RAF Upper Heyford

This is a record of those who died whilst flying with 16 OTU (Operational Training Unit) whilst this unit was based at RAF Upper Heyford and its satellite airfield of RAF Barford St Michael, RAF Croughton and RAF Hinton in the Hedges

This tribute only records those who died. I have not been able to identify those who were seriously injured

22 April 1940   Hampden L4148  Testing
Crashed between Souldern and Fritwell
Leading Aircraftman Robert HOLT     RAF No. 570723
Age 20 and the son of Frederick and Grace Lilian Holt of Sheffield.
He is buried in Sec TA Grave 59, Tinsley Park Cemetery, Sheffield
Leading Aircraftman John Fisher DOBSON    RAF No. 568823
Age 20 and the son of John and Evelyn Annie Dobson of Retford.
He is buried in Sec BD Grave 761, East Retford Cemetery

27 May 1940    Hampden L4156  Training
Collided with Hampden L L4158  Training near Ilfracombe
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Neil George DRYBURGH  RAFVR No. 76164
Age 38.
He is buried in Sec BB Grave 46, Dean (or Western) Cemetery, Edinburgh
Leading Aircraftman Thomas BAIRD    RAFVR No. 745904
Age 29 and the son of Alexander and Rachel Baird, of Glasgow.
He is remembered on panel 22 of the Runnymede Memorial
Leading Aircraftman Robert Stuart AITKEN   RAFVR No. 751854
Age 21 and the son of William and Agnes Hepburn Aitken, of Glasgow.
He is remembered on panel 22 of the Runnymede Memorial
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Thomas Arthur NIXON   RAF No. 42518
Age 22 and the son of Robert Reddoch Nixon and Ann Crawford Nixon, Wallington, Surrey.
He is buried in Sec C2 Grave 73-74 Vale of Leven (or Bonhill) Cemetery
Leading Aircraftman Hugh SHARPE    RAFVR No. 751718
Age 19 and the son of Richard and Agnes Laing Sharpe of Falkirk, Stirlingshire.
He is remembered on panel 24 of the Runnymede Memorial
Leading Aircraftman (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) James WHYTE RAFVR No. 745909
Age 19 and the son of James Henry and Margaret Whyte of Glasgow.
He is buried in Sec R Grave 1136 The Western Necropolis, Glasgow

2 June 1940    Hampden P1179  Training
Hit a tree on approach to landing
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Basil SIMPSON     RAF No. 42444
Age 22. He is buried in Sec B Grave 39 Upper Heyford Cemetery

13 June 1940   Hampden P4297  Training
Crashed at Iwerne Minster, Dorset
Flying Officer (Pilot) John Edmund Seaton MacALISTER BA Hons (Oxon). RAFVR No: 70415
Age 27 and the son of Sir George and Lady MacAlister of Tonbridge, Kent.
He is buried in Sec B Grave 40, Upper Heyford Cemetery
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Edgar Albert Ernest SEDGLEY   RAF No: 42443
Age 22 and the son of William James Harry and Ida May Sedgley of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
He is buried in Plot 1 Row C Grave 15 in the churchyard of All Saints Church, Middleton Stoney
Aircraftsman James LENNON    RAF No. 634058
He is buried in Plot 1 Row B Grave 15 in the churchyard of All Saints Church, Middleton Stoney

27 July 1940    Hampden P1180  Training
Crashed at Kings Sutton
Pilot Officer (Pilot) David Michael MARCH  RAF No. 42860
He is buried in Block AS Grave 918 Putney Vale Cemetery, Wandsworth

1 August 1940   Hereford L6067  Training
Crashed near Souldern
Sergeant (Pilot) Oswald George DAY   RAFVR No. 742004
Age 24 and the son of Harold Johnson Day and Gertrude Day of Leicester.
He is buried in Sec V Grave 126 Gilroes Cemetery, Leicester
Flying Officer (Pilot) George Holland THEVENARD  RAFVR No. 70668
Age 33, the son of Ernest Frank and Margaret Montgomery Thevenard and the husband of Jeannie Thevenard of Hull.
He is buried in Plot 1 Row B Grave 14 in the churchyard of All Saints Church, Middleton Stoney
Sergeant (Wireless Operator) Sydney Nevil BAKER  RAF No. 645894
Age 21 and the son of S G and Annie Baker of Dordon. He was the foster son and nephew of Mr H E Thorpe of Dordon.
He is buried near the south boundary of the churchyard of St Leonard’s Church, Dordon, Warwickshire
Aircraftman 2nd Class George William RHODES  RAFVR No. 996999
Age 24 and the son of William and Amelia Rhodes of Commonside, Sheffield.
He is buried in Sec JJ Grave 5603, Crookes Cemetery, Sheffield

4 August 1940   Hampden P4294  Training
Crashed Tusmore Park near the airfield
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Charles Gordon LLEWELLYN   RAFVR No. 80831
He is buried in Sec I Grave 955A Cathays Cemetery, Cardiff

6 August 1940  Hereford L6053  Training
Crashed near Caulcott
Sergeant (Pilot) Alan James FETHERSTON RAFVR No. 748733
Age 19 and the son of Percival Gordon and Lilian Kate Fetherston of Bristol.
He is buried in Plot 1. Row A. Grave 15 in the churchyard of All Saints Church, Middleton Stoney

8 October 1940  Hampden P1271  Training
The aircraft broke up at 1,200 feet over Highnam, Gloucestershire
Pilot Officer Albert Frederick JEFFERYS   RAF No. 81649
Age 22 and the son of Alfred and Annie Maria Jefferys of Bath, Somerset.
He is buried in Plot B Grave 10179, Gloucester Old Cemetery
Sergeant (Pilot) Joseph Desmond SHEILS   RAFVR No. 741808
Age 27 and the husband of Kathleen Dorothy Sheils of Mill Hill.
He is buried in the churchyard of St Paul’s Church, Mill Hill
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Richard Thomas BOWTELL RAAF No. 805458
Age 22 and the son of Horace and Dorothy Bowtell of Kingstanding, Birmingham.
He is buried in Plot B, Grave 9950 Gloucester Old Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Ralph Alexander Walter KEELING RAF no. 638360
Age 29 and the son of Charles Walter and Shirley Keeling of Camper, Manitoba, Canada.
He is buried in Plot B, Grave 9765 Gloucester Old Cemetery

7 December 1940   Hampden P4292  Training
Crashed near Chesterton, Northamptonshire
Sergeant (Pilot) Alan James COAD DFM   RAF No. 566061
Age 23, the son of Richard J and Emily Coad of Plymouth and the husband of Cicelie F Coad of Newport, Monmouthshire.
He is buried in Grave 554, St Budeaux churchyard extension, Plymouth
Squadron Leader (Navigator) Hugh Denis BECK   RAF No. 33106
He was the son of Mrs S Beck of St Leonards.
He is buried in Plot V Grave 161 Ringwood Cemetery
Sergeant (Pilot) Monty Richard DARDS    RAFVR No. 745785
Age 20 and the son of Montague and Athalie Dards of Southall, Middlesex.
He is buried in Sec B Grave 41 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator) Thomas HADFIELD   RAF No. 616922
Age 19 and the son of Robert and Emma Hadfield of Bolton.
He is buried in Sec A Grave 811 in the churchyard of St Peter’s Church, Halliwell
Sergeant (Wireless Operator) George Arnold BINKS RAFVR No. 943809
Age 23 and the son of George Arthur and Eleanor Binks of Linthwaite, Yorkshire.
He is buried in Sec B Grave 193 in the churchyard of Christ Church, Linthwaite

Croughton 16 OTU airfield

20 August 1941  Hampden AE138  Training
Struck whilst taxiing by Hampden AE147
Sergeant Evan John THOMAS    RAFVR no. 1169719
He is buried in Plot XA Grave 112 Trealaw Cemetery, Rhondda
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Frank WILLIAMS RAFVR no. 966811
Age 25 and the son of Thomas Parry Williams and Ann Williams of Maesydre, Wrexham, Denbighshire.
He is buried in sec B grave 47 Upper Heyford Cemetery

31 August 1941  Anson N5074   Enemy Action
Attacked when returning from a training flight
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Johannes Carolus BOSCH  RAFVR no. 80134
Age 25 and the son of Johannes C and Aletto P Bosch and the husband of Magdalena G Bosch of Enkeldoorn, Southern Rhodesia.
He is buried in sec B grave 89 Upper Heyford Cemetery

20 September 1941  Hampden P5314  Enemy action
Attacked by a Junkers 88 flown by Oblt Paul Senrau when returning from a night training flight and crashed
Sergeant (Pilot) Nicholaas Petrus van der MERWE   RAFVR no. 778400
Age 21 and the son of Pieter J T and of Stoffelina C van der Merwe and the husband of Beryl G van der Merwe of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia.
He is buried in sec B grave 79 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Observer) Derek Alfred John PAINE  RAFVR no. 1259273
Age 20 and the son of Alfred Arthur Greenwood Paine and Edith Agnes Paine of Edgware.
He is buried in sec H grave 10 in the churchyard of St Andrew’s Church, Kingsbury
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) John Howard IXER RAFVR no. 1283378
Age 19 and son of Ernest Charles and Gertrude Agnes Ixer of Sanderstead, Surrey.
He is buried in Sec B Grave 77 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Air Gunner) Robert LEAGAS   RAFVR no. 910873
The son of Henry Matthew and Louisa Gladys Leagas of Eastwood, Essex.
He is buried in sec B grave 78 Upper Heyford Cemetery

24 October 1941  Hampden P4301  Training
Hit trees and crashed at Charlton
Sergeant (Pilot) James Cornelius HILL    RAFVR No. 778463
Age 23 and the son of William Charles and Annie Francis Hill of Selukwe, Southern Rhodesia.
He is buried in sec B grave 73 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Observer) Hugh WEIR     RAFVR No. 926306
Age 25 and the son of Thomas Logan Weir and Anne Macdonald Weir husband of Joan Louvain Weir, of Lewes.
He is buried in sec B grave 92 Lewes Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Robert Charles Dillon JONES RAFVR No. 777678
Age 20 and the son of Robert Henry Jones and Helen Agnes Jones of Southern Rhodesia
He is buried in sec B grave 72 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Reginald Hermon BRICKETT RAFVR No. 1262175
The son of Richard Henry and Ada May Brickett of Southgate, Middlesex.
He is buried in sec B grave 71 Upper Heyford Cemetery

