563627 Sgt Thomas Gray (20th Entry)
On 12 May 1940, over the Albert Canal, Belgium, one bridge in particular was being used by the invading army, with protection from fighter aircraft, anti-aircraft and machine-guns. The RAF was ordered to demolish this vital bridge, and five Fairey Battle bombers were despatched with Sergeant Gray as the navigator in the plane leading the bombing attack. They met an inferno of anti-aircraft fire, but the mission was accomplished, much of the success being due to the coolness and resource of the pilot (Donald Edward Garland) of the leading aircraft and the navigation of Sergeant Gray. Unfortunately the leading aircraft and three others did not return.
Gray is buried at the Haverlee War Cemetery near Leuven in Belgium.
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The Albert Medal
| Named after the the Prince Consort (who had died in 1861) this medal was awarded for gallantry in life saving at sea and on land. In 1949 the Albert Medal in Gold was replaced by the George Cross.
Holders of this medal were invited to exchange their medals for the George Cross. Some 49 of 64 did so but this did not include the Brat who was awarded this reward for gallantry.
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Corporal Archibald Charles Wood (3rd Entry) - LG: 22 Jan 37
The citation reads: His former Majesty, King Edward VIII was graciously pleased to award the Albert Medal to Corporal Archibald Charles Wood in recognition of his conspicuous gallantry when the RAF aircraft in which he was a passenger was wrecked near Nidhauli, India on 8th February 1936. Corporal Wood, who was serving on 60 (B) Sqn based at RAF Kohat, was uninjured but dazed as a result of the crash, re-entered the blazing wreckage in an endeavour to save the pilot. In so doing he received very severe burns as a result of which his left hand had to be amputated.
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The George Cross
| The George Cross ranks with the Victoria Cross as the nation's highest award for gallantry, and was instituted in 1940 to recognise actions of supreme gallantry in circumstances for which the Victoria Cross was not appropriate. Thus, it may be awarded to civilians, as well as members of the Armed Forces for acts of gallantry not in the presence of the enemy, including, for example, military explosive ordnance disposal personnel.
It is awarded "for acts of the greatest heroism or of the most conspicuous courage in circumstances of extreme danger."
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362420 Wg Cdr Leonard Henry Harrison (5th Entry) - LG: 03 Jan 41
In February 1940 when serving as a civilian instructor at RAF Manby he was called to use his knowledge and skill when a grain carrier limped into Immimgham Dock with an unexploded bomb wedged in the main deck. With help from colleagues Harrison defused the bomb which had a fuze of a type unknown at that time. A few weeks later there was a similar incident involving another bomb onboard a fishing vessel in the Humber which again was successfully defused.
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362701 Flt Cadet William Neil McKechnie (5th Entry) - LG: 18 Oct 29
On 20 June, 1929, an aeroplane piloted by Flight Cadet C J Giles crashed on landing at RAF College Cranwell and burst into flames. The pilot was stunned, but managed to release his safety belt and fall out of the machine in a dazed condition. Flight Cadet McKechnie, who had landed in another aeroplane about the same time some two hundred yards away, left his machine and ran at full speed towards the scene of the accident. The petrol had spread over an area about ten yards in diameter, in full blaze, with Giles lying in it semi-conscious. McKechnie, without hesitation, ran into the flames and pulled out Giles, who was badly burned. McKechnie, who was himself scorched and superficially burned, then proceeded to extinguish Giles's burning clothing. There is no doubt that without McKechnie's assistance Giles would have been burned to death, as he was quite incapable of moving himself. His machine was entirely destroyed, and the ground for some distance around was burned up by the spread of the ignited petrol. (For this action Arnold was awarded the Empire Gallantry Medal which later became the George Cross)
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363339 LAC Walter Arnold (7th Entry) - LG: 09 Nov 28
On 20 June 1928, Leading Aircraftman Arnold was a passenger in an aircraft which crashed on landing at Digby Aerodrome. Arnold was able to free himself from the burning wreckage but he re-entered the flames in order to rescue the unconscious pilot. In doing so, Arnold sustained burns to his face, neck and hands and his actions undoubtedly saved the pilot's life. (For this action Arnold was awarded the Empire Gallantry Medal which later became the George Cross)
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364701 LAC Robert Ewing Douglas (9th Entry) - LG: 27 Mar 31
An aeroplane proceeding on patrol with a crew of two and a load of live bombs stalled shortly after leaving the ground and crashed on the edge of the aerodrome, immediately bursting into flames. Leading Aircraftman Douglas, who witnessed the crash, was the first to arrive on the scene of the accident and found the air gunner lying two yards from the wreckage, his clothes burning badly. These flames Douglas quenched with a hand extinguisher, and, after disentangling part of the gun equipment from the injured man's person, dragged him clear of the machine with the assistance of another airman who had arrived on the scene, and, after subduing a renewed burst of flames in his clothing, got him on board the ambulance. He then turned his attention to the pilot in the burning machine and had approached to within twelve yards of the wreckage when the first of the bombs exploded. Realising then that there was no hope of the pilot being still alive, he started to get clear and was some thirty yards away when a second bomb exploded. In advancing so close to the flames this airman took a grave risk as he was fully aware that the aircraft contained live bombs of a powerful type. (For this actionward of the Medal of the Military Division of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire which later became the George Cross)
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561238 Flt Lt Hector Bertram Gray (13th Entry) - LG: 19 Apr 46
Flight Lieutenant Gray was part of a group taken prisoner in Hong Kong during December 1941. During his captivity he did all he could to sustain the morale of his fellow prisoners. He smuggled much needed drugs into the camp and distributed them to those who were seriously ill, and he also ran a news service on information he received from people outside the camp. He was tortured continually over a period of nearly 6 months to make him divulge the names of his informants, but he disclosed nothing.
The King was graciously pleased to approve a posthumous award of the GEORGE CROSS in recognition of most conspicuous gallantry in carrying out hazardous work in a very brave manner.
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George Medal
| The George Medal, like the George Cross, was instituted in 1940 and can be awarded both to civilians and to military personnel for acts of bravery not in the face of the enemy. The GM is awarded "for acts of great bravery."
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335383 W/O Edward George Alford (1st Entry) - LG: 21 Jan 41
Citation read: This warrant officer has displayed great gallantry and skill in disposing of a large number of unexploded bombs, never hesitating to deal with them immediately if he considered their presence was affecting the operational efficiency of the station.
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365204 Sqn Ldr Samuel J Davies (10th Entry) - LG: 20 Oct 44
Citation reads: In May, 1944, this officer was in the vicinity when an aircraft, shortly after taking off on an operational flight, crashed and burst into flames. Sqn Ldr Davies immediately drove to the scene and observed the rear gunner collapse in an attempt to get out of the aircraft. Heedless of the danger from the ammunition which was exploding, and also being aware that the aircraft carried bombs, he climbed on to the wing to extricate the rear gunner whose head and shoulders were hanging over the side of the cockpit. He had to free the latter's harness which had become entangled in some part of the aircraft, but he finally managed to lift him out of the cockpit and drag him clear of the burning wreckage. Sqn Ldr Davies then attempted to lift the body of the pilot out of the blazing front cockpit but was unsuccessful in doing this owing to the smoke and flames. He could see that the pilot had been killed in the crash. After warning all personnel of an imminent explosion he, with assistance from another airman, carried the gunner to the sick quarters. Less than two minutes after he had left the scene; two 500 lb. bombs exploded completely destroying the aircraft. The timely and courageous action of Sqn Ldr Davies had saved the life of the rear gunner.
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366233 Flt Lt Ernest L Williams (12th Entry) - LG: 21 Jan 41
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560595 LAC Sydney Walter Green (14th Entry)
Whilst serving on 18 OTU - Saving Life after aircraft crash
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560893 Plt Off Gerard Ryder (14th Entry) - LG: 11 Mar 41
Citation read: One night in December, 1940, Flt Lt Smythe, Plt Off Ryder and a sergeant comprised the crew of an aircraft which crashed and caught fire shortly after taking off. Flt Lt Smythe and Plt Off Ryder managed to extricate themselves from the wreckage but the sergeant was trapped in his cockpit. In spite of the fire and exploding incendiaries, and knowing that there were bombs which had not exploded, the two officers immediately re-entered the crashed aircraft and succeeded in extricating the trapped airman. Both these officers displayed great courage and a complete disregard for their personal safety.
