RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces War Dead (Courtesy CWGC)
RAF and Commonwealth Air Forces Roll of Honour - The Unaccounted Airmen Project
122,432 casualty records in this database.118,637 records (96.90%) are "Accounted for".99,889 are aviation. 18,748 are non-aviation deaths.3,795 are still unaccounted.59 records have photographs
This is a database of all commonwealth airforces casualities in the Second World War. The primary data is taken from the CWGC site, and has been enhanced by the AIR81 data from the National Archives and the Unaccounted Airmen and Airwomen Project that was initiated by the late Henk Welting , and being continued by the forum members. This site helps you to easily search for a casualty based on partial name or number, exact date or year of death, provide the aircraft associated with the casualty or details. Click on Surname to see more details, and sources.
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Your current query terms 1944 returns 33068 records, 32381 records (97.92%) have circumstances of death. 687 records (2.08%) do not have details.
Rank Name, Number, Trade & Details Date Unit Country Cemetery/Memorial & Loc Ref Wing Commander John Scott WILLIAMS (C/2729) Died in hospital of natural ca.... Forum Post 1944-01-01 Canada Montreal (Mount Royal) Cemeter Enrolled Follower RAMAN (58129) A sweeper . He died in the Ind.... Forum Post 1944-01-01 India Delhi / Karachi 1939-1945 War Leading Aircraftman Leslie Alfred WOODBRIDGE (56981) Died of illness, but no furthe.... More Details 1944-01-01 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby (Bomana) War Ceme Leading Aircraftman James Walter WOODS (41254) Died at Port Moresby of Illnes.... More Details 1944-01-01 Papua New Guinea Port Moresby (Bomana) War Ceme Air Mechanic Izak G J. DU PLESSIS (312538V) Accidently drowned.... Ext Link 1944-01-01 South Africa Germiston (Primrose) Cemetery Leading Aircraftman Robert McFARLANE (1001904) He died from injuries sustaine.... More Details 1944-01-01 Tunisia Massicault War Cemetery Aircraftman 1st Class David DOUGLAS (1374193) David Douglas, Motor Driver (A.... Forum Post 1944-01-01 United Kingdom Cambusnethan Cemetery Corporal William George Victor SIMPSON (799744) Corporal Simpson died on 1 Jan.... Forum Post 1944-01-01 United Kingdom Torquay Cemetery And Extension Sergeant Edward SCOTT (1134688) Wireless Op Boston III W8370 Forum Post 1944-01-01 1 OADU United Kingdom Medomsley (St. Mary Magdalane) Sergeant Donald Stuart ROBERTSON (R/179340) Pilot Oxford LW914 More Details 1944-01-01 11 AFU United Kingdom Chester (Blacon) Cemetery Leading Aircraftwoman Annie PARKIN (W/309495) Died in hospital of natural ca.... Forum Post 1944-01-01 16 SFTS Canada Sussex (Kirk Hill) Cemetery, K Sergeant William Garnet RUSSELL (4213125) Kittyhawk P-40 NZ 3222 Ext Link Ext Link 1944-01-01 18 Sqdn RNZAF AIR27 New Zealand Auckland (Waikumete) Crematori Flight Lieutenant Raymond HARTLEY (88225) Typhoon IB JR213 Ext Link 1944-01-01 183 Sqdn AIR27 United Kingdom Brookwood Military Cemetery Leading Aircraftman William Gordon JONES (R/139691) Drowned , Marble Island, Allif.... Ext Link 1944-01-01 27 Radar Unit Canada Vancouver (Mountain View) Ceme Leading Aircraftman James Francis KELLY (R/141186) Drowned , Marble Island, Allif.... Ext Link 1944-01-01 27 Radar Unit Canada Ottawa Memorial Sergeant Kenneth Eastwood WALMSLEY (1750354) Air Gunner Wellington Ic R1086 IBCC 1944-01-01 28 OTU United Kingdom Manchester Crematorium Flying Officer Archibald Neville BOOK (J/23434) Pilot Beaufighter TFX NE309 1944-01-01 304 FTU United Kingdom Bowmore New Parish Churchyard, Flying Officer Pirojshah (Piloo) REPORTER (1613) Hurricane Forum Post 1944-01-01 6 Sqdn IAF AIR27 Myanmar Taukkyan War Cemetery Flying Officer Donald Glyndwr GREVILLE (143449) Pilot Lysander II R2034 1944-01-01 63 OTU United Kingdom Drefach (Capel Seion) Congrega Flight Sergeant Leslie George YOUNGE-HART (1390670) He was unlawfully killed on du.... Forum Post 1944-01-01 HQ DAF Italy Bari War Cemetery Flying Officer George Gladstone Aloysious GREEN (C/6331) Died of natural causes in the .... Forum Post 1944-01-02 Canada Dundas (St. Augustine's) Cemet Corporal Mary Dorothea PHILP (421944) Mary Dorothea Philp WAAF, was .... Ext Link 1944-01-02 United Kingdom Gloucester Old Cemetery Leading Aircraftman Francis William TURNER (1251390) Shot at his front door in fron.... More Details 1944-01-02 United Kingdom Willesden New Cemetery Flying Officer Russell Barton Remington SHETLIFFE (100156) He was Admitted seriously ill .... Forum Post 1944-01-02 1 ADU Egypt Heliopolis War Cemetery Flight Sergeant Roy William CHINERY (568065) Pilot Lancaster III JB740 IBCC 1944-01-02 100 Sqdn AIR27 Germany Hanover War Cemetery Flight Sergeant John Aldridge DWELLY (1324551) Navigator Lancaster III JB740 IBCC 1944-01-02 100 Sqdn AIR27 Germany Hanover War Cemetery Sergeant Dudley Sydney FAWCETT (1485213) Flight Engi Lancaster III JB740 IBCC 1944-01-02 100 Sqdn AIR27 Germany Hanover War Cemetery Sergeant Jack Bernard GOORAVITCH (1894978) Air Gunner Lancaster III JB740 IBCC 1944-01-02 100 Sqdn AIR27 Germany Hanover War Cemetery Sergeant David Richard JESSOP (1390320) Air Bomber Lancaster III JB740 IBCC 1944-01-02 100 Sqdn AIR27 Germany Hanover War Cemetery Sergeant Glyn JOHN (1316412) Wireless Op Lancaster III JB740 IBCC 1944-01-02 100 Sqdn AIR27 Germany Hanover War Cemetery Sergeant Guy MONK (749827) Air Gunner Lancaster III JB740 IBCC 1944-01-02 100 Sqdn AIR27 Germany Hanover War Cemetery Sergeant Thomas CALVERT (1623515) Lancaster DV307 IBCC 1944-01-02 101 Sqdn AIR27 United Kingdom Runnymede Memorial Flight Lieutenant Alfred Herbert DURINGER (130448) Lancaster DV307 IBCC 1944-01-02 101 Sqdn AIR27 United Kingdom Runnymede Memorial Flying Officer Sidney Ivor KENNEDY (132867) Lancaster DV307 IBCC 1944-01-02 101 Sqdn AIR27 United Kingdom Runnymede Memorial Warrant Officer Samuel Thomas PLAYER (908932) Lancaster DV307 IBCC 1944-01-02 101 Sqdn AIR27 United Kingdom Runnymede Memorial Squadron Leader Ian ROBERTSON (112684) Lancaster DV307 IBCC 1944-01-02 101 Sqdn AIR27 United Kingdom Runnymede Memorial Pilot Officer Thomas WRIGHT (161476) Lancaster DV307 IBCC 1944-01-02 101 Sqdn AIR27 United Kingdom Runnymede Memorial Pilot Officer Bernard William ZEAL (159439) Lancaster DV307 IBCC 1944-01-02 101 Sqdn AIR27 United Kingdom Runnymede Memorial Sergeant George Christie CONNON (1566901) Air Gunner Lancaster DV308 IBCC 1944-01-02 101 Sqdn AIR27 Belgium Gosselies Communal Cemetery Sergeant Lawrence Frazer SOMERS (1850393) Flight Engi Lancaster DV308 IBCC 1944-01-02 101 Sqdn AIR27 Belgium Gosselies Communal Cemetery Flying Officer William Edward SUDDICK (J/17136) Air Gunner Lancaster DV308 IBCC 1944-01-02 101 Sqdn AIR27 Belgium Gosselies Communal Cemetery Flying Officer Frank Joseph ZUBIC (J/27319) Air Gunner Lancaster DV308 IBCC 1944-01-02 101 Sqdn AIR27 Belgium Gosselies Communal Cemetery Sergeant Eric EDGE (1074118) Wireless Op Lancaster III JB642 IBCC 1944-01-02 106 Sqdn AIR27 Germany Hanover War Cemetery Pilot Officer Frederick Horace GARNETT (158579) Pilot Lancaster III JB642 IBCC 1944-01-02 106 Sqdn AIR27 Germany Hanover War Cemetery Sergeant David McLEAN (949983) Flight Engi Lancaster III JB642 IBCC 1944-01-02 106 Sqdn AIR27 Germany Hanover War Cemetery Sergeant Ernest Montague John PEASE (1436156) Air Bomber Lancaster III JB642 IBCC 1944-01-02 106 Sqdn AIR27 Germany Hanover War Cemetery Flight Sergeant Theophilus John THOMAS (1315500) Navigator Lancaster III JB642 IBCC 1944-01-02 106 Sqdn AIR27 Germany Hanover War Cemetery Sergeant John Alfred WITHINGTON (1628244) Air Gunner Lancaster III JB642 IBCC 1944-01-02 106 Sqdn AIR27 Germany Hanover War Cemetery Sergeant Edward Nichols BURTON (1494673) Navigator Lancaster III JB645 IBCC 1944-01-02 106 Sqdn AIR27 Germany Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery Sergeant John Harold DYER (1217992) Wireless Op Lancaster III JB645 IBCC 1944-01-02 106 Sqdn AIR27 Germany Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery
We acknowledge that the data compiled here comes from multiple sources. National Archive ORBs (links given) and other external websites. Even for external websites - it is quite likely that they refer to published material on RAF history and losses. Some of these books/authors are acknowledged in our Essential RAF Researchers Book List . These Authors include (But not limited to) Bill Chorley, Colin Cummings, David Gunby, J J Halley,Ross McNeill and Pelham Temple. Additionally, the data on this site could not have been made possible without the serious contribution and help of the following websites. International Bomber Command Centre | Malcolm Barrass' RAFWEB : Air of Authority | National Archives (UK) | Air Crew Remembered | Jagan Pillarisetti's Bharat-Rakshak .
The Updated Data in its current form is the copyright of RAFCommands.com unless otherwise stated. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission is acknowledged as the source of the primary material. Additional Contributions by RAF Commands Forum Members : wwrsimon, Alex Smart, Dennis Burke, COL BRUGGY, Dick, Paul McMillan, Ross McNeill, alclark, Martyn A Critchlow, davew, Pavel Vancata (CZ_RAF), thorne83, Kiran Toor (Amrit), Rich Allenby, AlanW, alieneyes, Resmoroh, Bill Walker, Theletterwriter, phill jones, John Larder, Brian (Lyffe), AL90, Ken MacLean, Marks, Andy Ingham, John Englsted (JohnE) and many others. Off Forum Contributions by Jonathan Heyworth, Andrew Curtis, Russell Guest and Glenda Godfrey.
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