The following is a list of pilots and other aircrew who flew during the Battle of Britain, and were awarded the Battle of Britain Clasp[1] to the 1939–45 Star by flying at least one authorised operational sortie with an eligible unit of the Royal Air Force or Fleet Air Arm during the period from 0001 hours on 10 July to 2359 hours 31 October 1940.[2][3]
History
editIn 1942, the Air Ministry made the decision to compile a list from records of the names of pilots who had lost their lives as a result of the fighting during the Battle of Britain[notes 1] for the purpose of building a national memorial. This became the Battle of Britain Chapel at Westminster Abbey, which was unveiled by King George VI on 10 July 1947.[4] The Roll of Honour within the Chapel contains the names of 1,497 pilots and aircrew killed or mortally wounded during the Battle.[5]
Nothing was done officially, however, to define the qualifications for the classification of a Battle of Britain airman until 9 November 1960. AMO N850, published by the Air Ministry, stated for the first time the requirements for the awarding of the Battle of Britain Star, and listed the 71 units which were deemed to have been under the control of RAF Fighter Command.[6]
In 1955 Flt Lt John Holloway, a serving RAF officer, began a personal challenge to compile a complete list of "The Few". After fourteen years of research Flt Lt Holloway had 2,946 names on the list. Of these airmen, 537 were killed during the Battle or later died of wounds received.
The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust, founded by Geoffrey Page, raised funds for the construction of the Battle of Britain Memorial at Capel-le-Ferne near Folkestone in Kent. The Memorial, unveiled by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on 9 July 1993, shares the site with the Christopher Foxley-Norris Memorial Wall on which a complete list of "The Few" is engraved.[7]
More recently, the Battle of Britain Monument on the Victoria Embankment in London was unveiled on 18 September 2005 by Charles, Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. The idea for the monument was conceived by the Battle of Britain Historical Society which then set about raising funds for its construction. The outside of the monument is lined with bronze plaques listing all the Allied airmen who took part in the Battle.[8]
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editName | Rank | Nationality | Sqn during Battle | Awards | Notes |
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Dafforn, Robert Chippendall | Fg Off | BR | 501 Sqn | DFC | KIA 9 September 1943 |
Dale, Peter Alan | Sgt | BR | 141 Sqn | KIA 13 December 1941 | |
Dalton, Robert William | Sgt | BR | 604 Sqn | ||
Dalton-Morgan, Thomas Frederick | Flt Lt | BR | 43 Sqn | DSO,OBE,DFC* | Official Ace |
Daly, John J | Sgt | BR | 141 Sqn | ||
Dann, James Edwin | Sgt | BR | 23 Sqn | Died 1986 | |
Dannatt, Alexander George | AC2 | BR | 29 Sqn | Died 16 December 1982 | |
D'Arcy-Irvine, Brian William Jesse | Fg Off | BR | 257 Sqn | MIA 8 August 1940 | |
Dargie, Albert McDonald Smith | Sgt | BR | 23 Sqn | KIA 13 July 1941 | |
Darley, Horace Stanley "George" | Sqn Ldr | BR | 609 Sqn (CO) | Official Ace | |
Darling, Andrew Smitton | Sgt | BR | 611 & 603 Sqns | KIA 26 April 1941 | |
Darling, Edward Vivian "Mitzi" | Sgt | BR | 41 Sqn | DFC | Official Ace. Born Wellington, India, 11 October 1914. Commissioned Jan 1941; MIA 2 June 1942; remembered on Panel 65 of the Runnymede Memorial |
Darwin, Christopher William Warton | Plt Off | BR | 87 Sqn | KIA 7 August 1942; Son of Sqn Ldr Charles John Wharton Darwin DSO RAF who was also KIA 26 December 1941. | |
Daszewski, Jan Kazimierz Michal | Plt Off | POL | 303 Sqn | VM, KW*** | KIA 4 April 1942 |
Davey, Brian | Plt Off | BR | 504, 32 & 254 Sqns | KIA 12 June 1941 | |
