CANFORD SCHOOL

ROLL OF HONOUR INTRODUCTION

To Paul, accidentally killed on training, May 1942.

The hard- mouthed one had said: There is nothing to be sorry for, he died at once And without pain. And without pain? Would I have feared pain for you, You, so large of heart, so gently strong? But to leave life quickly in summer - One morning quite suddenly while birds sang And before the bluebells in the woods Had flooded the banks of their blue lakes - To go without leave- taking From a May morning before the mist had left the turf; I had sorrow in your death, not for the pain, For you could bear all pain who walked alway Hand in hand with life as with a long- tried friend, But this brief summons from wet grass and trees In early days before the fields were high in green, Before the birds had sung the summer in - This unwonted haste away from us, From laughter and from happiness and, aye, from pain, For this I sorrowed, and for this within my heart I wept while working in the year's first smile.

So wrote Richard Spender of his friend Eric Paul Nelson, Old Canfordian, who was killed in an accident with a Mortar whilst serving as an instructor at a Battle School. And these words can serve to commemorate all the O.Cs who died on active service during the Second World War. They were all young: Captain Benjamin Pulvertaft, Royal Tank was the first O.C. to pass out of Sandhurst and he was killed in East Africa in 1941 , aged only 33 . Many were even younger - David Barnwell, the second of two brothers, both of whom were killed flying with the R.A.F., was only 19. Canford had been open for just 16 years at the beginning of the war and fewer than 1 ,500 pupils had passed through the school at that time. Nearly a thousand served and 140 were killed - almost 10% of the total past population. For the R.A.F. the figures are even more daunting: 192 O.Cs served in the during the wa r of whom 50 were killed.

What follows is a list of those who died, giving their ranks and the units in which they served and, where possible, a few details of their war service and the place and date of death. I hope and intend later to record many more details of their services but I trust that this current pamphlet will be a suitable accompaniment to the dedication of the new War Memorial. I apologise for any errors that may appear in these accounts and will be most grateful for any corrections or further information.

Henry Baynham October 1994. - 1 - THE

Gerald A. Alderson

Leslie Ayres (C 38) R.N.V.R. Listed in the School Roll of Honour for Winter 1941 , it seems probable that he was commissioned as an Acting Sub- (Air) and was killed in an air accident when flying from H.M.S. Illustrious in the Mediterranean on August 16th 1940.

Michael S.T. Broadwood (M 32) Lieutenant (A) , R.N. Commissioned as an Observer in the Fleet Air Arm in 1938, he joined 718 squadron and served in H.M.S. Berwick. He then joined H.M.S. Exeter operating in a Walrus Flying Boat. He was killed in a flying accident on June 27th 1941 . He is commemorated on the Fleet Air Arm Memorial at Lee-on -Solent. ·

Richard A.L. Combes (W 36) Ordinary , R.N. He joined the Navy on the outbreak of war and, after basic training, was drafted to H.M.S. Hood. On May 24th 1941 only three sailors out of a crew of a thousand St:Jrvived the destruction by the Bismarck of the Royal Navy's prized Battle Cruiser. Richard Combes was not one of the three. He is commemorated on the Royal Naval Memorial at .

Bryan A. Cooper

Desmond W. Jeffery (F 30) Signalman, R.N.V.R. He was killed whilst serving in coastal convoys on March 7th 1941 in H.M.S. Sheldrake, a corvette. He is commemorated on the Royal Naval Memorial at Chatham.

David J. Lias

- 2 - Michael P. O'Brien (8 41} Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. After being commissioned as a Sub-Lieutenant, he was appointed to H.M.S. Blackwood, a frigate being built at Boston in the U.S.A. Following service on Atlantic convoys, H.M.S. Blackwood was protecting the western approaches to the D-Day landings when she was torpedoed by U.794, one of the new 'Schnorkel' boats. Attempts to salvage H.M.S. Blackwood failed and he died when the ship sunk under tow on June 15th 1944. He is commemorated on the Royal Naval Memorial at Plymouth.

John A. Osborn (8 35} Sub-Lieutenant, R.N.V.R. Having joined the R.N.V.R. before the war, he was appointed to H.M.S. Orion, a Leander Class Cruiser, on September 1st 1939. He served with her in the Mediterranean where she played a key role in the Battle off Cape Matapan. He was killed on May 29th 1941 when H. M.S. Orion was hit by German dive-bombers whilst evacuating from Crete. He is commemorated on the Royal Naval Memorial at Plymouth .

Kenneth S. Rogers (M 38} Sub-Lieutenant (A), R.N.V.R. Commissioned as an Observer in the Fleet Air Arm in 1941 , he was appointed to H.M.S. Mafagas, the Royal Naval Air Station at W'fngfield in . On November 4th 1942, his Albacore, failed to return from a night navigation exercise. An extensive search on the following day revealed, only what was suspected of being, an Albacore wheel, tar out to sea. He is commemorated on the Fleet Air Arm Memorial at Lee-on-Solent.

T. Stanley Winton (C 33} Lieutenant R.N.V.R. After a successful career at Cambridge, he was commissioned as a Sub-Lieutenant and joined H. M.S. Cumberland, being present when the Graf Spee was scuttled in the mouth of the River Plate. After serving in H.M.S. Watchman on convoy duty, he was appointed Navigating of the Destroyer H. M.S. Harvester. On March 11th 1943, whilst escorting Convoy HX228, the Harvester rammed and sank U-444. However, this seriously damaged the ship and as she lay helpless, she herself was torpedoed and sunk by another German submarine, U-432, which in turn was sunk by the French Corvette Aconit. He is commemorated on the Royal Naval Memorial at Chatham.

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Adolph Bleichroder (SH 40) , Parachute Regiment. After being treated as an "enemy alien" and sent to , he returned to Britain and enlisted as Private T.A.Bieach. Having trained for operation "Market Garden" he was reported "Missing , presumed killed" at Arnhem in September 1944. He is commemorated on the War Memorial at Arnhem.

Peter J.E. Boolds (8 31) 1st Class, Royal Army Ordnance . He served throughout the war in the Royal Army Ordnance Corps, being promoted to Warrant Officer, First Class. He was posted to and was killed on February 14th 1945 and is buried in the lmphal War Cemetery.

