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#	Name*	First Names	Rank	Service No.	Born	Nationality	Role	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
401	Arthur	M J	Warrant Officer	A415108				RAAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1943-06-25	Wellington	X	HF589	AS-W	Kirmington	2343	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Utrecht	PoW
402	Arthur	Keith	Sergeant	416736		Australia		RAAF		1 Air Navigation School	1944-12-25												RAAF Honour Roll
403	Arthur	Colin Tolhurst	Leading Aircraftman	407110		Australia		RAAF		1 Service Flying Training School (RCAF)	1941-02-04												RAAF Honour Roll
404	Arthur	Cecil Glen	Flight Sergeant	429902		Australia		RAAF		101Sqn RAF	1944-03-16												RAAF Honour Roll
405	Arthur	Paul Druce	Flight Sergeant	422093		Australia		RAAF		1654HCU	1944-08-31												RAAF Honour Roll
406	Arthur	William Charles	Sergeant	61516		Australia		RAAF		2 Wireless Air Gunners School	1942-06-15												RAAF Honour Roll
407	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
408	Ash	Robert Charles Addison	Flight Sergeant	407197		Australia		RAAF		223Sqn RAF	1942-06-08												RAAF Honour Roll	ashx
409	Ash	Richard William	Flight Sergeant	424519		Australia		RAAF		463Sqn RAAF	1944-05-10												RAAF Honour Roll	ashx
410	Ash	Ronald George	Pilot Officer	43278		Australia		RAF		50Sqn RAF													RAAF Honour Roll	ashx
411	Ashbolt	Harry Shepherdson	Flight Sergeant	415064		Australia		RAAF		31Sqn RAAF	1944-04-15												RAAF Honour Roll	ashx
412	Ashby-Peckham	S Douglas Joseph	Flight Sergeant	404092 (is this a NZ number?)	Age 20	New Zealand	W/Op	RAFVF (RNZAF ?)	Bomber Command	218Sqn	1943-06-21	Stirling	III	BK712	HA-G	Downham Market	.0014.	Krefeld	Crashed NE Arschot Belgium	Killed	Langdorp Churchyard			On 21-22 June 1943, Bomber Command dispatched a 705 aircraft strong force for Krefeld in Germany. Short Stirling Mk. III (BK712/HA-D) took off from Downham Market at 0014 hrs. The aircraft was captained by Plt Off. William Golder Shillinglaw (412846, RAAF). Helvard was flying as second pilot on his first operation at the squadron. It was not unusual for a new pilot to fly as second pilot to a more experienced pilot before flying as captain for the first time. This was Shillinglaw’s third operation, since he had joined the squadron in early June. The target visibility over Krefeld was good on this night, and the taget was marked almost perfectly by the Pathfinders. More than 600 aircraft released their bombs on Krefeld and a large area of fire developed raging for several hours. 44 aircraft were lost, and BK712 was one of them. Helvard’s crew never made it to the target. The aircraft was successfully attacked by a German night fighter piloted by Lt Heinz-Wolfgang Schnaufer of Stab I./NJG1. It was his 13th aerial victory. At 0133 hrs. the aircraft crashed at Langdorp about 60 km North-east of Bruxelles at 0133 hrs. F/O Helvard had just been attached from 1651 HCU SON OF WILLIAM GEORGE ASHBY-PECKHAM AND OF IVY AILEEN ASHBY-PECKHAM (NEE DAVIES), OF DARGAVILLE, AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND.	Attacker
413	Ashdown	Maxwell	Flight Lieutenant	295326		Australia		RAAF		6 Service Flying Training School Mallala Lorquon	1945-07-02												RAAF Honour Roll
414	Ashfield	Richard Arthur	Corporal	19098		Australia		RAAF		450Sqn RAAF	1942-03-21												RAAF Honour Roll
415	Ashford	Clive Albert	Sergeant	3210		Australia		RAAF		24Sqn RAAF	1942-01-20												RAAF Honour Roll
416	Ashley	A G	Flight Sergeant					RAAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1943-07-24	Lancaster	III	W4987	AR-	Binbrook	2308	Hamburg	Crashed near Cuxhaven	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery
417	Ashley	A E	Flight Sergeant					RAAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1943-11-23	Lancaster	III	ED664	AR-A2	Binbrook	1737	Berlin	Crashed near Bahnhof	PoW
418	Ashley	Aubrey George	Flight Sergeant	413522		Australia		RAAF		460Sqn RAAF	1943-07-25												RAAF Honour Roll
419	Ashplant	W L	Sergeant						Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1942-02-17	Wellington	IV	Z1327	UV-W	Breighton	1920	Training	Crashed at Farnley Tyas YORKS	Killed
420	Ashton	Robert Alexander	Flight Sergeant	AUS/436598	Age 22	Australian	Air Gunner	RAAF	Bomber Command	138Sqn (Special)	1944-08-31	Stirling	IV	LJ503	NF-P	RAF Tempsford, Bedfordshire	2200	SOE	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Arc-Et-Senans Communal Cemetery. Grave 7			Son of William Arthur and Laura Rosena Ashton, of Brighton, Victoria, Australia	Read Archive Report
421	Ashton	Robert Alexander	Flight Sergeant	436598		Australia		RAAF		138Sqn RAF	1944-09-01												RAAF Honour Roll
422	Askam	C	Sergeant						Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1943-01-17	Lancaster	I	R4816	UV-K	Breighton	1700	Berlin	Abandoned near Flamborough Head
423	Aspinall	William Moore	Leading Aircraftman	402271		Australia		RAAF		6 Elementary Flying Training School	1940-10-09												RAAF Honour Roll