Davey, John Arthur Joseph | Plt Off | BR | 1 Sqn | KIA 11 August 1940; Awarded a Cadetship to the RAF College Cranwell from RAF Halton. | |
David, William Dennis | Flt Lt | BR | 87 & 213 Sqns | DFC* | 11 kills during the Battle of France |
Davidson, Henry John | Sgt | BR | 249 Sqn | Official Ace, KIA 6 October 1942 | |
Davies, Alfred Eric | Plt Off | BR | 610 & 222 Sqns | KIA 30 October 1940 | |
Davies, Graham Gordon Ayerst | Plt Off | BR | 222 Sqn | DFC | |
Davies, John Alfred | Sqn Ldr | BR | 604 Sqn | KIA 6 October 1940 | |
Davies, John William | Sgt | BR | 600 Sqn | KIA 7 September 1940 | |
Davies, Leonard | Sgt | BR | 151 Sqn | ||
Davies, Maurice Peter | Sgt | BR | 1 & 213 Sqns | Died 22 July 1953 | |
Davies, Peter Frederick McDonald | Fg Off | BR | 56 Sqn | ||
Davies, Roy Blackburne | Fg Off | BR | 29 Sqn | Died 1972 | |
Davies-Cooke, Paul John | Fg Off | BR | 72 & 610 Sqns | KIA 27 September 1940 | |
Davis, Alfred Stewart | Sgt | BR | 235 Sqn | ||
Davis, Carl Raymond | Fg Off | AME | 601 Sqn | KIA 6 September 1940[9] | |
Davis, Charles Trevor | Fg Off | BR | 238 Sqn | Official Ace, KIA 26 March 1941 | |
Davis, Jack | Sgt | BR | 54 Sqn | ||
Davis, J N | Sgt | BR | 600 Sqn | ||
Davis, Peter Edgar | Sgt | BR | 236 Sqn | ||
Davis, Philip Oscar | Sgt | BR | 222 Sqn | KIA 10 August 1943 | |
Davis, William Lee | Sgt | BR | 249 Sqn | Captured & taken POW 10 February 1941; Died 18 March 1941. | |
Davison, John Tregonwell | Plt Off | BR | 235 Sqn | Died 9 October 1981 | |
Davy, Thomas Daniel Humphrey | Fg Off | BR | 266 & 72 Sqns | DFC | KIA 13 September 1942 |
Daw, Victor George | Fg Off | BR | 32 Sqn | Killed 24 March 1953 | |
Dawbarn, Peter Leslie | Plt Off | BR | 17 Sqn | Died 4 July 2009[10] | |
Dawick, Kenneth | Sgt | NZ | 111 Sqn | ||
Dawson, Thomas 0- | Sgt | BR | 235 Sqn | ||
Day, Frank Samuel | Sgt | BR | 248 Sqn | KIA 24 July 1942 | |
Day, Robert Lionel Frank | Fg Off | BR | 141 Sqn | DFC | KIA 18 June 1944 |
Deacon, Arthur Harry | Sgt | BR | 85 & 111 Sqns | ||
Deansley, Edward Christopher | Flt Lt | BR | 152 Sqn | ||
Debenham, Kenneth Barry Lempriere | Plt Off | BR | 151 Sqn | KIA 16 December 1943 | |
Debree, ? | Plt Off | BR | 264 Sqn | Service Details unknown | |
Dee, Orlando John | Sgt | BR | 235 Sqn | KIA 28 May 1941 | |
Deere, Alan Christopher | Flt Lt | NZ | 54 Sqn | DFC*, DSO, CdeG, OBE, ADC | Died 21 September 1995[11] |
De Grunne, Compte Rudolph Ghislain Charles de Hemricourt | Plt Off | BEL | 32 Sqn | KIA 25 May 1942 | |
De Hamale, R E | Sgt | BEL | 46 Sqn | KIA 1 November 1940 | |
De Hemptinne, Baudovin Marie Ghislain | Plt Off | BEL | 145 Sqn | KIA 5 May 1942 | |
De Jace, L J | Plt Off | BEL | 236 Sqn | MIA 26 July 1942 | |
De la Boucher, Francois Henri Edmond Joseph Andre | Adj | FF | 85 Sqn | KIA 5 September 1942 | |
De la Perelle, Victor Breton | Plt Off | NZ | 245 Sqn | Died 11 June 1983 | |
Deller, Alan Lawrence Martin | Sgt | BR | 43 Sqn | ||
De Mancha, Ricardo Adriani | Plt Off | BR | 43 Sqn | MIA 21 July 1940 | |
Demetriadi, Richard Stephen | Fg Off | BR | 601 Sqn | KIA 11 August 1940; Son of Sir Stephen and Lady Demetriadi, attached to the King's Estate at Sandringham. | |
De Montbron, Xavier de Cherade | Sgt | FF | 64 Sqn | Died 21 April 1955 | |
Demoulin, Rene Jean Ghislain | Sgt | BEL | 235 Sqn | CdeLL CdeG | KIA 6 April 1944 |
Demozay, Jean | 2nd Lt | FR | 1 Sqn | KIA 19 December 1945 | |
Denby, Gordon Alfred | Plt Off | BR | 600 Sqn | DFC | MIA 12 December 1942 |
Denchfield, Herbert David | Sgt | BR | 610 Sqn | Surviving aircrew | |
Denholm, George Lovell | Sqn Ldr | BR | 603 Sqn (CO) | [12] | |
Denison, Richard Warren | Flt Lt | CAN | 236 Sqn | Killed 6 February 1951 | |
Denton, Denis Austin | Sgt | BR | 236 Sqn | KIA 30 August 1944 | |
Derbyshire, John Montague | Plt Off | BR | 236 Sqn | ||