Hinton–in-the-Hedges 16 Operational Training Unit
22 July 1941   Hampden P5305  Training
Undershot the runway at night
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Michael Wakeman MAJOR BA (Oxon)   RAFVR No. 80086
Age 28 and the son of the Revd Henry Dewsbury Alves Major DD FSA and of Mary Eliza Major of Merton Vicarage
He is buried in section B grave 88 of Upper Heyford Cemetery

11 November 1941  Blenhein L5800  Training
Crashed into trees near Bloxham two minutes after take off
Sergeant (Pilot) Charles Chilton CROZIER   RAFVR No 1206005
He is buried in grave 3208 of Dorchester Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Harold Dennis PERRIN  RAFVR No 1165232
Age 27, he was the son of William Stanley and Eva Caroline Perrin of Dunstable, Bedfordshire
He is buried in grave 39 Welwyn Cemetery, Hertfordshire

Upper Heyford 16 Operational Training Unit
5 January 1941  Hampden P2114  Training
Lost and crashed near Abingdon
Sergeant (Pilot) Reginald Albert BRIDGART     RAFVR no.   742924
Age 25 and son of Albert and Ada M Bridgart of Derby
He is remembered on the left hand column of Oxford Crematorium

4 February 1941  Hampden P1332  Training
Crashed near Conington in a snowstorm
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Arthur SMITH       RAFVR no. 84307
Age 26 and son of Sidney Coulton Smith and Faith Smith of Doncaster and the husband of Celia Agnes R M Smith of Doncaster.
He is buried in sec J grave 743 Rose Hill Cemetery Doncaster
Sergeant (Pilot) Leslie Ernest CLAYTON    RAFVR no. 745519
Age 24 and son of Ernest and Gladys Clayton and the husband of Iris May Clayton of Chaddesden, Derbyshire.
He is buried in the churchyard of All Saints Church, Longstanton
Sergeant (Wireless Operator) Andrew Hannay (Drew) CUNNINGHAM RAFVR no. 970664
Age 19 and son of Mr and Mrs Adam Cunningham of Edinburgh
He is buried in sec F grave 31 of Crail Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)Harry Matthew PATTINSON   RAF no. 651853
Age 20 and son of William Matthew and Ella Maud Pattinson of Bardon Mill, Northumberland
He is buried to the left of the entrance of the new churchyard St Cuthbert, Beltingham

7 February 1941  Hampden P1149  Training
Hampden P1302  The first aircraft was taking off and it flew into the other aircraft which was landing
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Harry JAMES RAFVR no. 943703
Age 20 and son of Ernest and Lucy James of West Kirby, Cheshire.
He is buried in sec B grave 48 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)Richard Ernest FENTON RAF no. 646171
Age 20 and son of Ernest and Elsie Margaret Fenton of Birchendiffe, Huddersfield.
He is buried in sec 14B grave 183 of Edgerton Cemetery, Huddersfield
Flying Officer (Pilot) Swain MOXHAM DFC    RAF no. 40413
Age 23 and son of Charles and Marguerite Rose Moxham of Radlett, Hertfordshire.
He is buried in sec L grave 27 of Willesden New Cemetery

21 February 1941  Anson R3331   Training
Forced landing in Denbighshire
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Robert James DUFTY    RAF no. 86635
Age 21 and son of James William and Blanche Dufty of Long Ashton.
He is buried in South part of the churchyard of All Saints’ Church, Long Ashton
Pilot Officer John Reynolds SPIERS BA (Oxon).  RAF no. 88038
Age 22 and son of William McNaughton Spiers and Agnes Spiers of Leicester and the stepson of William Watters of Leicester.
He is buried in sec A Cons grave 703, Welford Road Cemetery, Leicester
Sergeant (Wireless Operator) Robert WILLIAMS     RAFVR no. 922895
Age 20 and son of Mr and Mrs J E Williams of Godalming.
He is buried in plot C grave 420 of Godalming New Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) John Rennie KING     RAFVR no. 944474
Age 21 and son of John Rennie King and Hannah King of Fulwell, Sunderland.
He is buried in ward 25A row 2 grave 6649 of Mere Knolls Cemetery, Sunderland

27 March 1941  Hampden P2066  Training
Stalled and crashed near Wroxton Heath
Sergeant (Pilot) Victor Marcel BIDLAKE    RAF No. 918823
Age 22 and the son of William Henry Bidlake, MA, FRIBA, and Gertrude Bidlake of Wadhurst, Sussex.
He is remembered at the Kent County Crematorium, Charing
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Charles Henry Dennis FROST RAFVR 910014
Age 22 and the son of William Henry and Dorothy Beaumont Frost of Maidstone.
He is remembered at the Kent County Crematorium, Charing

17 April 1941   Anson R9653   Training
A wing fell off during a practice bombing flight and the aircraft crashed near Charlton on Otmoor
Sergeant (Pilot) Peter Charles Thomas FORSTER DFM BSc Hons    RAF No. 700529
Age 23 and the son of Harold Robert Goddard Forster and Florence Mary Forster of Castletown, Dorset
He is buried in sec B grave 98 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Pilot) William Waugh WALKER   RAFVR No. 903302
Age 26 and the son of William W and of Isabel Walker and the husband of Olive Helena Walker.
He is buried in sec B grave 50 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Pilot) Kenneth Lynch CLARK   RAFVR No. 748437
Age 22 and the son of Alfred William and Mabel Louise Clark of Goole.
He is buried in grave 100 in the churchyard of All Saints Church, Bubwith,
Sergeant (Wireless Operator) Bernard Joseph LODGE RAFVR No. 993224
Age 19 and the son of Joseph and Catherine Lodge of Sheffield.
He is buried in sec D grave 231, St Michael’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, Sheffield
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Francis Everard HUBANK  RAFVR No. 961341
Age 24 and the son of George Bernard and Ada Hubank of Market Drayton.
He is buried in sec D grave 185 Market Drayton Cemetery

15 May 1941   Hampden P1350  Training
Port engine failed and the aircraft spun into a field near Fritwell
Sergeant (Pilot) Michael John HOPKINS              RAFVR No. 1280952
Age 19 and the son of Thomas Hollis Hopkins and Elsie Marguerite Hopkins of Keston.
He is buried in grave 412E in the churchyard of Keston Church
Sergeant (Observer) William Keith CLARKE BA  RCAF No. R/68066
Canadian, age 30 and the son of Randall L Clarke and Amy E Clarke of Toronto, Ontario
He is buried in sec B grave 91 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) James Lyle NEWTON    RAFVR No. 983323
Age 20.   He is buried in sec B grave 92 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Harry CRAWFORD RAFVR No. 984906
He is buried in the cemetery of the First Presbyterian Church, Dunboe
Aircraftman 2nd Class (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Robert ROBSON RAFVR No. 1133491
He is buried in line 23 grave 1 the churchyard of St Bartholomew’s Church Newbiggin

19 June 1941   Hampden P1210  Training
Crashed after engine failure near the Hall, Balderton whilst attempting to land
Pilot Officer (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Alexander Elder SINCLAIR   RAF No. 81417
Age 34 and the son of Mr and Mrs James Sinclair and the husband of Lydia Sinclair.
He is buried in sec S grave 151 of Bedlay Cemetery, Lanarkshire
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)Robert Alexander Crawford CONNELL RAFVR No. 1105549
Age 21 and the son of Robert L. Connell and Mabel H Connell of Lochwinnoch.
He is buried in sec 8 grave 103 Lochwinnoch Cemetery

19 June 1941   Hampden AD831  Training
Crashed at Baynards Green near the airfield
Sergeant (Pilot) Joseph Jossie GOLDMAN      RAFVR No. 777611
Age 22 and the son of Max and Minnie Goldman of Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, South Africa.
He is buried in sec B grave 84 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Air Observer) Charles William DAVIS   RCAF No. R/65190
Canadian, age 23 and the son of George William and Fanny Mary Davis of Freshwater, Carbonear, Newfoundland.
He is buried in sec B grave 85 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Flying Officer (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) William Howard CORBETT    RAFVR No. 82974
He is buried in sec B grave 87 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator) Patrick LALLY        RAFVR No. 1163552
Irish, age 23 and the son of Thomas and Delia Lally of Kilbeg, Co. Galway, Irish Republic.
He is buried in sec B grave 86 Upper Heyford Cemetery

11 July 1941   Hampden AD849  Training
The aircraft crashed at Home Farm, Rousham very soon after take-off
Pilot Officer (Pilot) David Greville Litt BUCKLEY      RAF No. 80085
Age 22 and the son of the Revd. Canon Arthur Neil L Buckley and Bertha M Buckley of Pondoland, Cape Province, South Africa.
He is buried in sec B grave 94 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Pilot Officer (Air Observer) Philip Llewellyn NASH      RCAF No. J/4781
Canadian, age 23 and the son of Hugh Hamilton Nash and Agnes M Nash of Edmonton, Alberta
He is buried in sec B grave 93 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) John Thomas TRAVISS     RAFVR No. 1166155
Age 19 and the son of Thomas Edwin and Adelaide Maude Traviss of Hendon.
He is buried in sec C 10 grave 28358 Hendon Cemetery and Crematorium
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Leslie Arthur WEBSTER     RAFVR No. 1325222
Age 24 and the son of Frederick H Webster and Emily Margaret Elsie Webster of Ilford.
He is buried in grave 4687 in Ilford Cemetery

18 August 1941  Hampden L4058  Training
An engine cut out and the aircraft crashed immediately after take-off
Sergeant (Pilot) Edward William McBARNET      RAFVR No. 778208
Age 26 and the son of Donald M and Nina McBarnet and the husband of Dulcie S McBarnet of Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia.
He is buried in sec B grave 46 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Observer) David Emrys DAVIES       RAFVR No. 1251345
He is buried in row A grave 15 Pontycymmer Cemetery, Ogmore and Garw, Glamorganshire
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Louis Gerald WRIGHT     RAFVR No. 982911
Age 24 and the son of Louis Algernon and Gertrude Kate Wright of Shrewsbury.
He is buried in extn plot 12 grave 48 of Shrewsbury General Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Walter Bradbury SYKES RAFVR No. 1100792
Age 30 and the son of Thomas Edgar and Audrey Georgina Sykes of Woodthorpe, Dobcross.
He is buried in grave 2110 the new churchyard of St Chad, Saddleworth

