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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	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
1351	Blanch	Percy	Sergeant	411853		Australia			RAAF		9 (C) Advanced Flying RAF	1943-02-19												RAAF Honour Roll
1352	Blanchard	Roger Joseph	Flight Lieutenant	260776		Australia			RAAF		13Sqn RAAF	1942-04-23												RAAF Honour Roll
1353	Bland	Eric	Sergeant	1051834			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	455Sqn RAAF	1942-02-06	Hampden	I	AE308	VB:L	RAF Swinderby, Lincolnshire	12:05	Gardening	See archive report for details	MiA	Runnymede Memorial Panel 78				Read Archive Report
1354	Bland	Gordon Leslie	Flying Officer	407519		Australia			RAAF		1 OTU East Sale	1944-11-13												RAAF Honour Roll
1355	Blatch	Benjamin George	Warrant Officer	420524		Australia			RAAF		251Sqn RAF	1944-07-16												RAAF Honour Roll
1356	Blatchford	Frederick Edward	Sergeant	401734		Australia			RAAF		1 OTU Bairnsdale	1943-03-15												RAAF Honour Roll
1357	Blattman	Leonard John	Sergeant	Aus/412369	7 June 1921 at George's Creek near Armidale New South Wales Australia	Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Middle East Command	148Sqn RAF	1944-07-03	Halifax	II	JP179	FS-P	RAF Brindisi, Italy	20:28	Secret mission, South Poland	Shot down by enemy fighter. Crashed near Zombor (Sombor) Hungary	PoW No. 552 Camp Stalag Luft Bankau-Kreulberg - L7				Read Archive Report
1358	Blaubaum	M B	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	622Sqn	1944-09-11	Lancaster	III	LM511	GI-C	Mildenhall	1932	Gardening		Killed	Runnymede
1359	Blaubaum	Maxwell Bibra	Flight Sergeant	428038		Australia			RAAF		622Sqn RAF	1944-09-12												RAAF Honour Roll
1360	Blechynden	Roger Vincent	Leading Aircraftman	46227		Australia			RAAF		Headquarters Western Area Perth W Aust	1943-12-11												RAAF Honour Roll
1361	Blessing	William Walter	Squadron Leader	404648	1913	Australian	Pilot	DSO DFC	RAAF	Bomber Command	105 Sqn	1944-07-07	Mosquito	XVI	ML964	GB:J	Burn	19:46	Caen	Primary target marker. Shot down by a fighter and badly damaged. Plt.Off. Burke baled out, as odered, and landed in Allied held territory.	Killed	La Delivrande War Cemetery Douvres III.D.3			DSO awarded whilst with 105 Sqn, gazetted 18th June 1943. Citation reads: "Bar to Distinguished Service Order. Acting Wing Commander Reginald Wilfred REYNOLDS, D.S.O., D.F.C. (40259), Reserve of Air Force Officers, No! 139 Squadron. Distinguished Service Order. Acting Squadron Leader William Walter BLESSING. D.F.C. (Aus.404648), Royal Australian Air Force, No. 105 Squadron. Acting Flight Lieutenant Edward Barnes SISMORE, D.F.C. (130208), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 139 Squadron. Distinguished Flying Cross. Flying Officer Forrest Martin FISHER (121787), Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, No. 105 Squadron. Distinguished Flying Medal. 1379594 Flight Sergeant Leslie HOGAN, No. 105 Squadron. On the 27th May, 1943. a force of bombers were detailed to attack targets at Jena, Germany, in daylight. The operation called for a high degree of skill and necessitated a flight over strongly defended areas and difficult terrain. Whilst still a considerable distance from the target, the weather deteriorated and visibility became very poor. Nevertheless, the objective, far away in enemy territory was reached according to plan. In spite of balloon defences, and in the face of fierce antiaircraft fire, a low level attack was pressed home with great vigour. The success achieved reflects the greatest credit on the efforts of the abovenamed personnel who took part in the operation in various capacities, as members of aircraft crews. Their skill, courage and determination were of a high order." DFC awarded whilst with 105 Sqn, gazetted 6th April 1943. Citation reads: "Acting Flight Lieutenant William Walter BLESSING (Aus.404648), Royal Australian Air Force, No. 105 Squadron. In March, 1943, this officer flew the leading aircraft of a bomber force detailed to undertake a low level attack on the railway workshops at Paderborn. The operation, involving a deep penetration into Germany in daylight, demanded a high degree of efficiency. That the sortie was executed exactly as planned and success achieved was largely attributable to Flight Lieutenant Blessing's fine leadership and great skill. This officer has taken part in 17 sorties, all of them in daylight, invariably displaying great determination and efficiency. On two occasions he has flown his badly damaged aircraft back to base." Son of Walter Clinton Blessing and Elizabeth Mary Blessing, of Braidwood, New South Wales, Australia; husband of Audrey Pamela Blessing, of Stanmore, Middlesex, England.
