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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	Photo (Click to Expand)	Referring Database	Notes	Links/Archive Reports
851	Battle	James Joseph	Flying Officer	Aus/426250	Age 29	Australian	Navigator		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 7			Born on the 28th October 1914 at Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia. Enlisted in the RAAF on the 25th May 1942. Son of Timothy John (died 04th November 1929, age 39) and Mary Ellen Battle (née Judge - died 14th June 1977, age 84), of Ashgrove, Queensland, Australia. Bother of Mary Bridget O'Dwyer (née Battle) and John Anselm Battle (died 09th June 1991, age 73), Epitaph: 'Proudly For God And Country In Loving Memory Of Our Dear Son And Brother'.	Archive Loss Report
852	Battle	E J	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1943-12-16	Lancaster	II	JA963	OF-Q	Bourn	1655	Berlin	?	Killed
853	Battle	James Joseph	Flying Officer	426250		Australia			RAAF		151Sqn RAF	1944-06-23												RAAF Honour Roll
854	Battle	Ernest John	Flight Sergeant	413943		Australia			RAAF		97Sqn (Straits Settlements)	1943-12-16												RAAF Honour Roll
855	Batton	Ian Williams	Leading Aircraftman	18762		Australia			RAAF		458Sqn RAAF	1942-11-06												RAAF Honour Roll
856	Batty	Kenneth James	Leading Aircraftman	128775		Australia			RAAF		1 Personnel Depot Melbourne	1945-10-15												RAAF Honour Roll
857	Batty	Robert Allan	Pilot Officer	417784		Australia			RAAF		3 Communication Unit Mascot	1944-02-28												RAAF Honour Roll
858	Battye	R H	Flight Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-11-04	Lancaster	III	NE133	JO-X	Waddington	1743	Dortmund-Ems	Crashed at Recke	Killed	Reichswald Forest War Cemetery
859	Battye	Reginald Harold	Flight Sergeant	442415		Australia			RAAF		463Sqn RAAF	1944-11-04												RAAF Honour Roll
860	Batzloff	Douglas William	Flight Lieutenant	440593		Australia			RAAF		Survey Squadron Canberra	1947-03-25												RAAF Honour Roll
861	Bauchop	R J	Sergeant							Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1944-10-28	Lancaster	III	LM746	PO-	Waddington	2214	Bergen	The aircraft was badly damaged during a mid air collision with another aircraft from the squadron (which managed to land safely) After jettisoning the bomb load over the sea they returned inland. All but three of the crew baled out whilst the pilot, flight engineer and navigator remained and managed to fly the aircraft into Carnaby. Aircraft subsequently damaged beyond repair.	Safe
862	Baudinette	I S	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1945-03-05	Lancaster	III	PB557	AR-A2	Binbrook	1629	Chemnitz	Crashed at Pfieffe	Killed	Hannover War Cemetery
863	Baudinette	Ivan Sydney	Flying Officer	409653		Australia			RAAF		460Sqn RAAF	1945-03-05												RAAF Honour Roll
864	Bauer	Louis Walter Allan	Flying Officer	437247		Australia			RAAF		15 Service Flying Training School RCAF	1944-08-28												RAAF Honour Roll
865	Baulderstone	T H	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1945-04-08	Lancaster	I	NX584	JO-V	Waddington	1812	Lutzkendorf	Abandoned on way home	Killed	Runnymede
866	Baulderstone	Dennis Leslie	Flight Sergeant	416112		Australia			RAAF		2 Air Oberservers School Mt Gambier	1944-02-15												RAAF Honour Roll
867	Baulderstone	Thomas Henry	Flying Officer	429910		Australia			RAAF		463Sqn RAAF	1945-04-09												RAAF Honour Roll
868	Bavin	Douglas Frederick	Flight Sergeant	415212		Australia			RAAF		10 OTU RAF	1943-06-03												RAAF Honour Roll
869	Bavin	Douglas Frederick	Flt Sgt	AUS 415212	Born Tambellup WA, 18 November 1922	Australia	Pilot, Captain (Pupil pilot)		RAAF	Training Command	10 OTU	1943-06-03	Whitley	V	BD414	J	RAF St. Eval Cornwall	10:45	Anti submarine Atlantic patrol	Shot down by Fw 190	Killed 1943-06-03 Age 25	Runnymede Memorial Panel 192, Remembered: Panel 118, Commemorative Area, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT	Canberra, Australia		On 3 June 1943, Bavin was the Captain and Pilot of Whitley V BD414/J taking off at 10:45 hours from RAF St. Eval in Cornwall on an Atlantic Patrol. Carrying 6 x 250 lb depth charges the course was set for the Bay of Biscay in search of German U-boats. The aircraft failed to return and no communication was received from the aircraft. An Air Sea Rescue procedure was put into operation, but without any results. Commemorated Runnymede Memorial, Panel 185. United Kingdom. The crew of six were captain AUS.415212 FS Douglas Frederick Bavin (Pupil Pilot), RAAF; 2nd pilot J.22032 Plt Off. Harold Douglas Pepper (Pupil Pilot), RCAF, navigator J.14637 Plt Off. David Taylor Dorward (Pupil Navigator), RCAF, wireless operationer/air gunner 1385126 Sgt Colin Arthur Richardson (Pupil WT/AG), RAFVR, bomb aimer 136821 Plt Off. Cecil Aspland Nicholls (Pupil B/A), RAFVR, and air gunner R.10786 Sgt Eric Haakon Neilson (pupil air gunner), RCAF. They were victims of Unteroffizier Hermann Mannetstetter of 8. Staffel/Jagdgeschwader 2 'Richthofen'. Three Fw 190 from this unit took off at 1934 hours from Fontenay-le-Comte on a free chase against anti-submarine aircraft over the Bay of Biscay. About 100 km northwest of Ushant, they engaged a Whitley which was shot down at about 500 meters height. The aircraft exploded in mid-air and only debris was seen falling into the sea. It was the first confirmed victory for Mannetstetter Son of John Edward and Minnie Bavin, of Mount Barker, Western Australia.	Aircrew Deaths Database
870	Bavington	Raymond Eldon	Pilot Officer	AUS/403895	Born on the 14th September 1917	Australian	Pilot		RAAF	Fighter Command	609Sqn	1943-09-13	Typhoon	Ib	R8224	PR-?			Training	See archive report for details of later incident	Survived	None - survived the war Born in Parramatta, New Zealand			Read Archive Report
871	Bawden	Harvey Hayward	Flight Sergeant	419835	24 Jun 1924	Australian	Air Gunner		RAAF	Bomber Command	150 Sqn	1945-03-24	Lancaster	I	PB853	IQ-P	Hemswell	1300	Dortmund	Hit by flak. See Archive Report	PoW					Read Archive Report
872	Bawden	Donald Robert	Leading Aircraftman	47060		Australia			RAAF		2 Operational Training	1943-01-31												RAAF Honour Roll
873	Baxendale	Francis Leo	Aircraftman Class 1	6665		Australia			RAAF		462Sqn RAAF	1943-04-12												RAAF Honour Roll
874	Baxter	K A	Flying Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	10Sqn	1942-10-02	Halifax	II	W1116	ZA-P	Melbourne	1841	Krefeld	?	PoW
875	Baxter	J R	Flying Officer				Pilot		RAAF	Fighter	131Sqn	1944-09-30	Spitfire	VII	MD119				Ramrod 1303	Force landed in Belgium
876	Baxter	R W	Flight Sergeant					GM	RAAF	Bomber Command	150Sqn	1942-08-06	Wellington	III	X3698	JN-	Snaith	.0040.	Duisburg	Crashed almost at once	Killed
877	Baxter	R W	Sergeant						RAAF	Bomber Command	150Sqn	1942-05-05	Wellington	III	X3673	JN-	Snaith	2235	Stuttgart	Crash landed at Blyton on return