1 September 1941  Hampden AD833  Training
Stalled and crashed into a tree near Lancing College whilst attempting to land at Shoreham
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Castle (Chum) Blunden Stapleton FYNN     RAFVR No. not identified
From Southern Rhodesia, age 26 and the son of Frank Ernest and Ethel S Fynn of Umtali, Southern Rhodesia.
He is buried in sec B grave 90 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Pilot Officer (Observer) Orion George Sedgwick PLAYFAIR BA Hons (Lond)     RAFVR No. 102600
Age 27 and the son of Elsie Louise Playfair and the husband of Greta Louise Playfair of Holborn
He is buried in sec M grave 26 of Caterham and Warlingham Burial Ground, Caterham
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Henry Wright BUTT     RAFVR No. 932611
Age 21 and the son of Nelson Frederick and Nellie Butt of Hampton.
He is buried in class A East Cons grave 306 Hampton Cemetery

12 September 1941  Hampden P1323  Training
They crashed when the pilot was undertaking his first night solo. The aircraft crashed at Slade Farm, Northbrook
Sergeant (Pilot) Stafford GRAAFF    RAFVR No. 777668
From Southern Rhodesia, age 22 and the son of Hendrik Christian and Lucy Jane Graaff of Bulawayo, Southern Rhodesia.
He is buried in sec Z K grave 44 of Exeter Higher Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) John Hartley BENDON     RAFVR No. 1258097
Age 20 and the son of Walter and Anne Anita Bendon of Penarth.
He is buried in sec F grave 152 Penarth Cemetery

19 September  Hampden P5308  Training
Flew into a hill at Corble Farm, Piddington
Sergeant (Pilot) Ernest Montague WHITE       RAFVR No. 1185985
He is buried in sec N grave 84 Weston-Super-Mare Cemetery
Sergeant (Observer) Jack Kenneth HOWE      RAFVR No. 922431
Age 22 and the son of William Owen Howe and Edith Winifred Howe of Orpington, Kent.
He is buried in sec B grave 80 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Keith Douglas GREENWOOD     RAFVR No. 1051500
Age 20 and the son of Ernest and Violet M Greenwood of Ambleside, Westmorland.
He is buried in block F row C grave 18 in the churchyard of St Mary’s Church, Penwortham, Lancashire
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Jack AMOTT     RAFVR No. 1199695
Age 19. He is buried in sec B grave 81 Upper Heyford Cemetery

10 October 1941  Hampden P4319  Training
Crashed almost immediately after take-off about one mile south west of the airfield
Sergeant (Pilot) Cosmo (Pat) Patrick A ROSE-INNES      RAFVR No. 777696
From Southern Rhodesia, age 21 and the son of Cosmo W G I and Eva Rose-Innes of Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia.
He is buried in sec B grave 83 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Pilot Officer (Bomb Aimer/Navigator) Brian William MILLER     RNAF No. 401402
A New Zealander, age 20 and the son of Ronald J and Clarice G Miller of Mount Maunganui, Auckland, New Zealand.
He is buried in sec B grave 100 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Cecil Broughton Van DEEMTER        RAFVR No. 777700
A South African, son of Mr and Mrs A J Van Deemter of Kleinpoort, Cape Province, South Africa.
He is buried in sec B grave 82 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Percival Wilfred HARRIS      RAFVR No. 1177011
Age 21 He is buried NE of church in the churchyard of St Dochwe’s Church, Llandogo, Monmouth

16 October 1941  Hampden P5310  Training
Crashed near Aberaeron after the propeller and reduction gear sheared from the starboard engine
Pilot Officer (Pilot) John Alexander Douglas SCROGGIE      RAFVR No. 103031
Age 20 and the son of John Adam and Mary Lushington Scroggie of Cheltenham.
He is buried Sec O grave 9836 Cemetery Cheltenham
Sergeant (Observer) Reginald Frederick Arthur YOUNG     RAFVR No. 1258651
Age 25 He is buried in block 17 grave 610 Streatham Cemetery, Wandsworth

1 November 1941  Hampden P5303  Training
Crashed near Leamington Spa
Sergeant (Pilot) John Maurice BUTTERWORTH      RAFVR No 1069853
Age 28, he was the son of Robert F and May B Butterworth and the husband of Joyce Butterworth of Stone Breaks, Yorkshire
He is buried in grave 4050 Stratford upon Avon Cemetery
Sergeant (Observer) Arthur Richard ENDERBY      RAFVR No 1180457
Age 22 he was the son of Dick and Constance Enderby of Alford
He is buried in row V grave 54 Alfold Cemetery, Lincolnshire
Sergeant Thomas Gordon WILLIAMS       RAAF No 404381
An Australian, age 27, he was the son of Hubert Malcolm and Georgina Roslyn Williams of Gympie, Queensland, Australia
He is buried in grave 4052 of Stratford upon Avon Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Raymond Charles HOLLINGWORTH      RCAF No R/58216
Canadian, age 24 he was the son of Sidney and Amy Ethel Hollingworth of Armstrong, British Columbia
He is buried in grave 4051 of Stratford upon Avon Cemetery

6 November 1941  Hampden P5386  Training
Crashed near Charlgrove
Sergeant (Pilot) Reginald Ernest HATHERILL      RAFVR No 932189
Age 21, he was the son of Ernest Henry and Dorothy May Hatherill of Ware
He is buried in section 5 grave 6 of the New Cemetery, Ware
Sergeant (Observer) Stanley William GREEN      RAFVR No 1256366
Age 25, he was the son of William Harold and Minnie Florence Lily Green of South Chingford
He is buried in section 58 grave 109868 of the City of London Cemetery and Crematorium, Manor Park
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Ralph GOFF     RAFVR No 1064090
Age 26, he was the son of Charles and Aurelia Goff of Morley
He is buried in section A gen grave 1290 of Morely Cemetery, Yorkshire
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) William DOTT     RAFVR No 1113679
He is buried in section C grave 645 of Netherton Lane Cemetery, Bedlington.

11 November 1941  Hampden L4035  Training
Training flight involving circuit and landings
Sergeant (Pilot) Arnold Harvey STACK    RCAF No R/59781
Canadian, age 20 he was the son of Damas Arthur and Marie Elizabeth Stack of Vancouver, British Columbia
He is buried in section B grave 76 of Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Observer) John Lenus YEO    RCAF No R/59345
Canadian, age 19, he was the son of Lenus Egbert and Maude Caroline Yeo of Winnipeg, Manitoba
He is buried in section B grave 101 of Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Stephen John CARBERRY      RAFVR No 1365016
Age 21, he was the son of Stephen and Jane Anne Carberry of Glasgow
He is buried in section 8 grave 173 in St Kentiger ns Roman Catholic Cemetery, Glasgow

Croughton airfield 1942
13 March 1942   Hampden X2906  Training
Spun and crashed during solo circuits and landing training near Mixbury
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Reginald Alfred Stewart PARKER     RNZAF No. 411440
A New Zealander, age 25, he was the son of Alfred Parker and of Ellen Jane Parker (nee Stewart) and the husband of Dorothy Parker of Wellington City
He is buried in sec B Grave 74 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Pilot Officer (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Gordon Frederick KEELE   RCAF No. J/6393
A Canadian, age 24, he was the son of Frederick Conway Keele and Mary Jane Keele of Kingston, Ontario
He is buried in Sec B Grave 75 Upper Heyford Cemetery

17 April 1942   Hampden P1247  Training
Overshot the runway
Flight Sergeant (Pilot) William Herbert Edward PHILLIPS      RCAF No. R/78379
A Canadian, age 23, he was the son of Harry P Phillips and Havilah Rose Phillips of Toronto, Ontario.
He is buried in plot 2 row G grave 15 in the churchyard of All Saints’ Church, Middleton Stoney

Hinton–in-the-Hedges airfield 1942

6 February 1942  Hampden L6809  Training
Collided with a tree and crashed 2 miles from the airfield
Sergeant (Pilot) William Everard SMITH       RAFVR No. 1112639
He is buried in grave A 126 in the churchyard of St Gregory’s Roman Catholic Church, Chorley, Lancashire

Upper Heyford 1942

14 February 1942   Hampden P2081  Training
Crashed after hitting trees near Chipping Warden
Sergeant (Pilot) Joseph Rene VIAU, BA (University of Manitoba)      RCAF No. R/86125
Age 27, he was the son of D Esoras Viau and Clara Thauvette Viau
He is buried in grave 37 E 8 in Brookwood Military Cemetery
Flight Sergeant (Air Observer) William John HODGE         RCAF No. R/75663
A Canadian, age 26, he was the son of William John and Minnie Hodge of Brantford, Ontario
He is buried in grave 37 E 9 in Brookwood Military Cemetery

21 February 1942  Hampden X2968  Training
Crashed following three unsuccessful attempts to land during night flying training
Sergeant (Pilot) Donald George ALLEN          RCAF No. R/78183
A Canadian, age 21, he was the son of Ray and Ruth Allen of Toronto, Ontario
He is buried in sec B grave 70 Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) George Crawford ROBERTSON        RAFVR No. 1109416
Age 20. he was the son of George Crawford Robertson and of Elspeth Stewart Robertson of Glasgow.
He is buried in sec H (New Part) grave 397, Eastwood Cemetery, Glasgow

26 February 1942  Hampden P5319   Training
Lost power from one engine and crashed near Bourton on the Water
Sergeant (Observer) John Gilbert TALLENTIRE       RAFVR No. 1109766
Age 31, he was the son of Robert William and Hannah Tallentire and the husband of Christiana Tallentire of Bishop Auckland
He is buried in the churchyard of St Cuthbert’s Church, Etherley, Durham
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Joseph Walter CONNEL      RCAF No. R/64825
A Canadian, age 19, he was the son of Mr and Mrs John Albert Connell of Bartibog, New Brunswick
He is buried in Sec B Grave 95, Upper Heyford Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Kenneth TWIDALE      RAFVR No. 1061154
Age 21, he was the son of Wilfred and Gertrude Twidale of West Butterwick
He is buried in the churchyard of St Mary’s Church, West Butterwick, Lincolnshire

1 March 1942   Hampden P4348   Training
Lost control during solo circuits and landing training
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Ronald Arthur RAY       RAFVR No. 47777
He was the son of Mr and Mrs W S Ray of Palmers Green
He is buried in sec HA Grave 318 of Southgate Cemetery

