive report for further tragic detailsKilledRead Archive Report
13 BachandJoseph GillesWarrant Officer Class IR/104790United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 253.Age 23RCAF419Sqn1944-02-12KilledSon Of Hector E. And Marie Anna Bachand, Of Trois-Rivieres, Province Of Quebec, Canada.
14 BanksJames HectorAircraftman 2nd Class1127141Thailand (ex Siam), Kanchanaburi War Cemetery, 8. E. 67.Age RAFVR1943-07-30Killed
15 BarrowHector Jack RaymondSergeant745659France, Colleville-Sur-Mer Churchyard, Age 21RAFVR213Sqn1940-11-28KilledSon Of Alfred Hector Henry And Edith Ethel Barrow, Of Isleworth, Middlesex.
16 BarwickIan MunroSergeant5810AustraliaRAAF32Sqn RAAF
1942-03-04RAAF Honour Roll
17 BarwickIan MunroSergeant5810Papua New Guinea, Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery, F. C. 8.Age 26RAAF1942-03-04KilledSon Of Cecil Vernon And Fanny Barwick, Of Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia.
18 BattRobert HectorSquadron Leader39055United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 3.Age DFC

RAF40Sqn1940-07-09Killed
19 BattailleEtiennePrivat3427

Wevelgem Old Communal Cemetery, Belgium. Age 22BelgiumPassengerSpecial Air Service-BelgianSOE1943-04-19WellingtonIIIDF743LT-L RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire Cross country exercise See archive report for further details. Killed No further details, are you able to assist?
20 BattenHector Austin CharlesFlight Lieutenant61948Netherlands (Holland), Apeldoorn (Ugchelen-Heidehof) General Cemetery, Plot 4. Grave 138.Age RAFVR1942-05-31Killed
21 BedardHarry HectorSergeantR/60728Germany, Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, 20. D. 10.Age 27RCAF99Sqn (RAF)1941-06-20KilledSon of William H. And Augusta M. Bedard, of Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
22 BennettHector ErnestSergeant758075United Kingdom, Bristol (Arnos Vale) Crematorium, Panel 1.Age 22RAFVR1941-02-04KilledSon of Ernest and Agnes Bennett, of Derby.
23 BernykVictor HectorPilot OfficerJ/86027Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 3. H. 21-25.Age RCAF626Sqn (RAF)1944-04-25Killed
24 BinderHector FrederickFlight SergeantJ/72273Marsal (Moselle) Churchyard Cemetery Grave 3Air GunnerRCAFBomber Command626Sqn
1944-02-24LancasterILL797UM-B2RAF Wickenby, Lincolnshire1810SchweinfurtCrashed Marsal {Moselle}KilledParadie Archive DatabaseRead Archive Report
25 BinderHector FrederickWarrant Officer Class IIR/72273France, Marsal (Moselle) Churchyard, Grave 3.Age 33RCAF626Sqn (RAF)1944-02-25KilledSon Of Albert And Elizabeth Binder; Husband Of Irene Rose Binder, Of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
26 BohnArthur ReginaldSergeant1415741Runnymede Memorial. Panel 143W/Op/Air GunnerRAFVRBomber Command428Sqn RCAF
1943-09-22HalifaxVLK635NA-H RAF Middleton St. George, County Durham 1828Hannover See archive report for full details Missing - believed killedAge: 22
Read Archive Report
27 BoisvertL.A. SergeantR/77431 None - thought to have survived the war Age ?CanadaW/Op/Air/GnrRCAFTraining Command23 Operational Training Unit1942-04-27WellingtonIcR1618BY-?RAF Defford, Worcestershire55Training See archive report for further details InjuredParadie Archive Database Read Archive Report
28 BrebnerJack LucienFlying Officer180036
United Kingdom, Brookwood Military Cemetery, 24. E. 3.Age 23RAFVR1945-05-11KilledSon Of John Hector And Alice Brebner, Of Finchley, Middlesex.
29 BrookPhilip MunroFlight Sergeant421563AustraliaRAAF15Sqn RAF
1943-09-01RAAF Honour Roll
30 BrookPhilip MunroFlight Sergeant421563Germany, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 2. G. 12.Age 20RAAF1943-09-01Killed
31 BrownClement HectorPilot OfficerJ/87009Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, Coll. Grave 8. E. 5-8.Age 29RCAF100Sqn (RAF)1944-09-12KilledSon Of Clement Mcfarlane Brown, And Of Margaret Ellen Brown (Nee Harper); Husband Of Marie-Jane Brown (Nee Monroe).
32 BuchananRobert MunroPilot Officer42556United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 7.Age RAF233Sqn1940-07-09Killed
33 BuntonHector MacdonaldSergeant1378495United Kingdom, Beverley (St. Mary) Church Cemetery, Sec. A. Row K. Grave 42.Age 31RAFVR1942-11-30KilledHusband Of Frances Marie Bunton, Of Beverley.