David H. Brand M.C. (W 35) , . A regular , he fought with his regiment in , North Africa and Italy but was wounded at Monte Cassino. On rejoining his regiment he was killed in the 8th Army's drive for Florence on July 12th 1944. He is buried in the Cemetery at Arezzo.

David G. Brodhurst-Hill (8 40) Major, Queen's Royals (West Surrey). A Cambridge wartime Hockey Blue, he joined the Queen's Royals , his !ather's old regiment, and served with the regiment from to Tripoli to Tunis to Italy where he was killed on January 27th 1944. Although only 21 he was already a Major in Command of his . He is buried in the Minturno War Cemetery.

George C. Burder, M.C. (F 42) Lieutenant, Rifle . Commissioned from an O.C.T.U . into the Rifle Brigade, he was killed in Germany on April 17th 1945, just three weeks before the end of the war in Europe. Nine months previously . he had won an M.C. for successfully defending a church steeple at Geffen in Holland against repeated determined German attacks. He is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau.

T. Hugh Y. Caldwell (W 30) , . He qualified as a Civil Engineer before the war. He was commissioned into the Royal Engineers and was posted to India where he was killed on October 1Oth 1942 as the result of an accident. At the time he was acting as an Intelligence Officer attached to the 7th Indian Division.

G. Stanley Collison (C 41) Lieutenant, Regiment. He was mortally wounded on July 1Oth 1944 in an attack on the village of Malot in . He had led his Platoon forward under intense Machine Gun and Mortar fire in a very brave manner and was hit attempting to get his Platoon on to their objective. He is buried in the Banneville-la-Campagne War Cemetery.

John N. Crews (M 34) Second Lieutenant, . He was commissioned into the Royal Armoured Corps and was posted to the 3rd County of London . He was killed during the invasion of Sicily on July 12th 1943 following the capture of Syracuse. He is buried in the War Cemetery there.

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Harold F. Darbyshire (F 35} Second Lieutenant, Royal Armoured Corps. His family had settled in the Argentine but he returned to Britain from Buenos Aires to volunteer. He was co mmissioned into the Royal Armoured Corps and was killed nearS­ Hertogenbosch in October 1944. He is buried in the Uden War Cemetery.

David L. Davies (W 40} Captain, 4th Prince of Wales Own Gurkha Rifles. Having seen action with the Gurkhas in Burma and in the North West Frontier Province of India, he died of pneumonia wh ilst serving with the Gilgit Scouts in 1945.

F.J. Roderick de Sales Ia Terriere (8 40} Lieutenant, Greys. Commissioned into the Royal Scots Greys in 1943, (this had long been his ambition) he fought with the regiment in North Africa, France and Belgium but after a successful day's action he was mortally wounded by a mortar shell near Rijen in the Netherlands on October 29th 1944.

William T. Douglas (8 42} Lance , The Parachute Regiment, Army Air Corps. He was killed in action in Italy on December 12th 1943, serving with the Parachute Regiment. He is buried in the Sangro River War Cemetery.

P. Anthony Durham (M 36} Lieutenant, Royal . Serving with the Royal Artillery, he died on 23rd October 1940, aged 23 and is buried in All Saints Churchyard, Harrow Weald, where his father was the vicar.

lan S. Durrad

Rupert E. Evans (W 27) Lieutenant, Royal Artillery. Having joined the Territorial Army before the war, he was posted to the Far East and was attached to a regiment of the Royal Indian Artillery. He was captured by the Japanese during the Malayan campaign in 1942 and died in a Japanese Prisoner of War Camp on June 8th 1943. He is buried in the Kanchanaburi War Cemetery.

Percival R.C. Fear Second Lieutenant, Royal Artillery (A.A.). He was commissioned into the Royal Artillery in September 1940. He served with the Anti -Aircraft Division and died of wounds received in action against enemy aircraft in Britain on October 23rd 1940 when he was in command of Searchlight Battery No. 477. He is buried in the East Cemetery in .

- 5 - Leslie 0. Filliter (M 38) Lieutenant, Dorset Regiment. Having gone up to Oriel College, Oxford as an Open Scholar, he joined the army shortly after the beginning of the war and was commissioned into the Dorset Regiment. Serving with the 8th Army, he was attached to the Polish Corps and was killed in action in Italy on August 30th 1944. He is buried in the Montecchio War cemetery.

Francis H. C. Fosbery (SH 23) Second Lieutenant, Royal Artillery. Serving with No. 80 Anti -Tank Regiment, Royal Artillery, he was killed in the defence of on February 14th 1942 when his battery was overrun. His body was never recovered and he is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial.

John C. Goldingham

C. Ian Grant (SH 38) Lieutenant, 17th/21st Lancers. From the Cavalry School at Weedon he was commissioned into the 17th/21st Lancers in 1940 and fought with his regiment in North Africa. His scout car was ambushed near Goubellat and he was killed on December 31st 1942. He was regarded as "one of the most brilliant young officers to join the regiment since the beginning of the war". His body was never recovered and he is commemorated on the Medjez-ei-Bab Memorial.

Anthony F. Gray (C 32) Lieutenant, Royal Artillery. Commissioned into the Royal Artillery, he served with the 8th Army in NO: 70 Field Regiment. He was killed during the first Battle for Monte Cassino on January 7th 1944 and is buried in the Cemetery there.

Tudor M. Griffiths (SH 24) , Lincoln and Weiland Regiment (). Living in Mexico before the war, he volunteered for the Canadian Army . Joining the Lincoln and Weiland Regiment R.C.I.C. he crossed with the Regiment to Europe but was killed in the fighting to secure the Albert Canal in Belgium on September 9th 1944. He is buried in the Adegem Canadian War Cemetery. d'Arcy William Hall (C 40) Lieutenant, . The son of Lieutenant- Walter Hall M.C. , he was commissioned into the Irish Guards in March 1942 and was killed on February 3rd 1944 during a German counter attack following the Anzio landings in Italy. He is buried in the Cemetery in Naples.

Martin E. Hand on (F 31 > Lieutenant, Northamptonshire Regiment. He was commissioned from an O.C.T.U. into the Northamptonshire Regiment early in 1941 and served with them in the Algerian landings in 1942. He was killed in Italy on February 19th 1944 whilst on attachment to the K.O.Y.L.I. during the Second Battle for Monte Cassino and is buried there. He was mentioned in Despatches for the Sicilian and Italian Campaigns.