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562435 W/O David Bishop (18th Entry) - LG: 21 Jan 41
Whilst serving at RAF Hal Far - Bomb Disposal
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562788 Plt Off Harold C Morris (18th Entry)
20 SFTS - Saving Life after aircraft crash
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562931 Flt Lt Wilfred Turner (18th Entry) - LG: 20 Oct 44
Citation reads: In July, 1944, two Typhoon aircraft and a petrol dump were set on fire during an enemy air attack against an airfield. Fire tenders were brought into action and, under the supervision of Wg Cdr Carroll, the fire in one aircraft was extinguished quickly. A second aircraft loaded with cannon shells arid also carrying rocket projectiles, was burning furiously. Ammunition, petrol tanks and rockets were exploding in all directions. Two rockets, which were pointing towards other aircraft and a dispersal area, remained in the starboard wing. Realising that it was impossible to extinguish the fire, Wg Cdr Carroll and Flt Lt Turner donned asbestos gloves and endeavoured to remove the rockets. This necessitated crawling under the wing and, had the starboard oleo leg collapsed, both officers would probably have been crushed to death. Undaunted by the intense heat and grave danger, these officers succeeded in removing the rockets. Wg Cdr Carroll also assisted to roll away two 500 lb. bombs which were near the fire. Throughout the whole operation Wg Cdr Carroll and Flt Lt Turner displayed courage and determination of a very high standard and set an excellent example. By their action they nullified a very great potential danger to personnel and aircraft in the vicinity.
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565387 Sqn Ldr Peter Guy Ottewill (23rd Entry) - LG: 12 Nov 43
Citation read: One day in June, 1943, a Beaufighter aircraft crashed into an ammunition store when taking off and immediately caught fire. Both occupants of the aircraft were stunned and unable to get out unaided. Despite the bursting of the aircraft's war load of ammunition (which included cannon shells), the 30,000 rounds of ammunition which were exploding in the store and the grave danger of the petrol tanks exploding, Sqn Ldr Ottewill, accompanied by 2 others, went to the scene of the accident in an endeavour to rescue the crew. Sqn Ldr Ottewill, ignoring a burning petrol tank, jumped on to the wing and after opening the front hatch, he succeeded in releasing the pilot and dragged him clear. Sqn Ldr Ottewill then returned and rescued the observer who was in happened. Shortly afterwards a petrol tank exploded. Sqn Ldr Ottewill, who had been severely burned on a previous occasion when his own aircraft was shot down by the enemy, accepted the risk of further severe burns, and injury in going to the assistance of his comrades and effecting their rescue. Fortunately he sustained only slight burns during this rescue.
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568020 Cpl John William Deacon (32nd Entry) - LG: 08 Jul 41
Whilst serving on 235 Sqn
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574485 Flt Sgt Ernest Thomas Edward Evans (39th Entry)
Whilst serving at RAF Pembroke Dock
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F8018509 Sgt Dennis Anthony Rogers (409th Entry) - LG: 08 Sep 92
UK EOD, Kuwait - rescuing 2 boys from area of anti-personnel mines
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Distinguished Service Medal
| The medal was established on 14 October 1914. It was the Other Ranks' equivalent to the Distinguished Service Cross, which was awarded to commissioned officers and Warrant Officers.
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335602 Sgt William Herbert Holbrook (2nd Entry) - LG: 11 Jun 42
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363999 F/Sgt Montagu Leslie Josling Keam (8th Entry) - LG: 16 Jun 42
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364794 F/Sgt Arthur James Brett (9th Entry) - LG: 11 Jun 46
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567651 Acting F/Sgt Robert Cambrai Goodfellow (31st Entry) - LG: 01 Jan 46
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567971 Sgt Cecil Reginald Long (32nd Entry) - LG: 25 Aug 42
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568205 T/Sgt Harold William Perrett (32nd Entry) - LG: 19 Jan 46
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Distinguished Service Order
| The Distinguished Service Order was instituted in 1886, and recognises outstanding leadership during active operations. It is awarded "for distinguished services during active operations against the enemy."
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561078 Wg Cdr Leslie Crooks (15th Entry) - LG: 28 May 43
Citation reads: As a Squadron Leader took part in No.426 Squadron's third operation, 21 January 1943; date of award incident was 26 April 1943; Commanding Officer of unit, 15 February to 17 August 1943 (missing, Peenemunde raid). This officer's courage and skill were admirably demonstrated during a recent attack on Duisburg. When approaching the target his aircraft was raked by cannon fire from an enemy fighter. Wing Commander Crooks skilfully evaded the attacker but his aircraft had sustained much damage. Although one aileron and half the port tail plane had been shot away, while the hydraulic and electrical systems were rendered inoperative, Wing Commander Crooks flew the bomber back to this country. Unfortunately, it was impossible to effect a safe landing, but when the crew were forced to abandon aircraft, all descended safely. In the face of heavy odds, Wing Commander Crooks set an example worthy of high praise.
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44456 Sqn Ldr Thomas Gilbert Mahaddie (17th Entry)
Whilst serving on 7 Sqn
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44270 Flt Lt Frank Squire (17th Entry)
Whilst serving on 210 Sqn
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44565 Sqn Ldr Geoffrey Walter Harding (19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 105 Sqn
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44877 Flt Lt Ernest Ronald Abbott (19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 50 Sqn
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43123 Wg Cdr Nelson Bruce Harvey (19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 39 Sqn
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43138 Wg Cdr Joe Northrop (19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 692 Sqn
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43416 Sqn Ldr Fraser Burstock Slade (19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 12 Sqn
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43128 Grp Cpt John Henry Searby (19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 83 Sqn
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43145 Wg Cdr Reginald William Cox (20th Entry)
Whilst serving on 7 Sqn
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44128 Sqn Ldr Arthur Reece (20th Entry)
Whilst serving on 149 Sqn
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33130 Wg Cdr Robert Gordon Yaxley (20th Entry)
Whilst serving on 272 Sqn
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44547 Wg Cdr Edward William Deacon (20th Entry)
Whilst serving on 35 Sqn
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45713 Sqn Ldr William Cowan Ollason(20th Entry)
Whilst serving on 101 Sqn
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43144 Sqn Ldr Charles Darwen Stenner (21st Entry)
Whilst serving on 106 Sqn
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47663 Sqn Ldr Edward John Greenleaf (22nd Entry)
Whilst serving on 571 Sqn
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44709 Sqn Ldr Wilfred Stanley Herring (22nd Entry)
Whilst serving on 207 Sqn
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44076 Wg Cdr Alan George Seymour Cousens (22nd Entry)
Whilst serving on 115 Sqn
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44547 Flt Lt Joseph Roy George Ralston (22nd Entry)
Whilst serving on 105 Sqn
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44835 Wg Cdr Ian Clifford Kirby Swales (23rd Entry)
Whilst serving on 622 Sqn
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44867 Wg Cdr Dennis Theodore (23rd Entry)
Whilst serving on 635 Sqn
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46302 Sqn Ldr Dilwyn Henry Thomas (23rd Entry)
Whilst serving on 156 Sqn
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44932 Flt Lt Ernest Edward Collins (24th Entry)
Whilst serving on 50 Sqn
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44357 Sqn Ldr Georger Godfrey Petty (24th Entry)
Whilst serving on 207 Sqn
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43075 Sqn Ldr Arthur William Southall (24th Entry)
Whilst serving on 174 Sqn
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44735 Flt Lt Thomas John Watkins (24th Entry)
Whilst serving on 82 Sqn
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45353 Flt Lt Arthur John Hodgkinson (25th Entry)
Whilst serving on 23 Sqn - KIA 10 July 1943 (Italy)
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33201 Flt Lt James Anderson Pitcairn-Hill (26th Entry)
Whilst serving on 83 Sqn
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47403 Flt Lt Eric Baldwin (29th Entry)
Citation provided by his Son, Jerry Baldwin, reads: On the night of 25th/26th July 1944 this officer was the captain and pilot of one of three aircraft detailed to attack Berlin in the role of marker with special equipment.
On the run up to the target in clear weather the aircraft was coned, was the centre of an intense barrage of heavy flak, and was hit by shrapnel in several places; one piece of shrapnel pierced the suction pipe line to the blind flying instruments and put them unserviceable. Undeterred, Flt Lt Baldwin continued his bombing run realising that very probably on him rested the responsibility for successfully marking the target.
After completing his target marking duties successfully, this officer was faced with the task of flying his aircraft home on a pitch black night and through an occlusion lying across his route to a low cloud base over this country with the only blind flying instruments serviceable being the airspeed indicator and the American pattern bank indicator, with which he was unfamiliar.
Shortly after leaving the target he received an indication on special equipment that he was being chased by an enemy night fighter. He took avoiding action but the chase continued for ten minutes until Flt Lt Baldwin decided to take refuge in cloud where he lost control of the aircraft through having no blind flying instruments, but managed successfully to lose the enemy night fighter. He regained control of the aircraft after losing some thousands of feet and continued his journey home, finally making a successful landing at base despite the fact that his port tyre had been punctured by flak.
The outstanding courage and devotion to duty displayed by this officer in the above circumstances is worthy of the highest praise.
Flt Lt Baldwin has now completed 121 bombing sorties against the enemy. He carried out a prolonged first tour of 68 sorties in the Middle East Command in 1941 and has now completed a further 53 sorties with this squadron. His list of successful sorties include 22 attacks on Benghazi and 20 on Berlin.
Of his list of successful sorties carried out with this squadron, 40 have been made in the role of marker with special equipment.
Flight Lieutenant Baldwin is an outstanding officer who has always shown the utmost keenness to operate against the enemy, his every sortie is brought to a successful conclusion by a display of courage and determination unsurpassed and his fine work both in the air and on the ground have been a tremendous asset to this squadron.