26 March 1942  Hampden P1221  Training
Flew into the ground at high speed during a night navigation exercise
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Robert Charles DOBIE       RCAF No. R/92079
A Canadian, age 23, he was the son of Gladys V Williamson of Vernon, British Columbia
He is buried in sec A grave 4 in the churchyard of St Swithun’s Church, Weston, Huntingdonshire
Sergeant (Air Obs) Norman George Wood BOYCE      RCAF No. R/67561
A Canadian, he is buried in sec A grave 3 in the churchyard of St Swithun’s Church, Weston
Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Robert Joseph O'LEARY     RCAF No. R/54187
A Canadian, age 20, he was the son of Michael Joseph and Bernice O'Leary of Ottawa, Ontario,
He is buried in sec A grave 1 in the churchyard of St Swithun’s Church, Weston
Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Donald Cole LINDSEY     RCAF No. R/69761
His nationality is not clear but he was 20 and the son of Fanny Lindsey of Battle Creek, Michigan, USA
He is buried in sec A grave 2 in the churchyard of St Swithun’s Church, Weston

3 April 1942   Hampden P5346  Training
Flew into the ground near Otmoor
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Jack Edward PIGGOTT    RCAF No. J/8168
A Canadian, age 21, he was the son of Edward and Amy Beatrice Piggott of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
He is buried in plot 2 row E grave 15 in the churchyard of All Saints’ Church, Middleton Stoney
Pilot Officer (Air Observer) John Fraser ANDERSON      RCAF No. J/8616
Canadian, age 19, he was the son of Alex and Isabella Anderson of New Liskeard, Ontario.
He is buried in plot 2 row F grave 14 in the churchyard of All Saints’ Church, Middleton Stoney
Pilot Officer (Air Observer) Richard St Julien GREGORY     RCAF No. R/74809
A Canadian, age 24, he was the son of Richard A Gregory and Faye L Gregory of New Westminster, British Columbia.
He is buried in plot 2 row G grave 14 in the churchyard of All Saints’ Church, Middleton Stoney
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Walter Anthony SKINNER     RAFVR No. 1182426
Age 21, he was the son of Anthony and Cathrine Mary Skinner of West Malling, Kent.
He is buried in plot 1 row A grave 14 in the churchyard of All Saints’ Church, Middleton Stoney

6 April 1942   Hampden P1299  Training
Spun out of control near Weston-super-Mare
Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Allan Barnby McKEITH   RCAF No. R/81410
A Canadian, age 23, he was the son of Ewart D McKeith and Jean Elizabeth McKeith of Vancouver, British Columbia.
He is buried in sec Y grave 235 of Weston-super-Mare Cemetery
Pilot Officer (Air Observer) William Bruce Milne WILSON      RCAF No. R/67312
A Canadian, age 23, he was the son of James Malcolm and Adelaide Wilson of Trenton, Ontario,
He is buried in sec Y grave 236 of Weston-super-Mare Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Frank Arthur DANN     RAFVR No. 995945
Age 21, he was the son of William John and Alice Maud Dann, of Bradford.
He is buried in cons sec S grave 1447 of Scholemoor Cemetery, Bradford
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Harold George STALKER     RAFVR No. 1310029
Age 26, he was the son of William and Annie Elizabeth Stalker and the husband of Gertrude Margaret Stalker of Bramley, Leeds.
He is buried Sec U 2 Grave 852 Harehills Cemetery, Leeds

20 April 1942   Hampden P1297  Training
Failed to recover from a spin
Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) John Elcock MORGAN       RCAF No. C/1608
A Canadian, he is buried in plot 1 row D grave 14 in the churchyard of All Saints’ Church Middleton Stoney
Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Donald Jack TAYNEN     RCAF No. R/83544
A Canadian, age 24, he was the son of John and Jennie Taynen of Toronto, Ontario,
He is buried in plot 1 row D grave 15 in the churchyard of All Saints’ Church, Middleton Stoney

6 May 1942   Hampden AD826              Training
Crashed near Bedford
Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Arnold Grant MAXWELL      RCAF No. R/95390
A Canadian, age 20 and the son Thomas Edward and Mary Irene Maxwell of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba.
He is buried in block J grave 100 of Kempston Cemetery
Flight Sergeant (Air Observer) John Patrick HANCOCK      RCAF No. R/76975
A Canadian, age 20 and the son of Charles F Hancock and Esther A Hancock of Strome, Alberta.
He is buried in block J grave 101 of Kempston Cemetery
Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Donald Kempton O'BRIEN     RCAF No. R/76409
A Canadian, age 32 and the son of Edward Kempton O'Brien and Elizabeth Marie O'Brien, of Pictou, Nova Scotia.
He is buried in block J grave 89 of Kempston Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Thomas Lloyd BROWN     RCAF No. R/70880
A Canadian, age 24 and the son of John S Brown and Eliza J Brown of Wolseley, Saskatchewan.
He is buried in block J grave 77 of Kempston Cemetery

1 June 1942   Wellington DV763     Operation to Essen
Crashed at Perk (Brabant), NNE of Brussels. The cause of the loss was not established but a night fighter attack is
probable.
Pilot Officer (Pilot) Ronald James ROBINSON DFC      RAFVR No. 110612
Age 28 and the husband of Joan Mary Robinson of North Wembley Middlesex.
He was first buried in Perk Churchyard, Belgium and subsequently reburied in III AA 2 of Adegem Canadian War Cemetery
Flying Officer (Obs.) Charles O'BRIEN       RAF No. 45486
Age 23 and the son of Daniel and Elsie O'Brien of Glasgow.
He was first buried in Perk Churchyard, Belgium and subsequently reburied in III AA 3 of Adegem Canadian War Cemetery
It is perhaps appropriate to mention the following men who became Prisoners of War as a result of this crash
Sergeant E T Beal    RCAF
Sergeant H E De Mone   RCAF
Sergeant E T Beal   RCAF and interned in Camps L3/L6/357. PoW No. 484
Flight Sergeant J M Forster PoW No. 500

25 June 1942      Wellington X9982         Operation to Bremen
Lost without trace. This aircraft was one of the OTU Wellingtons recruited to make up the numbers for the 1,000 Bomber raid
against Bremen
Pilot Officer William Charles SAMUEL DFM     RAFVR No. 121053
Listed as being with 49 Squadron
Age 22 and the son of Octavius William and Irene Gwyneth Samuel of Morganstown, Cardiff.
He is remembered on panel 71 of the Runneymede Memorial
Pilot Officer Victor Pierre De WALLENS    RAFVR No. 117448
Age 23 and the son of Pierre F and Grace E De Wallens of Carshalton Beeches, Surrey and the husband of Ninette De Wallens.
He is remembered on panel 69 of the Runneymede Memorial
Sergeant John HATCH           RAFVR No. 1375458
Age 27 and the son of Henry John and Mary Frances Hatch of Loughton, Essex.
He is remembered on panel 85 of the Runneymede Memorial
Flight Sergeant William TAIT      RCAF No. R/69866
A Canadian, age 25 and the son of William J and Annie Tait of Toronto, Ontario
He is remembered on panel 102 of the Runneymede Memorial
Flight Sergeant Frederick George FRY    RAFVR No. 909140
Age 23 and the son of Jacob George and Eleanor Maud Fry of Tottenham
He is remembered on panel 74 of the Runneymede Memorial
Sergeant Deric James WHITE     RAFVR No. 1257566
Age 20 and the son of Albert James White and Florence White of West Grinstead
He is remembered on panel 96 of the Runneymede Memorial

28 July 1942      Wellington L7894    Operation to Hamburg
Nothing recorded
Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Richard Elmer STAGEMAN       RCAF No. R/98121
He was American.    His body was repatriated to the USA and his name is recorded in The Maidenhead Register.
This Register records non-Commonwealth foreign nationals who died serving as members of Commonwealth Forces. Their remains were removed to their home countries and are presently commemorated solely by their database record and
register entry. The register is maintained at CWGC Head Office, Maidenhead.
Warrant Officer Class II (Air Obs.) Cecil Charles David HINKS     RCAF No. R/59536
A Canadian, who is buried in 5A C 4A of Hamburg Cemetery, Germany
Sergeant (Observer) John George WATSON   R    AFVR No. 1101058
He is buried in 5A C 4 of Hamburg Cemetery, Germany
Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Prentis Blair ANDREW BLAIR     RCAF No. R/72663
A Canadian, age 25 and the son of Blois H and Edith Alexandria Andrew of Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island
He is buried in 5A C 3A of Hamburg Cemetery, Germany
Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Robert Edward FAHEY     RCAF No. R/85957
A Canadian, age 24, he is buried in 5A C 1 of Hamburg Cemetery, Germany

28 July 1942    Wellington R1450   Operation to Hamburg
Shot down by a night-fighter at 11,500 feet over Schleswig
Pilot Officer (Observer) Arthur Ferdinand LITZOW   RAFVR No 121572
He is buried in grave 2 H 20 of Kiel War Cemetery
Sergeant (Observer) William John ATCHISON       RAFVR No 1028991
Age 31 and the son of William J and Charlotte A Atchison and the husband of Helen B Atchison of Chelsea, London
He is buried in grave 2 H 21 of Kiel War Cemetery
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Trevor Haughton CRAY   RNZAF No 411066
A New Zealander, age 21 and the son of Fred and Eileen Mildred Cray of Napier, Hawke's Bay
He is buried in grave 2 H 19 of Kiel War Cemetery
The following men became Prisoners of War as a result of this crash
Pilot Officer F Lowe    PoW in Camp L3, PoW No 600
Flight Lieutenant P W Langford MiD     RCAF interned in Camp L3, PoW No. 710.
He took part in The Great Escape and he was murdered by the Gestapo on 31 March 1944.
He is buried in Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery
Sergeant W White     PoW in Camps 8B/344, PoW No 27046

