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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	RAF Equivalent 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
3801	Brettel	Edward Gordon	Flight Lieutenant		61053	19th March 1915 in Chertsey, Surrey		Pilot	DFC MiD	RAFVR	Fighter	133 (Eagle) Sqn	1942-09-26	Spitfire	IX	BS313	MD:?	RAF Great Sampford		“Circus” to Morlaix, France	See Archive report for details	PoW 760 , Stalag Luft 3, Killed on the 27th March 1944	Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery Collective Grave 9.A				Archive Report
3802	Brettell	A	Sergeant								Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-01-20	Lancaster	II	LL627	JI-U	Waterbeach	2000	Magdeburg	Crashed in IJsselmeer	Killed
3803	Breuer	Louis K Iii	1st Lt		O-676732		USA	Pilot		USAAF	373rd Fighter Group	412th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-23	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3804	Brewer	Robert Henry	Sergeant Air Gunner		1353143					RAFVR	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1944-07-24	Halifax	III	LL552	DY-X	Pocklington	2130	Stuttgart	Crashed at Piencourt	PoW No: 556 Camp: L7	None
3805	Brewer	David John	Sergeant		1874022			Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	61Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	I	HK538	QR-F	RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire	.0019.	Leipzig	See archive report for full details	Killed	Hanover War Cemetery, Germany. Grave Reference 8.G.11			Read Archive Report
3806	Brewer	Thomas James Brewer	Sergeant		R133415		Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	156 Sqn	1944-02-19	Lancaster	III	JA921	GT:Q	RAF Warboys, Cambridgeshire	00:23	Leipzig	See Archive Report for details	Killed	Amersfoort General Cemetery (Oud Leusden). Plot 13. Row 9. Grave 177.		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
3807	Brewer	D L	Pilot Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-10-15	Halifax	VII	NP773	EQ-M	Linton on Ouse	1722	Wilhelshaven		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
3808	Brewer	E C	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	426Sqn RCAF	1944-03-15	Lancaster	II	DS829	OW-O	Linton on Ouse	1908	Stuttgart		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
3809	Brewer	H R	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-07-04	Halifax	III	HX353	BM-X	Skipton on Swale	2219	Villeneuve		Killed	Bretteville-sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
3810	Brewer	E C	Flight Sergeant							RNZAF	Bomber Command	161Sqn	1944-03-28	Hudson	IIIa	FK767	MA-			Training	Crashed near Arsley	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery
3811	Brewer	J	Sergeant								Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-01-21	Lancaster	II	LL672	A2-C2	Waterbeach	2001	Magdeburg		PoW
3812	Brewer	C	Sergeant								Bomber Command	75Sqn RNZAF	1944-11-30	Lancaster	I	NF980	AA-F	Mepal	1058	Osterfeld	Crashed target area	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
3813	Brewer	Robert Edward	Corporal		18184521	16th December 1925	American	Tail Gunner		USAAF	15th Air Force	741st Bomber Squadron (455th Bombardment Group (H))	1944-10-14	B-24	J	42-51912	-	San Giovanni field, Italy		Odertal, Germany	See Archive report for details	Killed	Repatriated and reinterred at the City of Lubbock Cemetery, Lubbock County, Texas, Section C.				Archive Report
3814	Brewer	Warren A.	Staff Sergeant	Sergeant	14126001	circa 1925 in South Carolina	American	Radio Operator		USAAF	8th Air Force	406th Bombardment Squadron (H), 801st Bombardment Group (H) (Provisional)	1944-04-05	B-24	D	42-72870	:H	Harrington (Station #179), Northamptonshire, England		Carpetbagger	See Archive report for details	KiA	Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky, Section E, Grave 143-144				Archive Report
3815	Brewin	Patrick Hope	Warrant Officer		418247		Australia			RAAF	Coastal Command	461Sqn RAAF	1944-10-01												RAAF Honour Roll		Paul McGuiness RAAF Archive
3816	Brewington	Robert Alexander	Warrant Officer		405673	27th October 1916 in Townsville, Queensland	Australian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1944-03-24	Lancaster	III	ND597	TL:A	RAF Grimsby	18:44	Berlin	ND597 was coned by FlakScheinw. Abt. 108, hit by 4. & 5./schw. Flak Abt. 495. Aircraft exploded and crashed at Welsleben at 23:15 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (16 March 1944 - 11 May 1944) Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery 2.D.15			Son of Warren Alexander and Alice May Brewington; husband of Jessie May Brewington, of Paddington, Queensland, Australia