This recommendation was endorsed by the Officer Commanding, Station Upwood (2 August 1944) and the Air Officer Commanding, No.8 Group (4 August 1944) before final approval by Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Harris (9 August 1944).
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45543 Sqn Ldr George Binmore Johns (29th Entry)
Whilst serving on 260 Sqn
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47821 Sqn Ldr Harry Alexander (29th Entry)
Whilst serving on 109 Sqn
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47364 Sqn Ldr Richard David Campling (31st Entry)
Whilst serving on 7 Sqn
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50954 Flt Lt Edward Ernest Stocker (37th Entry)
Whilst serving on 582 Sqn
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47650 Wg Cdr Joseph Roy George Ralston (22nd Entry)
Whilst serving on 101 Sqn
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Military Cross
| The award was created in 1914 for commissioned officers of the substantive rank of Captain or below and for Warrant Officers. In 1931 the award was extended to Majors and also to members of the Royal Air Force for actions on the ground.
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365689 F/O Arthur George Cork (11th Entry)
Citation reads:
In April 1941 this officer was second in command of the squadron's out party which embarked at Alexandria for Greece. During the voyage he was in charge of 4 Lewis gun positions manned by personnel of the squadron. On the outward journey the convoy and his ship in particular, were attacked 3 times from the air before reaching Suda Bay, and once again while in the bay. When returning to Alexandria, in convoy, a further 4 attacks were made. Throughout all these attacks, which were made either by dive bombing or torpedoes, Flying Officer Cork controlled and used his guns continuously manning individual gun positions in turn himself, although in an exposed position on the upper deck. His splendid leadership inspired the gun crew to resist the enemy with vigour and accuracy.
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43479 Flt Lt David Ivor Pike (20th Entry)
Award dated 16 Aug 1946 for persistant attempts to escape. Captured 29/6/1940 attacking El Gubbi aerodrome in Blenheim L8436 of 113 Sq. The full citation reads as follows:
Flight Lieutenant Pike was forced to make a crash landing near Tobruk in June 1940 (29/6/1940 Blenheim L8436 Crew: Pike, Sgt. R. Lidstone & Sgt. J. Taylor - all captured). His skull was fractured and he was captured immediately. On arrival at a prison of war camp at Sulmona he began preparations for escape and in January 1941, with two other officers, he climbed over a 10 feet wall by means of ladders. The party's original intention of stealing an aircraft from Foggia airfield had to be abandoned because of unfavourable weather and instead they struggled on foot through deep snow towards the coast. Seven days later they were captured by Italian coastguards. Throughout the remainder of his imprisonment Flight Lieutenant Pike continued in his efforts to escape and, as a result, was sent to Gavi prison camp. In September 1943, when the Germans occupied the camp, they entrained all prisoners for Germany. Although Flight Lieutenant Pike had broken his ankle and his leg was in plaster, he climbed on to the buffers of the train when it was travelling at 25 miles per hour and jumped off. Together with another officer he made his way to Marano where he was sheltered until his leg healed. Towards the end of November 1943, he continued his way south but was recaptured on 5th December 1943 by a Fascist. He was liberated in May 1945 by the Russians from Stalag Luft 1.
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Military Medal
| The medal was established on 25 March 1916. It was the other ranks' equivalent to the Military Cross (MC) which was awarded to commissioned officers and rarely to Warrant Officers, although WOs could also be awarded the MM.
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560419 F/Sgt Harold Theakston Gibbs (13th Entry) - LG: 22 May 42
Airfield Defence Malta whilst serving on 830 Sqn (buried there)
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565019 Sgt Victor Thomas McFarlane (22nd Entry) - LG: 14 Jun 40
Evaded from France whilst serving on 12 Sqn
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565278 Sgt Ernest Frederick William Russell (23rd Entry) - LG: 10 May 40
Rearming planes under fire Norway
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568967 - John William MacFarlane (33rd Entry) - LG: 20 Jul 43
Whilst serving on 10 Sqn
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579104 - Harold Theakston Gibbs (45th Entry) - LG: 05 Apr 46
Indonesia uprising Sep 45
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Conspicuous Gallantry Medal
| The CGM (instituted in 1874) was extended in 1943 to include airman below commissioned rank for conspicuous gallantry in action against the enemy at sea or in the air.
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565380 W/O Harold Vertican (23rd Entry)
Award dated 06 Jul 43 whilst serving on 462 Sqn.
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Distinguished Flying Cross
| The Distinguished Flying Cross recognises acts of bravery during combat operations in the air. It was instituted in 1918 and is awarded "for gallantry during active operations against the enemy."
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562690 W/O Reginald John Fulbrook (19th Entry)
Training accident in Handley Page Halifax W1243 whilst serving on 103 Sqn
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36031 Wg Cdr Donald Osborne Finlay (12th Entry)
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26218 Wg Cdr Stanley Charles Widdows (13th Entry)
As CO of 29 Sqn flying night patrols he soon established a reputation in the Night Fighting role. When No 29 moved to West Malling in Kent in April, Widdows was appointed station commander. A few days later he was on patrol over the English Channel when he attacked a Junkers 88. As he opened fire, his Beaufighter was badly damaged by return fire, which also put the radio out of action. Widdows took violent evasive action, and managed to limp back to his airfield – where he discovered that his radar operator had bailed out; the man's body was later recovered on a French beach. Shortly afterwards, Widdows was rested from operations and awarded a DFC for his fine leadership.
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44054 Flt Lt Leslie Crooks (15th Entry)
Pilot of Avro Lancaster Mk II, Serial No DS681, Code Letters OW- . T/o 2132 on 17th from Linton-on-Ouse to attack the V1 & V2 research facility at Peenemunde. A famous raid. (Crooks was the Commanding Officer of 426 Sqdn and was killed on the eighth operation of his second tour). Crooks was awarded the DFC as an acting Flt Lt on 58 Sqdn in 1941.
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43132 P/O Frank Reginald Carey (16th Entry)
Whilst serving on 3 Sqn
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81048 P/O Charles Ernest Hill (17th Entry)
Whilst serving on 101 Sqn
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562715 Sqn Ldr J E Gibbs (18th Entry)
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36225 Sqn Ldr Glynn Ashfield (19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 157 Sqn
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46957 Sqn Ldr Edward Roland Thorn (19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 32 Sqn
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33046 Sqn Ldr John Vincent Clarence Badger (19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 43 Sqn
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44678 Sqn Ldr Francis Joseph Soper(19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 257 Sqn
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42945 P/O Francis Joseph Watson (19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 83 Sqn
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43354 P/O George Hermans Bennions (19th Entry) LG: 01 Oct 40
Awarded the DFC whilst serving on 41 Sqn at the start of the Battle of Britain. George Hermans Bennions on July 28 and 29 1940 claimed Bf109s destroyed, but was shot down on the 29th. On August 15 he claimed a Bf 110 and another damaged; on September 5 a Ju 88 destroyed; a Bf 109 probably destroyed and a Ju 88 damaged. On the 6th he claimed two Bf 109s shot down and on the 7th his undercarriage collapsed on landing. Another Bf 109 was claimed on the 9th and a Bf 110 damaged on the 11th. A Bf 109 was claimed as destroyed and a Do 17 damaged on the 15th; a Bf 109 shot down on the 17th and a Bf 109 destroyed; two more probably destroyed and one damaged on the 18th. He destroyed another Bf 109 on the 23rd, probably two more on the 28th and his final victory, another Bf 109, came on October 1 1940. On this day, in combat with Bf 109s, he had a cannon shell explode in his cockpit, blinding him in one eye and wounding his right arm and leg. He baled out and after emergency treatment he was transferred to Queen Victoria Hospital, East Grinstead. After undergoing plastic surgery by Archie McIndoe, he became one of the famous Guinea Pigs.
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42945 P/O Francis Joseph Watson (19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 83 Sqn
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49575 F/O John Fort (19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 617 Sqn
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44630 Flt Lt Frederick William Higginson (19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 56 Sqn
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45010 Sqn Ldr Herbert James Lempiere (Darkie) Hallowes (19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 165 Sqn
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W/O Walter Nicholls (19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 7 Sqn
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43419 Flt Lt Walter John Lawson (19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 19 Sqn
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45464 Flt Lt Eric Richardson (19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 258 Sqn
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49034 Sqn Ldr George Milner Smith (19th Entry)
Whilst serving on 256 Sqn
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43481 P/O William Cyril Hutchings (21st Entry)
Whilst serving on 57 Sqn
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43362 P/O Ian James Muirhead (20th Entry)
Whilst serving on 605 Sqn
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33130 Wg Cdr Robert Gordon Yaxley (20th Entry)
Whilst serving on 252 Sqn
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44733 P/O Ronald William Pearson (20th Entry)
Whilst serving on 211 Sqn
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158284 P/O Joseph Clifford Harris-Ward (Entry tbn) - LG: 15 Feb 44
Recommendation states: "Pilot Officer Joseph Clifford Harris-Ward has carried out 24 Operational Sorties as a Flight Enginner since his posting to 51 Sqn in May 1943. Throughout these sorties, he has carried out his duties in a most efficient manner. Under a calm and quiet manner he has a fine offensive spirit in action which inspires confidence and as a member of an Operational Crew, his keenness and ability is outstanding".