31 July 1942   Wellington DV 736  Operation to Dusseldorf
Crashed near Genk in Belgium
Flight Sergeant Edgar Henry VICKERS      RAAF No 403153
Australian, age 23 and the son of Arthur Edgar and Emily Morison Vickers of Singleton, New South Wales
He is buried in grave 3 B 10 Heverlee War Cemetery, near Leuven, Belgium
Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Rodney David GIBSON     RCAF No R/68762
A Canadian, age 23 and the son of Thomas E and Helen Gibson of Kenora, Ontario
He is buried in grave 3 B Heverlee War Cemetery, near Leuven, Belgium
Flight Sergeant (Air Observer) Thomas James ARMSTRONG      RCAF No R/77407
A Canadian, age 24 and the son of W Fredrick and Barbara I Armstrong and the husband of Mary Vivian Armstrong of Nevada Valley, Inverness Co, Nova Scotia
He is buried in grave 3 B 8 Heverlee War Cemetery, near Leuven, Belgium
Sergeant (Observer) Norman Alfred LONG     RAF No 656328
Age 29 and the son of Charles and Florence Madeline Long and the husband of Rachel Long, of Fulham, London
He is buried in grave 3 B 9 Heverlee War Cemetery, near Leuven, Belgium
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Francis Perrie George MOORE      RNZAF No 404085
A New Zealander, age 24 and the son of Alfred and Abigail Olive Moore of Tangarakau, Taranaki, New Zealand
He is buried in grave 3 B 6 Heverlee War Cemetery, near Leuven, Belgium
Sergeant (Air Gunner) George REDHEAD      RAFVR No 940304
Age 22 and the son of William Henry George and Ruth Redhead of Kennington, Kent
He is buried in grave 3 B 7 Heverlee War Cemetery, near Leuven, Belgium

31 July 1942   Wellington HF852  Operation to Dusseldorf
Crashed in Holland near Elsendorp
Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Eugene Garland ROBERTSON   RCAF No R/83401
A Canadian, age 28 and the son of Mrs A Robertson of California, USA
He is buried in plot JJ Joint grave 91-92 Woensell General Cemetery Eindhoven
Flight Sergeant (Observer) Lloyd Gordon HARVIE   RCAF No R/83855
A Canadian, age 20 and the son of Hampton Harvie and of Adina Harvie (nee Gordon) of Peterborough, Ontario
He is buried in plot JJ grave 88 Woensell General Cemetery Eindhoven
Sergeant (Air Observer) Dennis Haig KURTZ     RCAF No R/75874
A Canadian, he is buried in plot JJ Joint grave 91-92 Woensell General Cemetery Eindhoven
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Horatio Leslie COX    RAF No 798636
He is buried in plot JJ grave 89 Woensell General Cemetery Eindhoven
Flight Sergeant (Air Gunner) Elden Francis HUESTON     RCAF No R/68744
A Canadian, age 26 and the son of Elden M and Wilhelmina Hueston of Fort William, Ontario
He is buried in grave XVI D 11 Groesbeek Canadian Cemetery

7 August 1942, Welllington R1075 Training flight
It hit a Barrage Balloon tethering cable near Erdington and crashed
Percy Leslie MOXEY
Pilot Officer (Observer), Royal Air Force. RAFVR no. 121570
He died on active service on 7 August 1942. He was 27
He was the son of William C J and Lily Moxey and the husband of Barbara Clare Moxey of Norwich.
He is buried in sec U grave 121 Gorleston Cemetery
Additional Information
He was a member of the RAF Rugby Teams in 1940-41-42 and a Welsh International Rugby Trialist in 1935-36-37.
Norman Geoffrey CRABTREE
Sergeant, (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner), Royal Air Force. RAFVR no. 1263387
He died on active service on 7 August 1942.
He is buried in sec 56 grave 10327 Witton Cemetery, Birmingham
Ronald Leonard SMITH
Leading Aircraftman, Royal Air Force. RAFVR no. 1252106
He died on active service on 7 August 1942.
He is buried in plot 2 row F grave 15 in the Churchyard of All Saints, Middleton Stoney

8 September 1942  Wellington DV830  Training
An engine fire caused a crash landing near Oswestry
Sergeant (Air Gunner) James Herbert HALL   RAFVR No. 970800
Age 23, he was the son of Herbert Henry and Christina Simpson Hall of Motherwell, Lanarkshire.
He is buried in sec T grave 220 of Oswestry General Cemetery

10 September 1942  Wellington HX365  Operation Düsseldorf
One of five 16 OTU Wellingtons lost on this operation Lost without trace
Flight Sergeant James Frederick IRVINE          RCAF No R/103273
A Canadian, age 25 and the son of George M Irvine and of Jessie J Irvine (nee James), of St Catherines, Ontario
He is remembered on panel 104 of the Runnymede Memorial
Sergeant William Donald CARRICK        RAFVR No 1220942
Age 28 and the son of William and Elsie Myrtle Carrick and the husband of Marion Carrick of Grimsby, Lincolnshire
He is remembered on panel 79 of the Runnymede Memorial
Sergeant James Frederick DEATON         RAFVR No 1263525
Age 29 and the son of James Alfred and Eva Deaton and the husband of Edna Millicent Deaton of West Worthing, Sussex
He is remembered on panel 81 of the Runnymede Memorial
Sergeant Harold WRIGHT            RAFVR No 1333771
He was the son of Mr and Mrs A F Wright of Bath, Somerset
He is remembered on panel 97 of the Runnymede Memorial
Sergeant Thomas John HARBOARD        RAF No 610985
Age 28 and the son of Thomas John and Ada Florence Harboard
He is remembered on panel 85 of the Runnymede Memorial

10 September 1942   Wellington R1346   Operation Düsseldorf
One of five 16 Operational Training Unit Wellingtons lost on this operation
Ditched due to engine failure, some 500 yards from the sluice-gates at Holland-on-Sea, Essex
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Barney Andrew ROGERS       RCAF No R/99252
A Canadian, age 19 and the son of Nelson Burt Rogers and Lottie Gaunce Rogers of Fielding, New Brunswick
He is buried in sec C div 31 grave 33 of The Old Cemetery, Ipswich
Sergeant Albert Edwin SEDIN           RAFVR No 915124
He is remembered on panel 93 of the Runnymede Memorial

10 September 1942  Wellington DV775   Operation to Dusseldorf
Ditched in the North Sea
Pilot Officer (Observer) Arthur Henry CHILDS       RAFVR No. 116799
Age 22 and son of Frederick Henry and Margarretta Pamflett Childs of Oxhey, Hertfordshire.
He is buried in plot 1 row A grave 18 of Bergen General Cemetery
Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Douglas Richard SMITH     RCAF No. R/73247
A Canadian, and the son of Clarence R and Mabel L Smith of Petitcodiac, New Brunswick.
He is buried in grave 3 E 5 of Kiel War Cemetery
Flight Sergeant Richard Cecil DAOUST        RCAF No. R/130187
A Canadian, age 20 and the son of Richard and Dora Daoust of Garson, Ontario.
He is remembered on panel 103 of the Runnymede Memorial
The following men became Prisoners of War as a result of this crash
Warrant Officer K C Bonter RCAF
Warrant Officer R J Harvey

13 September 1942  Wellington X9660  Operation to Bremen
Disappeared after 05.00 hours on 14 September
Pilot Officer Peter Stanley DUFF DFC        RNZAF No. 402859
A New Zealander, age 21 and the son of Arthur Stanley Duff and Grace Duff of Hamilton, Auckland.
He is remembered on panel 115 of the Runnymede Memorial
Pilot Officer David Maxwell WILSON         RAFVR No. 120352
Irish, age 29 and the son of David Wilson and Elizabeth Wilson of Rakeny, Co. Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
He is remembered on panel 72 of the Runnymede Memorial
Sergeant Raymond George NICHOLLS        RAFVR No. 1384306
Age 22 and the son of Mr and Mrs George Nicholls.
He is remembered on panel 90 of the Runnymede Memorial
Sergeant Robert Andrew SALCHENBERGER       RCAF No. R/103664
A Canadian, he is remembered on panel 107 of the Runnymede Memorial
Sergeant Thomas Harold FREESTONE        RAFVR No. 1050023
Age 21 and the son of Henry Thomas Freestone and Doris Freestone of Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
He is remembered on panel 83 of the Runnymede Memorial

10 October 1942  Wellington BK257  Training
Crashed at North Cotes, Yorkshire
Sergeant (Pilot) John FERGUSON     RAFVR No. 1331595
Age 20 and the son of John Roy and Marion Emily Ferguson of Oxted
He is buried in sec B row E grave 20 of the churchyard of St Peter’s Church, Limpsfield
Sergeant (Observer) Robert George MACDONALD   RAFVR No. 1380294
Age 33 and the son of George and Sarah Macdonald and the husband of Kathleen Macdonald of Bevere, Worcestershire.
He is buried in Old Ground row B grave 3 of the churchyard of St Oswald’s Church, Filey
Leading Aircraftman Jack Arthur FOX      RAFVR No. 1333347
Age 20 and the son of Mr and Mrs Albert Arthur Fox of Worcester Park, Surrey
He is buried in lot 10 block 139D sec C of Hillside Cemetery, Medicine Hat
Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) Donald Roy ROBERTSON     RCAF No. R/98882
A Canadian, age 21 and the son of Roy Clifford and Myrtle Evelyn Robertson of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
He is buried in Old Ground row B grave 4 of the churchyard of St Oswald’s Church, Filey
Sergeant (Air Gunner) Bruce Harry SPARROW   RCAF No. R/86211
A Canadian, age 20 and the son of George W Sparrow and Flora Sparrow of Winnipeg, Manitoba.
He is buried in Old Ground row B grave 5 of the churchyard of St Oswald’s Church, Filey

31 December 1942  Wellington Z1655  Training
Crashed in a wood near Barton Abbey
Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Vernon Elton SUTHERLAND RNZAF No. 402223
A New Zealander, age 30 and the son of Charles Vernon and Muriel Elizabeth Sutherland, of Wellington City.
He is buried in plot 2 row F grave 11 in the churchyard of All Saints’ Church, Middleton Stoney
Pilot Officer (Pilot) John Alfred FOULKES        RAFVR No. 124804
Age 22 and the son of Alfred H L Foulkes and Violet Foulkes of Bromley, Kent
He is buried in plot 2 row E grave 11 in the churchyard of All Saints’ Church, Middleton Stoney
Pilot Officer (Navigator) Robert COWIN B. Eng (Sheffield)     RAFVR No. 132147
Age 32 and the son of Richard Cowin and Annie M Cowin of Lupton
He is buried in right of entrance to the churchyard of St Peter’s Church, Mansbergh, Westmoreland
Pilot Officer (Air Bomber) Frederick Stephen Dennis CLARK      RAFVR No. 131772
Age 20 and the son of Dennis James Clark and Elizabeth S Clark of Ilford
He is buried in grave 644 of Barkingside Cemetery, Ilford
Sergeant (Air Bomber) Kenneth Alfred BROOKS       RAFVR No. 1801977
Age 19 and the son of Arthur Leonard and Ellen Alice Brooks of Wateringbury
He is buried in sec A grave 1157 of Wateringbury Cemetery, Kent
Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) John Richard SIMPSON       RAFVR No. 1383634
Age 20 and the son of Thomas Frederick Simpson and Elizabeth Mary Ann Simpson of Shoreditch, London
He is buried in screen wall plot 11B row 3 grave 5 St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, Leytonstone

