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#	Name*	First Names	Title	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
801	Bartlett	Christopher Smales		Wing Commander	39928	Age 26	Canada	Pilot	DFC *	RCAF	Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1944-06-12	Halifax	III	LW173	WL-K	RAF Croft, County Durham	2244	Arras	Possible claim by Lt. Heinz Altner 8/NJG5 - Lens area either at 01:39 or 01:41 hrs.	Killed	Calais Canadian War Cemetery. Plot 4, Row G, Grave 10	John Jones Jarrold		Son of Christopher Pennycuick Bartlett and Dora Margaret Bartlett (née Smales), of Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan, Canada. Bartlett Lake in Saskatchewan named after him. Grave inscription: 'To All The World He Was But One, To Us He Was All The World'. DFC Citation: Flight Lieutenant Christopher Smales Bartlett of 216 Squadron. One night in May, 1941, this officer carried out a flight which necessitated transporting a party of Royal Engineers and landing them beside a highly strategical railway bridge which it was intended to destroy. Much of the complete success of this daring and difficult operation can be attributed to the skill displayed by this officer. Flight Lieutenant Bartlett has also executed eleven successful night raids. Bar to DFC: Acting Wing Commander Christopher Smales Bartlett, DFC of 434 (RCAF) Sqn. In the course of his second tour of operations this officer has attacked many strongly defended targets, including several attacks on Berlin and numerous others on industrial centres in the Ruhr. He is a forceful and courageous leader whose example has inspired all. Information courtesy John Jones March 2021.	Archive Report
802	Bartlett	F A		Sergeant							Bomber Command	434Sqn RCAF	1943-08-30	Halifax	V	LK894	IP-K	Tholthorpe	2348	Monchengladbach	Crashed at Kessenich Belgium	Killed	Heverlee War Cemetery Belgium
803	Bartley	Hugh J		Flying Officer	J17039		Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	128 Sqn	1944-09-16	Mosquito	XX	KB210	MS:P	Wyton	00:29	Braunschweig	Believed crew were forced to bail out (engine failure) above Liège at 00:29 hrs.	Injured			Paradie Archive Database
804	Bartley	F W		Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1944-02-15	Halifax	III	HX311	QB-A	Skipton on Swale	1721	Berlin	Crashed at Ahrensfelde	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
805	Bartman	G H		Warrant Officer	R103506					RCAF	Bomber Command	102Sqn (Ceylon)	1943-04-20	Halifax	II	HR712	DY-	Pocklington	2134	Stettin	Crashed Nyborg Denmark	Killed	Nyborg New Cemetery Denmark		Paradie Archive Database
806	Bartman	Lloyd Wallace		Warrant Officer Class 2	R92543		Canadian	Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RCAF	Bomber Command	7 Sqn	1943-04-14	Stirling	III	BK769	MG:G	RAF Oakington, Cambridgeshire	21:17	Stuttgart	See archive report for further information	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery. Grave 9.D. 22		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
807	Barton	R J		Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1944-02-24	Lancaster	I	ME641	AS-B	Kirmington	2000	Schweinfurt	Collided with 460Sqn Lancaster & crashed Market Rasen Lincs	Killed	Harrogate [Stonefall] Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
808	Barton	Hugh Hartil		Flying Officer	J/25015			Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	23 OTU (Operational Training Unit - 91 Group)	1943-11-09	Wellington	III	X3932	WE-P	RAF Pershore	1838	Training exercise	Aircraft malfunction - see archive report	Killed	Pershore Cemetery, Worcestershire. Plot Q. Grave 38		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
809	Barton	T G		Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	MZ641	KW-K	Tholthorpe	2205	Hamburg		Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
810	Barton	V A		Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-02-19	Halifax	V	LK662	AL-Q	Leeming	2317	Leipzig		PoW			Paradie Archive Database
811	Barton	W K		Sergeant							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-01-29	Halifax	II	HR662	EQ-H	Leeming	1656	Lorient	?	Killed	Guidel Communal Cemetery
