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1946
1946 - 0434.PDF
226 FLIGHT FEBRUARY 28TH, SERVICE AVIATION turned his final mission into a success byhis determined opposition to the enemy, his strenuous efforts to maintain themorale of his fellow prisoners, and his brilliant escape activities. He enduredbrutal treatment and torture without flinching, and showed the most amazingfortitude and devotion to duty through- oat his service abroad, during which hewas under constant threat of death. Roll of Honour Casualty Cammuniqui fio. 564.THE Air Ministry regrets to announce the fol- lowing casualties on various dates. TheS6xt el kin have been informed. Casualties " la action" are due to flying operations against theenemy; " on active service" includes ground casualties due to enemy action, non-operationalflying casualties, fatal accidents and natural deaths. Of the names in this list, 245 are second en-tries giving later information of casualties pub- lished in earlier lists. Royal Air Force KILLED IN ACTION.—Cpl. W. H. Berrey; L.A/O.A. Blackburn; L.A/C. H. Branker; Cpl. D. J. Brown: Fit. Sgt. P. R. Condon: Fit. Set. A. J. Cottier^ Fit. Sist. It. H. Crighton; Fit. Sgt. F.Davis; Cpl. A. E. Deveson; Cpl. I>. W. Ellis: L.A/C. H. G. Evans; Fit. Hgt. J. Freeland;Fit. 8gt. E. J. Furlong; L.A/C. A. G. George: F/O. 8. Grayton; L.AiO. F. B. Harrington;L.A/C. L. E. Hililrow; W/O. K. M. Hodgson; L.A/C. K. W. Kilbank; F/O. W. C. Lewington:Cpl. L. G. Mason: Cpl. M. Moses; Fit. Sstt. D. McP. Murray; L.A/C. G. Parr; Cpl. D. L.Pratt; Sgt. F. Priestley; Cpl. W. F. S. Eiley; Fit. Sgt. L. R. Saunde-rs; Sgt. J. Stevens: Sgt.J. Stevens; Cpl. C. F. Venables; L.A/C. R. Wil- ' liams; L.A/C. L. Williamson; A/C. D. W.Wright; Fit,. .Sgt..- G. F. Wyke; L.A/C. F. S. Yates; F/O. G. V. R. Yeulett. MISSING, NOW PRESUMED KILLED IN ACTION.-Fit..Sgt. J. C. N. Cunningham; F/O. D. Yen- ning. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, BELIETED KILLED IN ACTION, NOW PRESUMED KILLEDIN ACTION.—F/O. G. F. Allan; Sgt. F. J. Angus; F/O. D. G. Bennett; Sgt. T. E. Borkett; Fit.Sgt. R. Brown: P/O. A. E. Diggins; P/O. J. Gilbody; F/O. P. 8. Haw; Sgt. L. P. Hyde; Sgt.K. R. Mann; Sgt. J. G. Robinson; Sgt. J. G. Shewen; F/O. H. Stevenson; Sgt S. W. J. Tay-lor; Fit. Lt. D. J. S. Turner; Sqn. Mr.' K. A. Wigglesworth D.F.C.; Sgt. P. B. Wilson; Fit. Lt. E. A. C. Young. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW PRE- SUMED KILLED IN ACTION—F/O. D. H. Ac-worth; Fit. Sgt. G. K. C. G. Adams; Set. L. Adams; Fit. Lt. I). Adcock: P/O. P. L. Ah):Sgt. J. S. Anderson; Fit. Sgt. A. Ashworth; Sgt. B. Bell; Act. W/O. R. Bennett; W/O. K. J.Bettles; Act. Fit. Lt. W. N. Bingham: Sgt. J. J. Birtles; F/O. J. D. Black; SKt. E. B. Bland; F/O.G. Blanshard; Sgt. R. F. Bloy; Sgt. A. B. E. Booth- Sgt. L. B. Bourne; Sgt. J. R. Breeze; F/O.E. I. Britton; Sgt. C. Brown; P/O. W. F. Bunt- ing, D.F.M.; F/O. A. G. Burgess; Fit. Lt. J. W.Caddie; Sgt. D. C. Carrott; W7O. R. O. Clee; F/O. P. W. Clifford; Fit. Sgt. W. Cobb; Sgt. M. H.A.I. WAR COMMANDERS Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor (Caricature portrait by Hayden) MANY of those in a position to form anopinion say that the Royal Air Force has few keener brains than that of Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor, K.C.B., D.S.O., M.C., who is now Member of the Air Council for Personnel. At the outbreak of war he was Director of Plans at the Air Ministry, an important post, which was especially significant in view of the fact that Sir John had published in 1936 a book entitled -Air Power and Armies. This was based on a series of lectures which he delivered