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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	Links/Archive Reports
1751	Arnston	F A	Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-02-25	Halifax	III	LW420	PT-U	Tholthorpe	2127	Augsburg		Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1752	Aronson	J C	Lieutenant	206278V	Age 22				SAAF		40Sqn	1944-03-06									Killed	Malta, Malta Memorial, Panel 17, Column 1.		Son Of Mr. And Mrs. J. G. Aronson.
1753	Arrieta	C M	Flying Officer					DFM		Bomber Command	128Sqn	1944-10-30	Mosquito	XX	KB199	M5-A	Wyton	1949	Berlin		PoW
1754	Arrowsmith	H L	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	576Sqn	1944-05-21	Lancaster	I	DV365	UL-Z2	Elsham Wolds	2235	Duisburg	Crashed Roosendall-en-Nispen {Noord-Brabant}	PoW
1755	Arscott	J E J	Flying Officer							Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-04-27	Halifax	V	LL243	WL-U	Croft	2302	Montzen	Crashed Witten {Limburg}	Evader
1756	Arsenault	J A	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-07-18	Halifax	III	LW672	KW-N	Tholthorpe	2330	Wesseling	Crashed at Koln-Riehl	PoW		Paradie Archive Database
1757	Arsenis	S	Corporal		Age				Greek Air Force			1944-01-10									Killed	Egypt, Kantara War Memorial Cemetery, Plot 1 Row E Grave 18.
1758	Arthaud	Charles C	2nd Lt	O-753590		USA	Pilot		USAAF	20th Fighter Group	77th Fighter Squadron	1944-02-20	P-38 Lightning							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1759	Arthaud	Charles C	1st Lt	O-753590		USA	Pilot		USAAF	20th Fighter Group	77th Fighter Squadron	1944-07-14	P-38 Lightning							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1760	Arthaud	Charles C	1st Lt	O-753590		USA	Pilot		USAAF	20th Fighter Group	77th Fighter Squadron	1944-08-16	P-38 Lightning							1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1761	Arthur	Cecil Glen	Flight Sergeant	429902	15th January 1924 in Booleroo Centre, South Australia	Australian	Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-03-15	Lancaster	I	ME558	SR:Q	RAF Ludford Magna	19:00	Stuttgart	See archive report for details	KiA	Mussig Churchyard, Collective Grave, France	RAAF Honour Roll		Archive report
1762	Arthur	Rober Peter	Sergeant Air Gunner	1821788					RAFVR	Bomber Command	578Sqn	1944-07-20	Halifax	III	MZ572	LK-L	RAF Burn, Yorkshire	2357	Bottrop	Shot down by Fw. Erwin Egeler of 12./NJGI	Missing	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 224.		Read Archive Report
1763	Arthur	D A	Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	10Sqn	1944-01-20	Halifax	II	JD470	ZA-S	Melbourne	1616	Berlin		Killed	Runnymede
1764	Arthur	G A	Flying Officer				Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-09-06	Lancaster	I	LL756	SR:Q	RAF Ludford Magna	17:48	le Havre	On return to base the aircraft overshot the runway and crashed. No-one was injured. The airframe was examined and on their findings the airframe was Struck off Charge (SOS) on the 15th September 1944.	Safe
1765	Arthur	L J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-03-08	Lancaster	I	ME839	AS-N	Kirmington	1130	Trossy		Killed	Marissel French National Cemetery
1766	Arthur	Robert Geoffrey	Sergeant	1393861	Age 22	Beitish	Pilot		RAFVR	Bomber Command	578Sqn	1944-03-24	Halifax	III	MZ512	LK-C	RAF Burn, Yorkshire	18:53	Berlin	Crashed Grossvargula	Killed	Berlin War Cemetery. Grave 6.C.20		Son of Henry Frederick and Elizabeth Arthur of Luton, Chatham, Kent. The only son and brother of Dorothy Rosemary, Vera Audrey, Elsie Iris and Iris Daphne, Born on the 22nd December 1921 in Chatham, Ken	Read Archive Loss Report
1767	Arthur	Keith	Sergeant	416736		Australia			RAAF		1 Air Navigation School	1944-12-25											RAAF Honour Roll