De Scitivaux, Charles Jean Marie Phillipe | Capt | FR | 245 Sqn | Died 10 August 1986 | |
Desloges, Jean Paul Joseph | Flt Lt | CAN | 1 Sqn RCAF | KIA 8 May 1944 | |
De Spirlet, Francois Xavier Egenoff | Plt Off | BEL | 87 Sqn | 26 June 1942 | |
Deuntzer, Derrick Canut | Sgt | BR | 247 Sqn | ||
Devitt, Peter Kenneth | Sqn Ldr | BR | 152 Sqn (CO) | ||
Dewar, John Scatliffe | Wg Cdr | BR | 87 & 213 Sqns | DSO DFC | KIA 12 September 1940 |
Dewar, John Michael Firth | Plt Off | BR | 229 Sqn | KIA 30 March 1941 | |
Dewey, Robert Basil | Plt Off | BR | 611 & 603 Sqn | KIA 27 October 1940 | |
Dewhurst, Kenneth Shortland | Fg Off | BR | 234 Sqn | ||
Dexter, Peter Grenfell | Sqn Ldr | BR | 603 & 54 Sqns | DFC | KIA 14 July 1941[13][14] |
Dibnah, Ronald Harold | Plt Off | CAN | 1 & 242 Sqns | ||
Dickie, William Gordon | Plt Off | BR | 601 Sqn | MIA 11 August 1940 | |
Dickinson, John Holt | Sgt | BR | 253 Sqn | KIA 30 August 1940 | |
Dieu, Giovanni E F | Plt Off | BEL | 236 Sqn | ||
Difford, Ivor Benison | Fg Off | SA | 607 Sqn | KIA 7 October 1940 | |
Digby-Worsley, Maxwell Paul | Sgt | BR | 248 Sqn | MIA 19 August 1940 | |
Ditzel, John William | Sgt | BR | 25 Sqn | ||
Dixon, Christopher Alexander Wilfred | Sgt | BR | 601 Sqn | ||
Dixon, Frederick John Powell | Sgt | BR | 501 Sqn | KIA 11 July 1940 (Pilot)[15] | |
Dixon, George | Sgt | BR | FIU | POW 13 September 1940; Blenheim Z5721 crashed in Channel off Calais during night patrol (circumstances unknown); Flt Lt Ker-Ramsay, Dixon and W/O "Paddy" Byrne baled out and were captured;[16] Died 28 February 1972. | |
Dixon, John Antony | Plt Off | BR | 1 Sqn | ||
Dixon, Lawrence | AC2 | BR | 600 Sqn | ||
Dobree, Nicholas Robert | Fg Off | BR | 264 Sqn | ||
Dodd, John Dodgson | Plt Off | BR | 248 Sqn | MIA 13 December 1940; Chartered Accountant | |
Dodge, Charles William | Sgt | BR | 219 Sqn | Died 1982 | |
Doe, Robert Francis Thomas | Plt Off | BR | 234 & 238 Sqns | DSO, DFC* | Died 21 February 2010.[17] |
Dolezal, František | Plt Off | CZ | 19 Sqn | DSO, DFC | KIFA 4 October 1945[18] |
Domagala, Marian Boguslaw | Sgt | POL | 238 Sqn | KW* | |
Don, Ralph Stidston | Plt Off | BR | 501 Sqn | DFC | KIA 22 January 1945 |
Donahue, Arthur Gerald "Art" | Plt Off | AME | 64 Sqn | KIA 11 September 1942 | |
Donald, Ian David Grahame | Flt Lt | BR | 141 Sqn | DFC | 1917-1940 KIA 19 July 1940 when as pilot of Defiant L7009 he was shot down by Bf 109s and crashed at Dover, the Air Gunner Plt Off A.C. Hamilton also killed.[19] |
Donaldson, Edward Mortlock "Teddy" | Sqn Ldr | BR | 151 Sqn | Official Ace; Died June 1992 | |
Dossett, William Stanley | Sgt | BR | 29 Sqn | ||
Doughty, Neville Anthony Richard | Plt Off | BR | 247 Sqn | ||
Douglas, William Anderson | Plt Off | BR | 610 Sqn | ||
Doulton, Michael Duke | Plt Off | BR | 601 Sqn | MIA 31 August 1940 | |
Douthwaite, Basil | Plt Off | BR | 72 Sqn | ||
Doutrepont, Georges Louis Joseph | Plt Off | BEL | 229 Sqn | KIA 15 September 1940[20] | |
Dowding, The Hon. Derek Hugh Tremenheere | Plt Off | BR | 74 Sqn | Died 1992; son of Air Chief Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding | |
Down, John Knight | Sgt | BR | 64 & 616 Sqns | Died 2008 | |
Down, Peter Derrick McLeod | Plt Off | BR | 56 Sqn | Died 2010? | |
Drake, Billy | Plt Off | BR | 213 Sqn & 421 Flight | Died 28 August 2011 | |
Drake, George James | Plt Off | SA | 607 Sqn | KIA 9 September 1940[21] | |
Draper, Bryan Vincent | Sgt | BR | 74 Sqn | Official Ace, KIA 28 February 1945 | |
Draper, Gilbert Graham Fairley | Fg Off | BR | 41 & 610 Sqns | Born 7 December 1921, Rutland. Commissioned October 1939; shot down & baled out near Lille, France, and captured, 7 August 1941; released 1945; died 1997. | |
Draper, R A | Sgt | BR | 232 Sqn | ||
Dredge, Allan Sydney | Sgt | BR | 253 Sqn | DSO DFC | KIFA 18 May 1945 |
Drever, Nigel George | Fg Off | BR | 610 Sqn | Surviving aircrew[22] | |