812	Bartram	E G		Sergeant							Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-09-22	Halifax	V	LK914	NA-K	Middleton St George	1831	Hannover	?	PoW
813	Barty	William Edward Heaton		Pilot Officer	187752			Air Gunner (Mid Upper)		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429 (Bison) Sqn RCAF	1944-12-06	Halifax	III	MZ463	AL:J	RAF Leeming, North Yorkshire	16:19	Osnabruck	See Archive report for details	Missing	Runnymede Memorial, Panel 210.				Read Archive Report
814	Barty	W E H		Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1944-09-17	Halifax	III	MZ900	AL-K	Leeming	714	Boulogne	Ditched off French Coast
815	Barzeele	C S		Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-05-12	Halifax	III	MZ629	SE-B	Croft	2147	Leuven	Crashed Waterloo {Brabant}	Evader			Paradie Archive Database
816	Basarab	L		Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-11-21	Halifax	VII	NP810	EQ-H	Linton on Ouse	1520	Castrop-Rauxel		Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
817	Bastable	Vernon James		Warrant Officer Class 2	R/95313	2 Dec 1914 in Winnipeg, Canada	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	156Sqn	1942-09-19	Wellington	III	BJ883	GT-	Warboys		Saarbrucken	Coned by searchlights in the Abbeville area and hit by Flak. Abandoned near Abbeville time unknown	PoW No. 27139 Stalag 344 Lamsdorf			Paradie Archive Database	WO Bastable was captured in the Rouen area in Sep 1942 and was held in various PoW camps. He made his first attempt to escape in May 1943. whilst with a working party at Metsdorf. Sudetenland, having obtained civilian clothes from the Czechoslovakias. His true identity was discovered and he was returned to Stalag 344. He then decided to make an immediate attempt to escape in an Army uniform. He cut the wires of a second floor window and timing his action to miss the guards, he jumped clear and escaped. He travelled in the direction of Prague but after three days he was discovered by some German civilians. He was handed over to the authorities and sent to a Gestapo prison where he was kept for 14 days in solitary confinement. He was sent back to Stalag Luft 344 and spent a further 10 days in solitary confinement. In Oct 1943. He made another attempt to escape by means of an emergency ladder in the main shaft of a coal mine in which he was working. He gained his liberty for 2 days after which he was recaptured by German police in company with a Czechoslovakia Air Force Sgt. He made another attempt to escape from Stalag 344 but was recaptured and returned to camp. He and the same Czechoslovakia Sgt. finally escaped in Oct 1944 by jumping from the roof cf their billets over the fence and proceeding into some woods nearby. Here they were assisted by Czechoslovakia civilians. They eventually made contact with the Czechoslovakia underground with arms and ammunition and took part in many operations. destroying railways, bridges, road Docks, and electrical installations. The Czechoslovakia Sgt. was captured again and has not been heard of since. WO Bastable continued serving in the underground movement until he was liberated by the Russians in May 1945.
818	Bastable	Harold Denis		Flying Officer	J27478		Canadian	Navigator		RCAF	Bomber Command	640 Sqn	1944-06-07	Halifax	III	LK866	C8:L	RAF Leconfield	00:24	Versailles	See archive report for details	PoW, 78378 Buchenwald, PoW No. 8927 Stalag Luft 3			Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
819	Basten	Henry George		Sergeant	1399763			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-02-24	Lancaster	II	DS844	EQ-X	RAF Linton-on-Ouse, Yorkshire	2048	Schweinfurt	See archive report for further information	Killed	Durnbach War Cemetery Durnbach, Germany. Grave 7.A.13			Read Archive Report