3817	Brewington	Robert Alexander	Warrant Officer		405673		Australia			RAAF		35Sqn RAF	1944-03-24												RAAF Honour Roll
3818	Brewis	V G	Flight Lieutenant		116962						Fighter	605Sqn	1944-06-05	Mosquito	VI	NT122				Intruder	Crashed into Ijsselmeer	Killed	Hoorn General Cemetery Netherlands
3819	Brewster	Clifford Moore	Sergeant		1774080	Age 20	British	Air Gunner (Rear)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	576 Sqn	1944-01-30	Lancaster	I	W4245	UL:S2	RAF Eltham Wolds, Lincolnshire		Berlin	W4245 was one of four probable claims by three German pilots; 463 Sqn Lancaster ED772, ED545 or JA973, or 576 Sqn Lancaster W4245. Lt. Robert Wolf, his 10th Abschuss, from 3./NJG5 at 20:08; Ofw. Erich Kaschig, his 2nd Abschuss, from 10./NJG5 near Wittstock area at 20:23; Oblt. Arnold Brinkmann, his 2nd Abschuss, from Stab I./NJG3 North Berlin at 20:35. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (1 January - 15 March 1944) Part 1 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	Berlin 1929-1945 War Cemetery, 9.K.9	Courtesy Lucy Childs and Clay Johnstone (relatives of crew members)		Son of Thomas and Annie Elizabeth Brewster, of Howden, Yorkshire, England. Epitaph: 'At Rest'.	Read Archive Report on this incident
3820	Brewster	Archibald	Sergeant		975232	Age 27		W/Op/Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	70Sqn	1944-05-23	Wellington	X	HE627	B	Tortorella, Italy (Foggia No. 2)	2300	Tortorella, Italy (Foggia No. 2)	See archive report for further details	Killed	Beach Head War Cemetery, Anzio Grave XX.H.11-12			Read Archive Report
3821	Brezina	F G	Flight Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	630Sqn	1944-07-18	Lancaster	I	ME729	LE-	East Kirkby	2204	Training	Abandoned & crashed at Dunure	Killed	Dunure Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
3822	Brian	E J	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	207Sqn	1944-09-11	Lancaster	I	LM261	EM-L	Spilsby	2104	Darmstadt		Killed	Leopoldsburg War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
3823	Briant	Alfred Campbell	Flying Officer		AUS/410624	Age 21	Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Fighter Command	151Sqn	1944-06-23	Mosquito	NFXIII	MM447	DZ-?	RAF Predannack, Cornwall	10:55	Ranger	See archive report for further details	Killed	La Fleche Communal Cemetery. Row 3. Grave 6			Born on the 24th May 1923 at Ballarat, Victoria, Australia. Enlisted in the RAAF on the 31st January 1942. Son of Leslie Patema Briant (died 02nd February 1992, age 94) and Gladis Buchanan Briant (née Serjeant - died 28th September 1972, age 80), of Surrey Hills, Victoria, Australia. Epitaph: 'In Proud And Loving Memory Of Our Gallant Son'.	Archive Loss Report
3824	Briant	Alfred Campbell	Flying Officer		410624		Australia			RAAF		151Sqn RAF	1944-06-23												RAAF Honour Roll
3825	Brice	Francis Thomas Sargent	Flight Lieutenant		J/23221	Age 25	Canada	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Lancaster	II	DS688	EQ-R	RAF Linton on Ouse, North Yorkshire	2207	Cambrai	See archive report for further details	Killed	Canada Cemetery Tilloy-les-Cambrai, France. Collective Grave Plot 2, Row G, Grave 5-7	Courtesy John Jones	Paradie Archive Database	Son of Stephen Leslie and Frances Haywood Brice of Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. Mount Brice on the eastern boundary of Skagit Valley Provincial Park, British Columbia, is named after Fl/Lt. Brice and his brother P/O. Vincent Leslie Brice who was killed in 1942. (See Halifax L9622)	Read Archive Report Attacker
3826	Brice	A	Flight Sergeant								Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-03-30	Halifax	III	HX322	NP-B	Lissett	2149	Nurnberg	Crashed Caumont	Killed	Caumont Churchyard
3827	Brice	A R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	158Sqn	1944-05-24	Halifax	III	LW720	NP-W	Lissett	2300	Aachen	Crashed Puffendorf	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
3828	Brick	Eric David	Flight Sergeant		1260504	18th February 1915 in Richmond, Surrey		Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1944-12-12	Lancaster	I	PB674	HA:Q	RAF Chedburgh	11:12	Witten	The formation was attacked by approximately 40 Bf109s attacked the formation. In the melee PB674 was seen to explode a few minutes before reaching the target, the wreckage and crew were seen falling near Holhausen	KiA	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Plot 17 Row G Collective Grave 11-14.			Son of Herbert and Emma (née Bedford) Brick. Husband of Alice Marguerite Brick of Farnborough, Hampshire, England.