1362	Blessing	William Walter	Squadron Leader	404648		Australia			RAAF		105Sqn RAF	1944-07-07												RAAF Honour Roll
1363	Blessing	Wilson George	Sergeant	402219		Australia			RAAF		272Sqn RAF	1942-06-15												RAAF Honour Roll
1364	Blick	Claude Wynter Arthur	Pilot Officer	411732		Australia			RAAF		36 OTU RCAF	1942-06-25												RAAF Honour Roll
1365	Bligh	Norman Nicholas	Sergeant	1876647			Air Gunner	RAFVR		Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-01-30	Lancaster	III	JA973	JO-O	Waddington	1724	Berlin	Crashed at Repente	Killed	BERLIN 1939-1945 WAR CEMETERY-9. J. 1.			(Additional information from John Jones)
1366	Blight	Ambrose Edward	Pilot Officer	416114	10 January 1914, Penola, South Australia	Australian	Navigator		RAAF	Bomber Command	460 Sqn RAAF	1943-12-29	Lancaster	III	JB607	AR:N	Binbrook	17:03	Berlin	On return leg the a/c was attacked by a night fighter north of Aachen. Sgt Seery saw tracer passing and the Lancaster was hit in the nose. The Plt.Off. Ireland immediately dived to port and during the dive the a/c was hit again by many shells. Four of the crew were believed to have been killed in the second attack. The a/c caught fire and all four engines were disabled. Plt.Off. Ireland managed to level the a/c and remained at the controls to give the surviving crew the time to bale out. Sgt Seery, and Sgt Squire, tried to open the escape hatch but it jammed and took some time to open. When they opened it Sgt Seery baled out but Sgt Squire went back to help Plt.Off. Ireland. A few seconds after Sgt Seery got out the a/c exploded and crashed into the grounds of a monastery at Bleijerheide, near Kerkrade in The Netherlands. Post war records indicate that that JB607 was shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf110g from 2./NJG1 flown by Oberfeldwebel Heinrich Oloff who survived the war having 14 night victories recorded. He died at Christmas 1999. However, this aircraft was also claimed by Flak of 3./schw. Flak Abt 465 and 4./schw. Flak Abt. 381. The claim by Lt. Oloff not listed in OKL/RLM 2./NJG confirmed Abschussübersicht. Probably rejected and victory credited to Flak. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (30 May - 31 December 1942) The Early Years Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Coll.grave 27.C.1-12			Son of William and Margaret Blight and the husband of Patricia Collier Blight, of Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia.
1367	Blight	Norman Charles Philip	Flight Lieutenant	366		Australia			RAAF		2 Wireless & Gunnery School Parkes	1942-06-15												RAAF Honour Roll
1368	Blight	Ambrose Edward	Pilot Officer	416114		Australia			RAAF		460Sqn RAAF	1943-12-29												RAAF Honour Roll
1369	Block	Noel Herbert	Sergeant	437364		Australia			RAAF		26 OTU RAF	1944-03-26												RAAF Honour Roll
1370	Blok	David Issac	Leading Aircraftman	68497		Australia			RAAF		338 Radar Station	1944-01-23												RAAF Honour Roll
1371	Blom	Walter Michael	Flight Lieutenant	40041		Australia		DFC	RAF	Bomber Command	150Sqn	1940-07-27	Battle	I	L5528	JN-	Newton		Ground	Explosion at base. 33 Vere Road, Peterborough. Being the pilot of a Fairey Battle aircraft, Serial Number L5528, Code Letters JN, a bomb fell off the plane at its base at Newton, Nott's, and exploded killing Blom, his two crew and four others	Killed			RAAF Honour Roll
1372	Blom	George Henry	Pilot Officer	420525		Australia			RAAF		450Sqn RAAF	1944-09-11												RAAF Honour Roll
1373	Bloom	Lionel Leslie	Leading Aircraftman	423303		Australia			RAAF		5 Service Flying Training School Uranquinty	1943-04-23												RAAF Honour Roll
1374	Bloomfield	D L'A	Sergeant	AUS-402721			Pilot		RAAF	Fighter	457Sqn RAAF	1942-03-28	Spitfire	Vb	AB187				Rodeo		Killed	Runnymede Memorial United Kingdom
1375	Bloomfield	Frank Henry 'Harry'	Sergeant	1331745	1923		Wireless Operator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1943-10-22	Lancaster	III	DV226	PO-J	Bottesford	1752	Kassel	Lost without trace	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 142			Son of Mark and Edith Bloomfield, of Tunbridge Wells, Kent
1376	Bloomfield	David I'Anson	Flight Sergeant	402721		Australia			RAAF		457Sqn RAAF	1942-03-28												RAAF Honour Roll