820	Bastian	Peter Spencer		Pilot Officer	126739			Wireless Operator			Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1942-12-21	Wellington	III	DF624	AL-	East Moor		Training	The crew were undertaking a training flight from their base at East Moor and while the a/c was close to the North Yorkshire Moors the a/c suffered an electrical failure which caused the propellers on both engines to go into a fully fine pitch. This then caused the engines to over-rev and eventually to overheat. Fearing he was loosing control of the a/c the captain ordered his five crew to abandon the a/c, this was done successfully. The pilot and rear gunner received slight injuries on landing, the pilot suffered his injuries after landing on a fence. The a/c crashed near Kirkby, a few miles south of Stokesley and was destroyed. RAF East Moor took charge of the crash site; they sent transport to collect the crew, put a guard on the a/c and destroyed secret equipment it was carrying. (References- Aircraft Accidents in Yorkshire)	Survived - Killed in Action 26 March 1943				429 Sqn Wellington MS487
821	Bastian	Peter Spencer		Pilot Officer	126739			Wireless Operator/Air Gunner		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-03-26	Wellington	X	MS487	AL-C	East Moor	1932	Duisburg	Home bound was hit by flak, which damaged the port engine, fuel tanks and flying controls. Crashed at 2230 hours on an estate known as De Raaphorst, 3 km SE of Wassenaar (Zuid Holland). Claimed by 2. & 3./Marine-Flak-Abteilung 816 (Nachtjagd Combat Archives 1943 Part 2 - Theo Boiten)	Killed	The Hague (Westduin) General Cemetery, Allied plot, Row 2, Grave 41
822	Batchelor	R H		Sergeant	1299738						Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1943-03-27	Halifax	II	BB332	EQ-H	Leeming	2000	Berlin	Crashed Blindberg Sweden	Interned
823	Bate	A J		Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	101Sqn	1944-06-11	Lancaster	I	PB692	SR-K2	Ludford Magna	1200	Gelsenkirchen	Crashed at Wanne-Eickel	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
824	Bateman	J R		Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	100Sqn	1943-12-16	Lancaster	III	JB674	HW-Q	Grimsby	1611	Berlin	Collided with next and crashed near Grimsby Lincs	Killed			Paradie Archive Database
825	Bateman	D W		Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	158Sqn	1945-02-23	Halifax	III	PN380	NP-M	Lissett	1200	Essen	Lost without trace	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
826	Bateman	A L		Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-03-01	Halifax	II	DT641	VR-R	Middleton St George	1850	Berlin	Presumed crashed in sea	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
827	Bates	Albert		Pilot Officer	175422			Flight Engineer		RAFVR	Bomber Command	429 Sqn RCAF	1944-05-24	Halifax	III	LW137	AL:K	RAF Leeming, Yorkshire	22:53	Aachen	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery. Grave 24.J.7				Read Archive Report
828	Bates	David Henderson		Flight Sergeant	R131551	9th March 1920 in Magrath, Alberta	Canadian	Pilot		RCAF	Bomber Command	428 (Ghost) Sqn RCAF	1943-07-29	Halifax	V	DK239	NA:Q	Middleton St George	22:23	Hamburg	See Archive report for details	Killed	Becklingen War Cemetery. Grave 14.C.13		Paradie Archive Database		Read Archive Report
829	Bates	L S		Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	428Sqn RCAF	1943-08-23	Halifax	V	DK267	NA-H	Middleton St George	2025	Berlin	Abandoned near Annelov Sweden	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
830	Bates	J D		Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-02-19	Halifax	V	LK964	SE-T	Croft	2336	Leipzig		Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
831	Bates	J E		Sergeant							Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1944-03-30	Lancaster	II	LL633	EQ-L	Linton on Ouse	2204	Nurnberg	Crashed Gerolzhofen	PoW
832	Bates	E W H		Sergeant							Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-11-03	Halifax	II	JD326	AL-P	Leeming	1645	Dusseldorf	?	Killed	Runnymede
833	Bates	J		Sergeant	353790						Bomber Command	429Sqn RCAF	1943-03-05	Wellington	III	BJ755	AL-	East Moor	1918	Essen	Crashed almost at once	Injured
834	Bates	Raymond Leonard		Sergeant	1600459	Age 21		W/op/Air/Gnr		RAFVR	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-02-25	Halifax	V	LK705	SE-X	RAF Croft, Yorkshire	2027	Gardening	See archive report for further brief details	Killed	Esbjerg (Fourfelt) Cemetery, Denmark. Collective grave A.8.24-25			Son of John and Hilda Alice Bates, of Porchester, Fareham, Hampshire, England	Read Archive Report