Barford St John 1943

15 January 1943 Wellington BJ763    Training
An engine cut out and the aeroplane crashed near Anyho
James Clinton BOODRIE Pilot Officer (Pilot)     RAFVR no 128460
Age 25, he was the son of Joseph Charles and Nellie Boodrie and the husband of Dora B    oodrie of St Albans
He is buried in sec L row D grave 31 of Hatfield Road Cemetery, St Albans
Ronal Ernest KEENE Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)      RAFVR no 1334731
Age 21, he was the son of George Richard and Florence May Keene of Hayes
He is buried in plot 2 row G grave 10 in the churchyard of All Saints’ Church, Middleton Stoney

Upper Heyford 1943

29 January 1943 Wellington X3890   Training
Crashed into a hillside near Kidderminster
George Lynas HOSFORD GM Flight Sergeant (Pilot)          RAFVR no 1283824
Age 22, he was the son of Charles Maxwell and Eleanor Whitely Hosford of Tottenham
He is buried in grave 827 of the churchyard of St Elizabeth’s Church (of Ireland), Dundonald.
Kenneth LAWSON Sergeant (Navigator U/T)          RAFVR no 1029770
He was the son of Redvers S & Elizabeth Lawson of Levenshulme, Manchester
He is remembered on panel 16 of Manchester Crematorium
France Louis FARLA Pilot Officer (Air Bomber)      RAFVR no 132184
Age 23 He is buried in plot S grave 1031 of Bridgnorth Cemetery
George WARTNABY Flight Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)       RAF no 581545
Age 30, he was the son of William E and Gertrude M Wartnaby of Loughborough and the husband of Peggy Wartnaby of Syston
He is buried in grave 25 of Seagrave Cemetery, Lincolnshire
David Beatty Evans SKINNER Sergeant (Air Gunner U/T) Royal Canadian Air Force      RCAF no R/92454
A Canadian, he was 26 and the son of Joseph and Florence Maud Skinner of Ladner, British Columbia
He is buried in plot S grave 1032 of Bridgnorth

31 January 1943 Wellington 3990   Training
Crashed at Heathfield House, Bletchingdon
Eric John GUTH Sergeant (Pilot)          RAFVR no 1086663
Age 21, he was the son of John Archibald & Rose Elizabeth Guth of Bromborough, Cheshire
He is buried in row A grave 2 of the churchyard of St Andrew’s Church, Bebington
Geoffrey Frederick PRIEST Sergeant (Observer)      RAFVR no 1579077
He was 19 and the son of Harry and Mabel Priest of Redditch
He is buried in sec P grave 23 in Plymouth Road Cemetery, Redditch
John Francis EDEN Sergeant (Navigator/Bomber) R         RAFVR no 1478935
He was 33, the son of Francis and Florence Eden of Liverpool and the husband of Catharine Eden of Liverpool
He is buried in sec 27 C of E grave 728 in Allerton Cemetery, Liverpool
John Henry BEASLEY Sergeant (Navigator/Bomber)       RAFVR no 1433340
He was 19 and the son of Percy Ralph & Norah Kate Beasley of Birkby, Huddersfield
He is remembered on screen wall panel 1 at Lawns Wood Crematorium, Leeds
Edwin FOWELL Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)          RAFVR no 1215328
He was 20 and the son of John and Martha Fowell of Wednesbury
He is buried in plot T Uncons Grave A 8504 Fallings Heath Cemetery, Wednesbury
Stuart Urquhart TROWBRIDGE Sergeant (Air Gunner) Royal Canadian Air Force   RCAF no R/126445
A Canadian, he is buried in plot 1 row A grave 11 in the churchyard of All Saints’ Church, Middleton Stoney

27 February 1943 Wellington X3985   Training
After engine failure, the trainee pilot lost control and crashed at Hazelbury House Farm, Box, Wiltshire
Graham BRAYSHAW Flying Officer (Pilot U/T)      RAFVR no 118056
He was 25 and the son of George and Amy Brayshaw of Stainland
He is buried in the chapel yard of the Methodist Chapel, Stainland, Yorkshire
Charles Henry NICHOLS Pilot Officer (Navigator)    RAFVR no 133460
He was 19 and the son of Henry and Florence Nichols of Bickington, Devon
He is buried in the churchyard of St Peters Church, Fremington
Dennis Oswald MOSS Pilot Officer (Air Bomber)      RAFVR no 130874
He was 30, he was the son of Dennis and Martha Moss of Morley and the husband of Ruth Moss (nee Briggs) ATI
He is buried in sec B grave 1127 in Morley Cemetery
Barry Charles BURTON Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)     RAFVR no 1332563
He was 20 and the son of Thomas Charles and Alice Annie Burton of Bromley, Kent
He is buried in block G grave 274 of Bromley Hill Cemetery
Cecil Edward VYSE Sergeant (Air Gunner) Royal Canadian Air Force       RCAF no R/123285
A Canadian, he was 25 and the son of John and Emma Vyse of Beaverton, Ontario
He is buried in plot 51 sec H row T grave 255 of Haycombe Cemetery, Bath

23 March 1943 Wellington X3991   Nickel
Crashed at Pontgouin, Eure et Loire, France about 25 kms from Chartres.
Victor Norman BALLARD Flying Officer (Pilot) Royal Australian Air Force   RAAF no 414289
An Australian, he was 25, son of Charles E and Mary G Ballard and the husband of Doris L Ballard of Townsville, Queensland
He is buried in grave 3, Pontgouin Communal Cemetery
Peter William MASTERS Pilot Officer (Navigator)              RAFVR no 135294
He was 19 and the son of Alexander George and Winifred Ellen Masters of Acton
He is buried in grave 2 Pontgouin Communal Cemetery
Albert Raymond DICKER Pilot Officer (Air Bomber)      RAFVR no 134077
He was 20 and the son of Albert Charles and Ellen Rebecca Dicker of Downham, Bromley,
He is buried in grave 4 Pontgouin Communal Cemetery
Joseph Edwin JONES Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)      RAFVR no 1294775
He is buried in joint grave 5-6 Pontgouin Communal Cemetery
Henry Richard KINDER Sergeant (Air Gunner)      RAFVR no 1670066
He is buried in Joint grave 5-6 Pontgouin Communal Cemetery
George Brian GIBSON Pilot Officer (Air Gunner)      RAFVR no 135412
He was 23 and son of George William and Norah Gibson, of Tynemouth, Northumberland
He is buried in grave 1 Pontgouin Communal Cemetery

2 April 1943    BK246     Training
Airspeed Indicator failed and the aeroplane crashed at Vicarage Farm Kitlington
Allan Launcelot ROBINSON Sergeant (Pilot) Royal New Zealand Air Force      RNZAF no 405321
He was a New Zealander, age 25 and the son of Louis S and Phoebe E Robinson of Whitianga, Auckland
He is buried in plot 2 row F grave 10 Cemetery in the churchyard of All Saints’ Church, Middleton Stoney
John KENDRICK Sergeant (Pilot)      RAFVR no 936286
He was 25 and the son of John and Edith Kendrick of Elsworth, Cambridgeshire
He is buried in grave 21 in the cemetery of Holy Trinity Church, Elsworth,
Henry Walter HOLDEN Sergeant (Navigator/Bomber)      RAFVR no 1388081
Age 21, he is buried in sec E grave 51 of Brook Street Cemetery, Erith
Peter Leslie CAREY Sergeant (Navigator/Bomber)     RAFVR no 1321055
He was 21 and the son of Percival William and Ethel Mary Carey of Chatham
He is buried in plot 2 row G grave 9 in the churchyard of All Saints’ Church, Middleton Stoney
James Robert NESBIT Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)      RAFVR no 1108813
He was 23 and the son of James H O and Ruby V Nesbit of Blyth
He is buried in sec JJ cons grave 2312 in Cowpen Cemetery, Blyth
Arthur WOODHOUSE BA Sergeant (Air Gunner)      RAFVR no 1032548
He was 30, the son of John and Clara Woodhouse and the husband of Florence Woodhouse of Haslingden, Lancashire
He is buried in plot C grave 863 of Holden Hall Cemetery, Haslingden
James Gilbert LYON Pilot Officer (Pilot)      RAFVR no 140917
He was 30 the son of James Arthur and Edith Lyon and the husband of Sarah Gladys Lyon of Rochester, Kent
He is buried in plot 2 row F grave 12 in the churchyard of All Saints’ Church, Middleton Stoney

4 April 1943   Wellington X3741  Training
Crashed near the Otmoor range
Douglas Grant NICOLL Flight Sergeant (Pupil Pilot) Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF no R/124574
Age 28 He was a Canadian, age 28, the son of John Schraggie and Laura H Nicoll of Clyde River, Shelburne Co, Nova Scotia
He is buried in plot 1 row B grave 10 in the churchyard of All Saints’ Church, Middleton Stoney
Frank Geoffrey BOWER Sergeant (Navigator/Bomber)      RAFVR no 1575473
He was 20 and the son of Harold Arthur and Dorothy Helen Bower of Hucknall
He is buried in sec D grave 472 of Hucknall Cemetery, Nottinghamshire
Gordon HARDY Sergeant (Air Bomber)      RAFVR no 943042
He is buried in sec T grave 460 of Harehills Cemetery, Leeds
Christopher Francis “Doogie” BALL Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)     RAFVR no 1268240
He was 20 and the son of Christopher and Lilian Mollie Ball of Old Heath, Colchester
He is buried in plot 2 row E grave 10 in the churchyard of All Saints’ Church, Middleton Stoney
Maurice SHIBKO Sergeant (Air Gunner)      RAFVR no 1338228
He was 21 and the son of John and Adelaide Shibko of Hendon, Middlesex
He is buried in plot 1 row A grave 9 in the churchyard of All Saints’ Church, Middleton Stoney