- 6 - Meredith B. Hardman {8 38) Second Lieutenant, 4th/7th . After acting as an ambulance driver in London during the blitz he was commissioned into the Dragoon Guards in May 1941 . He was posted to North Africa and was attached to the Royal Scots Greys. He was killed on October 31st 1942 by a stray shell during the Second Battle of El Alamein, after having had three successive tanks disabled under him. He is Commemorated on the El Alamein War Memorial.

D. Anthony M. Hare {M 39) Major, Royal Scots Fusiliers. The son of a distinguished Army Officer and a regular soldier himself, he was commissioned into the Royal Scots Fusiliers in December 1939. He was posted to India and was killed in action during the advance against the Japanese on April 29th 1945. He is buried in the Taukkyan War Cemetery, Rangoon.

Donald Howorth, M.C. {F 40> Lieutenant, Rifle Brigade. He was commissioned from an O.C.T.U. into the Rifle Brigade in May 1943. He crossed to Normandy with the 1st shortly after D-Day. In July he was awarded the M.C. for action at but was wounded at Glatigny in August. He left hospital ten days later and was posted back to his own regiment. He was killed in action at Sonnis, near Hasse It, Belgium, on September 1Oth 1944. He is buried in the Leopoldsburg War Cemetery.

John C. Ivens {W 35) Lieutenant, 1 3th Frontier Force Rifles. The son of an Indian Army Colonel, he passed out from Sandhurst in 1937, and was commissioned into the 13th Frontier Force Rifles. He returned to Europe with his Indian regiment and was killed in Italy late on Boxi ng Day 1944, following a German counter attack in the Serchio Valley. He is buried in the Forli War Cemetery.

John D. Jarman {W 34) Captain , 16th Punjabs. A regular soldier, from Sandhurst in 1936 he was commissioned into the Indian Army. Posted with his to lpoh in North Malaya in October 1941 , he was killed in action on Singapore Island on February 12th 1942. He is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial.

Frederick G. Kahl {W29) Captain , Royal Fusiliers. Commissioned into the Territorial Army before the war, he served with the Royal Fusiliers and was killed on September 9th 1942 as the result of a mountain accident in North Wales when on special training operations.

Richard G. Knight {M 42) Private, Parachute Regiment A.A. C. He initially joined the Royal Armoured Corps but volunteered for the Parachute Regiment. He was involved in the final closing of the Falaise Gap and was killed in action on August 20th 1944. He is buried in the War Cemetery.

Hugh N. Lilburn, M.C. {8 40) Lieutenant, Highland Light Infantry. He was killed on April 18th 1945 during the last stages of the campaign against Germany and he is buried in the Becklingen War Cemetery, Soltau. Earlier that month he had been awarded the M.C. for the part he had played in his regiment's advance against strong German opposition.

- 7 - Ronald A. Lindsay (8 37) Captain, East Surrey Regiment. A regular soldier, he was commissioned into the East Surreys in January 1939 and served with his regiment throughout the 1940 campaign in France. He then fought in North Africa but was killed in a German counter attack near Tunis defending Fort McGregor on February 26th 1943. He is buried in the Massicault War Cemetery.

Tim T. Logan (W 30) Lieutenant, Australian Infantry Forces. He was killed whilst serving with the Australian Forces in New Guinea in 1943 having escaped from Singapore.

Frank H. Macaskie (F 39) Lieutenant, Royal Artillery. From an O.C.T.U . in the Summer of 1942 he was commissioned into the Royal Artillery. He was tragically drowned in Devon in July 1943 while preparing a survival exercise for his troop. He was buried near his parents' home in Northumberland.

John S. Martin (W 40) Second Lieutenant, . The son of a distinguished Army Officer, he was commissioned into the Sherwood Foresters and was posted to North Africa with his regiment. He was killed by a shell, along with the Chaplain, whilst attending Holy Communion in the front line in Tunisia on February 4th 1943. He is buried in the Tabarka Ras Rajel War Cemetery.

Howard Goodhart Mason (W 34) Major, 1st Pun jabs. Volunteering in Ceylon where his parents lived, he was commissioned on the General List of Officers. He was promoted to the rank of Major and was attached to the 3rd Battalion , the 1st Pun jabs. He was serving with the regiment in Italy during the 8th Army's advance to the Gothic Line when he was killed on July 6th 1944. He is buried in the Assisi War Cemetery.

Graham Mason Elliott (8 41) Lieutenant, Hampshire Regiment. He was commissioned from Sandhurst into the 24th Lancers in March 1943. He later transferred to the Hampshire Regiment and landed on D-Day on "Gold" Beach with the 1st Battalion. He was severely wounded during the attack on Arromanches and died of his wounds in Hasler Hospital on June 9th 1944 which was the day following his 21st birthday.

Alan N. Mather (SH 41) Lieutenant, Rifle Brigade. After playing for Oxford in the wartime Oxford v Cambridge Cricket Match , he followed his elder brother, Michael, into the army and was commissioned into the Rifle Brigade. He served with the 8th Army in Italy and then landed with his regiment in Normandy on D-Day plus 8 but died of wounds on August 5th 1944, after his carrier ran over a mine. He is buried in the Hottot-les-Bagues War Cemetery.

Michael H.L. Mather, M.C. (SH 40) Lieutenant, Royal Armoured Corps. He was commissioned from a Machine Gun O.C.T.U. into the Royal Armoured Corps in 1941 and served with the 5th Battalion Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in France, where he won an M.C. for bringing back a senior officer under fire and then repulsing a German attack on the Battalion Headquarters. He was killed in Germany on April 14th 1945 when a German bazooka hit hi s anti -tank vehicle.

- 8 - Patrick R. McCririck (F 41) Lieutenant, Royal Engineers. The son of a Colonel in the , he was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in April 1943. He was attached to No. 591 Parachute Section and was killed during the final closing of the Falaise Gap on August 21st 1944. He is buried in the .

Nigel E. McKinlay (C 41) Lieutenant, Somerset Light Infantry. An Exhibitioner of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, he was commissioned into the Somerset Light Infantry in April 1943. After fighting with his regiment through France, he was killed instantly when he climbed through a window attempting to capture a farmhouse near Hau in the Netherlands on February 12th 1945. He is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.