1768	Arthur	Paul Druce	Flight Sergeant	422093	Moree NSW, 2 December 1921 Age 22	Australia	W/Op/AG		RAAF		1654HCU	1944-08-31	Stirling		LJ630		RAF Wigsley	23:25	Cross country night flight	Engine fire on take-off	Killed	United Kingdom, Oxford (Botley) Cemetery, Plot H/3. Grave 101. Roll of Honour: Manly NSW. Remembered: Panel 118, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT. Remembered: Bathurst Memorial Entertainment Centre, Bathurst NSW Son Of The Revd. Winfred Harold Arthur And Stella Muriel Arthur, Of Ashbury, New South Wales, Australia.	RAAF Honour Roll	At 2325 hours on the 31 August 1944, Stirling LJ630 took off from Wigsley for a long night cross-country flight. This was the crew’s first night cross country flight. The aircraft crashed shortly after take-off near Stanton-by-Dale, 6 miles west south west from Nottingham, and all the crew members were killed. The outer starboard engine was on fire, and at the time there was thundery weather and lightning. The crew members of LJ630 were: Sergeant Raymond George Alexander (1607283) (RAFVR) (Navigator) Flight Sergeant Paul Druce Arthur (422093) (Wireless Operator Air) Flight Sergeant William Edwin John Cox (1607195) (RAFVR) (Staff Flight Engineer) Sergeant Aereon Hughes (1622403) (RAFVR) (Air Bomber) Sergeant James Lambell (1594880) (RAFVR) (Flight Engineer) Sergeant Thomas Henry Westhead (650407) (RAF) (Air Gunner) Pilot Officer Bruce Gordon Wilkinson (30829) (Pilot)
1769	Arthur	Lewis John	Sergeant	1584922	Age 20				RAFVR		166Sqn	1944-08-03									Killed	France, Marissel French National Cemetery, Grave 365.		Son Of Lewis James Arthur And Elsie Arthur, Of Bordesley Green East, Birmingham.
1770	Arthur	Robert Geoffrey	Sergeant	1393861	Age 22				RAFVR		578Sqn	1944-03-24									Killed	Germany, Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, 6. C. 20.		Son Of Henry Frederick And Elizabeth Rose Arthur, Of Chatham.
1771	Arthur	Douglas Alexander	Flight Sergeant	1425524	Age 21				RAFVR		10Sqn	1944-01-20									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 215.		Son Of John A. Arthur, And Of Edith Arthur, Of Liversedge, Yorkshire.
1772	Arthur	Robert Peter	Sergeant	1821788	Age 19				RAFVR		578Sqn	1944-07-21									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 224.		Son Of Robert And Ann Isbella Arthur, Of Edinburgh.
1773	Arthur	Peter Frederick Fendick	Warrant Officer	1271614	Age 20				RAFVR			1944-09-11									Killed	United Kingdom, St. Albans (Hatfield Road) Cemetery, Sec. J. Row R. Grave 15.		Son Of Geoffrey Lawrence And Dorothy May Arthur, Of Paddington, London.
1774	Arthur	Albert	F/O			British	Gunnery instructor	George Medal	RAFVR			1944-02												One day in February, 1944, an aircraft, carrying a 500 lb. bomb and incendiaries, crashed near a Royal Air Force Station, and immediately caught fire. Flying Officer Arthur, a gunnery instructor,from Aberdeen was soon on the scene and, despite the great heat and exploding ammunition, he attempted to rescue the crew. Shortly afterwards he was joined by Flight Lieutenant Spencer, the station medical officer. The wreckage was blazing from end to end and several times these officers were compelled to break off their rescue attempts. Flying Officer Arthur entered the burning aircraft no less than four times, with a handkerchief tied round his nose and mouth. At the fourth attempt, he was driven back by the heat and flames, his eyebrows being burnt off and his right trouser leg and pocket burnt. Flight Lieutenant Spencer stayed close at hand and searched in the wreckage for possible survivors. It was not until the bombs were red hot and Flight Lieutenant Spencer, was certain that the crew must be dead from the heat that these officers abandoned their efforts. They then warned the fire party to withdraw and cleared the area of spectators just before the 500 Ib. bomb exploded. Although the attempts of these officers to rescue the crew were in vain, they displayed high courage and a complete disregarded of their, own safety.