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46823 P/O William George Jack Woodmason (20th Entry)
Whilst serving on 218 Sqn
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44551 P/O Geoffrey Allard (20th Entry)
Whilst serving on 85 Sqn
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46253 Flt Lt Stanley John Arnfield (21st Entry)
Whilst serving on 166 Sqn
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45651 P/O Eric Tom Sellick (21st Entry)
Whilst serving on 42 Sqn
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44775 Sqn Ldr Robert Beck Bagguley (22nd Entry)
Whilst serving on 139 Sqn
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44600 P/O Kenneth James Holmes (22nd Entry)
Whilst serving on 217 Sqn
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564750 Sergeant Thomas Francis Manly (22nd Entry)
Awarded Whilst serving on No 2 Squadron the citation reads: "In June 1941 Flying Officer Moore and Sergeant Manly were pilot and navigator respectively of the leading aircraft of a formation of three detailed to attack enemy shipping in the harbour at Beirut. Owing to dense and low cloud the attack was carried out at an extremely low altitude in the face of intense and accurate anti-aircraft and machine gun fire. Before reaching the objective, the leader's aircraft was hit by a shell which caused considerable damage and injured Sergeant Manly in several places. Despite the handicap, by his skill and devotion to duty, the formation scored a direct hit on a large enemy merchant ship. Although suffering severely, Sergeant Manly displayed great resolution and successfully navigated the formation back to base where Flying officer Moore skilfully landed his damaged aircraft without accident. Flying Officer Moore has completed 35 and Sergeant Manly 42 operational missions in which they both have shown exceptional keenness and devotion to duty".
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44779 Sqn Ldr Wilfred Morgan Protheroe (22nd Entry)
Whilst serving on 158 Sqn
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46016 Flt Lt Harry Steere (22nd Entry)
Whilst serving on 627 Sqn
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51737 Flt Lt Robert Edward Manvell (23rd Entry)
Whilst serving on 156 Sqn. The recommendation for this award reads:
"Flight Lieutenant Manvell is the Squadron Flight Engineer Leader and has a fine operational record. He has completed 51 operational sorties, 21 of which have been with the Pathfinder Force, against the most heavily defended targets in Germany. Apart from his duties as Engineer Leader, which he has carried out with zeal and efficiency, he has shown outstanding keenness to fly on operations on every possible occasion. His enthusiasm to undertake operational work has been an inspiration and, in particular, an example to the Flight Engineers entrusted to his care. His ability for training and instructing Flight Engineers, and his high sense of devotion to duty and his work on this squadron make him very worthy of the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross."
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43946 Sqn Ldr Arthur Terence Maundsley (23rd Entry)
Arthur Terence Maudsley was a sergeant in the early days of the war, and was awarded the Distinguished Flying Medal before being commissioned as a pilot officer on 22 June 1940. He was then, whilst flying with 233 Squadron, awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross on 24 December 1940.
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471224 Flt Lt Alfred Ernest Marshall (23rd Entry)
Whilst serving on 250 Sqn
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565380 W/O Harold Vertican (23rd Entry)
Awarded Whilst serving on 462 Sqn WO Vertican was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his role in an incident which happened during an air attack on Leros. The citation stated: "The objective was successfully bombed, but while still over the target area one engine of his aircraft became unserviceable. Despite this he flew the bomber back to base. There were, however, problems on the horizon for fog was blanketing the area and they could not land. Undeterred he flew on, searching for another landing ground. The situation became serious and all moveable equipment was jettisoned to assist in maintaining height. WO Vertican made a landing after a flight of 700 miles with one of the aircraft's engines out of action."
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45276 Sqn Ldr Charles Frank Rose (24th Entry)
Whilst serving on 521 Sqn
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45353 P/O Arthur John Hodgkinson (25th Entry)
Whilst serving on 219 Sqn
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45717 F/O Arthur John Alan Roberts (25th Entry)
Whilst serving on 600 Sqn
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33201 Flt Lt James Anderson Pitcairn-Hill (26th Entry)
Whilst serving on 83 Sqn
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47403 Flt Lt Eric Baldwin (29th Entry)
Whilst serving on 139 Sqn
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45901 P/O Leslie Arthur Rickinson (29th Entry)
Whilst serving on 101 Sqn
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45202 Flt Lt William Roy Greenslade (29th Entry)
Whilst serving on 149 Sqn
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45543 Flt Lt George Binmore Johns (29th Entry)
Whilst serving on 239 Sqn
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33414 Sqn Ldr Peter William Olber Mould (29th Entry)
Squadron Leader Peter William Olber Mould flew a Hurricane off HMS Ark Royal 3rd April 1941 to increase the number of aircraft on Malta. On 12th May 1941 185 Squadron was established at Hal Far and he was made the Commanding Officer. He was piloting a Hurricane on 1st October 1941, when he was shot down by Italian fighters, and was killed. He was 24 years old and the C.O. of 185 Squadron.
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47364 Sqn Ldr Richard David Campling (31st Entry)
Whilst serving on 7 Sqn
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47423 Flt Lt Alan Edgar Jones (31st Entry)
Whilst serving on 153 Sqn
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53904 P/O Robert Catterall (32nd Entry)
Whilst serving on 199 Sqn
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54128 Flt Lt Edward Noel Thompson (33rd Entry)
Whilst serving on 77 Sqn
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569141 Sqn Ldr Norman Balance (33rd Entry)
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568935 Sqn Ldr Dennis Clarke (33rd Entry)
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569585 Sqn Ldr Graham Hulse (33rd Entry)
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569608 Sqn Ldr Edward John Lake (33rd Entry)
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568930 Sqn Ldr Edward Frederick Pawsey (33rd Entry)
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569597 Sqn Ldr John Woods (33rd Entry)
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50607 F/O Peter Francis Carlisle (34th Entry)
Whilst serving on 206 Sqn
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50002 F/O Gerald Stansfield Johnson (39th Entry)
Whilst serving on 57 Sqn
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53824 F/O William Frank Possee (40th Entry)
Whilst serving on 9 Sqn
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44971 Flt Lt William Abercromby (15th Entry)
Whilst serving on 50 Sqn
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43132 P/O Frank Reginald Carey (16th Entry)
Whilst serving on 3 Sqn
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45353 P/O Arthur John Hodgkinson (25th Entry)
Bar whilst serving on 219 Sqn
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33414 Sqn Ldr Peter William Olber Mould (29th Entry)
Bar whilst serving on 185 Sqn
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50002 Flt Lt Gerald Stansfield Johnson (39th Entry)
Bar whilst serving on 97 Sqn
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44971 Wg Cdr William Abercromby (15th Entry)
Bar whilst serving on 619 Sqn
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43132 Wg Cdr Frank Reginald Carey (16th Entry)
Bar whilst serving on 267 Sqn
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Air Force Cross
| The Air Force Cross was instituted in 1918. It is awarded "for gallantry while flying but not on active operations against the enemy."
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335596 W/O Frederick John Poulter (2nd Entry)
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83389 Flt Lt Frank Horatio Gledhill (4th Entry)
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43927 P/O Lionel Edward Speer (4th Entry)
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43523 F/O James Sibley Simons (4th Entry)
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362976 Sqn Ldr David Henry Hallett (6th Entry)
LG 7/9/1945
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363436 W/O Frederick Albert Hedges (7th Entry)
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364156 W/O Douglas James Pitcher (9th Entry)
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364374 W/O Jack Williams (9th Entry)
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36105 F/O Jack Ethelbert Pebody (10th Entry)
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365733 W/O Arthur George William Gold (11th Entry)
and Bar
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36105 Sqn Ldr Wilfred William Loxton (11th Entry)
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36031 Grp Cpt Donald Osborne Finlay (12th Entry)
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43132 Grp Cpt Frank Reginald Carey (16th Entry)
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45448 Sqn Ldr Albert Leslie Collett (16th Entry)
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561710 W/O Ernest Folley (16th Entry)
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47746 Flt Lt Jack Steere (16th Entry)
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36225 Flt Lt Glynn Ashfield (19th Entry)
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45275 Flt Lt William Alfred Maurice Birt (19th Entry)
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- W/O Arthur William Eade (19th Entry)
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36127 Flt Lt William Joseph Carr (20th Entry)
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- W/O Robert Shaw (20th Entry)
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564602 W/O Gilbert Ernest Dawe (22nd Entry)
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47845 Flt Lt James Robinson (22nd Entry)
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45973 Sqn Ldr Robert Thomas Langton (22nd Entry)
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47188 P/O Reginald Arthur Studd (22nd Entry)
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52561 F/O John (Spungy) Whelan (22nd Entry)
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565387 Sqn Ldr Peter Guy Ottewill (23rd Entry)
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51845 Flt Lt Arthur Herbert Dorrien Pond (23rd Entry)
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48324 Flt Lt Charles Alexander Lyall Hurry (24th Entry)
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- W/O Eric Bell (26th Entry)
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49994 Sgt Alfred Denmark Burt (26th Entry)
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47416 Sqn Ldr Ronald Vernon Ellis (27th Entry)
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45202 Sqn Ldr William Roy Greenslade (29th Entry)
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50040 F/O Arthur Robert Burchett (33rd Entry)
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569523 Flt Lt David Abercromby (33rd Entry)
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569213 Flt Lt Arthur Marshall (33rd Entry)
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569615 Sqn Ldr Lionel Reid (33rd Entry)
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569376 Sqn Ldr William Young (33rd Entry)
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569178 Wg Cdr Ronald Everson (33rd Entry)
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569608 Sqn Ldr John Lake (33rd Entry)
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570672 Master Signaller William John Ashcroft (34th Entry)
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580476 W/O Clement John Barrey (43rd Entry)
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Distinguished Flying Medal
| Established on 3rd June 1918 the Distinguished Flying Medal was (until 1993) a military decoration awarded to personnel of the Royal Air Force (United Kingdom) and the other services, and formerly also to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy".