1377	Bloy	A J	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	625Sqn	1945-03-02	Lancaster	III	PB158	CF-G2	Kelstern	730	Koln	Exploded in the air
1378	Blumer	'Red' Richmond Antony Barrett	Warrant Officer	AUS/411854	Age 23	Australia	Pilot		RAAF	Fighter Command	91Sqn	1943-11-06	Spitfire	XII	EN626	DL-?	RAF West Malling		Rhubarb	See archive report for further brief details	Evaded		Courtesy NAA		Born on the 19th April 1921 at Sydney. Enlisted on the 21st June, 1941 in Sydney. Son of Cecil Herbert Blumer and Alice Ruby (née Barrett) of Croydon, New South Wales, Australia. His younger brother Alexander Gordon Barrett Blumer DFC Aus/411735, also served. Grave inscription: Deeply Loved Sadly Mourned Proudly Remembered'.	Archive Report
1379	Blumer	'Red' Richmond Antony Barrett	Warrant Officer	AUS/411854	Age 23	Australia	Pilot		RAAF	Fighter Command	91Sqn	1944-06-25	Spitfire	XIV	RM617	DL-?	RAF West Malling		Diver Patrol	See archive report for further brief details	Killed on take off	Brookwood Military Cemetery. Grave 4. N. 17	Courtesy NAA		Born on the 19th April 1921 at Sydney. Enlisted on the 21st June, 1941 in Sydney. Son of Cecil Herbert Blumer and Alice Ruby (née Barrett) of Croydon, New South Wales, Australia. His younger brother Alexander Gordon Barrett Blumer DFC Aus/411735, also served. Grave inscription: Deeply Loved Sadly Mourned Proudly Remembered'.	Archive Report
1380	Blumer	Paul John	Pilot Officer	402027		Australia			RAAF		355Sqn RAF	1944-05-05												RAAF Honour Roll
1381	Blumer	Richmond Antony Barrett	Warrant Officer	411854		Australia			RAAF		91Sqn RAF	1944-06-26												RAAF Honour Roll
1382	Blundell	Colin Frazer	Pilot Officer	411116	8 September 1915, Petersham, NSW, Australia	Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Bomber Command	35 Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1944-02-15	Halifax	III	LV861	TL-O	Graveley	1736	Berlin	Claim by Oblt Hans-Heinz Augenstein 7/NJG1- Diepenveen 4km NNW Deventer (Krote): 3,000m at 22:48. The aircraft crashed at Tjoene in the Dutch province of Overijssel 4kms NNW of Deventer	Killed	Diepenveen General Cemetery Plot 2 Grave 15			Son of George Howell Blundell and Augusta Blundell, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
1383	Blundell	Raymond	Flight Sergeant	432001	3rd July 1924 in Burwood, New South Wales	Australian	Specialist Operator		RAAF	Bomber Command	462Sqn RAAF	1945-02-10	Halifax	III	MZ402	Z5:Y	RAF Foulsham	01:26	Bomber Support, Germany	On return to base at 04:40 hrs the aircraft swung off the runway and lost it undercarriage. No one was hurt, but the bomber was damaged beyond repair	Safe				Discharged on the 8th February 1946 as a Fg Off.
1384	Blundell	W J	Sergeant	1380227						Bomber Command	466Sqn RAAF	1943-05-29	Wellington	X	HE212	HD-	Leconfield	2223	Wuppertal	Crashed at Vollezele {Brabant}	Killed	Brussels Town Cemetery
1385	Blundell	Kenneth William Fraser	Flight Lieutenant	260777		Australia			RAAF		1 Aircraft Depot	1945-08-17												RAAF Honour Roll
1386	Blundell	Colin Fraser	Pilot Officer	411116		Australia			RAAF		35Sqn RAF	1944-02-15												RAAF Honour Roll
1387	Blunt	M J L	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	150Sqn	1942-06-06	Wellington	III	X3279	JN-M	Snaith	2350	Emden	Crashed in the Waddenzee	Killed	Nes General Cemetery (Ameland)
1388	Blunt	C J H	Sergeant							Bomber Command	458Sqn RAAF	1941-11-30	Hampden	I	AE430	UB-M	Swinderby	1652	Hamburg	?	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery
1389	Blunt	Malcolm James Larke	Flying Officer	403208		Australia			RAAF		150Sqn RAF	1942-06-07												RAAF Honour Roll
1390	Blythe	B	Sergeant							Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1945-04-08	Lancaster	I	NX584	JO-V	Waddington	1812	Lutzkendorf	Abandoned on way home	Killed	Runnymede
1391	Boag	R J	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-11-30	Lancaster	I	NF980	AA-F	Mepal	1058	Osterfeld	Crashed target area	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