Lawrence T. Mead (8 35) Captain , Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. He was commissioned into the Royal West Kents and was posted to India. He was attached to the Gurkha Rifles and was involved in the retreat in Burma in the face of the Japanese advance and was reported missing, presumed killed, on 25th October 1943. He is commemorated on the Rangoon memorial.

David C. Mitchell (F 37) Lieutenant, Royal Fusiliers. A regular soldier, he was commissioned into the Royal Fusiliers in July 1939._H e served with them in East Africa and was killed on March 17th 1941 in Eritrea, during th e fighting around Karen against the Italians. He is buried in the War Cemetery there.

Donald R. Mount (SH 29) Second Lieutenant, The Buffs (Royal East Kents). A Territorial Army Officer, he joined his regiment in France as the 4th Battalion's Transport Officer. During the withdrawal to Le Havre and Brest following the successful German campaign in North Eastern France, he was tragically killed by a land mine on June 1Oth 1940.

Denis Neal (F 29) Major, 6th Rajupatana Rifles. A regular soldier, he joined the Indian Army from Sandhurst but was killed fi ghting with his Indian Regiment in Libya on December 6th 1940 during the first advance against the Italian 1Oth Army. His name is commemorated on the El Alamein War Memorial.

Eric Paul Nelson (W 27) Captain , . He was accidentally killed in May 1942 whilst instructing at the School of Battle at Barnard Castle, by a round from a Mortar when the stand supporting the weapon slipped.

R.L. Cleeves Palmer

Antony W. Parish, M.C. (SH 36) Major, Gordon Highlanders. He was commissioned into the Gordon Highlanders in July 1942, landed in France shortly after D-Day and was awarded the M.C. for his part in defending Battalion H.Q. against a German attack. He was killed on February 9th 1945 at Nutterden in Northern Germany when the Battalion Command Post was hit by a stray shell and he is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.

- 9 - Peter A. Phillips (F 35) Major, King's Shropshire Light Infantry. A regular soldier, he fought in France in 1940 and was evacuated from Dunkirk. His Regiment was then sent to North Africa and he was mentioned in despatches for actions in Tunisia. He was killed in Italy on March 5th 1944 in defence of the Anzio Bridgehead, having just returned to his Battalion after being wounded. He is buried in the Beach Head Cemetery there.

Maurice E. Pomeroy (8 32) Second Lieutenant, Queen's Royals (West Surrey). From an O.C.T.U ., in May 1941 he was commissioned into the Queen's Royal Regiment and joined the 1/5th Battalion at Margate but three months later, with a Captain, another Second Lieutenant and three , he was ki lled in an accident with a 2-inch mortar.

Benjamin G. Pulliblank (SH 25) Captain, . He was the eldest of three Canford brothers and was the first Canfordian to pass into Sandhurst. He served for five years with the Camel Corps in British Somaliland, and then transferred to the Royal Tank Regiment. He was killed in East Africa on February 6th 1940 and is buried in the Nairobi War Cemetery.

Richard A. Pulliblank (SH 29) Captain, Loya l Regiment (North Lancashire). Like his elder brother, he was a regular soldier, and was commissioned into The Loyal (North Lancashire) Regiment in January 1932. He served with his regiment in th e Far East but got away from Malaya after the capitulation of Singapore. However, he was killed on February 28th 1942 in action at sea, off Sumatra.

Geoffrey St.B. Rabbidge (8 33) Second Lieutenant, Royal Artillery. Having served in France from early in the war, he was rescued from the beaches of Dunkirk but he died on June 1Oth 1940 as the result of wounds received when the destroyer, in which he was being evacuated from Dunkirk, was hit by a German Aircraft.

Colin S. Rae (M 40) Lieutenant, 1st King George V's Own Gurkha Rifles. Having initially joined the Black Watch, he transferred to an Indian O.T.S. and was commissioned into the Gurkha Rifles in the Autumn of 1943. He was wounded in action against the Japanese but made a fu ll recovery. However he was reported missing, presumed killed, on May 17th 1945. He is commemorated on the Rangoon Memorial.

Roger D. Rawlence (SH 37) , 2nd . He was ki lled in action in France after the break-out from the Normandy beach-head on September 1st 1944, when his car was the leading one of a Reconnaissance Unit of the . He is buried in the Communal Cemetery in Albert.

Michael A. Ritchie (8 39) Lieutenant, 13th/18th Hussars. The son of Sir James Ritchie, Bart., he was commissioned into the 13th/18th Hussars. Having volunteered to serve in North Africa he was attached to the County of London Yeomanry and was killed during the break through at Wadi Akarit on April 6th 1943. He is buried in the Military Cemetery at Sfax in Tunisia.

W. Norman Rounce (SH 26) Lieutenant, Royal Tank Regiment. Commissioned from an O.C.T.U. into The Royal Tank Regiment in February 1941 , he fought in North Africa with the 8th Army but was killed during the battle of El Alamein on October 27th 1942. He is buried in the El Alamein War Cemetery.

- 10 - Basil C.H.S.R. Russell (C 37) Lance , Royal Artillery. He volunteered on the outbreak of the war and joined the 71 st West Riding Field Regiment. He transferred to the Royal Artillery and was killed during the Blitz on London on the night of 1Oth/11th May 1941 . He is buried in St. Marylebone Cemetery, near his parents' old home.

John R.M. Shepherd (C 39) Serjeant, East African Engineers. He died of Blackwater fever on June 24th 1940 whilst serving with a Survey Company in Kenya. He is buried in the Nanyuki European Civil Cemetery.

Robert B. Skeet (F 26) Lance Bombardier, Royal Artillery. He volunteered for the Royal Artillery and joined the 2nd Mountain Regiment in . He was killed on May 29th 1941 and is buried in the Haifa War Cemetery.

Hugh H. Spencer (B 42) Lieutenant, Goldstream Guards. He was commissioned into the Goldstream Guards in June 1943 and served with the 2nd Battalion in Italy. He was killed during the Battle for Monte Piccolo on May 29th 1944 whilst attacking a German post single handed. He is buried in the Monte Cassino War Cemetery.

Gordon L. Stevens (8 41) Lieutenant, Rifle Brigade. He was commissioned from an O.C.T.U. into the Rifle Brigade in Septembe·r 1942 and served with his regiment in Italy. He was killed in action in the Sieve Valley during a clash with a German on September 11th 1944. He is buried in the War Cemete-ry in Florence.