34 BurgessHector GeorgeSergeant953783Jonkerbos War Cemetery. Grave 15.H.8.Age: 23Wireless Operator/Air GunnerRAFVRBomber Command150Sqn
1941-06-26WellingtonIcR1644JN-LRAF Newton, Nottinghamshire2305Dusseldorf See archive report for further information Killed Read Archive Report
35 BurgessHector GeorgeSergeant953783Netherlands (Holland), Jonkerbos War Cemetery, 15. H. 8.Age 23RAFVR150Sqn1941-06-27KilledSon of Mark James and Elsie May Burgess, of Guernsey, Channel Islands; Husband of Molly Burgess.
36 BurkettGeorge HectorFlying Officer406230Egypt, Alamein Memorial, Column 263.Age 30RAAF1942-08-16KilledSon Of Jean Burkett, Of Nedlands, Western Australia.
37 BurkettGeorge HectorFlying Officer406230AustraliaRAAF459Sqn RAAF
1942-08-16RAAF Honour Roll
38 CairnsWilliam FordyceSergeant1822619United Kingdom, Glasgow (Cardonald) Cemetery, Sec. B. Grave 101.Age 19RAFVR1945-01-12KilledSon Of Hector Macdonald Cairns And Elizabeth Smith Fordyce Cairns, Of Mosspark, Glasgow.
39 CalderDouglas HectorFlying OfficerJ/21935Germany, Durnbach War Cemetery, 4. E. 35.Age 21RCAF420Sqn1944-03-16KilledSon Of Hector John And Jean Constance Calder, Of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
40 CampbellHugh John MunroFlying Officer401101Singapore, Singapore Memorial, Column 429.Age 27MiDRAAF1943-01-31Killed
41 CampbellKenneth MunroSergeant614965United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 144.Age RAF218Sqn (Gold Coast)1943-05-30Killed
42 CampbellKenneth MunroSergeant614965Runnymede Memorial. Panel 144Age ?Air GunnerRAFBomber Command218Sqn
1943-05-29StirlingIIIBF565HA-HRAF Downham Market, Norfolk2303Wuppertal See archive report for further details Missing - believed killed Read Archive Report
43 CampbellHugh John MunroFlying Officer401101AustraliaRAAF31Sqn RAF
1943-01-31RAAF Honour Roll
44 ChaffeyHector ClaytonSergeant798757United Kingdom, Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery, Sec. E. Row E. Grave 19.Age 21RAFVR1944-09-30KilledSon Of Albert C. Chaffey And Bessie Chaffey, Of Musgravetown, Newfoundland.
45 ChambersClarke MunroFlying OfficerJ/12281United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 173.Age RCAF415Sqn1943-03-24Killed
46 ChambersArthur AlfredSergeant1578098 Northampton Cemetery (Towcester Road) Northampton. Grave 17269Age 19BrtishW/Op/Air/GnrRAFVRBomber Command 22 OTU Wellington III DF743 - 5 crew killed along with 2 Belgian SAS soldiers 1943-04-19WellingtonIIIDF743LT-L RAF Wellesbourne Mountford, Warwickshire Cross country exercise See archive report for further details. KilledNo further details - are you able to assist?
47 ChambersClarke MunroFlying OfficerJ12281Runnymede Memorial Panel 17319th June 1920, Calgary, AlbertaCanadianObserverRCAFCoastal Command415 Sqn RCAF
1943-03-23HampdenIAE395GX-SThorney IslandAnti-Shipping sortie off the Frisian IslandsShot Down by flakKilledSon to Wilfred Clarke and Eva Gray Chambers from Calgary, Alberta, Canada. His father was serving in Canadian Army
48 ChesterKenneth GeorgeFlying Officer10167Australia, Mildura Public Cemetery, Plot C. Row C. Grave 6.Age 25RAAF1945-06-05KilledSon Of Hector Arnold And Marie Louise Chester Husband Of Margaret Elizabeth Chester, Of Upwey.
49 ChittendenJohn DavidSub/Lr. (A)

Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire

New Zealand Naval Memorial, Devonport, Auckland. Panel 8Age 23New ZealanderPilotRNZNVRFleet Air Arm889Sqn
1944-06-29SeafireIICMB253-HMS Atheling (Aircraft Carrier)1500PatrolLanding accident - See archive report for further brief detailsMissing - believed killedBorn on the 10th November 1920 at Wellington. Worked as a clerk for the Council of Fire and Accident prior to service. Joined the RN/FAA for pilot training on the 14th May 1941. Pilots badge and commissioned on the 07th March 1942. Son of Henry Hector and Wilhelmina Chittenden (née Cooper), of Miramar, Wellington, New Zealand. Also served with 794, 709, 733, 757 and 759 squadron prior to joining 889 on the 30th March 1944.
50 ClarsonOwen Munro WovendenFlying OfficerJ/25795Age 22CanadaPilotRCAF1546 Beam ATF (RAF)1945-01-08OxfordLW903Killed

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