3829	Brickenden	Arthur William	Sergeant		R160205	18 June 1923 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	625 Sqn	1944-05-21	Lancaster	III	LM513	CF:Y	RAF Kelstern, Lincolnshire	21:58	Duisburg	Shot down by night fighter , crashed near Meer, Antwerp, Belgium	PoW			Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report Read the Gib McElroy story and crew biographies
3830	Bricker	John B	2nd Lt		O-763476		USA	Pilot		USAAF	361st Fighter Group	376th Fighter Squadron	1944-09-18	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3831	Bricker	John B	2nd Lt		O-763476		USA	Pilot		USAAF	361st Fighter Group	376th Fighter Squadron	1944-09-27	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3832	Bricker	John B	2nd Lt		O-763476		USA	Pilot		USAAF	361st Fighter Group	376th Fighter Squadron	1944-11-02	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3833	Bricker	John B	1st Lt		O-763476		USA	Pilot		USAAF	361st Fighter Group	376th Fighter Squadron	1944-12-24	P-47 Thunderbolt							1 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3834	Brickley	T S	Sergeant								Bomber Command	9Sqn	1944-04-22	Lancaster	I	LL883	WS-C	Bardney	2328	Braunschweig	Crashed on take off
3835	Brickwood	G C	Flying Officer					Pilot			Fighter	2Sqn	1944-01-29	Mustang	I	AM188				Sortie	Force landed near Cayeux	Evaded
3836	Brickwood	W D	Flying Officer								Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-09-12	Lancaster	II	LL731	JI-U	Mildenhall	1844	Frankfurt	Crashed at Kordel	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
3837	Brickwood	D	Warrant Officer								Bomber Command	514Sqn	1944-08-10	Lancaster	II	LL697	A2-B2	Waterbeach	1413	Lens	Aircraft returned damaged
3838	Bridewell	Maurice Edward	Flight Sergeant		1394634			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-02-19	Halifax	V	LK993	AL-J	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	2316	Leipzig	See archive report for full details	Killed	Berlin War Cemetery Joint Grave 9.G.18-19			Archive Report
3839	Bridgeman	Robert David	Flight Sergeant		182694			Bomb Aimer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	57 Sqn	1944-07-28	Lancaster	I	ME864	DX:E	RAF East Kirkby, Lincolnshire	21:44	Stuttgart	See archive report for further information	PoW No: 694 Stalag Luft Luft 7					Read Archive Report
3840	Bridgeman	T B	Pilot Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1944-09-07	Halifax	III	LV799	EY-C	Breighton	1130	Benapre	Ditched				Paradie Archive Database
3841	Bridges	R K	Sergeant					Flight Engineer			Bomber Command	101 Sqn	1944-04-27	Lancaster	I	LL750	SR:P	Ludford Magna	21:40	Friedrichshafen	See Archive Report for details	Interned					Archive Report
3842	Bridges	D M	Pilot Officer								Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-04-27	Lancaster	I	LL903	AS-B	Kirmington	2130	Friedrichshafen	Crashed Heiteren {Haut-Rhin}	PoW
3843	Bridgman	E F	Flying Officer							RCAF	Bomber Command	115Sqn	1944-01-01	Lancaster	II	DS667	A4-G	Witchford	.0030.	Berlin		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
3844	Bridle	W	Sergeant							RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-06-16	Halifax	III	LL550	PT-	Linton on Ouse	1130	Ferry	Crashed on take off				Paradie Archive Database
3845	Brien	Cleveland J Jr	2nd Lt		O-758930		USA	Pilot		USAAF	355th Fighter Group	358th Fighter Squadron	1944-06-08	P-51 Mustang							0.5 Luftwaffe destroyed					Source: afhra.maxwell.af.mil ETO (European Theatre)
3846	Brierley	Thomas Barry	Warrant Officer		NZ417009			2nd Pilot		RNZAF	Bomber Command	190Sqn	1944-09-21	Stirling	IV	LJ982	L9-N	RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire	12.01	Market (Part of Market Garden)	Hit by flak. Crashed near Zetten, Holland	Killed	Arnhem Oosterbeek War Cemetery Grave 4.D.15	Courtesy Jenifer Lemaire		Read Archive Report
3847	Briers	John William	Sergeant		1815067	1908		Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	101 Sqn	1944-08-25	Lancaster	I	NN705	SR:O	Ludford Magna	20:32	Russelsheim	Claimed by Oblt. Hermann Leube, his 19th Abschuss, from 4./NJG3 ESE of Florence’s at 01:53 hrs. (Nachtjagd Combat Archive (24 July 1944 - 15 October 1944) Part 4 - Theo Boiten)	KiA	Choloy War Cemetery France			Son of Harry Woodforde Briers and Edith Maud Briers; husband of Edith Mary Briers, of Nottingham
3848	Briers	J M	Sergeant								Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-06-05	Lancaster	I	LL833	SE-O	Ludford Magna	2217	D-Day Support	Ditched off Beachy Head
3849	Briers	G R	Sergeant								Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1944-07-25	Halifax	III	MZ316	ZL-J	Leeming	2105	Stuttgart	Abandoned over Normandy
3850	Brigaland	R	Adc							FFAF	Bomber Command	346Sqn Free French	1944-10-23	Halifax	III	MZ742	H7-A	Elvington	1642	Essen		Killed