1775	Artley	Carvel R	1st Lt	O-695291		USA	Pilot		USAAF	362nd Fighter Group	377th Fighter Squadron	1944-11-11	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1776	Artyniuk	J P	Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	MZ602	SE-U	Croft	2354	Versailles	Crashed at Blevy {Eure-et-Loir}	Killed	Blevy Communal Cemetery	Paradie Archive Database
1777	Artyniuk	John Peter	Pilot Officer	J/85350	Age 23				RCAF		431Sqn RCAF	1944-06-08									Killed	France, Blevy Communal Cemetery, Coll. Grave.		Son Of Pete And Rosie Artyniuk, Of Onoway, Alberu, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
1778	Arundel	David Robert	Sergeant	1567566			Air Gunner (Mid Upper)	DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LV790	NP:L	RAF Lissett	23:11	Amiens	See archive report for details	Evader				Read Archive Report
1779	Arundell	David Robert	Sergeant	1567566			Air Gunner	DFM	RAFVR	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-06-02	Halifax	III	LV792	NP:E	RAF Lissett	22:16	Trappes	See archive report for details	Safe				Read Archive Report
1780	Asbell	Walter Gerard	Flying Officer	J/29287	Age 23				RCAF			1944-05-04									Killed	United Kingdom, Montrose (Sleepyhillock) Cemetery, Sec. 2. Class C. Grave 11.		Son Of John Leo And Gertrude Elizabeth Asbell, Of Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada.	Paradie Canadian Archive
1781	Asbury	Richard W	1st Lt	O-801346		USA	Pilot		USAAF	363rd Fighter Group	382nd Fighter/Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron	1944-06-25	P-51 Mustang							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed				Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
1782	Ascombe	Kenneth Ernest	Sergeant	1057722	Age 30				RAFVR			1944-08-31									Killed	Algeria, Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, 3. B. 8.		Son Of Ernest Holmes Ascombe And Nellie Ascombe, Of Sheffield; Husband Of Margaret Ellen Ascombe, Of Beauchief, Sheffield.
1783	Ash	George Henry	Flight Lieutenant	129520	Age 30			DFC	RAFVR		161Sqn	1944-11-27									Killed	Belgium, Brussels Town Cemetery, X. 26. 50.		Son Of Annie E. Ash, Of St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. ashx
1784	Ash	Gregory James	Leading Aircraftman	1249162	Age 40				RAFVR		BSRU	1944-11-07									Killed	Belgium, Blankenberge Town Cemetery, Row G. Grave 7.		Son Of James And Ellen Ash; Husband Of Elizabeth Harriett Ash, Of Mitcham, Surrey. ashx
1785	Ash	Joseph William	Pilot Officer	J/95203	Age 23				RCAF		433Sqn	1944-12-02									Killed	France, Choloy War Cemetery, 2A. B. 2.		Son Of Frank And Delia Ash, Of Val D'Or, Province Of Quebec, Canada. ashx	Paradie Canadian Archive
1786	Ash	John Thomas	Sergeant	1399276	Age 21				RAFVR		625Sqn	1944-07-01									Killed	France, Genouilly Communal Cemetery, South Row. Coll. Grave 35.		Son Of Edward And Mary Ann Ash, Of Deptford, London; Husband Of Audrey Alice Ash, Of Deptford. ashx
1787	Ash	Cedric John Kenneth	Flight Lieutenant	46630	Age 27				RAF		635Sqn	1944-06-12									Killed	France, Nantes (Pont-Du-Cens) Communal Cemetery, Plot L. Row C. Coll. Grave 24-26.		Son Of John William And Olive Gertrude Ash, Of Bridgwater, Somerset; Husband Of Phyllis Evelyn Ash, Of Bridgwater. ashx
1788	Ash	Sydney George	Corporal	1354297	Age 36				RAFVR			1944-08-22									Killed	France, Bayeux War Cemetery, Xxiv. F. 18 (Coll.)		Son Of George Styles Ash And Martha Ellen Ash; Husband Of Susie Maud Ash, Of Wallsend, Northumberland. ashx
1789	Ash	Richard William	Flight Sergeant	424519	Age 20				RAAF			1944-05-10									Killed	France, Hellemmes-Lille Communal Cemetery, Row B. Grave 13.		Son Of Oswald Frank And Marjorie Thompson Ash, Of Northwood, New South Wales, Australia. ashx
1790	Ash	Frank	Warrant Officer	1375269	Age 28				RAFVR		518Sqn	1944-01-23									Killed	United Kingdom, Brookwood Military Cemetery, 21. C. 10.		Son Of Arthur And Agnes Ash, Of Streatham, London. His Brother Richard Derrick Also Died On Service. ashx
1791	Ash	Reginald Geoffrey	Flight Lieutenant	48669	Age 26			MiD	RAF		58Sqn	1944-06-11									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 201.		Son Of Sydney And Elizabeth Ash; Husband Of Zelda S. Ash, Of Wavertree, Lancashire. ashx
1792	Ash	Arthur John	Flying Officer	165288	Age 20				RAFVR			1944-12-06									Killed	United Kingdom, Runnymede Memorial, Panel 204.		Son Of Arthur George And Edith Ash, Of Holmbush, St. Austell, Cornwall. ashx
1793	Ash	R W	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-05-10	Lancaster	I	HK535	JO-N	Waddington	2203	Lille	Crashed target area	Killed	Hellemmes-Lille Communal Cemetery		ashx
1794	Ash	J W	Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-12-02	Halifax	III	MZ807	BM-C	Skipton On Swale	1749	Hagen		Killed	Choloy War Cemetery France	Paradie Archive Database	ashx
1795	Ash	G H	Flight Lieutenant					DFC		Bomber Command	161Sqn	1944-11-26	Hudson	III	T9463	MA-L	Tempsford	2048	SOE	Crashed near Houffalize	Killed	Brussels Town Cemetery		ashx
1796	Ash	John Thomas	Sergeant	1399276			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	625Sqn	1944-06-30	Lancaster	III	ND459	CF:M	RAF Kelstern	22:20	Vierzon	ND459 was claimed by Obst Lt. Günther Radusch, his 64th Abschuss and 2nd of two this night, ffom Stab NJG2 30 km SW of the target (Vierzon) at 3.000 m. at 01:14 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (12 May 1944 - 23 July 1944) Part 3 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Grandcourt War Cemetery, South Row. Collective Grave 35		Son of Edward and Mary Ann Ash, of Deptford, London; husband of Audrey Alice Ash, of Deptford. ashx
1797	Ash	C J K	Flight Lieutenant							Bomber Command	635Sqn	1944-06-11	Lancaster	III	JB239	F2-A	Downham Market	2340	Nantes	Crashed at Vertou {Loire-Atlantique}	Killed	Pont-du-Cens Communal Cemetery		ashx
1798	Ash	Richard William	Flight Sergeant	424519		Australia			RAAF		463Sqn RAAF	1944-05-10											RAAF Honour Roll	ashx
1799	Ash-Smith	Aubrey Louis Arthur	Sergeant	532211	Age 26				RAF		620Sqn	1944-05-08									Killed	France, Lyon (La Doua) French National Cemetery, Row D. Coll. Grave 1-4.		Son Of Alfred Louis And Gladys Sarah Ash-Smith, Of Stone, Dartford, Kent. ashx
1800	Ashbee	Frank	Sergeant	960386	Age				RAFVR		104Sqn	1944-04-16									Killed	Italy, Bari War Cemetery, Joint Grave Xv. B. 32-33.