6 April 1943  Wellington BJ979  Air Sea Rescue
Lost without trace on course for an area East of Wick
Joseph John BRITTON Flight Sergeant          RAFVR  no 1182532
Age 21 He was the son of Joseph J and Mabel V Britton and the husband of Sylvia M O Britton of Kensal Rise, Middlesex
He is remembered on panel 135 of the RAF Memorial at Runneymede
Harold MOTTERSHEAD Sergeant           RAF no 657070
Age 21 He was the son of Herbert and Ada Mottershead of Blackpool, Lancashire
He is remembered on panel 160 of the RAF Memorial at Runneymede
James Frederick KING Pilot Officer          RAFVR no 134158
Age 19 He was the son of Thomas and Minnie Elizabeth King of Hanwell, Middlesex
He is remembered on panel 132 of the RAF Memorial at Runneymede
Edward George UFTON DFM Sergeant          RAFVR no 957871
Age 24 He was the son of William Herbert and Annie Olive Ufton, of Lincoln
He is remembered on panel 167 of the RAF Memorial at Runneymede
John Thomas HOUGHTON Flight Sergeant      RAFVR no 1336140
Age 20 He was the son of Frederick J W Houghton and Minnie Houghton of Clapham, London
He is remembered on panel 137 of the RAF Memorial at Runneymede

8 June 1943   Wellington BJ981
Suffered catastrophic structural failure and spiralled into the ground north of Towcester
Frederick Albert BARBER Flying Officer (Flying Instructor)      RAFVR no 133831
Age 31 He is buried in sec D grave 86 of Canford Cemetry, Bristol
Sam Tunnicliffe “Peter” DANIELS Flying Officer (Navigator)      RAFVR no 132723
Age 21 He was the son of Samuel and Hannah Daniels, of Clay Cross
He is buried in grave H18 in the churchyard of St Lawrence, North Wingfield, Derbyshire
Francis John Martin TREMBLE Sergeant (Air Bomber)      RAFVR no 1600600
Age 20 He was the son of Alexander Martin Tremble and Daisy Tremble of Hindhead
He is buried in sec NW grave N 4 of the churchyard of St Alban, Hindhead
Leslie Holden LYLE Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)      RAFVR no. 1231203
Age 21 He is buried in sec 6 grave 28 of Prescot Cemetery

8 June 1943      Wellington BJ981
Suffered catastrophic structural failure and spiralled into the ground north of Towcester
Frederick Albert BARBER Flying Officer (Flying Instructor)      RAFVR no. 133831
Age 31 He is buried in sec D grave 86 of Canford Cemetery, Bristol
Sam Tunnicliffe “Peter” DANIELS Flying Officer (Navigator)      RAFVR no. 132723
Age 21 He was the son of Samuel and Hannah Daniels, of Clay Cross, Derbyshire
He is buried in grave H18 in the churchyard of St Lawrence, North Wingfield,
Francis John Martin TREMBLE Sergeant (Air Bomber)      RAFVR no. 1600600
Age 20 He was the son of Alexander Martin Tremble and Daisy Tremble of Hindhead
He is buried in sec NW grave N 4 in the churchyard of St Alban, Hindhead
Leslie Holden LYLE Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)      RAFVR no. 1231203
Age 21 He is buried in sec 6 grave 28 of Prescott Cemetery
George Alfred ROBBINS Sergeant (Air Gunner)      RAFVR no. 906980
Age 28 He was the son of Mr and Mrs F J Robbins of Bristol
He is buried in plot I grave 369 of Arnos Vale Cemetery, Bristol

6 July 1943  Wellington BJ984  Air Test
Outer section of the port wing came off.   The aeroplane crashed
Charles Fenton HAND Corporal      RAFVR no. 942217
Age 42 He was the son of Charles Fenton Hand and Elizabeth Hand and the husband of Ethel Hand
He is buried in sec E C of E grave 2776 in Stone Cemetery

13 July 1943 Wellington Z1743 Training
Tried to force land with one engine out of action near Alveley, Staffordshire
Robert John MARTIN Flying Officer (Air Bomber)      RAFVR no. 136815
He is buried in north part in the churchyard of St Mary, Henbury

3 August 1943  Wellington BJ585  Training
Lost oil in Starboard engine. Crashed near Ramsbury, Wiltshire
George WILSON Sergeant (Pilot)      RAFVR no. 1345905
Age 21 He was the son of George and Mary Wilson of Burnside, Lanarkshire
He is buried in plot H grave 49 of Andover Cemetery
Peter Joseph CHARLIER Sergeant (Navigator U/T)      RAFVR no. 1394791
Age 21 He was the son of Leonard Clayton and Agnes Monica Charlier of Hendon
He is buried in grave 2817 in St Mary’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, Kensal Green
Roderic Winston PAPINEAU Pilot Officer       RAFVR no. 151465
Age 26 He was the son of Owen Frederick and Eleanor Sarah Papineau of Hampton, Middlesex
He is buried in plot H grave 51 of Andover Cemetery

4 August 1943  Wellington BK205  Training
Crashed near Lower Heyford Mill
Donald Leroy REDFERN Flight Sergeant (Pilot) Royal Canadian Air Force     RCAF no R/144142
Canadian Age 22 He was the son of Otto Leroy and Henrietta Jane Redfern, of Toronto, Ontario, Canada
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 31 Botley Cemetery, Oxford Cemetery
John McKENNA Flying Officer (Navigator)     RAFVR no. 137470
Age 25 He was the son of James and Annie McKenna of Motherwell
He is buried in sec 1 grave 3111 of St Patrick’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, New Stevenson
Thomas JOHNSTONE Rank Pilot Officer Royal Canadian Air Force      RCAF no J/23738
Canadian Age 21 He was the son of Robert William and Mary Helen Johnstone (nee Kelly) of Toronto, Ontario
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 30 Botley Cemetery, Oxford Cemetery
S A SCHOFIELD Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)     RAFVR no. 1124862
Age 24 He was the son of John and Florence Schofield of Chadderton Lancashire
He is buried in sec F grave 170 in the churchyard of St Matthew, Chadderton
William Logan NICOL Sergeant (Air Gunner)       RAFVR no. 1555319
He is buried in sec B grave 18 in Lanark Cemetery

28 September 1943 Wellington LN532 - V  Training
Crashed near Whittlebury near Towcester
Reginald George LEES Rank Sergeant (Pilot) RAFVR no 1214347
Age 22 He was the son of Samuel and Annie Lees of Gnosall
He is buried in the churchyard of St Lawrence, Gnosall
Geoffrey PEARSON Sergeant (Navigator)  RAFVR no 1219649
Age 22 He was the son of Tom and Florence Pearson, of Heaton, Bradford
He is buried in sec U grave 308 of Nab Wood Cemetery, Shipley
William Frederick Charles WISDOM Flight Sergeant (Air Bomber) RAFVR no 925214
Age 23 He was the son of William F and Elizabeth Wisdom and the husband of Barbara D Wisdom of Linlithgow, West Lothian
He is buried in plot PP grave 40013 in Mitcham Road Cemetery, Croydon
Norman Frederick PAICE Rank Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) RAFVR no 1318427
Age 22 He was the son of William and Ada Florence Paice of Leyton, Essex
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 85 of Botley Cemetery, Oxford Cemetery
Jack Edward FRAZER Sergeant Royal Australian Air Force RAAF no 423710
Age 19 He was the son of Clive Eglinton Frazer and Letitia Maria Frazer, Kew, Victoria, Australia
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 86 of Botley Cemetery, Oxford Cemetery

27 November 1943 Wellington BJ823 Training
Crashed 12 minutes after take-off at Culworth
John Francis BURTON Sergeant (Pilot)   RAFVR no. 1395372
Age 20 He was the son of William J Burton and of Dorothy Burton (nee Wellby) of Urmston, Manchester  Leaving Exhibitioner Sutton Valence School to Cambridge University
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 109 in Botley Cemetery, Oxford
Robert HART Sergeant (Navigator)    RAFVR no. 1480803
Age 20 He was the son of Henry and Sarah Hart of Cowgate, Newcastle-on-Tyne
He is buried in sec Q grave 258 West Road Cemetery, Newcastle upon Tyne
Daniel Gwyn JAMES Sergeant (Air Bomber)    RAFVR no. 1419008
He is buried in sec 4SG row 23 grave 10 Box Cemetery, Llanelli
Leonard BLUNT Sergeant (Wireless Operator)    RAFVRno. 1547352
Age 22 He was the son of John Blunt and of Margaret Blunt of Prestwich
He is buried in grave 929 in the churchyard extension of St Margaret, Prestwich
Edward McCARTHY Sergeant (Air Gunner)   RAFVR no. 1896850
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 110 in Botley Cemetery, Oxford

28 November 1943  Wellington K3923 and Wellington HE904 Training
A mid air collision at Baynards Green near the airfield
William Ezekiel ALLISON DFC Squadron Leader (Pilot)    RAFVR no. 115784
Age 23 He was the son of John Setter Allison and Mary Allison and the husband of Barbara Allison of Acomb, Yorkshire
He is buried in the SE corner in the churchyard of St John the Baptist, Greatham, Durham
Vincent KEARNEY DFM Warrant Officer (Navigator /Bomber)    RAFVR no. 1116344
He is buried in sec O grave 804 in the churchyard of St Mary’s Roman Catholic Cemetery, Wardley
William SIDDOWAY Sergeant (Air Bomber)   RAF no. 1558641
Age 22 He was the son of Joseph and Ethel Siddoway of Newcastle-on-Tyne and the husband of Audrey Siddoway of Newcastle-on-Tyne
He is buried in sec Q grave 295 West Road Cemetery, Newcastle upon Tyne
Russell William McLACHLAN Sergeant (Air Gunner) Royal Canadian Air Force   RCAF no. R/197506
Canadian Age 20 He was the son of Alfred and Ida Myrtle McLachlan of West Summerland, British Columbia, Canada
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 115 at Botley Cemetery, Oxford
Edward COLE Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)    RAFVR no. 957041
Age 26 He was the son of James and Agnes Jane Cole; husband of Daisy Eunuce Cole
He is buried in grave B 316 Caistor Cemetery, Lincolnshire
Robert Joseph William DHERING Sergeant (Air Gunner)    RAFVR no. 1601679
Age 20 He was the son of Alfred Percival and Kate Elizabeth Dhering of Shepperton
He is buried in sec B grave 737 Sunbury New Cemetery
Douglas James ARNEIL Flying Officer (Navigator) Royal Canadian Air Force   RCAF no. J/23347
Canadian Age 19 He was the son of William S Arneil and Annie Arneil of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 113 in Botley Cemetery, Oxford
George Alfred Harding STEVENS DFC Flying Officer (Navigator) Royal Canadian Air Force   RCAF no. J/17321
Canadian Age 34 He was the son of Francis William and Emma Haines Stevens and the husband of Viola
Hortense Stevens of Bridgetown, Annapolis Co , Nova Scotia Canada
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 112 in Botley Cemetery, Oxford
Francis Victor Matthew SLATER Flight Sergeant (Navigator)    RAFVR no. 1579284
Age 32 He was the son of George and Annie Slater and the husband of Vera Annie Slater of Pinxton Derbyshire
He is buried in plot 2 row 17 grave 1 in the churchyard of St Helen’s Church, Pinxton
Donald Glendon Ellsworth MacNEIL Sergeant (Air Gunner) Royal Canadian Air Force   RCAF no. R/195938
Canadian Age 19 He was the son of Alex and Lillian MacNeil of Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 115A in Botley Cemetery, Oxford
William ROSE Sergeant (Air Bomber)    RAFVR no. 1554345
Age 30 He was the son of William and Mary Rose of Glasgow
He is buried in sec H grave 14 in Hillfoot Cemetery, New Kilpatrick
Roy BUFFHAM Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) RAFVR no. 1581096
Age 21 He was the son of Alfred Bevis Buffham and Mabel Buffham of Nottingham
He is buried in sec E/19 grave 2 in Nottingham Northern Cemetery
William Horton SAYRES Sergeant (Air Gunner) Royal Canadian Air Force   RCAF no. R/186452
Canadian Age 21 He was the son of William and Anna Beatrice Sayres of Welland, Ontario, Canada
He is buried in plot 1/2 grave 114 in Botley Cemetery, Oxford