835	Batkin	W C		Flight Sergeant	656918						Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-07-13	Halifax	II	BB323	VR-R	Middleton St George	2256	Aachen	Crashed near Venlo Holland	Killed	Jonkerbos War Cemetery
836	Batt	C S		Flight Sergeant							Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	MZ645	PT-N	Tholthorpe	2237	Hamburg	Crashed at Estorf	PoW				Attacker Klaus Möller
837	Battensby	Kenneth	Mstr	Civilian	None			Bystander - child		Civilian	Bomber Command	433Sqn RCAF	1944-05-08	Halifax	III	MZ828	BM-H	RAF Skipton-on-Swale, Yorkshire	1038	St-Leu	See Archive report for further details	Killed	Skipton on Swale Churchyard			Read Archive Report
838	Batters	Harold Mark		Flight Sergeant	R/95487			Pilot		RCAF	Fighter Command	401Sqn RCAF	1942-12-04	Spitfire	IX	BS277	YO-?	RAF Biggin Hill, Kent	PM	Rodeo	See other archive report for a few details	Killed	Longuenesse Souvenir Cemetery (St. Omer). Plot 8. Row A. Grave 6		Paradie Archive Database	Read Archive Report
839	Batterton	J M		Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	419Sqn RCAF	1943-08-17	Halifax	II	JD163	VR-N	Middleton St George	2125	Peenemunde	Ditched off Happisburgh Norfolk	Killed	Runnymede		Paradie Archive Database
840	Battler	Ralph Oscar		Sergeant	R205893	30th January 1925 in Kitchener, Ontario	Canadian	Air Gunner (Rear)		RCAF	Bomber Command	420Sqn RCAF	1945-03-05	Halifax	III	NA190	PT:U	RAF Tholthorpe	16:29	Chemnitz	See archive report for detail	Killed	Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery - Sec. H. Row H. Grave 11.		Paradie RCAF Database		Archive Report
841	Batts	D		Warrant Officer Class 2						RCAF	Bomber Command	44Sqn	1943-08-31	Lancaster	III	ED665	KM-L	Dunholme Lodge	2011	Berlin	Crashed at Schonebeck	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
842	Batty	F W		Flight Sergeant	R132193					RCAF	Bomber Command	35Sqn (Madras Presidency)	1943-06-11	Halifax	II	DT805	TL-Y	Graveley	2315	Munster	Crashed at Selhem Holland	PoW			Paradie Archive Database
843	Batty	Archie Verdun		Flying Officer	J21182	13th March 1916 in Limerick, Saskatchewan	Canadian	Bomb Aimer		RCAF	Bomber Command	428 (Ghost) Sqn, RCAF	1944-10-14	Lancaster	X	KB780	NA:T	Middleton St George	05:58	Duisburg	The aircraft disintegrated in mid-air scattering small pieces over a wide area. The wreckage falling in the of area Wasserbau und Schffahrtsamt, Emmerichsrstraße and the Rhine Herne Canal.	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery Coll.Grave 13.F. 19-23		Paradie Archive Database	Son of Samuel and Agnes Jane (née Maxwell) Batty; husband of Avelin Evonne Batty, of Indian Head, Saskatchewan, Canada
844	Batty	E		Sergeant	1111947						Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1943-06-22	Wellington	X	HE394	SE-V	Burn	2319	Mulheim	Crashed near Monchengladbach	Killed	Rheinberg War Cemetery
845	Baty	W J		Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	408Sqn RCAF	1945-02-02	Halifax V	II	NP757	EQ-B	Linton on Ouse	2010	Wanne-Eickel	Abandoned and crashed near North Witham				Paradie Archive Database
846	Bauer	W F		Flight Sergeant						RCAF	Bomber Command	425Sqn RCAF	1942-10-24	Wellington	III	BJ958	KW-N	Elsham Wolds		Transit	Crashed near High Hunsley YORKS	Killed	Dishforth		Paradie Archive Database	First French Canadian squadron
847	Bauer	Louis Walter Allan		Flying Officer	437247		Australia			RAAF		15 Service Flying Training School RCAF	1944-08-28												RAAF Honour Roll
848	Baulf	I H W		Sergeant						RNZAF	Bomber Command	424Sqn RCAF	1943-02-20	Wellington	III	BK435	QB-U	Topcliffe	1742	Gardening	Crashed in North Sea off Texel	Killed	Runnymede
849	Baum	W G R		Flying Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	427Sqn RCAF	1943-08-23	Halifax	V	DK184	ZL-	Leeming	2052	Berlin	Crashed near Germandorf	Killed	Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database
850	Baumann	G R		Pilot Officer						RCAF	Bomber Command	431Sqn RCAF	1944-07-28	Halifax	III	MZ859	SE-A	Croft	2232	Hamburg	Crashed at Deichhausen	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery		Paradie Archive Database