Drew, Peter Edward | Sqn Ldr | BR | 236 Sqn | KIA 1 August 1940 | |
Drobinski, Boleslaw H | Plt Off | POL | 65 Sqn | VM, KW*** | |
Drummond, John Fraser | Fg Off | BR | 46 & 92 Sqns | DFC | Official Ace, KIA 10 October 1940 |
Duart, John Howard | Plt Off | BR | 219 Sqn | ||
Dubber, Ronald Edwin | Plt Off (FAA) | BR | 808 Sqn | Died 10 September 1951 | |
Duckenfield, Byron Leonard | Plt Off | BR | 501 Sqn | Died 19 November 2010[23] | |
Duda, Josef | Plt Off | CZ | 312 Sqn | Died 7 December 1977 | |
Duff, Stanley Sutherland | Plt Off | BR | 23 Sqn | ||
Duke-Woolley, Raymond Myles Beecham Duke | Flt Lt | BR | 253 & 23 Sqns | ||
Dulwich, William Howard | Sgt | BR | 235 Sqn | KIA 2 August 1941 | |
Duncan, ? | Sgt | BR | 29 Sqn | Service details unknown | |
Dundas, Hugh Spencer Lisle | Fg Off | BR | 616 Sqn | CBE, DSO*, DFC | 1920-1995 (Knighted 1987); younger brother of John Dundas |
Dundas, John Charles | Plt Off | BR | 609 Sqn | DFC and bar | Official Ace, MIA 28 November 1940[notes 2]; older brother of Hugh Dundas |
Dunmore, Jack Townley | Sgt | BR | 222 Sqn | KIA 17 May 1941 | |
Dunn, Ian Love | Sgt | BR | 235 Sqn | died 2/3/2004 Canberra Australia | |
Dunning-White, Peter William | Fg Off | BR | 145 Sqn | Died 2008[25] | |
Dunscombe, Raymond Douglas | Sgt | BR | 213 & 312 Sqns | MIA 31 May 1941 | |
Dunworth, Felix Patrick Raphael | Flt Lt | BR | 66 & 54 Sqns (CO) | [26] | |
Dupee, Osald Arthur | Sgt | BR | 219 Sqn | ||
Durrant, Carroll Ronald | Sgt | NZ | 23 Sqn | KIA 28 October 1942[27] | |
Duryasz, Marian | Flt Lt | POL | 213 Sqn | VM, KW*, DFC | |
Duszynski, Stanislaw | Sgt | POL | 238 Sqn | KIA 11 September 1940 | |
Dutton, G W | Sgt | BR | 604 Sqn | ||
Dutton, Roy Gilbert | Sqn Ldr | BR | 145 Sqn | DFC | Official Ace; Died 14 September 1988. |
Du Vivier, Reginald Albert Lloyd | Plt Off | BEL | 229 Sqn | KIA 30 March 1941 | |
Dvorak, Alois | Sgt | CZ | 310 Sqn | KIA 24 September 1941 | |
Dye, Bertram Ernest | Sgt | BR | 219 Sqn | DFM* | 31 August 1943 |
Dyer, Henry David Patrick | Sgt | NZ | 600 Sqn | KIA 16 July 1941 | |
Dygryn, Josef | Sgt | CZ | 1 Sqn | DFM | KIA 4 June 1942 |
Dyke, Leslie Arthur | Sgt | BR | 64 Sqn | MIA 27 September 1940[28] | |
Dymond, William Lawrence | Sgt | BR | 111 Sqn | DFM | Official Ace, MIA 2 September 1940 |
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editName | Rank | Nationality | Sqn during Battle | Awards | Notes |
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Eade, Arthur William | Sgt | BR | 266 & 602 Sqns | ||
Earp, Richard Llewellyn | Sgt | BR | 46 Sqn | ||
Easton, David Albert | Sgt | BR | 248 Sqn | ||
Eckford, Alan Francis | Flt Lt | BR | 23, 253 & 242 Sqns | Official Ace | |
Edge, Alexander Rothwell | Fg Off | BR | 609 Sqn | Died 1985 | |
Edge, Gerald Richmond | Flt Lt | BR | 253 & 605 Sqns | DFC | Official Ace[29] |
Edgley, Alwyn | Sgt | BR | 601 & 253 Sqns | ||
Edmiston, Guy Arthur Fownes | Plt Off | BR | 151 Sqn | Died 1989 | |
Edmond, Norman Douglas | Plt Off | CAN | 615 Sqn | KIA 20 April 1941 | |
Edmunds, Eric Ralph | Plt Off | NZ | 245 Sqn | Died 2010? | |
Edridge, Hilary Patrick Michael | Plt Off | BR | 222 Sqn | KIA 30 October 1940[30][31] | |
Edsall, Eric Frank | Plt Off | BR | 54 & 222 Sqns | WIA 12 April 1942 | |
Edwards, A J | AC | BR | 604 Sqn | ||
Edwards, Frederick | AC | BR | 29 Sqn | ||
Edwards, Harry Davies | Plt Off | CAN | 92 Sqn | KIA 11 September 1940[32] | |
Edwards, Harold Harding | Sgt | BR | 248 Sqn | ||
Edwards, Ivor Herbert | Plt Off | BR | 234 Sqn | ||
Edwards, Kenneth Charles | Plt Off | BR | 600 Sqn | AE | Died 2010? |
Edwards, Robert Lesley[33] | Fg Off | CAN | 1 Sqn RCAF | KIA 26 August 1940[34] | |
Edwards, Robert Sydney James | Flt Lt | IRE | 56 Sqn | Died 2 May 1974 | |