1392	Boag	Leslie Richard	Flying Officer	418336	17 October 1913, Richmond, Victoria, Australia	Australian	Navigator		RAAF	Bomber Command	83 Sqn	1944-01-21	Lancaster	III	JB365	OL-X	RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire	19:57	Magdeburg	JB365 was claimed by Fw. Andreas Hartl, his 2nd, from 6./JG302 west of Berlin at 23:15 hours. The Lancaster was attacked approaching Magdeburg and set on fire, abandoned and crashed at Pretzien (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 15 March 1944) Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	He was captured by a farmer on the 25th Jan 1944 about 4 miles NE of Berg whilst trying to steal a cabbage PoW No 3342, Stalag Luft 3 Sagan & Belaria				Flt.Lt. Boag’s statement of the circumstances of the loss of the aircraft. "Reaching turn onto target, flew radius of action to waste time and returned. Had just reached turn again picking up datum for timed run when W/Op reported fighter 100 yards astern closing on his equipment. Acknowledged by rear gunner. Nothing furthermore few seconds when cannon shell hit us ahead of my position. Bomb Aimer stood up and asked the pilot to open bomb doors to jettison. Just then I together with Bomb Aimer was thrown forward and knocked out. On regaining my senses found I was sitting on the instrument panel with head against perspex. Starboard wing well alight and both motors feathered. We seemed to be going straight down so I bailed out where the side had been blown away. At approx 2000 feet I saw the plane hit immediately ablaze all over. I could not see if the skipper was still in his seat or not. I believe he was hit in the first attack and while I was out he succeeded in feathering both starboard motors and I think getting rid of the bomb load apart from markers which were selected off. I did not know who had got out but was afterwards told by the Germans I was the only survivor. This I am convinced was due to Starboard engines being feathered enabling me to get out there. This was done by the skipper F/O J C H Davies on his own as the Engineer was in the nose at the time of the attack. I would like to place on record his actions while wounded and also his attempt to put the fire out and I personally think that some recognition should be made." Promoted to Flt.Lt. whilst as a PoW (4 February 1945)
1393	Boag	Robert James	Flight Sergeant	432097		Australia			RAAF		75Sqn (NZ) RAF	1944-11-30												RAAF Honour Roll
1394	Boal	Harold James	Flight Sergeant	A409497	13 April 1923 (Echuca, Victoria, Australia)	Australian	Navigator		RAAF	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-01-30	Lancaster	III	JB659	OF-J	Bourn	1710	Berlin	Homebound when claimed by Heinz Wolfgang Schnaufer on 30 Jan 1944 (near Amsterdam). Crashed near Zwanenburg (Noord-Holland)	Killed	Haarlemmereer (Zwanenburg) General Cemetery, Plot B, Row C, Coll. Grave 15.			Son of Charles Ernest and Lily Boal, of Barmah East, Victoria, Australia
1395	Boal	Harold James	Flight Sergeant	409497		Australia			RAAF		97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1944-01-31												RAAF Honour Roll
1396	Boan	Thomas	Leading Aircraftman	1551256			Ground crew		RAFVR	Bomber Command	462 Sqn, RAAF	1943-04-20	Halifax	II	BB325	?	Gardabia Main	Not known	Arming aircraft	See archive report for further details	Killed	Tripoli War Cemetery Coll.grave 5.B.5-11				See notes on: Read Archive Report
1397	Boanas	Jack William Robinson	Flight Sergeant	417331		Australia			RAAF		2Sqn RAAF	1943-10-31												RAAF Honour Roll
1398	Board	William Alfred Higson	Warrant Officer	Aus/420855	14 April 1915 at Marrickville, Sydney Australia	Australian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command		1944-11-22	Wellington	X	LP547	LF-S	Tortorella, Italy	17.09	Szombathely Marshalling Yards, Hungary	Shot down by night fighter and crashed at Felsőjánosfa	PoW No. 1224 Camp: Stalag Luft Sagan and Belaria - L3				Read Archive Report
1399	Board	H W	Flying Officer				Navigator			Bomber Command	463 Sqn RAAF	1944-06-29	Lancaster	I	ME701	JO:F	Waddington	12:11	Beauvoir	First daylight raid for the Squadron. Hit and severely damaged by Flak but returned safely to Waddington at 15:17	Safe
1400	Boardley	Harold	Sergeant	1549458	Age 22	Belgium	Navigator		RAFVR	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-01-27	Lancaster	III	ED539	PO-P	RAF Waddington, Lincolnshire	17:40	Berlin	See archive report for further details and photographs	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 225			Son of Harold and Edith Alice Boardley, of Lancaster, England.	Read Archive Report on this incident