Patrick J. Stewart-Bam (8 37) Lieutenant, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. He was commissioned into the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders in October 1940. He served with the 7th Battalion in North Africa and was killed on April 6th 1943 during a heavy spell of shelling on Battalion Headquarters in the Battle of Wadi Akarit. He is buried in the Military Cemetery at Sfax in Tunisia.

G.A. Mungo Stirlng M.C. (C 33) Captain, Black Watch . The son of a distinguished soldier, Colonel Sir George Stirling Bart. who had won the D.S.O. in the First World War, he was commissioned from Sandhurst into the Black Watch in August 1935. He served with his regiment in North Africa and was himself awarded the M.C. but he died on December 14th 1941 of wounds received in action during the first counter attack against Rommel's forces. He is buried in the Heliopolis War Cemetery in Egypt.

Courtlandt Taylor (C 30> Lieutenant, 1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars. Commissioned into the 1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars, he volunteered for service in the Middle East and was attached to the Nottinghamshire Yeomanry. He was killed on March 26th 1943 during the attack on the Mareth Line and is buried in the Military Cemetery at Sfax in Tunisia.

Michael B. Thorp

- 11 - Gerald M.C. Toft (F 41) Lieutenant, Norfolk Regiment. He was commissioned into the Norfolk Regiment in April 1943. He landed with the First Battalion on "Sword" Beach at 0950 on D-Day. They got off the beach without any casualties but he was killed in an attack on a German strong point near the village of Granville that afternoon, June 6th 1944.

Samuel C.O. Waring, D.S.O., M.C. and Bar. (W 35) Major, King's Own Royal Regiment (Lancaster). A regular soldier, from Sandhurst he was commissioned into the King's Own Royal Regiment in January 1937. He served with his regiment in the Middle East but having been decorated for distinguished service in Syria, and again in North Africa, he was wounded in Libya on 26th November 1942 and was reported "Missing, presumed drowned" during transfer by sea on 5th December 1941.

Adrian N. Wilson (SH 32) Captain, . He was commissioned into the Royal Welch Fusiliers in January 1941 . After D-Day he fought with his regiment in France and the Netherlands. Mentioned in Despatches, he was killed on March 1st 1945, St. David's Day, in an attack on Weeze during the fighting around the Rhine Crossing at Weser. He is buried in the Reichswald Forest War Cemetery.

Norman L. Wilson, M.C. (W 33) Captain, The King's Own Yorkshire Light lnfa.ntry. Landing in Normandy on June 15th 1944, eight days after D-Day, he was awarded the M.C. for a highly successful patrol, but was shortly afterwards killed in action. He also received Major-General E.H.Barker's prize of two hundred Francs for being the leader of the first patrol in the Division to kill a German.

John D. Yorke-Long (B 36) Lieutenant, Royal Artillery. He died near Caumont on August 4th 1944, of wounds received in the Battle for Normandy following the D-Day landings. His battery was resting, waiting to go forward at the time, when he was hit by a stray shell. He was taken to the Casualty Clearing Station but died without regaining consciousness. He is buried in the War Cemetery.

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Donald E.W. Adamson (W 30) , R.A.F. A regular R.A.F. Officer, he was commissioned in December 1936. In March 1938 he joined No. 5 Squadron at Risalpur as a Pilot Officer, protecting the North West Frontier of India and flying Westland Wapitis. He returned to England, rising to the rank of Squadron Leader. He died on January 5th 1943 and is buried at Lossiemouth in Scotland.

Guy H. Ardley (SH 40> Pilot Officer, . He joined the Royal Air Force from Canford and was trained as a Pilot in the U.S.A. On his return to England, he was commissioned as a Pilot Officer. At the time of his death he was serving with a Special Squadron , 140, based at Northolt. On September 14th, his aircraft failed to return from a photographic reconnaissance over the German lines. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

David U. Barnwell D.F.C. (B 38) Pilot Officer, 607 Squadron. The son of a brilliant aircraft designer, he followed his two elder brothers into the Royal Air Force. After winning the D.F.C. he was posted to the Mediterranean theatre and was killed on October 14th 1941 on an operational flight. He is commemorated qn the Memorial. Sadly his eldest brother, Richard Antony Barnwell, (not a Canfordian) , a Bomber Pilot with , had also failed to return from a raid over Germany on October 29th 1940.

JohnS. Barnwell (B 37) Pilot Officer, 29 Squadron. An older brother of David Barnwell, at Cranwell he was awarded The King's Medal and was commissioned as a Pilot Officer shortly before the outbreak of war. He joined No. 29 Squadron based at Debden and was largely involved with convoy protection . On June 18th 1940 he was seen to shoot down a German Heinkel but his Blenheim aircraft failed to return to base and was presumed to have crashed into the sea, but he is buried at Scopwick Church in Lincolnshire.

Warwick H. Beaver (F 33) , 37 Squadron. At the time of his death he was a navigator, holding the rank of Flight Sergeant. Flying from El Magrun in Libya on February 20th 1943, the Wellington Bomber of No. 37 Squadron , which he was navigating, failed to return from an operational flight over Italy. He is commemorated on the El Alamein memorial.

Charles J.H. Blunt (W 38) Sergeant (Pilot) , 455 Squadron. The son of an Army Captain, he qualified as a Sergeant Pilot and was attached to an Australian Bomber Squadron . Flying from Swinderby in Lincolnshire, his Handley Page Hampden bomber was shot down over Hamburg on the night of November 30th 1941 . He is buried in the Keil War Cemetery in Germany.

Neil A. Buchanan (C 29) Flight Lieutenant, 23 Squadron. He was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in April 1940 and joined 23 Squadron. Equipped with Bristol Blenheims, they took little part in the Battle of Britain but were given the role of intruding over French Air bases at night and attacking the German Bombers at th eir bases. They achieved greater success later wh en equipped with Douglas Havocs, but he died on September 9th 1942. He was cremated at the Ch aring Crematorium in Kent. - 13- Donald W.F. Cottrell (F 40> Sergeant, 55 Squadron. The son of Major A.F.B. Cottrell, D.S.O. , Royal Artillery, he qualified as an Aircrew Sergeant and joined 55 Squadron in North Africa, operating with Martin Baltimores - Light Bombers. The squadron had flown 352 operational sorties during the Battle of El Alamein , but following the advancing 8th Army and flying from Reyville in Tunisia, his aircraft failed to return from an operational flight over Italy on July 25th 1943. He is buried in the Catania War Cemetery.

