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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	Awards	Air Force	Command	Unit	DateofIncident *See Note	Aircraft	Type	Serial	Code	Base	Time	Mission	Incident	Fate	Commemorated	Referring Database	Notes
101	Akes	Vernon Charles	Sergeant	404393		Australia			RAAF		15Sqn RAF	1941-12-24											RAAF Honour Roll
102	Akhurst	Raymond Gordon ‘Ray’	Flight Sergeant	1182061	28th December 1921 in Edmonton, London.		Pilot	DFM	RAFVR	Desert Air Force	454Sqn RAAF	1943-07-23	Baltimore	IV	FA390 (A30-A #41-27972)	A	LG.91 RAF El Amiriya in Egypt		Operation "Thesis", a large combined air strike against various ports and military establishments on Crete	Approaching Ma-lemme aerodrome, a large Luftwaffe base the aircraft was hit by Flak, the aircraft hit the water and despite the heavy impact all on the crew survived the crash but WO. Nichterlein suffered a badly broken leg. Amazingly the aircraft floated ashore the next morning. The empty fuel tanks giving the plane buoyancy.	Safe			Awarded the DFM whilst with 454 Sqn. Promulgated in the London Gazette 20th August 1943. Citation reads: 'This airman is a courageous and determined pilot who has undertaken many sorties. On an occasion, with a target in Crete as the objective, he pressed home a most determined attack in the face of intense fire from the ground defences, obtaining good results. During the operation his aircraft was extensively damaged. Despite this, he attempted to reach base. Whilst over the sea, the aircraft could no longer be flown but Flight Sergeant Akhurst brought it skilfully down on to the water without injury to any of his crew. His skill and coolness were mainly responsible for their safety'. Survived the war
103	Albans	A	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1945-04-04	Lancaster	I	RF196	AR-E	Binbrook	2120	Lutzkendorf	Crash landed at Rothwell Top near airfield
104	Albert	David John	Flight Sergeant	37077		Australia			RAAF		43Sqn RAAF	1944-12-14											RAAF Honour Roll
105	Albon	Robert Beckett	Flying Officer	401358	5 August 1920, Canterbury, VIC, Australia	Australian			RAAF	Coastal Command	210 Sqn	1943-06-13	Catalina		FP232	DA:P	Hamworthy	2050	Bay of Biscay Patrol 7	Failed to return from patrol	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 187.		Son of Stanley and Mabel Albon, of Swan Hill, Victoria, Australia
106	Albon	Robert Beckett	Flying Officer	401358		Australia			RAAF		210Sqn RAF	1943-06-13											RAAF Honour Roll
107	Alcock	John Edward	Flying Officer	408056		Australia			RAAF		13Sqn RAAF	1942-10-01											RAAF Honour Roll
108	Alcorn	J W	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-06-24	Lancaster	III	JB460	UL-V2	Elsham Wolds	151	Flers		Killed	Runnymede
109	Alcorn	James Alexander	Sergeant	407886		Australia			RAAF		27 OTU RAF	1942-07-16											RAAF Honour Roll
110	Alcorn	James William	Pilot Officer	421873		Australia			RAAF		576Sqn RAF	1944-06-25											RAAF Honour Roll
111	Alderson	Edward Henry Thomas	Pilot Officer	402838		Australia			RAAF		3Sqn RAAF	1942-10-20											RAAF Honour Roll
112	Alderson	Arthur Edward	Aircraftman Class 1	6517		Australia			RAAF		5 Elementary Flying Training School	1940-08-08											RAAF Honour Roll
113	Aldred	P N	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1944-08-27	Lancaster	III	PB379/G	AR-E2	Binbrook	2116	Stettin	Crashed at Svenskop Sweden	Interned			Stefan Siverud reports plane landed safely Swedish base Kalmar with pilot badly injured Serial PB379/G indicates aircraft had special equipment onboard requiring a guard at all times.