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335297 Sgt Edward Coleman (1st Entry)
15/3/1929 (Iraq)
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362477 Cpl John George Lewis (5th Entry)
26/6/1931 NW Frontier
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362659 LAC Colin Graham Reeve (5th Entry)
15/3/1929 Iraq
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363389 - Robert William Ellis (6th Entry)
26/6/1931(NW Frontier) & 8/9/1933 (Chitral Reliefs)
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363013 Sgt Richard Charles Stafford (6th Entry)
6/10/1933 N. Kurdistan
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363282 Cpl Rowland Wright (6th Entry)
8/9/1933 Chitral Reliefs
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363944 Sgt Richard Alexander Robert Falconer (8th Entry)
26/6/1931 (NW Frontier)
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364651 Sgt Maurice Glynne Friese-Green (9th Entry)
6/10/1933 (N. Kurdistan)
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364705 Sgt Frank Miller (9th Entry)
Observer 18 Sqn - 8/3/1940
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364783 Sgt Harold Constantine Smith (9th Entry)
8/5/1936 NW Frontier
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335356 Flt Sgt William Joseph Cronin (10th Entry)
Obs. 8/3/1940 53 Sqn
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3366257 Sgt Arthur Ernest Dale (12th Entry)
6/11/1936 (Palestine)
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366464 Cpl Vincent Evan Morgan Watkins (12th Entry)
8/5/1936 NW Frontier
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560189 Flt Sgt Bolton Robertson Johnston (13th Entry)
Observer 82 Sqn - 13/9/1940
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560822 Flt Sgt Henry Frank Hounslow (14th Entry)
Rigger/AG 201 Sqn - 26/9/1941
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560913 Sgt Kenneth James Sewell (14th Entry)
Pilot 83 Sqn - 22/10/1940
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561328 Flt Sgt John Frederick Clayton (15th Entry)
Pilot 44 Sqn - 24/9/1940 (Immediate)
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561185 Sgt James William Bristowe Phillips (15th Entry)
Pilot 54 Sqn - 11/6/1940 (Immediate)
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561348 Flt Sgt Reginald Harvey Smith (15th Entry)
Nav. 269 Sqn - 14/1/1941 (Immediate)
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561369 Sgt Arthur Nathan Spear (15th Entry)
Pilot 142 Sqn - 31/5/1940 (Immediate)
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561387 LAC George John Springett (15th Entry)
21/12/1937 Waziristan
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561981 Flt Sgt Bernard Maurice Bannister (16th Entry)
Pilot 201 Sqn - 16/4/1940
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561696 Sgt Thomas Beattie (16th Entry)
Observer 83 Sqn - 24/12/1940
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561516 Sgt Frank Reginald Carey (16th Entry)
Pilot 43 Sqn - 1/3/1940 (Immediate)
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561615 Sgt Charles David Perry (16th Entry)
Pilot 103 Sqn - 14/6/1940 (Immediate)
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561905 Sgt Harold Shields (16th Entry)
Observer 144 Sqn - 13/9/1940
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561593 Sgt Alexander Wappett (16th Entry)
Observer 50 Sqn - 17/1/1941
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562045 Cpl Leonard Edwin Cowan (17th Entry)
17/10/1939 (Waziristan)
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562212 Flt Sgt Wellesley Spence Munn (17th Entry)
Pilot 29 Sqn - 17/1/1941
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562271 Sgt George Robson (17th Entry)
Observer 106 Sqn - 23/12/1941
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562350 Sgt Wilfred Philip Whetton (17th Entry)
Observer 53 Sqn - 23/7/1940
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562369 - George Albert Watson (17th Entry)
- Observer 13/9/1938 (Waziristan) with 20 Sqn and 17/1/1941 with 114 Sqn
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562419 Flt Sgt Leonard Charles Boore (18th Entry)
Pilot 115 Sqn - 31/5/1940
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562663 Sgt Arthur Sydenham Tremenheere Cargill (18th Entry)
- 224 Sqn - 20/2/1940
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562685 Sgt Charles Frederick Fennell (18th Entry)
Observer 49 Sqn - 22/11/1940
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562715 Sgt John Edward Gibbs (18th Entry)
Pilot 38 Sqn - 30/7/1940
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562564 Sgt George Kennedy (18th Entry)
- 6/5/1938
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562826 LAC Harry Kenneth Frank Marshall (18th Entry)
16/8/1938 Waziristan
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562573 Sgt Frank Reginald Mason (18th Entry)
Observer 11 Sqn - 10/10/1941
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562811 Sgt William Condie McArthur (18th Entry)
Pilot 102 Sqn - 17/5/1940
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562582 Sgt Joseph John William Mildren (18th Entry)
Observer 14 Sqn - 22/10/1940 (Immediate)
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562801 Flt Sgt Dennis Henry Allan Moore (18th Entry)
Pilot 58 Sqn - 22/11/1940
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562925 Flt Sgt Leslie Arthur James Patey (18th Entry)
Pilot 14 Sqn - 8/4/1941
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562595 Cpl Cedric Charles Pettit (18th Entry)
A/G 99 Sqn - 2/1/1940 (Immediate)
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562858 Sgt James Walter Potter (18th Entry)
Pilot 224 Sqn - 13/9/1940
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562599 Sgt John Richardson Ramshaw (18th Entry)
Pilot 9 Sqn - 20/2/1940
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562617 Flt Sgt Christopher Arthur Saunders (18th Entry)
Pilot 61 Sqn - 22/11/1940
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562898 Flt Sgt Francis Joseph Soper (18th Entry)
Pilot 1 Sqn - 16/7/1940
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562610 - Edward Roland Thorn (18th Entry)
14/6/1940 & 11/2/1941 both with 264 Sqn
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563034 - Ernest Ronald Abbott (19th Entry)
- Pilot 50 Sqn - 22/10/1940
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563032 Sgt Thomas Herbert Baker (19th Entry)
Observer 107 Sqn - 24/12/1940
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563046 Cpl Alexander Bickerstaff (19th Entry)
A/G 99 Sqn - 2/1/40 (Immediate Award)
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563041 Sgt William George Brinn (19th Entry)
Observer 107 Sqn - 17/5/1940
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562973 Sgt Ralph Brown (19th Entry)
Observer 107 Sqn - 9/7/1940
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563046 Sgt Arthur Victor Clowes (19th Entry)
Pilot 1 Sqn - 20/8/1940 (Immediate)
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563361 - John Coggins (19th Entry)
- 22/11/1938 (Palestine) & 14/4/1939 (Palestine)
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563062 Sgt George Harry Cooper (19th Entry)
Observer 53 Sqn - 23/7/1940
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563113 Flt Sgt Louis Frank East (19th Entry)
Pilot 78 Sqn - 22/10/1940
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562984 - William Henry Franklin (19th Entry)
- Pilot 9/7/1940 & 13/8/1940 both with 65 Sqn; both Battle of Britain
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563179 - Herbert James Lempriere Hallowes (19th Entry)
Pilot both 6/9/1940 with 43 Sqn, Battle of Britain
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563147 Flt Sgt Frederick William Higginson (19th Entry)
Pilot 56 Sqn - 30/7/1940 (Immediate)
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563186 Sgt Richard Vellenoweth Trethewey Kitto (19th Entry)
Observer 142 Sqn - 31/5/1940 (Immediate)
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563198 Sgt Wallace Ivor Lashbrook (19th Entry)
Pilot 51 Sqn - 18/4/1941
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563359 - John Onions (19th Entry)
- Pilot 226 Sqn Coastal Command, Norway - 20/12/1938 & 15/8/1941
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563392 Sgt Sidney Charles Redhead (19th Entry)
Observer 15 Sqn - 13/9/1940
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563380 Sgt John Stewart Robertson (19th Entry)
Observer 110 Sqn - 28/5/1940 (Immediate)
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563238 Sgt Raymond Allen Mawson Stone (19th Entry)
Observer 15 Sqn - 9/7/1940
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563388 Sgt Joseph Henry Strong (19th Entry)
Observer 18 Sqn - 23/7/1940
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562997 Sgt Thomas Alexander Cameron (19th Entry)
Observer 57 Sqn - 8/3/1940
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563289 Sgt Herbert Wathey (19th Entry)
Observer 144 Sqn - 31/5/1940 (Immediate)
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563245 Sgt George Alexander Watt (19th Entry)
Pilot 37 Sqn - 9/7/1940
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563859 - Geoffrey Allard (20th Entry)
Pilot 85 Sqn - 31/5/1940 & 13/9/1940 Battle of France & Battle of Britain
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563430 Cpl Philip Anscombe (20th Entry)
25/10/1940 (Waziristan)
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563426 F/Sgt Frederick George Berry (20th Entry)
Pilot 1 Sqn - 20/8/1940 (Immediate Award)
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563947 Sgt Francis James Thomas Brooks (20th Entry)
A/G 11 Sqn - 22/8/1941
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563441 Sgt Samuel Leslie Butterfield (20th Entry)