K. Barry L. Debenham (8 37) Squadron Leader, 126 Squadron. The son of a Cambridge Professor, he distinguished himself in the Battle of Britain with 151 Squadron having several"kills" to his credit. On August 24th 1940 he was shot down in combat with Bf 109s over Ramsgate; he was seriously wounded and his Hurricane crashed and was burnt out. He subsequently underwent plastic surgery. He took command of 126 Squadron at Grottaglie, Italy in November 1943 but was killed the next month on December 16th, aged 24. He is commemorated on the Malta Memorial.

Philip R.S. Filleul (8 36) Flight Lieutenant, 214 Squadron . He was promoted to Flight Lieutenant in March 1943 and joined 214 Squadron which was equipped with American Flying Fortresses and employed on the detection and jamming of enemy radio and radar equipment. His aircraft failed to return from an operational flight on September 12th 1944. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. Both his sons, one born posthumously, later also joined Beaufort House.

John W. Fordham (W 34) Flight Lieutenant, 247 Squadron. The son of William Fordham, he trained at Cranwell and was commissioned in October 1936, joining 215 squadron and flying Ansons and then Harrows. He 1ransferred to a Fighter Squadron, No. 247, and was promoted to acting Squadron Leader. He died on March 5th 1941 and is buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey.

Roger G. Forshaw (C 31) Squadron Leader, 603 Squadron. A regular R.A.F. Officer, he was commissioned in September 1935 and was initially involved with Air Force/Army cooperation. Early in the war he joined 603 Squadron which was equipped with Spitfires and he was promoted to Squadron Leader. Flying from Hornchurch , they were largely involved in escorting Stirlings on raids over France. On December 18th 1941, they encountered the new German Focke-Wolf 190s. His own , and two other of the squadron's Spitfires failed to return. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

John W.S. Fowler (SH 30> Flight Lieutenant, Photographic Reconnaissance Unit. A regular R.A.F. officer, he was commissioned in February 1937 and was appointed to 63 Squadron flying Fairey Battles. Early in the war he was attached to the Photo Reconnaissance Unit and promoted to Flight Lieutenant. On November 9th 1940 his aircraft failed to return from a mission over occupied Europe. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

Norman A. Geer (C 34) Sergeant, 82 Squadron. Volunteering for the R.A.F. early in the war, he was promoted to Sergeant and joined 82 Squadron at Watton in Norfolk. Flying as one of a crew of three in a Bristol Blenheim, he took part in a number of raids against enemy shipping and "fringe" targets on the continent. On April 4th 1941 his aircraft failed to return from a mission and he was presumed killed. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. - 14 - J. Eric Goodrich (C 33) Sergeant, R.A.F. He trained as a Pilot and flew from the Air Station at Kidlington. The airfield was used as an Operational Training School for pilots and also as a Glider Training School. He died on July 1st 1942 and lies in the Burial Ground at Kidlington.

Michael F.C. Halahan

Anthony Hibberd D.F.C. (SH 34) Squadron Leader, 42 Squadron. A regular R.A.F. Officer, he was commissioned in October 1935 and joined 42 (Torpedo­ Bomber) Squadron on its re-formation in December 1936, flying Vickers Vildebeest Biplanes. He was still flying with the same squadron in the same aircraft three years later, attempting to protect East Coast Convoys! They were eventually equipped with Bristol Beauforts and carried out attacks on German Warships from Leuchars in Fife and he was awarded the D.F.C .. It was two days after an unsuccessful torpedo attack on the Prince Eugen on 17 May 1942 that he died. He is buried in Leuchars Cemetery.

H. Cecil R. Hopwood

John E. Horsfield (SH 37) Pilot Officer, 149 Squadron. Commissioned as a Pilot Officer, he joined 149 Squadron at Mildenhall in Suffolk. Flying a Wellington Bomber, he carried out a number of raids over occupied Europe. However, on July 1st 1941 , in a raid over France, his aircraft was shot down and he and his crew were killed . They are buried together in a small cemetery in Plouzane Churchyard near Brest.

Roderick Huggins

John S.B. Jones

-1 5- Anthony J. Lane (SH 35) , 269 Squadron. After being promoted to Flying Officer in November 1942, he joined 269 Squadron . Flying Lockheed Hudsons, he was involved in anti -submarine patrols against German U-Boats. From Reykjavik, in Iceland, they flew sorties in all weathers and then, in an attempt to cover the area more completely, moved to a base in Greenland. The weather there was treacherous and his and another aircraft were lost on March 1st 1943 trying to get back to base. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

Antony F. Lear (8 30) Pilot Officer, . He was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in January 1943. He qualified as a Navigator and flew in Lancasters with 106 Squadron in raids over Germany. On February 25th 1943 his aircraft was shot down during a raid over Nuremberg just a month after he had received his commission. He is buried in the Durnbach War Cemetery.

Antony M.H. Lewin (F 37) Flying Officer, 153 Squadron. The son of a distinguished Army Officer, he was commissioned into the Royal Air Force in January 1940. He was the Radio Navigator of a Beaufighter, serving with 153 Squadron , flying from Reghaia in North Africa. On January 1Oth 1944, protecting a convoy, his aircraft was shot down having fought off nine German Junkers 88s. He is commemorated on the Malta Memorial.

David F.P. Longman (C 40) Sergeant, 207 Squadron. He was a Sergeant Air with 207 Squadron. Flying in Lancasters from Spilsby in Lincolnshire, they did much to support the Allied troops following the D-Day landings. On July 19th 1944, in a raid over central France, his aircraft was shot down south of Reims. He is buried with six others of the crew in a small cemetery in Margny, west of Chalons­ sur-Marne.

Donald F. Mackenzie D.F.C. (M 34) Squadron Leader, 97 Squadron. Flying Lancaster Bombers from Bourn in Cambridgeshire, he was awarded the D.F.C. for bringing his aircraft safely back from a raid over Germany when it had been hit by flack and turned upside down. His Squadron, No. 97, became part of the Pathfinder Force, marking out the targets for successive waves of bombers. However, he was killed when his aircraft was shot down on December 17th 1943 in a raid over Germany.