424	Asprey	J L	Pilot Officer	AUS-404226				RAAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1941-08-17	Whitley						?	?	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery Netherlands
425	Asprey	J L	Pilot Officer					RAAF	Bomber Command	78Sqn	1941-08-16	Whitley	V	Z6823	EY-B	Middleton St George	2256	Koln	Crashed Velddriel Holland	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery
426	Asprey	John Lambert	Pilot Officer	404226		Australia		RAAF		78Sqn RAF	1941-08-17												RAAF Honour Roll
427	Astill	A E	Flying Officer					RAAF	Bomber Command	462Sqn RAAF	1945-01-14	Halifax	III	LL598	Z5-A	Foulsham	1633	BS	Crashed near Shipdham NFK	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery
428	Astill	Alan Edwin	Flying Officer	421143		Australia		RAAF		462Sqn RAAF	1945-01-14												RAAF Honour Roll
429	Astley	Bruce	Sergeant	403422		Australia		RAAF		15 Elementary Flying Training School RAF	1942-01-28												RAAF Honour Roll
430	Atherton	John Carman	Sergeant	426486			Air Gunner	RAAF	Bomber Command	550Sqn	1943-12-23	Lancaster	III	ED730	BQ-G2	Grimsby	.0007.	Berlin	Collided in air with 100 Sqn Lancaster III ND 327 HW- crashed near Fulstow, Lincs	Killed	Cambridge City Cemetery			Archive Report
431	Atherton	William Samuel Charles	Sergeant	404322		Australia		RAAF		15 OTU RAF	1942-01-09												RAAF Honour Roll
432	Atherton	Henry Marinus	Flight Sergeant	414123		Australia		RAAF		55 OTU RAF	1943-04-23												RAAF Honour Roll
433	Atherton	John Carman	Flight Sergeant	426486		Australia		RAAF		550Sqn RAF	1943-12-24												RAAF Honour Roll
434	Atherton	John	Sergeant	2708		Australia		RAAF		Headquarters North Eastern Area Townsville	1943-03-27												RAAF Honour Roll
435	Atherton	William Samuel Charles	Sergeant	404322	20th September 1919 in Toowoomba, Queensland	Australian	Observer	RAAF		Overseas Air Delivery Unit (OADU)	1942-01-09	Wellington	Ic	Z9101	Unknown	RAF Lichfield	23:26	Delivery Flight	Crashed into the sea about 1 km south of Europa Point approximately 15 Mins after take off from Gibraltar on the night of the 9th January 1942 at 23:26 hr	KiA	Gibraltar Memorial			His unit was 15 Operational Training Unit (OTU) at this time although posted as an Operational crew His body was recovered by HMS Westcott and he was committed to the deep Son of the Revd. Samuel Atherton and Frances Marian Atherton, of Toowong, Queensland, Australia
436	Atkin	Charles Carr	Flight Sergeant	AUS/12316			Pilot	RAAF	Bomber Command	28OTU (93 Group)	1943-03-04	Wellington	Ic	Z1109	QN-T	RAF Wymeswold, Leicestershire	2350	Nickel	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Flushing Northern Cemetery (Vlissingen) Row D. Grave 28			Read Archive Report
437	Atkin	Charles Carr	Flight Sergeant	12316		Australia		RAAF		28 OTU RAF	1943-03-05												RAAF Honour Roll
438	Atkins	Dudley Reginald	Flight Lieutenant	413940		Australia		RAAF		1 OTU	1945-07-02												RAAF Honour Roll
439	Atkins	Henry Lendrum	Flying Officer	419377		Australia		RAAF		22Sqn RAAF	1944-09-20												RAAF Honour Roll
440	Atkins	James Bernard	Leading Aircraftman	43440		Australia		RAAF		6 Aircraft Depot Oakey	1944-06-24												RAAF Honour Roll
441	Atkinson	William James	Warrant Officer	AUS/413332	Born on the 14th August 1922 Age 21	Australian	Pilot	RAAF	Fighter Command	131Sqn	1944-06-01	Spitfire	VII	MB887	NX-?	RAF Culmhead, Somerset		Rhubarb 265	See archive report for further details	Missing - believed killed	Runnymede Memorial. Panel 259			Read Archive Report
442	Atkinson	Walter Edward	Pilot Officer	AUS/422530				RAAF	Fighter	456Sqn RAAF	1944-07-12	Mosquito	NFXVII	HK312	G			Patrol	Crashed off Littlehampton	Killed	Brookwood Military Cemetery United Kingdom	Courtesy Oleg Marin	RAAF Honour Roll
443	Atkinson	George Thomas	Corporal	1112942			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
444	Atkinson	C	Pilot Officer						Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1944-05-03	Lancaster	III	ND860	AR-	Binbrook		Mailly-le-Camp	Crashed St-Remy-sous-Barbuise	Killed	St-Remy-sous-Barbuise Churchyard
445	Atkinson	T M	Sergeant	1266030					Bomber Command	466Sqn RAAF	1943-06-25	Wellington	X	HF544	HD-	Leconfield	2349	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed near Urk	Killed	Runnymede
446	Atkinson	J A	Sergeant						Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-01-20	Lancaster	III	ED803	PO-B	Waddington	2020	Magdeburg		Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
447	Atkinson	Horace Reiby Elliott	Aircraftman Class 1	6174		Australia		RAAF		1 Engineering School Ascot Vale	1940-05-31												RAAF Honour Roll
448	Atkinson	Phyllis Mary	Corporal	92242		Australia		RAAF		1 Personnel Depot (WAAAF)	1946-09-02												RAAF Honour Roll
449	Atkinson	William James	Warrant Officer	413332		Australia		RAAF		131Sqn RAF	1944-06-01												RAAF Honour Roll
450	Atkinson	Wilfred George	Flight Sergeant	408668		Australia		RAAF		232Sqn RAF	1943-08-12												RAAF Honour Roll