Edwards, Malcolm Finney | Sgt | BR | 247 Sqn | Joined 247 Sqn on 1 September 1940 until 30 November 1940 where he piloted Gloster Gladiators. He also flew Typhoons and Tempest with 3 F Squadron from October 1943 until his death. Edwards had 12.5 confirmed V-1 Flying Bombs to his name. KIA 29 December 1944 whilst flying Hawker Tempest EJ803 of 3 F Squadron. He is buried in the Reichswald War Cemetery. | |
Edworthy, Gerald Henry | Sgt | BR | 46 Sqn | KIA 3 September 1940 | |
Edy, Allan Laird | Plt Off | CAN | 602 Sqn | DFC | KIA 12 December 1941[35] |
Eeles, H | Sqn Ldr | BR | 263 Sqn | It is believed that Eeles declined the Battle of Britain Clasp because his Sqn did not serve operationally in Southern England during defined period. | |
Egan, Edward James | Sgt | BR | 600 & 501 Sqns | KIA 17 September 1940[36] | |
Eiby, William Thorpe | Plt Off | NZ | 245 Sqn | ||
Ekins, Victor Howard | Sgt | BR | 111 & 501 Sqns | ||
Elcome, Douglas William | Sgt | BR | 602 Sqn | MIA 26 October 1940 | |
Eley, Fredrick William "Tiger Tim" | Sgt | BR | 74 Sqn | KIA 31 July 1940[37] | |
Elger, Frank Richard Charles | Plt Off | BR | 248 Sqn | ||
Eliot, Hugh William | Plt Off | BR | 73 Sqn | DSO, DFC | KIA 4 March 1945 (Italy)[38] |
Elkington, John Francis Durham "Tim" | Plt Off | BR | 1 Sqn | died 1 February 2019 | |
Ellacombe, John Lawrence Wemyss | Plt Off | BR | 151 Sqn | CB, DFC* | Surviving aircrew; Retired at the rank of Air Cdre (Born 1920) |
Ellery, Cyril Charles | Plt Off | BR | 264 Sqn | ||
Elliott, George J | Plt Off | CAN | 607 Sqn | ||
Elliott, Robert Deacon | Plt Off | BR | 72 Sqn | ||
Ellis, Gordon Eric | Fg Off | BR | 64 Sqn | (Discharged 1 February 1941) | |
Ellis, John | Flt Lt | BR | 610 Sqn | DFC | Official Ace |
Ellis, John Hugh Mortimer "Cockney Sparrow" | Sgt | BR | 85 Sqn | KIA 1 September 1940[39] | |
Ellis, Ronald Vernon | Flt Sgt | BR | 73 Sqn | ||
Ellis, Walter Thomas | Sgt | BR | 92 Sqn | ||
Elsdon, Harry Donald Buchanan | Sgt | BR | 236 Sqn | MIA 18 July 1940 | |
Elsdon, Thomas Arthur Francis | Flt Lt | BR | 72 Sqn | ||
Else, Peter | Sgt | BR | 610 Sqn | ||
Emeny, Clifford Stanley | Sgt | NZ | 264 Sqn | Died 2010? | |
Emmett, Geoffrey | Sgt | BR | 236 Sqn | ||
Emmett, William Alexander Coote | Flt Lt | BR | 25 Sqn | Born 1916; Died 2007 | |
English, Charles Edward | Plt Off | BR | 85 & 605 Sqns | KIA 7 October 1940 | |
Ensor, Philip Stephen Baddesley | Fg Off | BR | 23 Sqn | DFC | KIA 8 September 1941[40] |
Etherington, Wilfred John | Sgt | BR | 17 Sqn | ||
Evans, Cecil Roy | Sgt | BR | 235 Sqn | MIA 23 March 1941 | |
Evans, David | Plt Off | BR | 607 & 615 Sqns | KIFA 28 May 1943 (Testing aircraft) | |
Evans, George John | Sgt | BR | 604 Sqn | ||
Evans, Harold Arthur Charles | Plt Off | BR | 236 Sqn | Died 2010?; Retired at the rank of Air Cdre | |
Evans, Walter Reginald | Sgt | BR | 85 & 249 Sqns | ||
Everitt, Alfred Douglas | Sgt | BR | 235 Sqn | Died 1953 | |
Everitt, Geoffrey Charles | Sgt | BR | 29 Sqn | MM, KZ | KIA 6 August 1942[41] |
Eyles, Peter Raoul | Sgt | BR | 92 Sqn | MIA 20 September 1940 | |
Eyre, Anthony "Tony" | Fg Off | BR | 615 Sqn | DFC | Official Ace, Captured 8 March 1942, imprisoned Stalag Luft III 1942–1945. KIFA 16 February 1946 while serving as Commanding Officer (rank of Wg Cdr) of RAF Fairwood Common. Buried with full military honours at St Cenydd's Church, Llangennith in South West Wales[42] |
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editName | Rank | Nationality | Sqn during Battle | Awards | Notes |
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Fajtl, František | Flt Lt | CZ | 17 & 1 Sqns | Died 4 October 2006 | |
Falkowski, Jan Pawel | Fg Off | POL | 32 Sqn | VM, KW***, DFC | |
Farley, Walter Ronald | Flt Lt | BR | 156 & 46 Sqns | DFC | KIA 21 April 1942 (as Wg Cdr, CO of 138 Sqn) |
Farmer, James Nigel Watts | Flt Lt | BR | 302 Sqn | ||
Farnes, Eric | Plt Off | BR | 141 Sqn | Died 23 September 1985 | |