114	Aldridge	Elliot Richmond	Sergeant	416174	5 May 1922, North Adelaide, SA, Australia	Australian	Air Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	9Sqn	1942-12-17	Lancaster	I	ED349	WS-S	Waddington	1703	Cloppenburg	Coned by Scheinwerfer 48 (Frieschenmoor) at 19:40. Hit by light and heavy Flak of 6/Marine Flak Abt 222. By machine gun fire of Scheinwerfer Achtermeer (53) and Ovelgonne (97), by Flak of 1-5/Res Flak Abt 222 2/schw Flak Abt 262, lei. Hei Flak Battery . 3/XI, II/4/lei Flak Abt 988 and II and III/1/lei Flak Abt 836. Crashed Bekhausen South of Varel at 1948. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives The Early Years Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No. 27358, Stalag 8B Teschen/Stalag 11B Fallingbostal/Stalag 344 Lamsdorf
115	Aldridge	Alfred Ramsey	Sergeant	5226		Australia			RAAF		10Sqn RAAF	1943-08-18											RAAF Honour Roll
116	Alexander	D S	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	466Sqn RAAF	1944-01-28	Halifax	III	HX233	HD-C	Leconfield	.0024.	Berlin		Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
117	Alexander	E D	Pilot Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	622Sqn	1944-09-12	Lancaster	I	LM291	GI-F	Mildenhall	1820	Frankfurt	Crashed at Pfalzer Wald	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
118	Alexander	C	Sergeant							Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-08-27	Lancaster	I	LM237	PO-N	Waddington	2032	Konigsberg		Killed	Runnymede
119	Alexander	William Robert Edward	Flying Officer	405961		Australia			RAAF		1 Rescue and Communication Squadron	1943-06-16											RAAF Honour Roll
120	Alexander	James Norman	Pilot Officer			Australia			RAAF		21Sqn RAAF	1940-01-15											RAAF Honour Roll
121	Alexander	Wilfred Wilson	Pilot Officer	416918		Australia			RAAF		27 OTU RAF	1943-03-14											RAAF Honour Roll
122	Alexander	Jack Shaw	Flight Sergeant	410935		Australia			RAAF		3 Bombing & Gunnery School	1943-11-17											RAAF Honour Roll
123	Alexander	David Sydney	Flight Sergeant	420109		Australia			RAAF		466Sqn RAAF	1944-01-29											RAAF Honour Roll
124	Alexander	Jack Arnold	Flight Sergeant	421874		Australia			RAAF		53Sqn RAF	1944-04-17											RAAF Honour Roll
125	Alexander	Edward David	Flying Officer	37691		Australia			RAAF		622Sqn RAF	1944-09-12											RAAF Honour Roll
126	Alexandratos	Diomede	Flying Officer	419417	6th February 1922 in Shepparton, Victoria	Australian	Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1944-01-20	Lancaster	III	JB739	AR:E	RAF Binbrook	16:14	Berlin	Abandoned after being engaged by Uffz. Franz Zawadka, his 1st Abschuss from 4./NJG5 at 1919 hrs (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 15 March 1944) Part 1 - Theo Boiten). The aircraft crashed near Mecklenburg	PoW No 3338, Stalag Luft 3
127	Alford	T D H	Flight Lieutenant						RAAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1943-12-02	Lancaster	III	JB608	AR-J	Binbrook	1633	Berlin	Crashed Bachholz	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
128	Alford	John David	Flight Sergeant	422366	14th March 1924 in Cowra, New South Wale	Australian	Bomb Aimer		RAAF	Bomber Command	514Sqn	1943-12-02	Lancaster	II	DS738	JI:J	RAF Waterbeach	17:03	Berlin	DS738 was claimed by Oblt. Paul Zorner his 13th Abschuss from 8./NJG3 SSW of Berlin at 5.600 m. at 20:29 hrs. Also claimed by Flak but confirmed a victory for Oblt. Zorner on the 21st July 1944. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (23 September - 31 December) 1943 Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	PoW No. 267145, Stalag 4B
129	Alford	Thomas Derek Hudson	Flight Lieutenant	420333		Australia			RAAF		460Sqn RAAF	1943-12-02											RAAF Honour Roll