Pilot 213 Sqn - 14/6/1940 (Immediate Award)
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563--- LAC Derrick Hubert Button (20th Entry)
Fitter/AG 202 Sqn - 17/1/1941
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563523 Sgt John Christopher Chester (20th Entry)
Observer 44 Sqn - 24/9/1940 (Immediate)
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563783 Sgt Thomas William John Hatton (20th Entry)
Observer 47 Sqn - 26/9/1941
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563468 LAC Henry Roberts (20th Entry)
17/12/1942 (Waziristan)
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563927 Sgt Francis Herbert Stubb (20th Entry)
22/11/1938 (Palestine)
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563926 Sgt Richard Jack Surfleet (20th Entry)
Flt Eng 7 Sqn - 13/2/1942
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563933 Sgt Eric Franklin Thornicroft (20th Entry)
Pilot 113 Sqn - 28/3/1941
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563740 Sgt John Wood (20th Entry)
A/G 50 Sqn - 22/11/1940
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564527 Sgt Harold John William Bareham (21st Entry)
Observer 82 Sqn - 30/7/1940
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564117 Sgt Philip Edmund Barns (21st Entry)
Observer 21 Sqn - 9/7/40
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564057 F/Sgt Frederick William Brown (21st Entry)
Pilot 142 Sqn - 13/3/1942
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564561 Sgt Stanley Hector Conway (21st Entry)
Observer 37 Sqn - 22/10/1940
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564573 Sgt John Teasdale Craig (21st Entry)
Pilot 111 Sqn - 6/9/1940
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564500 Sgt John Harold Elshaw (21st Entry)
28/3/1939 (Aden)
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564192 Sgt John Lawrence Fletcher (21st Entry)
Pilot 77 Sqn - 26/3/1940 (Immediate)
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564188 Sgt John Llewellyn Hawken (21st Entry)
Observer 223 Sqn - 20/2/1940
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564248 Sgt Philip Hudson (21st Entry)
Observer 144 Sqn - 24/12/40
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564281 Sgt Joseph Frank Stevenson Lawley (21st Entry)
Observer 47 Sqn - 7/3/1941
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564252 Sgt Raymond Wilson Pitts McFarland (21st Entry)
Pilot 102 Sqn - 30/7/1940
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564392 Sgt Thomas Purdy (21st Entry)
Pilot 9 Sqn - 24/12/1940
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564395 F/Sgt Edwin Roberts (21st Entry)
Pilot 113 Sqn - 28/3/1941
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564369 Sgt Alfred Fulford Skelton (21st Entry)
Observer 38 Sqn - 13/9/1940
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564440 Sgt Tamlin William Henry (21st Entry)
Observer 8 Sqn - 3/12/1940
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564418 Sgt Frank George Ernest Tizard (21st Entry)
Pilot 102 Sqn - 22/10/1940
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564450 Sgt Royce Clifford Wilkinson (21st Entry)
Pilot 3 Sqn - 31/5/1940 Battle of France
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564578 Sgt William Ralph Crich (22nd Entry)
Pilot 103 Sqn - 16/7/1940
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564850 Sgt Ronald Frederick Evans (22nd Entry)
Flt Eng 138 Sqn - 20/4/1943
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564821 Sgt Valentine Ronald Hartwright (22nd Entry)
Pilot 99 Sqn - 7/6/1940
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564681 Sgt Maxwell Ronald Harvey (22nd Entry)
Observer 58 Sqn - 21/11/1940
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564688 Sgt Wilfred Stanley Herring (22nd Entry)
Pilot 44 Sqn - 22/11/1940
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564997 F/Sgt George Muirie Keith (22nd Entry)
Pilot 47 Sqn - 26/9/1941
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564737 F/Sgt Robert Thomas Langton (22nd Entry)
Pilot 102 Sqn - 13/9/1940
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564037 Sgt John Lawson (22nd Entry)
Pilot 233 Sqn - 22/11/1940
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564750 Sgt Thomas Francis Manley (22nd Entry)
Observer 11 Sqn - 22/7/1941
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564749 F/Sgt Percy Frederick Morfill (22nd Entry)
Pilot 501 Sqn - 22/10/1940 (Immediate)
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564969 F/Sgt Joseph Roy George Ralston (22nd Entry)
Pilot 107 Sqn - 18/7/1941
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564959 F/Sgt Harry Steere (22nd Entry)
Pilot 19 Sqn - 25/6/1940 (Immediate)
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564805 Sgt Lionel Wood (22nd Entry)
Wop - 20/2/1940
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565226 Sgt Graham Baptie Blacklock (23rd Entry)
Pilot 99 Sqn - 30/7/1940
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565246 Sgt Herbert Stanley Blakeman (23rd Entry)
Pilot 61 Sqn - 22/10/1940
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565154 F/Sgt William Alfred Fisher (23rd Entry)
Pilot 216 Sqn - 7/4/1942
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565162 Sgt Sidney Ben Fuller (23rd Entry)
Pilot 144 Sqn - 6/8/1940
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565271 Sgt Reginald Thomas Llewellyn (23rd Entry)
Pilot 213 Sqn - 22/10/1940 (Immediate)
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565286 Sgt Alfred Ernest Marshall (23rd Entry)
Pilot 73 Sqn - 6/6/1941 (Immediate)
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565116 Sgt Arthur Terence Maudsley (23rd Entry)
Pilot 233 Sqn - 16/4/1940
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565131 Sgt Samuel Robinson (23rd Entry)
Pilot 38 Sqn - 22/10/1940
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565107 Sgt Ian Clifford Kirby Swales (23rd Entry)
Pilot 38 Sqn - 22/10/1940
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565108 - Bertram James Thomas (23rd Entry)
Pilot 39 Sqn - 25/10/1940 & 1/11/40
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565406 F/Sgt Dilwyn Henry Thomas (23rd Entry)
Observer 150 Sqn - 23/9/1941
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565402 Sgt Denis Theodore Witt (23rd Entry)
Pilot 10 Sqn - 22/10/1940
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565236 Sgt Bertie Charles Wooldridge (23rd Entry)
Observer 40 Sqn - 9/7/1940
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565476 Sgt George Atkinson (24th Entry)
Pilot 151 Sqn - 7/3/1941
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565491 F/Sgt George Edward Bailey (24th Entry)
Pilot 84 Sqn - 22/8/1941
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565520 F/Sgt Robert Bithell (24th Entry)
Pilot 4 FTS - 22/8/1941
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565529 Sgt Charles Edward Casbolt (24th Entry)
Pilot 80 Sqn - 22/8/1941
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565510 Sgt Arthur Collins (24th Entry)
Flt Eng 214 Sqn - 20/4/1943
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565574 Sgt George Edward Cowan (24th Entry)
Pilot 61 Sqn - 24/12/1940
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565503 Sgt Ernest Alfred Deverill (24th Entry)
Pilot 206 Sqn - 9/7/1940
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565558 Sgt Donald Swift Gregory (24th Entry)
Pilot 80 Sqn - 28/3/1941
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565648 F/Sgt Stanley Thomas Harpham (24th Entry)
Pilot 83 Sqn - 18/7/1941
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565578 Sgt Gilbert Haworth (24th Entry)
Navigator 50 Sqn - 18/4/1941
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565569 Sgt Albert William Tregido Hills (24th Entry)
Pilot 49 Sqn - 31/5/1940 (Immediate)
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565598 F/Sgt Reginald Jones (24th Entry)
Observer 8 Sqn attached to 55 Sqn - 7/4/1942
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565728 Sgt Leonard Francis Kneil (24th Entry)
Pilot 44 Sqn - 17/1/41 44
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565666 Sgt Charles Frank Rose (24th Entry)
Pilot 254 Sqn - 31/5/1940
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565662 Sgt Clifford Whitehead (24th Entry)
Pilot 56 Sqn - 30/8/1940 (Immediate)
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565910 Sgt Robert James Jennings (25th Entry)
Pilot/Observer 49 Sqn - 6/6/1941
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565929 Sgt Maurice Sidney Pepper (25th Entry)
Flt Eng 15 Sqn - 10/2/1942 (Immediate)
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565977 Sgt George Smythe (25th Entry)
Pilot 56 Sqn - 30/8/1940 (Immediate)
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566165 - Charles Ronald Alexander (26th Entry)
Pilot 206 Sqn - 30/7/1940
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566091 F/Sgt Eric Baldwin (26th Entry)
Pilot 70 Sqn - 31/10/1941
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566--- Sgt Alan James Coad (26th Entry)
Pilot 56 Sqn - 24/12/1940
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566025 F/Sgt Alexander Gordon (26th Entry)
Pilot 56 Sqn - 15/7/1941 (Immediate)
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566124 F/Sgt Nelson Henry Webb (26th Entry)
Pilot 56 Sqn - 22/11/1940
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566088 Sgt Kenneth Wynn Wright (26th Entry)
Observer 50 Sqn - 13/9/1940
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566445 F/Sgt Ronald Vernon Ellis (27th Entry)
Pilot 73 Sqn - 2/1/1942
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566393 Sgt Anthony Walter Fish (27th Entry)
Flt Eng 7 Sqn - 12/1/1943
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566278 Sgt Raymond George Musgrave (27th Entry)