when he was an in- structor at the Army Staff College at Camberley. In this book he gave his own views, looking at air power as an adjunct to an army, and upholding the doctrine that when army operations are in progress they must take precedence of strategic bombing. This principle was followed during the Allied invasion of the Continent in 1944-45. This book will be valuable to students of war for years to come. Littera scrifta manet, and this book may well outlive the memories of what its author did during the second world war—or the first \Corld war, for the matter of that, in which he gained the Military Cross. But, all the same, Sir John made his weight felt during the second struggle with the Germans. In November, 1942, he was appointed A.O.C.-in-C., Coastal Command, and held that post until January, 1944. The year 1943 was a critical one in the Battle of the Atlantic. The U-boats had become a grave menace; but in the summer close co-operation between Coastal Command and the Navy resulted in a major defeat being inflicted upon them. In that year many more U-boats were destroyed by Coastal Command than had fallen victims to aircraft in the three preceding years of the war. On quitting Coastal Command, Sir John Slessor became A.O.C. the R.A.F. in the Mediterranean, and was also Deputy to General Ira Eaker, who was then Air Commander-in-Chief, Mediter- ranean Allied Air Forces. The chief interest had by that time shifted to the North and the preparations for the in- vasion of Normandy; but there was still plenty of air work to be done in Italy and the ^Egean, and later there was the French invasion of the Riviera. It is really unnecessary to add that Sir John has passed through the R.A.F. Staff College at Andover. Such a man could never have failed to secure the (Jualifica- tion- of -p.s.a. after his name in the An Forc^ List, Cody; Sgt. R. F. Cousin; Sgt. G. J. CrawlevSgt. J. E. Cushing; P/O. E. C. T. Davies; Sgt' W. E. Double; Fit. Sgt. W. Edmondson; Fit'Lt. D. Edyvean; F/O. E. G. Essenhieh; Act' Wing Cdr. D. B. Falconer, D.F.C., A.F.C.: F/o'J. D. Farrar; Sgt. R. A. Forrest; Fit. Sgt. L. W' Fox; F/O. P. S. Foxcroft; Sgt. J. H. Gilliver-'Sgt. E. Graham; F/O. R. Heald; Sgt. N. J Hobbs; Sgt. L. Hodgson; Sgt. D. W. Holmes; P/o'E. r. Hughes; Sgt. J. B. Humphrey; P/O. K. 1' Hntton; Fit. Sgt. J. M. Johnstone; Fit. Sat. T. I)Jones; Sgt J. E. Keogh; Sat. J. Kerfoot; Sgt. G Kirkby; Sgt. H. Lambert; F/O. G. F. Larcey; SgtI. W. Lewis; Fit. Sgt. F. P. Lyford; F/O. E. R." Lyon; Fit. Sgt. W. C. Mclntosh; W/O. W. R. Mac-Pherson; F,O. J R. Mackney; Fit. Lt. D. L. Mat- thewman, D.F.C.; Sgt. E. W. Matthews; Act FitLt, P. T. F. May, D.F.M.; Sgt. D. G. Mayley' F/O. T. J. Middleton; Sgt. E. T. Money; SgtJ. W. Moore; Fit. Sgt. I. J. Morris; Sgt, A. D. G Morrison; Sgt. W. E. Moseky; Fit. Sgt. M. AMurphy; Sgt. L. A. Newell; F/O. A. W w Nipper; Sgt. J. Norman. D.F.M.; Sgt. D RNortheote; Sgt. E. S. Pattison; Fit. Set E Peel; Sgt. 8. J. A. Pegram; Fit. Sgt. W. D'Phillips; Act. F/O. P. M. Picof, Sgt. R. J Pocoek; Sgt. G. H. Postms; Sgt. E. L. Price-Fit. Lt. P. Quine; Fit. Sgt. F. B. Rees; Sgt K' Roberts; F/O. D. Robson; Sgt. A. R. Roselt-Sgt. A. Rowe; P/O. F. C. A. Sawyer; Fit. Lt. B. L. Smith. D.F.M.; Sgt. W. J. Smith; Sgt.G. Spreadbury; Sgt. E. W. Starling; Fit. Sgt. A. B. Steele; Fit. Sgt. A. B. Steele; Fit.Sgt. G. E. Stenner; Sgt. S. Stone; Fit. Sgt W. D. Stopford; Fit. Sgt. G. D. Taylor: Sgt»A. R. Thair; Fit, Sgt. H. K. Thomas; Sgt 8. W. Thompson; F/O. J. A. Thomson; Sgt. RTurner; Fit. Sgt. J. W. Tutill; Set. H. Varey Sgt. R. V. Wakefield; P/O. E. W. Walton; Fit!Sgt. R. J. Ward-Barrett; Sgt. A. Watephonse- Fit. Lt. W. Weir; Sgt. S. A. Westcott; FitSftt. F. Wharam; Sgt. L. W. .7. White; Sgt T White; Fit. Sgt. T. W. Whitehand: P/O. R. G.Whybro; Sgt. B. F. W. Wilkinson; But. T. H. Williamson; Sgt. J. 8. Wilson- Sgt. R. H. FWilson; Fit. Sgt. A. R. Wineott; Sgt. B. Wood- Wing Cdr. H. de C. ".A. Woodhouse, D.F.C.,A ;F.C.; Act. F/O. C. E. M. Worner; Sgt. J. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW RE- PORTED KTLLED IN ACTION.—Sgt. A. Allan; Sgt.R. W. B. Baldwin; F/O. E. Clarke: Fit. Sst. T. D. Cremins; Sgt. B. C. F. Dean: Fit, Sgt.A. Eccleston: Fit Sgt,"E. J. Hobbs; Set. T. B. R. Horrocks; Sgt. F. W. Johnson; Fit. Sgt. K.Mannion; Sgt. E. Markson: Sgt, S. B. Morgan; Fit. Sgt. J. W. Nicholls; Fit. Sgt. G. A. ON.Oliver; Fit. Lt. E. H. M. Eelton; SKt. A. A. Rivers; Sgt. E. J. Smalldon; F/O. W. J. Wal-lace; Sgt. L. A. Williams. MISSING.—F/O. F. D. Irvine; Act. Son. Ldr.R. W. S. Marshall. KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE—F/O. B. .1. LArmitage; Sgt. F. W. Brown; Fit. Sgt, G. Cmk; L.A/C. L. Coyle; Fit. Sgt. C. J. Frith; L.A/C.D. E. Jones; L.A/C. W. H. Lindsay; Act. Fit. Lt, W. C. Maclntyre; Sgt. D. E. B. Murrells;Sgt. F. H. Overall- Fit. Sgt. II. D. PeaTce; L.A/C. H. N. Snndiord; Cpl. T. F. Sandilands: Fit, Sgt.A. Stephen; F/O. F. F. Thomas; Fit, Lt, G. J. Tonks; F/O. B. 8. Univin; Sgt. H. Wynne. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE NOW PRESUMED KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.—Fit. Sgt. J. R. Ald-ridge; Spt. F. K. Allan; Fit. Lt. I>. M. Crook. D.F.C.; P/O. W. D. Livock; W/O. R. J. Taylor;Fit. Sgt. G. L. West. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW PRE- SUMED KILLED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.—P,fO. D. V.James; F/O. L. T. Jordan WOUNDED OR INJURED OX ACTIVE SERVICE.—W/O. S. A. Baker; F/O. D. F. Moore. DIED ON ACTIVE SERVICE.—L.A/C. J. W.Birehenall; Fit. Sgt. F. G. Clarke; L.A/C. H. G. Cooper; S(rt. P. G. Culkim; Sgt. C. E. Dinnage;Fit, Sgt. T. W. Dodds; P/O. W. A. Edley; Cpl. O. Forsyth; W/O. R. C. Gardner; Act, Fit, Lt.R. P. Garnett; A/C.2 R. Grimes; Sgfc. W. N. Hamilton; L.A/C. G. A. Hummerston; L.A/C. J.Johnson; A/C.2 B. Letting; L.A/C. O. Mulvey; L.A/C. G. A. McK. Sinclair; Cpl. H W. Stirling;L.A/C. C. II. Street; L.A/C. F. Tickner; L.A/C. W. J, Welsby; Act. F/O. S. D. Wildman; A/0.2T. R. C. Wilmshuret. Royal Australian Air Force PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, BELIEVED KILLED IN ACTION. NOW PRESUMED KILLED INACTION.—Fit. Sfrt. D. W. Davidson: F'O. J. A. Uak-ewill; Fit, Sgt. W. K. Loughnan; P/O. R. R.Mitchell; Fit. Sgt, E. A. G. Reed. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW PRE- SUMED KILLED IN ACTION.—F/O. S. J. Bethel;F/O. G. E. Collins; P/O. J. Costello; P/O. A Duncan; Fit. Sgt. I. D. Dntfield: F/O. P. E.Edwards: Fit. Sgt. G. French; Fit Sgt. C. L. George; Fit. Sgt. G. Hayma-n; P/O. E. J.-Holmes;Fit. Sgt A. F. Joyce; Fit. Sgt. A. Laing; Fit, Sgt. E. J. Leake; Fit. Sgt. N. A. L'Green; Fit-Sst. G. M. Miller; Fit, Sgt. M. L. Morey; F/O. W. Nicholson; Fit. Sgt. G. G. Parker; Art, F/O.,T. B. Plumridge; F/O. G. D. Rawson; F/O. N. L. Redford: F/O. J. M Scott. D.F.M.; Act, F/O.H. J. Thompson; P/O. D. Underwood: Fit. Sgt. n. Wham; Fit. Lt. D. J. Wilson; P/O. Jl. Mel.Wilson. PREVIOUSLY REPORTED MISSING, NOW RI PORTED KILLED IN ACTION.—Fit. Sgt. C. H.Edwards: F/O. R. F. Feilberg; Fit. Sgt. D. w. McOonville: Fit. Set. .7. K. Scott; F/O. W. R.Sinclair; P/O. J. A. Picken. KILLED ON ACTIVE SEE VICE. -W/O P. L. E-Boucat; Fit. Sgt. G. K. Gibb; Fit. Lt. M. C. l»artridge; Fit. Lt, II Turner..
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