130	Allamby	Walter Vernon	Flying Officer	AUS/428516			Pilot		RAAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1945-01-03	Lancaster	I	NF908	PO-C	RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire	1430	Training	See archive report for full details	Killed	RAF Regional Cemetery Blacon, Cheshire. Section A. Grave 754		Read Archive Report
131	Allamby	Walter Vernon Wilfred	Flying Officer	428516		Australia			RAAF		467Sqn RAAF	1945-01-03											RAAF Honour Roll
132	Allan	W J	Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-03-30	Lancaster	I	ME624	AS-X	Kirmington	2200	Nurnberg	Crashed Giessen	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
133	Allan	Stanley Gordon	Flying Officer	AUS/41604	Born on the 12th August 1921 Age 21	Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1943-05-29	Stirling	III	BF565	HA-H	RAF Downham Market, Norfolk	2303	Wuppertal	See archive report for further details	Killed	Hotton War Cemetery. Grave VII.C.II		Read Archive Report
134	Allan	F B	Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-09-05	Halifax	II	JD410	VR-V	Middleton St George	1941	Mannheim	Broke up over target	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
135	Allan	Robert Norman	Flight Sergeant	416830	6th September 1922 in Hamilton, New South Wales	Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1944-01-21	Lancaster	III	JB702	AR:M	RAF Binbrook	19:45	Magdeburg	JB702 was hit by 4./schw.Flak. Abt. 434 and schw. Flakbattr. z.b.V.5545. The aircraft crashed at Ranies, 7 km south of Gommern at 22:49 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 15 March 1944) Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 8.L.24		Son of Robert and Ellen Margaret Mary Allan, of Malvern, Victoria, Australia.
136	Allan	Reginald Connell	Sergeant	AUS/401755	Born 19th February 1919 Age 23	Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Fighter Command	41Sqn	1942-07-20	Spitfire	Vb	AD356	EB-I	RAF Debden		Rhubarb	See archive report for further details	Killed	Ste. Marie Cemetery, Le Havre, France. Plot: Div. 67. Row E. Grave 9ed Kingdom		Read Archive Report
137	Allan	A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1944-07-14	Lancaster	I	ME755	AR-Z	Binbrook	2138	Revigny	Crashed at Chevillon {Haute-Marne}	Killed	Chevillon Communal Cemetery
138	Allan	Douglas Edmund	Pilot Officer	688		Australia			RAAF		1 Bombing & Gunnery School	1941-01-18											RAAF Honour Roll
139	Allan	William James	Sergeant	409130		Australia			RAAF		166Sqn RAF	1944-03-31											RAAF Honour Roll
140	Allan	Stanley Gordon	Pilot Officer	416404		Australia			RAAF		218Sqn RAF (Goldcoast Squadron)	1943-05-29											RAAF Honour Roll
141	Allan	Reginald Connell	Sergeant	401755		Australia			RAAF		41Sqn RAF	1942-07-20											RAAF Honour Roll
142	Allan	Francis Barker	Pilot Officer	409786		Australia			RAAF		419Sqn RCAF	1943-09-06											RAAF Honour Roll
143	Allan	Peter Douglas	Flying Officer	419752		Australia			RAAF		450Sqn RAAF	1945-04-19											RAAF Honour Roll
144	Allan	Robert Norman	Pilot Officer	416830		Australia			RAAF		460Sqn RAAF	1944-01-21											RAAF Honour Roll
145	Allan	Fergus Alister	Pilot Officer	401265		Australia			RAAF		70 OTU RAF	1942-01-23											RAAF Honour Roll
146	Allan	Ross Thompson	Leading Aircraftman	439552		Australia			RAAF		8 Service Flying Training School	1944-02-13											RAAF Honour Roll
147	Allan	George Logan	Pilot Officer	412359		Australia			RAAF		8Sqn RAF	1944-08-05											RAAF Honour Roll
148	Allan	John Gibson	Flying Officer	407213		Australia			RAAF		82Sqn RAAF	1946-03-18											RAAF Honour Roll
149	Allanson	Thomas Hessey	Flying Officer	415106		Australia			RAAF		100Sqn RAAF	1943-09-04											RAAF Honour Roll
150	Allbon	D G	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	106Sqn	1944-12-04	Lancaster	III	PB281	ZN-J	Metheringham	1630	Heilbronn		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery