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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
2551	Spencer	Darby Frederick		42687		Australia			RAAF		34Sqn RAAF	1944-10-01											RAAF Honour Roll
2552	Spencer	Roy Gordon	Flight Sergeant	402262		Australia			RAAF		458Sqn RAAF	1943-08-05											RAAF Honour Roll
2553	Spencer	Frank George	Flight Sergeant	427360		Australia			RAAF		463Sqn RAAF	1944-07-19											RAAF Honour Roll
2554	Spencer	Ronald Bernard	Flight Sergeant	425771		Australia			RAAF		514Sqn RAF	1944-06-16											RAAF Honour Roll
2555	Spencer	Walter Raymond	Aircraftman Class 1	75071		Australia			RAAF		RAAF Station Amberley	1942-08-16											RAAF Honour Roll
2556	Spicer	Robert Cecil	Flight Lieutenant	406190		Australia			RAAF		4 Service Flying Training School	1943-02-09											RAAF Honour Roll
2557	Spier	W F	Flying Officer	A421093					RAAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1943-07-03	Lancaster	I	W4844	UV-	Binbrook	2329	Koln	?	Killed	Runnymede
2558	Spier	Walter Frank	Flying Officer	421093		Australia			RAAF		460Sqn RAAF	1943-07-03											RAAF Honour Roll
2559	Ford	William Hendrie	Pilot Officer	401429	Age 23	Australia	Pilot		RAAF	Fighter Command	452Sqn RAAF	1942-05-08	Spitfire	Vb	AB244	UD-?	RAF Andrea, Isle of Man		Training	See Archive report for further details - Mid-air collission with BL351	Safe - killed the following year	Adelaide River War Cemetery. Grave R.D.7	RAAF Honour Roll	Born on the 03rd August 1918 in Victoria, Australia. Enlisted on the 03rd February 1941 St Kilda, Victoria, Australia, 3Son of Joseph William and Susan Wilhelmina Ford, of Prospect, South Australia. Epitaph: 'Our Dear Son Ever Remembered May His Sacrifice Be Not In Vain'.	Archive Loss Report
2560	Spongberg	W M	Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1942-06-01	Wellington	IV	Z1311	UV-Z	Breighton	2325	Essen	?	Killed	Charleroi Communal Blegium
2561	Spongberg	William Marcel	Sergeant	14243		Australia			RAAF		460Sqn RAAF	1942-06-01											RAAF Honour Roll
2562	Spooner	Douglas Wilberforce	Pilot Officer	404553	Born on the 16th February 1917 in Edithvale, Victoria	Australian	Pilot	DFM	RAAF	Bomber Command	103 Sqn	1942-07-02	Wellington	IC	R1617	PM:T	Elsham Wolds	23:00	Bremen	See archive report for details	KiA	Sage War Cemetery Coll.grave 14.B.9-10			Read Archive Report
2563	Spooner	Douglas Wilberforce	Pilot Officer	404553		Australia			RAAF		103Sqn RAF	1942-07-03											RAAF Honour Roll
2564	Spooner	Frank Stanton	Flying Officer	402682		Australia			RAAF		8Sqn RAAF	1943-09-23											RAAF Honour Roll
2565	Spooner	Douglas Wilberforce	Sergeant	404553		Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Bomber Command	103 Sqn	1942-01-25	Wellington	IC	Z1142	PM:N	Elsham Wolds	20:00	Wilhelmshaven	See archive report for details	Safe / KiA 3rd/4th July 1942				Read Archive Report
2566	Spring	T L	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-05-21	Lancaster	III	ED657	PO-T	Waddington	2243	Duisburg	Crashed Nunhem	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery
2567	Spring	Thomas Lavenham	Flying Officer	423918		Australia			RAAF		467Sqn RAAF	1944-05-22											RAAF Honour Roll
2568	Sproge	Richard Henry	Sergeant	427266		Australia			RAAF		2 (O) Advanced Flying RAF	1944-03-27											RAAF Honour Roll
2569	Sproule	Daryl Maxwell	Squadron Leader	250641	Hobart TAS, 3 October 1917	Australia	Pilot	DFC	RAAF		77Sqn RAAF	1943-08-16	Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk		A29-201				Sweep along the south coast of New Britain between Gasmata and Jacquinot Bay attacking Japanese barges	Hit by flak	Captured then murdered by Japanese	Lae War Cemetery, PNG, Panel 104, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT	RAAF Honour Roll	1943-08-02 Hit by Japanese flak and had to crash-land his Curtiss P-40 Kittyhawk on a beach near Lindenhofen. When Bostons of 22 Squadron RAAF discovered