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Runnymede Memorial

  • Pilot Officer Douglas Keith Milne

    Pilot Officer Douglas Keith Milne

    Pilot Officer Milne has no known grave, his name is inscribed on the Runnymede memorial and also appears on the Meigle War Memorial at the entrance to Victory Park, Meigle, Perth and Kinross.
  • Pilot Officer Edward Fred Chandler

    Pilot Officer Edward Fred Chandler

    Fred Chandler was the eldest son of Edward and Evelyn Chandler and grew up in Epsom, Auckland, New Zealand.
  • Pilot Officer George Rawson Brown

    Pilot Officer George Rawson Brown

    George Rawson Brown was the son of Walter George Brown, a merchant, and Marjorie Brown (nee. Holland) of Bartonville, Ontario. Both of his parents were born in England but had taken Canadian citizenship. He had one sister, also called Marjorie.
  • Pilot Officer Herbert Branwell Hackney

    Pilot Officer Herbert Branwell Hackney

    Herbert Branwell Hackney was born during July 1913, in Yarmouth on the Norfolk coast, to Herbert and Helen Wilhelmina, nee Shephard, Hackney.
  • Pilot Officer Richard Clare Whittaker DFC

    Pilot Officer Richard Clare Whittaker DFC

    Richard Clare Whittaker was a Suffolk lad, born on 26 November 1919 in Yoxford. After attending Framlingham College, between 1931 and 1937, he joined the RAF on a Short Service Commission in January 1938.
  • Pilot Officer Robert Dunham Reesor

    Pilot Officer Robert Dunham Reesor

    "In all his actions he exemplified the highest ideals of the RCAF and the people of Pouce Coupe may well be proud of his record."
  • Sergeant Andre Robert Hedger

    Sergeant Andre Robert Hedger

    Andre Robert Hedger was born on 20 January 1920 in Bethnal Green, to Andre and Ethel Hedger.
  • Sergeant Charles James Squibb

    Sergeant Charles James Squibb

    SERGEANT PILOT CHARLES JAMES SQUIBB of 602 squadron RAFVR, was the son of John William J. and Sarah Squibb; husband of Iris Maude Squibb, of Bedfont, Middlesex.
  • Sergeant Derek Vincent Osborne

    Sergeant Derek Vincent Osborne

    Derek Vincent Osborne was born in Lancashire, on 9 December 1915, to Samuel and Mary Christina Osborne. In 1939 he was recorded as a Manufacturers’ Agent for woollen goods and a member of the RAF Volunteer Reserve.
  • Sergeant Derrick Wilson Halton

    Sergeant Derrick Wilson Halton

  • Sergeant Edgar Purton Jackson

    Sergeant Edgar Purton Jackson

    On 13th October, 1941, Sgt. Edgar Purton Jackson of 452 squadron RAAF was shot down on his first operational sortie and lost in the Channel. He was 21 years old..
  • Sergeant Edward James Hindley

    Sergeant Edward James Hindley

    Edward James Hindley was the son of Harry and Dorothy M Hindley of Oldbury, Birmingham. His sacrifice is commemorated on Panel 85 of the Runnymede Memorial.
  • Sergeant Francis Gilbert Harper (R.A.A.F.)

    Sergeant Francis Gilbert Harper (R.A.A.F.)

    By the standards of the day Francis Gilbert Harper could have been considered to be old when he joined up in October 1940. He had already been married for three years to Doris Muriel Harper (nee. Biss) and had two young daughters, Carol Joan and Lynette Merle.
  • Sergeant Leonard John Patterson

    Sergeant Leonard John Patterson

    Leonard John Patterson was the son of John and Nina Patterson of Freeland, Oxfordshire. He was shot down by Me.109's east of Hastings on 28th November, 1940.
  • Sergeant Lewis Reginald Isaac

    Sergeant Lewis Reginald Isaac

    Lewis Reginald Isaac hailed from Llanelli in South Wales and joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in the spring of 1939 as an Airman under training Pilot.
  • Sergeant Paul Frederick Green

    Sergeant Paul Frederick Green

    Sgt. Green was shot down by a FW190 during Circus 137, on the 25th April, 1942.
  • Sergeant Samson Herbert Holman

    Sergeant Samson Herbert Holman

    Although Samson Holman joined the RAF Volunteer Reserve in January 1937, he was very much still a trainee pilot with No.17 Squadron in March 1940.
  • Sergeant Thomas Emrys Westmoreland

    Sergeant Thomas Emrys Westmoreland

    Thomas Emrys Westmoreland, son of Thomas Gladstone Westmoreland, a wine and spirit merchant, and Louisa Ann Westmoreland (nee Bray) was born in Huddersfield on 5th June 1913. 
  • Squadron Leader Eric George Rogers

    Squadron Leader Eric George Rogers

    Eric George Rogers was educated at Bishop Vesey Grammar School and lived at Church Rd, Boldmere, Sutton Coldfield, Birmingham. 
  • Squadron Leader Geoffrey Donald Emms

    Squadron Leader Geoffrey Donald Emms

    Geoffrey Donald Emms was the eldest son of Henry Donald Hastings Emms and Kate Mary, nee Dann, Emms. His younger brother, Gerald, was born in 1911.
  • Warrant Officer Rudolf Ptacek

    Warrant Officer Rudolf Ptacek

    On 28th March, 1942, Warrant Officer Rudolf Ptacek of 602 Squadron, RAF Kenley, was reported missing after a "Rodeo" fighter sweep. It was assumed that he had been shot down in the Calais area during a huge dogfight with a large number of FW190's.
  • Wing Commander John Clarke Fee, DFC and Bar

    Wing Commander John Clarke Fee, DFC and Bar

    John Clarke Fee was born in Toronto, Canada, on 23rd May, 1915, the son of Thomas James Fee and Margery Workman Fee (nee Clarke).
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