11 December 1943  Wellington LN531 Training
Crashed at Little Rollright
Ernest LESEBERG Flight Sergeant Royal Australian Air Force RAAF no. 425172
Age 21 He was the son of Ernest Theodore and Ellen Mary Leseberg of Redcliffe, Queensland, Australia.
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 119 in Botley Cemetery, Oxford
Eric HARRIS Sergeant (Nav.)   RAFVR no. 1802331
He was the son of Mrs. F M Harris of Diss.
He is buried in sec F grave 22 of Diss Cemetery
Viktor Møinichen PLAHTE Sergeant, Royal Norwegian Air Force
It is possible that his body was returned to Norway.
Henry Osmond MITCHELL Sergeant (Air Bomber) Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF no. R/171550
Age 28 He was the son of Henry J and Elizie Mitchell of Twin Butte, Alberta, Canada. His brother, James W Mitchellalso died.
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 118 in Botley Cemetery, Oxford
Frederick NICHOLS Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner.) RAFVR no. 1565538
Age 21 He was the son of Bert and Nettie B S Nichols, of Glasgow.
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 117 in Botley Cemetery, Oxford
Bernard Nicholas REDMOND Sergeant (Air Gunner) Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF no. R/185698
Age 33 He was the son of William and Elizabeth Redmond of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 120 in Botley Cemetery, Oxford
John FOOTE Sergeant (Air Gunner) Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF no. R/187590
Age 20 He was the son of Frederick and Jane Foote of Walkerville, Ontario, Canada.
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 116 in Botley Cemetery, Oxford

1944

9 January 1944 Wellington HE320 Training
Aeroplane abandoned after failure of one engine. The tail gunner did not escape and crashed with the aircraft
Victor George BAILEY Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) RAFVR no. 1585910
Age 20 He was the grandson of Mrs A Morley of Rainham
He is buried in sec A grave 1373 in Hornchurch Cemetery
Louis Grover MARTIN Sergeant (Air Gunner) Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF no. R/182617
Age 22 He was the son of Arthur Allen and Ella Maud Martin of Big River, Saskatchewan
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 138 in Botley Cemetery, Oxford

3 February 1944 Wellington LN400
Crashed near airfield after engine failure
Dighton Walter ROBYN Flying Officer (Pilot) Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF no. J/25974
Age 22 He was the son of Percival and Florence Probyn, Montreal, Province of Quebec, Canada.
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 150 in Botley Cemetery, Oxford
James MAWHINNEY Sergeant (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner) RAFVR no. 1494278
Age 25 He was the son of Robert and Sarah Mawhinney, Belfast, Northern Ireland.
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 150A in Botley Cemetery, Oxford
Herbert Dixon TOMKINS Sergeant (Air Gunner) RAFVR no. 1686492
Age 27 He was the son of James Tomkins, and of M. E. Tomkins, of South Shields, Co. Durham.
He is remembered on panel 8 in the West Road Crematorium Newcastle upon Tyne
Wesley Ray BURKE Sergeant (Air Gunner) Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF no. R/194989
He is buried in plot I/2 grave 150B in Botley Cemetery, Oxford

24 April 1944 Wellington LP284  Sweepstake
Last heard transmitting SOS at 00.29 hours on 25 April
Frederick Thomas CROSS Flight Sergeant   RAFVR no. 1314436
Age 22 He was the son of Edgar W and Ethel L Cross of Bournemouth and the husband of Betty Kathleen M Cross.
He is remembered on panel 216 of the RAF Memorial at Runneymede
Gordon William HEMMING Sergeant Royal Canadian Air Force RCAF no. R/170494
Age 32 He was the son of William H. and Margaret N Hemming, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
He is remembered on panel 255 of the RAF Memorial at Runneymede
Derek Edward LISTER Sergeant RAFVR no. 1801710
Age 27 He was the son of Mazzini and Agnes Lister, of Harrow, Middlesex.
He is remembered on panel 233 of the RAF Memorial at Runneymede
Frederick William HINTON Sergeant RAFVR no. 1651235
He is remembered on panel 231 of the RAF Memorial at Runneymede
John Wesley CAMERON Sergeant RAFVR no. 1823538
Age 18 He was the son of John Wesley Cameron and Margaret Cameron of Glasgow.
He is remembered on panel 226 of the RAF Memorial at Runneymede
Maurice Leonard CHAUNDY Sergeant RAFVR no.1820306
Age 19 He was the son of Herbert Maurice and Janet Hill Chaundy of Glasgow.
He is remembered on panel 226 of the RAF Memorial at Runneymede

Barford St John

4 June 1944 Wellington BK470 Training
Failed to take off and hit buildings at Lovells Farm
Paul Ulrik KEEL was he Danish? Flight Lieutenant (Pilot U/T) RAFVR no. 101474
He is remembered on panel 2 in Golders Green Crematorium

19 August 1944 Martinet HP390 Air Test
The engine cut and the aeroplane crashed immediately after take-off
Donald Bruce WOODHEAD Pilot Officer (Pilot) Royal New Zealand Air Force RNZAF no. 412301
Age 30 He was the son of Fred B and Elizabeth J Woodhead and the husband of Betty Woodhead of Remuera, Auckland.
He is buried in plot H/3 grave 135 in Botley Cemetery, Oxford

In January 1945, 16 OTU became a light bomber Training Unit

5 January 1945  Mosquito KB433  Training
No information is recorded
Wilfred Aubrey MOORE Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force RAF no. 49811
Age 25 He was the son of Frederick M. and Maud Moore and the husband of Muriel Alice Moore of Chippenham, Wiltshire.
He is remembered on panel 265 of the RAF Memorial at Runneymede
Alexander SINCLAIR Flight Sergeant (Navigator) RAFVR no. 1365238
Age 24 He was the son of Dugald and Emily Alexander Sinclair of Glasgow.
He is buried in sec E grave 4769 in Riddrie Park Cemetery, Glasgow

Barford St John

4 February 1945 Mosquito LR529 Training
Crashed with engine problems about 3 miles west of Barford St John
Derek JACKSON Pilot Officer (Pilot)    RAFVR no. 160940
Age 20 He was the son of Stewart Craig Jackson and Lucy Jackson of Hebburn, Co. Durham.
He is buried in sec G grave 2216 of Hartley South Cemetery, Whitley Bay

Upper Heyford

10 March 1945 Mosquito LR526 Training
Lost control and crashed short of the runway
John Coulter BLAIR Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) RAFVR no. 125998
Age 31 He was the son of John T Blair and Agnes R Blair of Belfast and the husband of Maria Rae Blair of Belfast.
He is buried in grave 65 of Mallusk Cemetery, County Antrim

Barford St John

10 March 1945 Mosquito RR 287 Training
Lost power and flew into tree about 2 miles from Barford St John Airfield
John George HOWELL DFC Pilot Officer RAFVR no. 185230
Age 22 He was the son of Percy W and Agnes Howell of Ipswich and the husband of Ann D Howell of Inverness.
He is buried in sec XC div 3 grave 100 in Ipswich Old Cemetery
Ashley Stanley John FARDELL Flight Lieutenant RAFVR no. 107517
Age 34 He was the son of Henry William and Alice Mary Fardell of Petersfield.
He is buried in grave 4691 of Petersfield Cemetery

Peace was declared in Europe on 8 May and naturally the training of pilots continued

Barford

11 May 1945  Mosquito W4053    Training
The aeroplane crashed on landing hitting a tree
William James MEPHAM DFC Flying Officer (Pilot)     RAFVR no. 59575
Age 24 Son of Albert Charles and Ivy Ada Mepham and the husband of Nancy Margaret Mepham of South Norwood, Surrey.
Sec Q10 Grave 20062 Beckenham Crematorium and Cemetery
William George ADDISON-SCOTT Lieutenant (A) Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve HMS Goldcrest.
Age 29 Son of William Ramsay Addison-Scott and Margaret Helen Addison-Scott of Cupar, Fife.
He is buried in grave G 11 9 Haslar Royal Navy Cemetery

23 August 1945  Mosquito KB194 Training
Probably lost control. The aeroplane crashed at Heath Farm, Great Rollright
George Mansell PROCTOR DFC Flying Officer (Pilot) Royal New Zealand Air Force 424519
Age 22 Son of George and Annie Proctor of Caversham, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
Plot H/3 Grave 105 in Botley Cemetery, Oxford
Keith Leslie KELLY DFC Flying Officer (Nav. U/T.) Royal New Zealand Air Force 4212723
New Zealand Plot H/3 Grave 117 in Botley Cemetery, Oxford

18 February 1946  Mosquito PF507 Training
Crashed on landing at Upper Heyford
A A Cruetzmeyer Pilot Free French Air Force

A German Map of the airfield

An aerial view of the airfield

With thanks to Ian Lough-Scott for the above pictures.