Flt Eng Instructor 1651 CU - 15/6/1943
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566286 Sgt Kenneth Robert Price (27th Entry)
Pilot 113 Sqn - 28/3/1941
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566584 Sgt Kenneth Norman Varwell Townsend (28th Entry)
Pilot 79 Sqn - 4/6/1940 (Immediate)
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566881 Sgt Lionel William Bovington (29th Entry)
Pilot 51 Sqn - 11/2/1941
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566714 F/Sgt Roland James Edmonds (29th Entry)
A/G 207 Sqn - 23/12/1941
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566862 Sgt Oswald Albert Fox (29th Entry)
Flt Eng 15 Sqn - 12/3/1942
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566719 A Sgt William McRobie (29th Entry)
Observer 8 Sqn - 25/10/1940
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566793 F/Sgt Douglas James Park (29th Entry)
Flt Eng 156 Sqn - 15/10/1943
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566889 Sgt Cecil Edward Vince (29th Entry)
A/G 99 Sqn - 13/9/1940
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567259 Sgt Douglas Spencer Matthews (30th Entry)
Pilot 144 Sqn - 7/3/1941
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567222 Sgt William Alexander Watson (30th Entry)
Flt Eng 90 Sqn - 15/6/1943
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567383 F/Sgt William Patrick O'Kane (31st Entry)
Flt Eng 35 Sqn - 12/1/1943
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567753 Sgt Maurice Penman (31st Entry)
Pilot 150 Sqn - 27/4/1943
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568520 F/Sgt Nathaniel William Beames (32nd Entry)
Flt Eng 59 Sqn - 7/7/1944 (Immediate Award)
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568235 Sgt Charles Jasper Broomhead (32nd Entry)
A/G 228 Sqn - 9/5/1941
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568908 F/Sgt Ronald John Scott Bruce (32nd Entry)
Flt Eng 156 Sqn - 16/2/1945
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568521 Sgt Ernest Edward Collins (32nd Entry)
Pilot 44 Sqn - 1/10/1940 (Immediate)
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568233 Sgt Samuel Edgar Cowen (32nd Entry)
Flt Eng 149 Sqn - 6/11/1942
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568506 A F/Sgt Frederick Clive Fray (32nd Entry)
Flt Eng 7 Sqn - 14/5/1943
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568989 Sgt Stephen Edward Gould (32nd Entry)
Fitter/AG 230 Sqn - 28/7/1942
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568083 Sgt Leonard Reginald James (32nd Entry)
Wop 22 Sqn - 1/7/1941
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568242 Sgt Claud Andrew Rennie (32nd Entry)
Flt Eng 214 Sqn - 12/1/1943
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569476 Sgt Kenneth John Cole (33rd Entry)
Fitter/Engineer/AG 230 Sqn - 18/9/1942
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569260 Sgt Leslie Ronald King (33rd Entry)
Flt Eng 405 Sqn - 13/7/1943
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569484 Sgt Alfred Leslie Langworthy (33rd Entry)
Flt Eng 10 Sqn - 15/6/1943
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569133 Sgt Bernard Arthur Martyn (33rd Entry)
Wop 201 Sqn - 24/12/1940
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569429 F/Sgt Dennis McGrevy (33rd Entry)
Flt Eng 149 Sqn - 16/5/1944 (Immediate)
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569544 Sgt James Alexander Sprigge (33rd Entry)
Flt Eng 1663 CU - 17/8/1943 (Probably with 50 Squadron flying with Gus Walker)
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569426 Sgt Alan James Stripp (33rd Entry)
Wop 69 Sqn - 26/9/1941
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569640 F/Sgt Ronald Fletcher Webber (33rd Entry)
Pilot 230 Sqn - 26/9/1944 (Immediate)
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569107 Sgt Harold Bennett (34th Entry)
Flt Eng 100 Sqn - 19/10/1943 (Immediate Award)
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569556 A F/Sgt George Richard Bradley (34th Entry)
Flt Eng 35 Sqn - 14/5/1943
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569642 Sgt Francis Charles Jackson (34th Entry)
Flt Eng 15 Sqn - 20/4/1943
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569550 F/Sgt Vernon Charles Lewis (34th Entry)
Flt Eng 83 Sqn -
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569921 Sgt Robert Edward Manvell (34th Entry)
Flt Eng 97 Sqn - 14/5/1943
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569641 Cpl Arundel Campbell Martin (34th Entry)
Wop 209 Sqn - 25/7/1941
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569703 F/Sgt James Edward Palmer (34th Entry)
Flt Eng 10 Sqn - 15/10/1943
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569544 Sgt Frederick Parr (34th Entry)
Flt Eng 101 Sqn - 10/12/1945
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569898 A F/Sgt Peter Eric Turner (34th Entry)
Flt Eng 7 Sqn - 18/5/1943
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569701 A F/Sgt Albert Edward Waddicor (34th Entry)
Flt Eng 35 Sqn - 12/3/1941
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571338 F/Sgt John Charles Goodson (35th Entry)
Flt Eng 35 Sqn - 12/3/43
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570791 Sgt Malcolm Murray Mitchem (35th Entry)
Flt Eng 218 Sqn - 12/10/1943 (Immediate)
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572006 F/Sgt Jack Harmer (36th Entry)
Pilot 158 Sqn - 8/12/1944
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571886 F/Sgt Stanley James Henderson (36th Entry)
Flt Eng 617 Sqn - 17/7/1945
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572262 F/Sgt Kenneth Lionel Howard (36th Entry)
Flt Eng 44 Sqn - 25/1/44 (Immediate)
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571837 A F/Sgt William Holden Robinson (36th Entry)
Flt Eng 7 Sqn - 19/12/1941 (Immediate)
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572474 Sgt Leonard Patrick Sandford (36th Entry)
Wop 77 Sqn - 21/11/1941
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572802 F/Sgt John Harry Wright (36th Entry)
Flt Eng 83 Sqn - 15/10/1943
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572567 Sgt Douglas Alfred Cartwright (37th Entry)
Flt Eng 156 Sqn - 13/7/1943
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572135 Sgt Richard Towers Clarke (37th Entry)
Flt Eng 50 Sqn - 20/4/1943
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572990 F/Sgt Ronald Edwards (37th Entry)
Flt Eng 207 Sqn - 15/8/1944
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572993 F/Sgt Kenneth Sutton F Lewis (37th Entry)
Flt Eng 582 Sqn - 12/12/44
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572076 F/Sgt Alexander Millar McKie (37th Entry)
Navigator 106 Sqn - 15/8/1944
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572901 F/Sgt James Gilbert Myerscough (37th Entry)
Flt Eng 207 Sqn - 2/6/1944
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573732 A F/Sgt Robin Neville Benedict Brooker (38th Entry)
Flt Eng 7 Sqn - 9/2/43
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574496 F/Sgt Reginald William Flower (38th Entry)
Wop 10 Sqn - 13/10/1944
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574919 Sgt Ivan Maurice Gladwell (38th Entry)
Flt Eng 10 Sqn - 17/8/1943
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574067 Sgt Robert James Goode (38th Entry)
Flt Eng 76 Sqn - 20/4/43
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574021 F/Sgt David Arthur Lawes (38th Entry)
Flt Eng 83 Sqn - 15/8/1944
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573957 Sgt Roy Phillips Lloyd (38th Entry)
Flt Eng 101 Sqn - 16/11/1943
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573933 Sgt Douglas Walter Mepham (38th Entry)
Flt Eng 15 Sqn - 13/7/1943
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574625 Sgt James Aloysius Mullany (38th Entry)
Flt Eng 207 Sqn - 13/7/1943
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573999 F/Sgt Ronald Charles Parker (38th Entry)
Flt Eng 7 Sqn - 20/2/1945
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574129 F/Sgt Ian Lachlan Hunter Ramage (38th Entry)
Navigator 692 Sqn - 27/2/1945 (Immediate)
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573971 Sgt John Roberts (38th Entry)
Flt Eng 161 Sqn - 21/1/1944
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574565 Sgt Charles Findlay Swinley (38th Entry)
Flt Eng 106 Sqn - 25/1/1946
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573978 Sgt Cyril Alan Worledge (38th Entry)
Flt Eng 75 Sqn - 24/9/1943 (Immediate)
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575329 Sgt Kenneth Vane Savaria Caligari (39th Entry)
Wop 259 Sqn - 1/10/1943 (Immediate)
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575417 F/Sgt Frederick Sturrock Eggo (39th Entry)
Flt Eng 7 Sqn - 21/9/1945
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575061 F/Sgt Alfred Eric Fuller (39th Entry)
A/G 461 Sqn - 6/7/1943 (Immediate)
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575562 Sgt Harry Amson Hawthorn (39th Entry)
Flt Eng 51 Sqn - 19/9/1944
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575578 Sgt Edward Keith Holmes (39th Entry)
Flt Eng 102 Sqn - 12/3/43
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577064 Sgt Charles Alfred Cawthorne (40th Entry)
Flt Eng 467 Sqn - 19/10/43
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576714 Sgt Ernest Joseph Clark (40th Entry)
Flt Eng 100 Sqn - 10/12/1943
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576822 - Owen Brian Matson Dowdall (40th Entry)
Flt Eng 576 Sqn - 8/12/1944
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576764 F/Sgt David Benjamin James (40th Entry)
Flt Eng 405 Sqn - 21/4/1944
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577212 F/Sgt Kenneth Douglas Lewis (40th Entry)
Flt Eng 101 Sqn - 6/6/1944
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577197 Sgt Douglas Ernest Leyshon (40th Entry)
