Sydney Grammar School World War II casualties Compiled by John Williamson Amy William Dayrell Harrington Lieutenant Royal Naval Reserve HMS Aldenham 23 14/12/1944 Plymouth Naval Memorial Son of William Francis and Vera Margaret Amy, of Blakehurst, New South Wales, Australia. Hunt Class Escort Destroyer, mined & sunk in the North East Adriatic http://www.uboat.net/allies/warships/ship/4669.html Archer Rodney Bainbridge Flying Officer 402148 Royal Australian Air Force 42 Sqdn RAF 24 17/05/1942 Runnymede Son of Rowland Bainbridge Archer and Olga Blanche Archer, of Rose Bay, New South Wales, Australia. Distinguished Flying Cross Pilot, Beaufort AW383. On 17 May 1942 failed to return from strike on German battleship ‘Prince Eugen’ off Lista, Norway. S http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/P02028.007 http://www.awm.gov.au/catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z019_1.pdf Assheton John Latima Private NX202253 Australian Infantry AIF 2/41 Bn 16 09/07/1944 Sydney War Cemetery Son of Charles Frederick and Anne Amelia Assheton, of Tamworth. Died of injuries, listed as 16 years old. Hid father Lt Col Assheton had died of wounds on the 9/2/42 in Malaya he was from 2/http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17913112 Astill Alan Edwin Flying Officer 421143 Royal Australian Air Force 462 Sqdn 24 14/01/1945 Cambridge City Cemetery Son of James Edwin and Maud Astill, of Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. Pilot, Halifax LL598 Z5‐A. Took from RAF Foulsham, Norfolk, at 1633 hours on the night of 14/15th January 1945 to carry out http://www.awm.gov.au/cms_images/ROH_RAAF/CREWS/462CREW_30D.pdf Austin Arthur Neville Flying Officer 411726 Royal Australian Air Force 3 Sqdn 24 14/01/1943 Alamein Memorial Son of Arthur John Samuel and Elizabeth Austin, of Homebush, New South Wales, Australia. Pilot, Kitthawk. On 14/1/43 at 1640 eight 3 Squadron Kittyhawks flew an armed reconnaissance over the Gheddahia area. Fli http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/P04581.011 http://www.3squadron.org.au/subpages/roll.htm Bayley Lindsay Arthur Flight Sergeant 432092 Royal Australian Air Force 9 Sqdn RAF 29 08/04/1945 Berlin 1939‐1945 War Cemetery Son of John Edwin and Lena Ammie Bayley, of Coogee, New South Wales, Australia; husband of Valma Eileen Bayley, of Coogee. Navigator, Lancaster NG235 WS‐H. took off from RAF Bardney at 1826 hours on the night of 8/9th April 1945 to bomb an oil http://www.awm.gov.au/catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z001_1.pdf Bayley Alan Rae Gunner NX52945 Royal Australian Artillery AIF 2/15 Fd Regt 20 14/02/1942 Singapore Memorial Son of Percy and Gladys Winifred Bayley, of Bellevue Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Presumed dead Bell H M R ? There is a Kenneth Bell RAF from Greenwich NSW Blight Peter Harden Goyen Flight Lieutenant 101036 Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve 11 Sqdn RAF 24 05/02/1944 Singapore Memorial Son of Stanlev Endean Blight and Vivienne Elaine Blight, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Pilot, Hurricane HW853. Twelve Hurricanes from No.11 Squadron scrambled over Chiringa, Flg Off P.H.G. Blight (HW853) andhttp://www.rafcommands.com/forum/showthread.php?9951‐Flt‐Lt‐Peter‐Harden‐Goyen‐Blight‐RAFVR‐67‐Sqdn‐101036 Brian Alan Ellis Flight Lieutenant 39930 Royal Air Force 70 Sqdn RAF 29 07/11/1940 Alamein Memorial Son of Sidney Harold and Elizabeth Emily Brian; husband of Sylvia Gwendoline Brian. Pilot, Wellington IC T2731, Valona. T/o Eleusis. Shot down by CR 42s over Albania. Bomber Losses in the ME & Med, Gunby & Temple, p30 Burgess Malcolm Robert Flight Sergeant 423076 Royal Australian Air Force 50 Sqdn RAF 21 06/06/1944 Bayeux War Cemetery Son of Dr. Charles Leslie Burgess and Dulcie Marcelle Burgess, of Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia. Air Gunner, Lancaster ND874 VN‐R. Took off from RAF Skellingthorpe at 0251 hours on the night of 5/6th June 1944 detailed http://www.awm.gov.au/catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z002_1.pdf Burney Henry George Pilot Officer 402343 Royal Australian Air Force 112 Sqdn RAF 26 30/05/1942 Alamein Memorial Son of Charles William David and Mary Ellen Burney, of Croydon, New South Wales, Australia. Pilot, Kittyhawk I, AK772/GA Y, Plt Off Henry George (Tom) Burney, 402343, RAAF, 30/5/42, A/C (London Pride) missing near http://forum.armyairforces.com/m91978‐print.asphttp://www.mts.net/~royb/112_photos_page_ http://www.awm.gov.au/catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z019_1.pdf Burnham John Sergeant 413165 Royal Australian Air Force 10 Sqdn 20 30/06/1943 Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery Son of Rupert Arthur Stanley and Elizabeth Mabel Burnham, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Air Gunner, Sunderland W3985. At 1100 hours on the 30th June 1943, Sunderland W3985 while on a course of 050degT sighthttp://www.awm.gov.au/catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z003_1.pdf Busby John Harold Flying Officer 418798 Royal Australian Air Force 622 Sqdn RAF 24 13/08/1944 Durnbach War Cemetery Son of Harold F Busby and Francis M B Busby of Gordon, New