Ronald F. Mackrill (M 33) Warrant Officer, 298 Squadron. Flying Hampden Page Halifaxes from Tarrant Rushton in Dorset, 298 Squadron was largely involved with transporting Airborne Troops. They took part in both the D-Day and the Arnhem landings and also the Rhine crossings. However, he was kil led when his aircraft came down over the Jutland Peninsular on April 19th 1945, less than three weeks before the end of the war in Europe. He is buried in Vang Churchyard.

Cedric H. Mardon (8 40) Pilot Officer, 150 Squadron. Leaving Canford in the Summer of 1940, he was due to go up to Christ's College, Cambridge but he volunteered for the R.A.F. and was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in December 1941 . He was posted to R.A.F. Snaith, near York, where with 150 Squadron he was involved with the strategic night bombing offensive against industrial targets in Germany. On the night of April 15th/16th 1942 his Wellington Bomber failed to return from a raid over the Ruhr and his death was subsequently confirmed. He was on ly 20.

- 16- Geoffrey C. Matheson (SH 30> Squadron Leader, 418 Squadron .. Joining the R.A.F. on a short service commission in October 1936, he flew Spitfires from Hornchurch with 222 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. Although destroying a least one German fighter, he was himself shot down twice. On August 24th 1943 he was killed as a Squadron Leader with 418 Squadron operating in Mosquitos from Ford in Sussex. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

Malcolm T. Matthews (830) Sergeant, 83 Squadron. Serving with 83 Squadron , he was a member of the air crew of a Handley Page Hampden Bomber, flying from Scampton in Lincolnshire. On July 8th 1941 his aircraft failed to return from a raid on the German port of Wilhelmshaven and he was reported missing, presumed killed. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

H. Clive Mayers D.S.O., D.F.C. and Bar (F 28) Wing , 250 Squadron. An experienced pilot, he had some difficulty in persuading the R.A.F. to accept him due to his age. However, he did succeed and fought in the Battle of Britain being awarded the D.F.C. Serving with 94 Squadron he was awarded a bar to his D.F.C. and then for leading an attack on 20 German troop-carriers, Ju. 52s, 13 of which were shot down, he was awarded the D.S.O. He was promoted to the command of a Hurricane Wing in North Africa,•but on July 20th 1942 Mayers radioed that he was making a forced landing in the Qattara Depression with engine trouble. His aircraft was found and there being no trace of him it was presumed that he had been captured. He was never heard of again and may have been lost in a Ju. 52 which was shot down whilst ferrying POWs to Germany.

Stanley E. H. Morgan (SH 38) Pilot Officer, 102 Squadron . Flying Handley Page Halifaxes from Topcliffe in Yorkshire, he took part in the historic 1,000 Bomber raids over Germany. However, from the raid over Bremen on the night of June 25th/26th 1942, his aircraft failed to return and he was reported missing, presumed killed. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

NormanS. Morton (C 38) Flying Officer, 223 Squadron. The son of a distinguished Air Force Officer, he was promoted to Flying Officer in September 1943 and later joined 223 Squadron, flying Liberators and Fortresses from Oulton in Norfolk, and being involved in decoy raids and radio jamming over Germany. He tran sferred to the Far East but was ki lled on February 1Oth 1945 and is commemorated on the Singapore Air Forces Memorial.

Alan M. Murphy D.S.O. and bar, D.F.C. Croix de Guerre avec P. de V. (W 36) , 23 Squadron. Joining the R.A.F. before the war, he was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in June 1938. He became an outstanding fighter pilot and rose rapidly through the ranks, being decorated five times. His last posting was in command of No. 23 Squadron. Flying Mosquitos from the aptly named Little Snoring, their role was to carry out night low-level intruding missions against enemy fighters, airfields and trains. On December 2nd 1944 his aircraft was shot down over Holland and he is buried in Oldebrock Cemetery near Zwolle.

Ronald A. Partridge

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Geoffrey N.E. Powell (SH 38) Sergeant, 35 Squadron. After volunteering for the R.A.F. he was promoted to Sergeant as an Observer and joined No. 35 Squadron as aircrew. Flying Handley Page Halifaxes from Linton -on -Ouse in Yorkshire, the squadron attacked a wide variety of targets in France and Germany. His aircraft failed to return from an operational flight on March 31st 1942 and he is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

David J.R. Ritchie (B 34) Pilot Officer, R.A.F. Qualified as a Pilot and commissioned in September 1942, he died on October 18th 1943 and is buried near his parents home in Kemback Old Churchyard, Fife.

The Hon. George W. Rodney (B 33) Flight Lieutenant, 46 Squadron. The son of the 8th Baron Rodney, he qualified as a pilot and was commissioned in February 1941. Promoted to Flight Lieutenant, he joined 46 Squadron in Egypt. Flying Bristol Beaufighters, they were charged with the night defence of the Canal Z_one and the naval base at Alexandria. He was killed on September 18th 1942 and is buried in the Alexandria (Hadra) War Cemetery, Egypt.

I. Terence B. Rowland (W 34} Squadron Leader, . The son of Sir John and Lady Rowland, he first joined 100 Squadron shortly -after being commissioned as a Pilot Officer in December 1936. Later he commanded the same Squadron at Singapore in December 1941 still flying Vickers 100 m.p.h. Vildebeest Biplanes, the replacement Beauforts having failed to materialise. After a number of desperate sorties, on January 26th 1942 he led an heroic attack against Japanese fo rces landing at Endau. He, and half the squadron , lost their lives. He is commemorated on the Singapore Air Forces Memorial.

Bruce B.P. Roy (M 36) Pilot Officer, 102 Squadron. Volunteering in the early days of the war, he was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in Ju ly 1941 and joined 102 Squadron, flying Armstrong Whitworth Whitleys from Topcliffe in Yorkshire. With 36 other aircraft, his plane failed to return from a mass raid over Germany on the night of November 7th/8th 1941 . He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

Guy E. Schubert (B 39} Sergeant (Pilot), 78 Squadron. Born in Sofia, the son of a Hungarian banker, he had some difficulty in being accepted for the R.A.F. However, the Headmaster, the Reverend C.B.Canning, helped to persuade the Home Office about his loyalties and he was trained as a pilot in Rhodesia. Flying Halifaxes from Linton-on-Ouse, he was shot down over Holland when returning from the Dortmund raid on the night of 23rd/24th May 1943. He is buried with his crew in Wierden Cemetery in Overjissel, Holland.