Farnes, Paul Caswell Powe | Sgt | BR | 501 Sqn | DFM | Official Ace. Died 28 January 2020. Last surviving ace of the battle.[43] |
Farquhar, Andrew Douglas | Wg Cdr | BR | 257 Sqn | DFC | Died mid-1960s |
Farrow, John Robinson | Sgt | BR | 229 Sqn | KIA 8 October 1940 (Pilot) | |
Fathing, John | Sgt | BR | 235 Sqn | ||
Fawcett, Derek P | Sgt | BR | 29 Sqn | KIA 15 September 1941 | |
Fayolle, Emile Francois Marie Leonce | Plt Off (Adj) | Free FR | 85 Sqn | DFC, CdeL | KIA 14 August 1942[44] |
Fearns, Francis | Sgt | BR | 601 Sqn | Service details unknown | |
Feary, Alan Norman | Sgt | BR | 609 Sqn | Official Ace, KIA 7 October 1940 (Pilot) | |
Feather, John Leslie | Sgt | BR | 235 Sqn | KIA 18 September 1940 | |
Fechtner, Emil | Plt Off | CZ | 310 Sqn | DFC | KIA 29 October 1940[45] |
Fejfar, Stanislav | Plt Off | CZ | 310 Sqn | KIA 17 May 1942[46] | |
Fenemore, Stanley Allen | Sgt | BR | 245 & 501 Sqn | KIA 15 October 1940 | |
Fenn, Cecil Francis | Sgt | BR | 248 Sqn | Died 27 December 1987 | |
Fenton, Harold Arthur | Sqn Ldr | BR | 238 Sqn (CO) | CBE, DSO, DFC | Retired 1957 |
Fenton, John Ollis | Plt Off | BR | 235 Sqn | KIA 28 May 1941 | |
Fenton, Walter Gordon | Sgt | NZ | 604 Sqn | ||
Fenwick, Charles Raymond | Plt Off | BR | 610 Sqn | ||
Fenwick, Samuel Green | Plt Off | BR | 601 Sqn | Buried with RAF honours in Devon 2007 | |
Ferdinand, Roy Fredrick | Plt Off | BR | 263 Sqn | KIA 12 June 1941 | |
Ferguson, Eric Hannah | Sgt | BR | 141 Sqn | KIA 11 April 1943 | |
Ferguson, Peter John | Sqn Ldr | BR | 602 Sqn | ||
Feric, Miroslaw | Plt Off | POL | 303 Sqn | VM, KW*, DFC | KIFA Feb 1942 |
Ferriss, Henry Michael | Flt Lt | BR | 111 Sqn | DFC | Official Ace, KIA 16 August 1940 |
Fildes, Frank | AC | BR | 25 Sqn | ||
Finch | Sgt | BR | 615 Sqn | Service details unknown | |
Finch, T R H | Fg Off | BR | 151 Sqn | Service details unknown | |
Finlay, Donald Osborne "Don" | Sqn Ldr | BR | 41 & 54 Sqns | DFC, AFC, MiD | Official Ace; Died 19 April 1970 |
Finnie, Archibald | Plt Off | BR | 54 Sqn | KIA 25 July 1940 | |
Finnis, John Frederick Fortescue | Flt Lt | SR | 1 & 229 Sqns | ||
Finucane, Brendan Eamonn Fergus "Paddy" | Wg Cdr | IRE | 65 Sqn | DSO, DFC** | KIA 15 July 1942[47][48] |
Fisher, Anthony George Anson | Fg Off | BR | 111 Sqn | Died July 1988 | |
Fisher, Basil Mark | Fg Off | BR | 111 Sqn | KIA 15 August 1940 | |
Fisher, Gerald | Fg Off | BR | 602 Sqn | Died 1973 | |
Fiske, William Meade Lindsley "Billy" | Plt Off | AME | 601 Sqn | KIA 17 August 1940 | |
Fitzgerald, Thomas Bernard | Fg Off | NZ | 141 Sqn | DFC | Born Timaru, New Zealand, 11 July 1917 Short Service Commission in RAF, Jun 1938; made war's first single-engined operational flight when he dropped leaflets over Frankfurt and tested night defences, 19 September 1939; Personal Assistant to Gen Hoyt D. Vandenberg, USAAF, Feb 1945; relinquished commission as Flt Lt (Temp. Sqn Ldr) on appointment to RNZAF, Feb 1946; retired Dec 1947. Died Christchurch, New Zealand, 12 August 2006 |
Fizel, Joseph Francis | AC1 | BR | 29 Sqn | Died 29 August 1976; Also spelt "Fizell" | |
Fleming, John | Fg Off | NZ | 605 Sqn | MBE | |
Fleming, Robert David Spittall | Plt Off | BR | 249 Sqn | KIA 7 September 1940 | |
Fletcher, Andrew William | Sqn Ldr | CAN | 235 Sqn | DFC | |
Fletcher, John Denys | Sgt | BR | 3 Sqn | KIA 8 February 1942 | |
Fletcher, John Gordon Bewley | Sgt | BR | 604 Sqn | KIA 25 August 1940 Blenheim L6782' crashed near Witheridge, Exeter, cause unknown.[19] | |
Fletcher, Walter Thomas | Sgt | NZ | 23 Sqn | ||
Flinders, John L "Polly" | Plt Off | BR | 32 Sqn | Died 1988[49] | |
Flood, Fredrick William | Flt Lt | AUS | 235 Sqn | MIA 11 September 1940 | |
Flower, Hubert Luiz | Sgt | BR | 248 Sqn | Surviving aircrew | |
Foglar, Vaclav | Sgt | CZ | 245 Sqn | KIFA Dec 1947 | |