Flt Eng 9 Sqn - 6/6/1944
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576385 Sgt Gordon William Albert Lloyd (40th Entry)
Flt Eng 35 Sqn - 16/1/1945
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576276 Sgt James Albert Noble (40th Entry)
Flt Eng 78 Sqn - 10/12/1943
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577155 F/Sgt Thomas Lawrence Salter (40th Entry)
Flt Eng 149 Sqn - 10/3/1944 (Immediate)
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576880 Sgt Harold Ernest Sinton (40th Entry)
Flt Eng 35 Sqn - 20/2/1945
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576152 Sgt Norman Kenneth Whitby (40th Entry)
Flt Eng 106 Sqn - 17/8/1943
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577497 F/Sgt John Charles Chapman (41st Entry)
Flt Eng 156 Sqn - 12/11/43
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577843 Sgt Reginald Arthur Greison (41st Entry)
Flt Eng 51 Sqn - 17/11/1944
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577905 F/Sgt Earl Haskins (41st Entry)
Wop/Mech 240 Sqn - 12/6/1945
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577711 F/Sgt Cyril Charles Mawer (41st Entry)
A/G 201 Sqn - 5/5/1944
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577734 Sgt Kenneth Arthur Seaborn (41st Entry)
Flt Eng 640 Sqn - 19/9/1944. Killed 23/11/1948 in Lancastrian G-AHJW of Flight Refuelling which crashed returning to UK
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578017 Sgt Robert Henry Stow (41st Entry)
Flt Eng 51 Sqn - 19/10/1943
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578366 F/Sgt John Bowman Elder (42nd Entry)
Flt Eng 156 Sqn - 16/1/1945
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578288 Sgt Raymond Herbert Street (42nd Entry)
Wop 262 Sqn - 3/9/1943
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Air Force Medal
| The Air Force Medal was instituted in 1918 and was (until 1993) awarded to personnel of the Royal Air Force (United Kingdom) and other services, and formerly also to personnel of other Commonwealth countries, below commissioned rank, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy".
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335356 F/Sgt Jack Rawlinson (1st Entry)
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335839 F/Sgt Lester Francis Humphrey (2nd Entry)
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335871 Sgt Charles Albert Deakin (2nd Entry)
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362145 F/Sgt Hedley Picton Shippobotham (4th Entry)
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362749 F/Sgt Robert William Jarred (6th Entry)
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362998 F/Sgt John Harry Teel (6th Entry)
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363255 Sgt Jack Shearsmith (6th Entry)
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363261 F/Sgt William Edgar Sully (6th Entry)
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363271 F/Sgt Jack Martindale Whitwell (6th Entry)
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363383 Cpl Gerald Francis Carnell (7th Entry)
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363448 F/Sgt Alfred Charles Leonard Munns (7th Entry)
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363497 F/Sgt Reginald George Williams (7th Entry)
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363590 Cpl Victor Joe Carter (7th Entry)
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363618 Sgt Douglas Arthur Haydon (7th Entry)
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- F/Sgt William Christopher Maher (7th Entry)
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363982 Sgt Herbert William Gill (8th Entry)
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364051 F/Sgt Thomas Alfryn Howells (8th Entry)
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364088 Sgt Reginald Charles George Harman (8th Entry)
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364374 F/Sgt Jack Williams (8th Entry)
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364477 F/Sgt John Edward Atkins (9th Entry)
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364506 F/Sgt Albert Stanley Blake (9th Entry)
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364766 F/Sgt John William Brodie Snowden (9th Entry)
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364938 F/Sgt Rowland Parr (9th Entry)
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364969 F/Sgt Cecil Joseph Rose (9th Entry)
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365094 F/Sgt Charles George Wareham (9th Entry)
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365362 F/Sgt George Patrick Hall (10th Entry)
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365505 F/Sgt Alfred James Morgan (10th Entry)
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365522 Sgt Herbert William Waylen (10th Entry)
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365920 F/Sgt John Nelson Ogle (11th Entry)
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365923 F/Sgt Leslie Harry Poltock (11th Entry)
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365988 Sgt John Peter Whitehead (11th Entry)
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366235 Cpl Richard Edward Wesson (12th Entry)
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560136 F/Sgt William Alfred Gray (13th Entry)
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560310 F/Sgt George McPherson (13th Entry)
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- Sgt Harry Graham Hastings (14th Entry)
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560876 F/Sgt Frederick William Otter (14th Entry)
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561238 Sgt Hector Bertram Gray (15th Entry)
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561740 F/Sgt George Frederick Heayes (16th Entry)
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- Sgt Thomas Pountney (16th Entry)
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- Sgt Walter Bartholomew Burden (17th Entry)
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- Sgt George Henry Leonard Baker (17th Entry)
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- Cpl David Henry Davis (17th Entry)
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- LAC Arthur Leslie Holland (17th Entry)
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562800 Engineer John Fred Grove Martin (18th Entry)
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- Sgt Archie Edward Ballam (19th Entry)
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563130 Sgt William Henry Cecil Gulliver (19th Entry)
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565712 Sgt Hugh Patrick Connolly (24th Entry)
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566076 F/Sgt Leonard Ollier (26th Entry)
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- F/Sgt Albert Edward Clarence Brookin (27th Entry)
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- Sgt Ernest Frank Sly (28th Entry)
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- LAC Surtees Elliott (29th Entry)
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- Pilot Francis Herbert Bloomer (33rd Entry)
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570070 F/Sgt William Charles Jenkins (34th Entry)
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- Sgt John Derek Perring (36th Entry)
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- Sgt Hugh William Price (36th Entry)
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- Signaller John Blake Cameron Browne (36th Entry)
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- Engineer Geoffrey Ernest Watts (37th Entry)
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574348 Pilot Donald Pow (38th Entry)
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574514 F/Sgt Richard John Snell (38th Entry)
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575640 Pilot Duncan Stokes (39th Entry)
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- F/Sgt James Dougan (39th Entry)
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- F/Sgt Cyril Thomas Rylatt (40th Entry)
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576582 F/Sgt William James McClean Wilson (40th Entry)
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576880 Engineer Harold Robert Sinton (40th Entry)
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577081 Engineer 1 Donald Victor Day (40th Entry)
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577661 Engineer 1 Phillip Felix Fairweather (41st Entry)
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578152 Signaller Donald Gordon Dickie (42nd Entry)
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578190 F/Sgt Donald George Munro (42nd Entry)
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578366 Engineer John Bowman Elder (42nd Entry)
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578152 Signaller Royston Joseph Le Feaver (42nd Entry)
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578390 F/Sgt Gordon Acklam (43rd Entry)
And Bar
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576582 Signaller Thomas McMorran Rae (43rd Entry)
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- Engineer Austen Brian Howes (43rd Entry)
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- Engineer Stanley Wright (43rd Entry)
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578452 Signaller Ingolf Peter Frost (43rd Entry)
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578490 Signaller D.A. Birchall (43rd Entry)
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579364 Sgt Neville Lawrence (46th Entry)
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- F/Sgt Stanley William Austin (52nd Entry)
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The Victoria Cross