South Wales, Australia. Pilot, Lancaster III, LM466 GI‐P, Russelheim. T/o 2205 Mildenhall. Shot down by flak 600m N of Forsthausen Woodsdamm byBomber Command Losses 1944, Chorley, p383 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17946043 Cameron Ewen Alexander Private NX23059 Ausralian Infantry AIF 2/17 Bn 27 25/10/1942 El Alamein War Cemetery Son of Samuel Clarence Campbell Cameron and Jane Cameron, of Roseville, New South Wales, Killed two days after the opening attack at El Alamein. Campbell Robert Hepburn Flight Sergeant 424286 Royal Australian Air Force 622 Sqdn RAF 20 22/05/1944 Runnymede Son of Major Leslie Cranna Campbell and May Francis Campbell, of Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia. Air Gunner, Lancaster LL 793 GI‐Q of 622 Sqn RAF took off at 2255 hours on 21 May 1944 from RAF Station Mildenhall to bomhttp://www.awm.gov.au/catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z017_1.pdf Chambers John Ferguson Major VX39003 Australian Army Medical Corps AIF 4 Aust Gen Hosp 46 10/04/1941 Tobruk War Cemetery Son of Alfred Henry and Mary Ann Ferdinando Chambers; husband of Helen Chambers, of Toorak, Victoria, Australia. M.R.C.P.(Lond.), M.D.(Melb.). Killed in action http://www.trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17722885 Chapman Alfred William Musgrave Sergeant 402457 Royal Australian Air Force 99 Sqdn RAF 19 29/09/1941 Runnymede Son of Austin Henly Chapman and Linda Coniston Chapman, of Ashfield, New South Wales, Australia. Wireless Operator/Air Gunner, Wellington T 2879 of 99 (Madras Presidency) Sqn RAF took off from RAF Waterbeach, Cambrihttp://www.awm.gov.au/catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z017_1.pdf Chatto Harry Stewart Flying Officer 421569 Royal Australian Air Force 180 Sqdn RAF 25 21/03/1945 Reichswald Son of Ronald Henry Stewart Chatto and Winifred Essie Chatto, of Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia. Navigator/Air Bomber, Mitchell KJ563 took off on 21st March 1945, along with other aircraft from the Squadron, was detailehttp://www.awm.gov.au/catalogue/research_cent http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17949144 Christison Ian Harry Flight Sergeant 402490 Royal Australian Air Force 280 Sqdn RAF 20 26/06/1942 Maidstone Cemetery Son of Henry James Walker Christison and Lilian Eva Christison, of Mosman, New South Wales, Australia. Pilot, Anson AX649 crashed on 26th June 1942 at 0030 hours at Stockbury, Kent, UK and all the crew were killed. A Court of I http://www.awm.gov.au/catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z007_1.pdf Clarke Wilmott Philip Sergeant NX171638 Royal Australian Engineers AIF 53 Port Craft Coy 29 07/08/1945 Rabaul (Bita Paka) War Cemetery Son of Wilmott Henry James Clarke and Eva Alberta Clarke; husband of Jean Heather Clarke, of Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia. Died of accidental injuries. Received 2nd & 3rd degree burns in unknown circumstances on 03/08/1945. Initially served with 652 Lt AA Battery. Service record online Cooke Rolla Maxwell Flying Officer 402316 Royal Australian Air Force 145 Sqdn RAF 23 04/11/1941 Catterick Cemetery Son of Lionel Ernest and Ellen Beulah Perry Cooke, of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; husband of Betty Mosman Cooke, of Artarmon, New South WPilot, Spitfire P7624. Crashed at Catterick Aerodrome at 1530 hours on 4th November 1941, and the pilot was killed. A subsehttp://cas.awm.gov.au/item/P02028.012 http://www.awm.gov.au/catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z005_1.pdf Cormack Ian Charles Flight Sergeant 424852 Royal Australian Air Force 6 (P) Advanced Flying RAF 19 25/04/1944 Oxford (Botley) Cemetery Son of Charles De Lacy Cormack and Henrietta Cormack, of Mosman, New South Wales, Australia. Pilot, Oxford LW825. On the 25th April 1944, Oxford LW825 on a non‐operational night circuits & landings, crashed at 0315 hhttp://www.awm.gov.au/catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z023_1.pdf Cox Barry Mortimer Flight Lieutenant 260706 Royal Australian Air Force 75 Sqdn RAF 26 28/04/1942 Port Moresby memorial, Bomana War Cemetery Cox John Fabian Staff Sergeant NX58736 Australian Army Service Corps AIF HQ 8 Div 32 09/11/1943 Thanbyuzayat War Cemetery Son of Frederick and Mary Cox; husband of Laura Agnes Cox, of Mosman, New South Wales, Australia. Died of illness in Myanmar as a POW. http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/ART26450 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/17955103 Crawford Finlay Ewart Munro Flight Sergeant 422841 Royal Australian Air Force 70 Squadron RAF 20 26/06/1944 Budapest War Cemetery Son of James Cameron and Rosalie Recordia Crawford, of Summer Hill, New South Wales, Australia. Air Gunner, Wellington LP228. Wellington LP228 was detailed to carry out a raid on Budapest on the night of 25/26th June 19http://www.awm.gov.au/catalogue/research_centre/pdf/rc09125z004_1.pdf Cridland Alan Thomas Squadron Leader 260424 Royal Australian Air Force 1 Photo Reconnaissance Hughes NT Darwin 34 20/11/1942 Adelaide River War Cemetery Son of Donald William Francis and Harriet Salina Cridland; husband of Margaret Cridland, of Edgecliff, New South Wales.