Foit, Emil Antonin | Plt Off | CZ | 85 Sqn | DFC | Died 1976 |
Fokes, Ronald Henry | Sgt | BR | 92 Sqn | DFM | KIA 12 June 1944 |
Folliard, James Henry | AC | BR | 604 Sqn | Died 1981 | |
Fopp, Desmond | Sgt | AUS | 17 Sqn | AFC | |
Forbes, Athol Stanhope | Flt Lt | BR | 303 & 66 Sqns | Official Ace; Died 1981 | |
Ford, Ernest George | Sgt | CAN | 3 & 232 Sqn | KIA 12 December 1942 (Canada) | |
Ford, Roy Clement "Henry" | Sgt | BR | 41 Sqn | Born Hastings, Sussex, 1915 Commissioned Nov 1940; released from RAF, Oct 1945; commissioned in RAFVR, Sep 1947; retired May 1952 Died December 2002[50] | |
Forde, Derek Nigel | Fg Off | BR | 145 & 605 Sqns | DFC | Died 16 January 1979 |
Forrest, Dudley Henry | Sgt | BR | 66 Sqn & 421 Flt | ||
Forrester, George Mathwin | Plt Off | BR | 605 Sqn | KIA 9 September 1940 (collided with He 111) | |
Forshaw, Terence Henry Trimble | Flt Lt | BR | 19, 616 & 609 Sqns | ||
Forster, Anthony Douglas | Fg Off | BR | 151 & 607 Sqns | DFC | |
Forsyth, Colin Leo Malcolm | Sgt | NZ | 23 Sqn | DFC, DFM | KIA 8 May 1944[51] |
Forward, Ronald Victor | Sgt | BR | 257 Sqn | ||
Foster, Robert William | Plt Off | BR | 605 Sqn | DFC | Surviving aircrew[52] |
Fotheringham, Allan Cook | Sgt | BR | 3 Sqn | Captured and made POW 15 February 1941 Died 1984 | |
Fott, E A | Plt Off | CZ | 310 Sqn | Service details unknown | |
Fowler, Alfred Lawrence | Plt Off | NZ | 248 Sqn | DFC | KIFA 23 August 1941 |
Fowler, Reginald John | Sgt | BR | 247 Sqn | ||
Fox, Lawrence | AC1 | BR | 29 Sqn | ||
Fox, Peter Hutton | Sgt | BR | 56 Sqn | Captured and made POW 28 June 1941; Died[53][54] | |
Foxley-Norris, Christopher Neil | Fg Off | BR | 3 Sqn | DSO, OBE, GCB | Retired 1974 with the rank of AVM. Died 28 September 2003 |
Fox-Male, Dennis Humbert | Plt Off | BR | 152 Sqn | Died 1 April 1986 | |
Francis, A | Sgt | BR | 3 Sqn | Service details unknown | |
Francis, Colin Dunstone | Plt Off | BR | 253 Sqn | KIA 30 August 1940 | |
Francis, Clarence William "Bill" | Sgt | BR | 74 & 3 Sqns | [55] | |
Francis, Douglas Norman | Sgt | BR | 257 Sqn | Died 7 January 1961 | |
Francis, John | Sgt | BR | 23 Sqn | ||
Francis, Noel Inglis Chalmers | Sgt | BR | 247 Sqn | KIA 9 December 1941 | |
Franklin, Walter Derrick Kerr | Fg Off | JAM | 74 Sqn | Died 25 October 2001[56] | |
Franklin, William Henry | Plt Off | BR | 65 Sqn | DFM* | Official Ace, MIA 12 December 1940 |
František, Josef | Sgt | CZ | 303 Sqn | CdeG, DFM*, VM | KIFA 8 October 1940[57] |
Fraser, Robert Henry Braund | Sgt | BR | 257 Sqn | KIA 22 October 1940 | |
Freeborn, John Connell | Fg Off | BR | 74 Sqn | DFC* | Official Ace, (1 December 1919 – 28 August 2010)[58][59] |
Freeman, Richard Powell | Sgt | BR | 29 Sqn | ||
Freer, Peter Foster | PO | BR | 29 Sqn | KIA 11 May 1941 | |
Freese, Laurence Eric | Sgt | BR | 611 & 74 Sqn | KIA 10 January 1941 | |
French, Thomas Lennox | Sgt | BR | 29 Sqn | KIA 14 December 1942 | |
Frey, Juliusz A K W | Flt Lt | POL | 607 Sqn | KW | |
Friend, Jack Richard | Sgt | BR | 25 Sqn | KIA 7 December 1940 | |
Friendship, Alfred Henry Basil | Plt Off | BR | 3 Sqn | DFM | |
Fripp, Joffre Harry | Sgt | BR | 248 Sqn | Died 1973 | |
Frisby, Edward Murray | Fg Off | BR | 504 Sqn | KIA 5 December 1941 | |
Frith, Eric Thomas G | Sgt | BR | 611 & 92 Sqns | WIA 9 October 1940, Died 17 October 1940[60] | |
Frizell, Charles George | Plt Off | CAN | 257 Sqn | ||
Frost, Jack Lynch | Plt Off | BR | 600 Sqn | ||
Fulford, David | Sgt | BR | 64 & 19 Sqns | DFC | KIA 2 November 1942[13][61] |
Fumerton, Robert Carl "Moose" | Plt Off | CAN | 32 Sqn | DFC*, AFC | [62][63] |
Furneaux, Rex Horton | Sgt | BR | 3 & 73 Sqns | ||
Furst, Bohumir | Sgt | CZ | 310 & 605 Sqns | Died 2 January 1978 |
Notes on table
edit- Ranks given are those held during the Battle of Britain, although a higher rank may have been achieved after the Battle.