878	Baxter	W S	Pilot Officer						RAAF	Bomber Command	7Sqn	1944-08-26	Lancaster	III	PB180	MG-F	Oakington	2003	Kiel	Crashed in Baltic	Killed	Kiel War Cemetery
879	Baxter	D W	Warrant Officer							Bomber Command	460Sqn RAAF	1944-02-24	Lancaster	III	ND394	AR-J2	Binbrook	1802	Schweinfurt	Crashed Villers-sur-Preny {Meirthe-et-Moselle}	Evader
880	Baxter	H A	Sergeant							Bomber Command	463Sqn RAAF	1944-03-15	Lancaster	III	ED606	JO-E	Waddington	1924	Stuttgart	Collided with 625 Sqn Lancaster & crashed Branston Lincs	Killed
881	Baxter	J R	Sergeant	1148282						Bomber Command	466Sqn RAAF	1943-05-04	Wellington	X	HE530	HD-	Leconfield	2233	Dortmund	Crashed ESE Meppel Holland	PoW
882	Baxter	Allan William	Sergeant	409372		Australia			RAAF		1 OTU	1942-08-27												RAAF Honour Roll
883	Baxter	Robert Wilson	Flight Sergeant	400689		Australia			RAAF		150Sqn RAF	1942-08-07												RAAF Honour Roll
884	Baxter	Murray Alexander	Warrant Officer	416821		Australia			RAAF		178Sqn RAF	1944-08-15												RAAF Honour Roll
885	Baxter	Kenneth William	Flying Officer	408687		Australia			RAAF		82Sqn RAAF	1943-12-24												RAAF Honour Roll
886	Baxter	William Samuel	Pilot Officer	418333		Australia			RAAF		Attached 7Sqn RAF	1944-08-27												RAAF Honour Roll
887	Bayley	Lindsay Arthur	Flight Sergeant	432092	20th May 1915 in Ashfield, New South Wales	Australian	Navigator		RAAF	Bomber Command	9 Sqn	1945-04-08	Lancaster	I	NG235	WS:H	RAF Bardney	18:26	Lutzkendorf	See archive report for further details	KiA	Berlin 1939-45 War Cemetery. Coll. Grave 7.D.4-6				Read Archive Report
888	Bayley	Ernest Douglas	Sergeant	412568		Australia			RAAF		7Sqn RAAF	1942-06-09												RAAF Honour Roll
889	Bayley	Lindsay Arthur	Flight Sergeant	432092		Australia			RAAF		9Sqn RAF	1945-04-08												RAAF Honour Roll
890	Baylis	G P	Sergeant							Bomber Command	467Sqn RAAF	1943-11-03	Lancaster	III	JB121	PO-U	Bottesford	1703	Dusseldorf	Crashed near Antwerpen	Killed	Schoonlselhof Cemetery {Antwerpen} Belgium
891	Bayliss	Colin Evan	Flight Sergeant	AUS/406555	Age 21	Australia	Pilot		RAAF	Bomber Command	103Sqn	1942-12-21	Lancaster	I	W4820	PM-S	Elsham Wolds	1738	Munchen	Shot down by Lt. Ferdinand Christiner of 5./NJG4 at 2004hrs and crashed near Vavincourt, France	PoW No 27520. Camp Stalag VIIIB, Stalag IVA	Died 2004-01-01	Courtesy AWM			Read Archive Report
892	Bayliss	J B	Flight Sergeant	A412098					RAAF	Bomber Command	166Sqn	1943-03-29	Wellington	III	X3965	AS-L	Kirmington	1943	Bochum	?	Killed	Runnymede
893	Bayliss	Jack Bernard	Flight Sergeant	412098		Australia			RAAF		166Sqn RAF	1943-03-30												RAAF Honour Roll
894	Bayliss	Lenn	Pilot Officer	10056		Australia			RAAF		4 Elementary Flying Training School Mascot	1940-11-18												RAAF Honour Roll
895	Bayly	Francis Paul	Warrant Officer	407402		Australia			RAAF		454Sqn RAAF	1943-07-23												RAAF Honour Roll
896	Baynes		Sergeant							Bomber Command	458Sqn RAAF	1941-11-05	Hampden	I	AE434	UB-G	Coltishall		Transit	Crashed Bassingham Lincs	Injured
897	Beach	Rex Edward	Flying Officer	419023		Australia			RAAF		86Sqn RAAF	1944-04-30												RAAF Honour Roll
898	Beacham	Neville Thomas George	Flight Lieutenant	405041		Australia			RAAF		14Sqn RAF	1943-03-10												RAAF Honour Roll
899	Beal	Ronald Andre	Flight Sergeant	412883		Australia			RAAF		70Sqn RAF	1944-01-27												RAAF Honour Roll
900	Beale	Ilma Joyce	Sergeant	90663		Australia			RAAF		1 Operational Training (WAAAF)	1945-09-15												RAAF Honour Roll