and bombed the remains of the aircraft during the afternoon, there was no trace of the pilot. It will be known later that he was captured. He was murdered by the Japanese on August 16, 1943. Awarded DFC posthumously 17 June 1947. DFC Citation: 'Squadron Leader Sproule started operational flying at the commencement of Japanese operations in Malaya. He consistently displayed exceptional skill and courage against greatly superior forces and was credited with shooting down one enemy fighter. Returning to Australia, he continued operational flying and was appointed flight commander of No 77 Squadron. Throughout his long period of active operations against the enemy, Squadron Leader Sproule’s sustained gallantry and devotion to duty has been a most valuable asset to his squadron. '(London Gazette 17 June 1947, Page 2715) Kittyhawk pilots of No. 77 Squadron attacked five Japanese barges on 2nd August during a sweep along the south coast of New Britain between Gasmata and Jacquinot Bay, destroyed three and damaged two. Eighteen Kittyhawks took part in this sweep, led by Flight Lieutenant Sproule, who had been appointed to command the squadron the day before. When making a daring low-level attack near the Lindenhafen plantation, Sproule’s Kittyhawk was hit by anti-aircraft fire and crash-landed on the beach. Sproule was missing when Bostons of No. 22 Squadron returned to the area in the afternoon and destroyed the crashed aircraft.
2570	Spry	Arthur Prideaux	Aircraftman Class 1	53470		Australia			RAAF		1 Embarkation Depot Melbourne	1943-03-16											RAAF Honour Roll
2571	Squelch	Ronald Bruce	Aircraftman Class 1	25242		Australia			RAAF		3 Aircraft Depot Amberley	1943-08-26											RAAF Honour Roll
2572	Squire	John Manuel	Flight Sergeant	407952		Australia			RAAF		21 OTU RAF	1942-07-19											RAAF Honour Roll
2573	Squires	Maxwell Hope	Flight Sergeant	421518	2 October 1923, Inverell, New South Wales	Australian	Air Gunner (Rear Gunner)		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 Samuel Thomas John and Dorothy Margaret Squires, of Tamworth, New South Wales, Australia.
2574	Squires	Maxwell Hope	Flight Sergeant	421518		Australia			RAAF		460Sqn RAAF	1943-12-29											RAAF Honour Roll
2575	St George	H R	Flying Officer	A414737					RAAF	Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1943-07-12	Lancaster	III	ED531	PO-T	Bottesford	2249	Torino	Crashed near Thyon	Killed	Vevey {St Martins}
2576	St George	Harold Raymond	Flying Officer	414737		Australia			RAAF		467Sqn RAAF	1943-07-12											RAAF Honour Roll
2577	St Ledger	Peter Sylvester Anthony	Flying Officer	425375		Australia			RAAF		75Sqn (NZ) RAF	1943-07-30											RAAF Honour Roll
2578	St Leger	P S A	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1943-07-30	Stirling	III	EE915	AA-X	Mepal	2234	Remscheid	?	Killed	Runnymede
2579	St Vincent-Welch	Standish Locksley	Pilot Officer	402142		Australia			RAAF	Bomber Command	149Sqn (East India)	1941-07-02											RAAF Honour Roll
2580	Stabell	V G	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	619Sqn	1943-08-17	Lancaster	III	EE117	PG-L	Woodhall Spa	2151	Peenemunde	?	Killed	Aabenraa Cemetery Denmark
2581	Stabell	Victor George	Pilot Officer	413037		Australia			RAAF		619Sqn RAF	1943-08-18											RAAF Honour Roll
2582	Stacey	J	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1945-03-18	Lancaster	III	PB155	AR-K	Binbrook	.0052.	Hanau	Crashed at Kelstern Airfield Lincs	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery
2583	Stacey	Jack	Flight Sergeant	432893		Australia			RAAF		460Sqn RAAF	1945-03-19											RAAF Honour Roll
2584	Stack	Edward Francis	Sergeant	AUS/402412			Navigator		RAAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1943-01-08	Lancaster	I	W4176	KM-X	Waddington	1754	Gardening	Shot down and crashed in the North Sea, West of Sylt, Denmark.	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel No. 193		Read Archive Report
2585	Stack	Edward Francis	Flight Sergeant	402412		Australia			RAAF		44Sqn RAF	1943-01-09											RAAF Honour Roll
2586	Stafford	H M	Flight Lieutenant						RAAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1943-09-03	Lancaster	III	JA681	GT-	Warboys	1948	Berlin	?	Killed	Runnymede
2587	Stafford	Hume Melville	Flight Lieutenant	409485		Australia			RAAF		156Sqn RAF	1943-09-03											RAAF Honour Roll
2588	Stagg	John Leslie	Flight Sergeant	428566		Australian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	218 (Gold Coast) Sqn	1944-12-31	Lancaster	I	NF926	HA:X	RAF Chedburgh, Suffolk	11:14	Vohwinkel	See archive report for further information	KiA	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery. Grave 1.E.8			Read Archive Report
2589	Stagg	John Leslie	Flight Sergeant	428566		Australia			RAAF		218Sqn RAF (Goldcoast Squadron)	1944-12-31											RAAF Honour Roll
2590	Stain	R R	Pilot Officer					DFM	RAAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1943-12-23	Lancaster	III	JB711	GT-W	Warboys	.0035.	Berlin	?	Killed	Runnymede
2591	Stain	Roy Roberts	Flying Officer	402619		Australia			RAAF		156Sqn RAF	1943-12-24											RAAF Honour Roll
2592	Stain	John Corbett	Corporal	2437		Australia			RAAF		20Sqn RAAF	1943-02-28											RAAF Honour Roll
2593	Staines	Walter Lachlan	Flight Sergeant	402413		Australia			RAAF		459Sqn RAAF	1942-08-05											RAAF Honour Roll
2594	Staley	Eric Robert	Flight Lieutenant	401679		Australia			RAAF		4Sqn RAAF	1943-12-31											RAAF Honour Roll
2595	Stallard	Cyril John	Sergeant	403451	21 July 1920, West Maitland, NSW, Australia	Australian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	50Sqn	1942-07-29	Lancaster	I	R5728	VN-L	Swinderby	1	Saarbrucken	Claim by Oblt Reinhold Eckardt 7/NJG3 - Braine-le-Comte: 3,800m at 0306. (After claiming this a/c Oblt Eckardt engaged a Halifax and was shot down in the ensuring battle northeast of Melsbroek. Bordfunker Fw Frank safely baled out but Eckardt’s parachute entangled itself on the tail unit of his Bf 110 E-2 (W.Nr. 4494) “D5+AR” and he crashed to his death near Kampenhout in Belgium). (Nachtjagd War Diaries Volume 1 (details from John Jones)	Killed	Braine-le-Comte Communal Cemetery Plot II Row C Grave 3.		The Lancaster burned, and the a/c dropped its bomb load. Thirty fire bombs landed at the villages of Graty and Silly, fortunately no significant damage was done. The a/c flew a long way to finally explode above Braine-le-Comte. One of the four engines broke through the roof of a school that served as a shelter for German troops. Six soldiers of the Radfahr-Abteilung 23 (belonging to the 23 Infantry Division) were killed instantly, a German was badly wounded and a seventh soldier was slightly wounded. Three houses were set on fire.
2596	Stallard	Cyril John	Sergeant	403451		Australia			RAAF		50Sqn RAF	1942-07-30											RAAF Honour Roll
2597	Standing	John Austin	Sergeant	61752		Australia			RAAF		7 Transport & Movement Office Madang	1945-01-29											RAAF Honour Roll
2598	Standley	M J	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	76Sqn	1942-09-16	Halifax	II	R9365	MP-C	Middleton St George	2035	Essen	Crashed at Rubrouck France	Killed	Longuenesse {St-Omer} Souvenir Cemetery
2599	Standley	Malcolm John	Flight Sergeant	407303		Australia			RAAF		76Sqn RAF	1942-09-17											RAAF Honour Roll
2600	Stanfield	James Ernest Field	Flying Officer	A404275	1921-03-02	Australian	Observer		RAAF	Bomber Command	458Sqn RAAF	1942-01-21	Hampden	I	AE352	UB-R	Swinderby	1720	Emden	Hit by Flak of 2/Marine Flak Abt 236 Battery Delfzijl. Crashed in Ems Estuary South East of Delfzijl at 2059. (Nachtjagd Combat Archives The Early Years 1942 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Runnymede Memorial Panel 111.		Son of Ernest Alfred Field Stanfield and Audrey Grace Stanfield, of Kavieng, New Ireland, Papua New Guinea