- All individuals listed in bold and highlighted in silver are believed to be still alive.
- Aircrew listed as KIA, MIA, WIA or KIFA during the Battle of Britain are highlighted in blue.
- The awards listed include those made during the Battle of Britain and during the remainder of World War II, as well as any made post-war.
- In order to limit the numbers of footnotes which would otherwise be required, the symbol ‡ under "Notes" indicates several entries in the text of Ramsay 1989, while the symbol † indicates that information on the circumstances under which an airman became a casualty during the Battle is included in the text of the book. Where more than one crew member of a multi place aircraft was involved this is included as a cross-reference under "Notes"
- In addition to 2,353 British aircrew, the RAF Roll of Honour recognises 574 personnel from other countries;[3] namely:
- Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Ireland, Jamaica, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Poland, Rhodesia, South Africa and the United States.[64]
Abbreviations
edit- (CO) after "Sqn" denotes Commanding Officer of that squadron, as per the RAF Fighter Command Order of Battle on 15 September 1940, unless otherwise indicated.
- (FAA) after a rank denotes a member of the Fleet Air Arm rather than the RAF.
- "KIA" – "killed in action"
- "KIFA" – "killed in flying accident", i.e. not during combat
- "MIA" – "missing in action".
- "WIA" – "wounded in action" leading to death which, in some cases, may have occurred months later.
- "POW" – "prisoner of war".
- For details of RAF rank abbreviations, see RAF Commissioned Officer Ranks and RAF Non-Commissioned Officer Ranks.
- For details of FAA rank abbreviations, see FAA Commissioned Officer Ranks.
Nationalities
editAME | American |
AUS | Australian |
BEL | Belgian |
BR | British |
CAN | Canadian |
CZ | Czechoslovak |
FR | French |
IRE | Irish |
NZ | New Zealander |
POL | Poland |
RHO | Rhodesian |
SA | South African |
Awards
editAward | Title | Notes |
---|---|---|
AE | Air Efficiency Award | Awarded for ten years' efficient service in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force |
AFC | Air Force Cross | Awarded for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy". |
CB | Companion of The Order of the Bath | Awarded at the monarch's pleasure |
CDeG | Croix de Guerre | A military decoration of both France and Belgium, also commonly bestowed to foreign military forces allied to France and Belgium. |
CdeL | Croix de la Libération | A decoration of France awarded for very meritorious conduct with the Free French Forces during World War II. |
CdeLd'H | Croix de Légion d'honneur | A decoration of France awarded for excellent civil or military conduct delivered, upon official investigation. |
CdeLL | Croix de L'Ordre de Leopold | Awarded to Belgian nationals or some distinguished foreign persons who made very important contributions to the Belgian state or society. |
DFC | Distinguished Flying Cross | Awarded to Royal Air Force commissioned officers and Warrant Officers for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy".[citation needed] |
DFC* | Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar | A bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DFC who received a second award. |
DFC** | Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar | A second bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DFC and Bar who received a third award. |
DFM | Distinguished Flying Medal | Awarded to military below commissioned rank, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy".[citation needed] |
DSO | Distinguished Service Order | Awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat. |
DSO* | Distinguished Service Order and Bar | A bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DSO who received a second award. |
DSO** | Distinguished Service Order and Two Bars | A second bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DSO and Bar who received a third award. |
GCB | Knight Grand Cross of The Order of the Bath | Awarded at the monarch's pleasure |
KCVO | Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order | Awarded for personal service to the sovereign |
KStJ | Knight of the Order of Saint John | |
KW | Krzyz Walecznych, Polish "Cross of Valour" | Awarded to an individual who "has demonstrated deeds of valour and courage on the field of battle." |
KZ | Krzyz Zaslugi, Polish "Cross of Merit" | Awarded for exemplary public service or humanitarian work that goes above and beyond the call of duty. |
MBE | Member of the Order of the British Empire | Awarded at the monarch's pleasure |
MC | Military Cross | Awarded for "an act or acts of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy on land to all members, of any rank".[citation needed] |
MM | Military Medal | Awarded for acts of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire |
OBE | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | Awarded at the monarch's pleasure |
OStJ | Officer of the Order of Saint John | |
VC | Victoria Cross | Highest British military decoration, awarded for valour in the face of the enemy. |
VM | Virtuti Militari | Highest Polish military award for courage in the face of the enemy. |
See also
edit- Non-British personnel in the RAF during the Battle of Britain
- List of World War II aces from the United Kingdom
- List of World War II flying aces by country
- List of World War II flying aces
- List of RAF aircrew in the Battle of Britain (A–C)
- List of RAF aircrew in the Battle of Britain (G–K)
- List of RAF aircrew in the Battle of Britain (L–N)
- List of RAF aircrew in the Battle of Britain (O–R)
- List of RAF aircrew in the Battle of Britain (S–U)
- List of RAF aircrew in the Battle of Britain (V–Z)
Notes
edit- Notes
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- ^ Most likely shot down by Oberleutnant Rudolf Pflanz shortly after Dundas shot down Major Helmut Wick.[24]
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