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Neville Smart (W 39) Flying Officer, 196 Squadron. Joining the R.A.F. from school, he was commissioned as a Pilot Officer in May 1942 and joined 196 Squadron, flying Wellingtons from Driffield and Leconfield in Yorkshire. His aircraft served in transport and glider-tug roles and he died on February 26th 1943. He is buried in Lyndhurst Cemetery, Hampshire.

David J.D. Strath (M 41) Sergeant (Pilot), 460 Squadron. Joining the R.A.F. straight from school, he trained as a pilot at Medicine Hat in Canada and joined 460 Squadron flying Lancasters from Binbrook in Lincolnshire. An Australian unit, they were involved largely with bombing targets in Germany. He was critically wounded in a flying operation and died on June 17th 1943. He is buried in Banchory Ternan Churchyard, Kincardine near his parent's home.

John C.S. Turner (W 32) Squadron Leader, R.A.F. After achieving considerable success as a pilot he was promoted to Squadron. Leader but on September 12th 1945 he was killed in a flying accident less than a fortnight after the end of the war. He was cremated at the Oxford Crematorium at Stanton St. John.

A. Hugh Vernon (F 39) Flying Officer, Cranwell. He volunteered for the Royal Air Force and was trained as a Pilot in the U.S.A. He was the co-pilot in a Wellington Bomber which flew from Cranwell R.A.F. Station over the North Sea on the evening of December 20th 1942. Radio contact was lost and the plane and its six occupants were never seen again. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial.

Ronald A. Vinson (C 31) Flight Li eutenant, . Commissioned as a Pilot Officer on the day before the outbreak of war, he became a bomber pilot flying Wellingtons and then Lancasters. His squadron concentrated on the strategic bombing of enemy industrial targets but his aircraft failed to return from a raid over Hanover on January 14th 1944. He is buried in the War Cemetery there.

Richard Whitlock (C 28) Pilot Officer, 76 Training Squadron. An English Hockey International, he was still attached to a Training Squadron when , on June 16th 1944, on a cross country flight in Palestine, one of the engines of his Wellington Bomber cut out. He put the aircraft on a level path and all the members of the crew were able to bail out. However, by then the aircraft was too low for him to jump successfully. He is buried in the Sidon War Cemetery, .

Peter A. Worth (F 40> Pilot Officer, 208 Squadron. He was commissioned as a Pilot Officer at the end of January 1942 and joined 208 Squadron in North Africa. Involved in photo-reconnaissance and flying aged Hurricanes and Tomahawks, th ey attempted to keep the retreating Desert Army informed about the enemy's movements. His aircraft was shot down on August 2nd 1942 and he is buried in the El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt.

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Ralph A.G. Mead (F 26) Merchant Navy. He was lost at sea as the result of a Marine disaster in January 1945.

MALAY VOLUNTEERS

Morley P. Barlow (F 34) Malay Volunteers. He went to Malaya in 1938 as an assistant Rubber planter for Dunlops and was there when the war began. Following the Japanese invasion he was one of a party who volunteered to try to check the Japanese advance on Singapore. After the Japanese victory, they continued to harass the Japanese. He managed to avoid capture but died of a fever on April 28th 1943.

BRITISH AIRWAYS

Arthur G. Nicholson (M 34) Pilot, British Airways. He was lent to the Air Ministry by British Airways for important communications work. He was killed during the Winter of 1939 when, returning from a long and hazardo.us fl ight, his machine crashed following a collision with the cable of a balloon barrage.

NATIONAL FIRE SERVICE

Gerald W.H. Buxton (SH 25) National Fire Service. After serving in the Fire Service during the Blitz, he died at Wolverhampton on January 26th 1943. Thomas R.O. Harris (W 27) National Fire Service. He served with the Bristol Fire Service and when the city was attacked in June 1942, although only convalescent after a serious operation, he turned out to fight the many fires. This caused a setback from which he failed to recover. He died on May 31st 1943.

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KOREA

Nigel A.M. Balders (B 39) Captain , Suffolk Regiment. The son of a distinguished Army Officer, he served in the Leicestershire Regiment in the Second World War but transferred to the Suffolks, his father's old regiment, with a regular commission in 1945. In 1950 he volunteered to go to Korea and was attached to the Royal Ulster Rifles. Whilst in command of the Battalion Battle Patrol during the U.N.C. advance to Line Kansas, he was killed by a mortar bomb on February 21st 1951 .

-20- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First I would like to thank all those relatives whom I have been able to contact and who have helped me with the relevant entries: Bert Davies for his brother David, Philip Jarman for his brother John, lan Lewin for his brother Tony, Alistair Li lburn for his brother Hugh , Victor Mardon for his brother Cedric, Newlyn Mason-Elliott for his brother Graham, Mrs Bethine Morrow for her brothers Michael and Alan Mather, John Piper for his brother Michael, Evelyn Pulliblank for his brothers Benjamin and Richard, Dr. Pat Raw lence for his brother Roger, Graham Rogers for his brother Kenneth , Philip Stewart-Bam for his brother Patrick, Donald Toft for his brother Gerald, Dr. Peter Vernon for his brother Hugh, Squadron Leader Denis Winton for his brother Stanley and David Yorke-Long fo r his brother John. Also to Ray Nuding for drawing attention to the fact that Jack Fowler had been inexplicably omitted from the original Roll of Honour.

My thanks are also due to the staff of a number of libraries who assisted me in my researches. I am particularly indebted to Mr R.W.A.Suddaby and the staff of the Imperial War Museum for their assistance and also the staffs of the Fleet Air Arm Museum at Yeovilton , the Naval Museum at Portsmouth and the Royal Air Force Museum at Hendon, the Bodleian Library in Oxford and of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission .

The poem in the Introduction is reproduced with the kind permission of Mr Jim Spender, Richard Spender's Literary Executor. The poem first appeared in Richar~ Spender's "Laughing Blood".

Finally I owe a great debt of gratitude to Mrs Jenny Clifford for the care and trouble she has taken over the printing and also to my sister for helping with the proof reading.

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