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1940s

  • Flying Officer (Pilot) Peter James Christopher King

    Flying Officer (Pilot) Peter James Christopher King

    Peter James Christopher King, the son of Colonel Harold James King, Royal Artillery, and of Elise Mabel King, of Farnborough, Warwickshire, was born on 28 September 1920.
  • Flying Officer Alec Albert Gray Trueman

    Flying Officer Alec Albert Gray Trueman

    Alec was Canadian. He was shot down and killed on 4th September 1940, his Hurricane crashing in Tudor Close, Banstead. Alec was buried in St. Luke's, Whyteleafe.
  • Flying Officer Charles Gordon Cumming

    Flying Officer Charles Gordon Cumming

    On 13th March 1943, Kenley's 403 squadron had a bad day escorting sixty Flying Fortresses on a bombing raid to the marshalling yards at Amiens..
  • Flying Officer Christopher John Drake Andreae

    Flying Officer Christopher John Drake Andreae

    Christopher John Drake Andreae was a Londoner. He was educated at Shrewsbury School between 1930 and 1935. He then joined Caius College, Cambridge reading Natural Science.
  • Flying Officer Donald Edwin Lewis

    Flying Officer Donald Edwin Lewis

    Don Lewis was born to Keith Bannatyne Lewis and Doris Lewis on 1 February, 1922, in Hobart, Tasmania.
  • Flying Officer Donald George Alexander Stewart

    Flying Officer Donald George Alexander Stewart

    Hailing from London, Donald George Alexander Stewart was born in 1913, the eldest son of William George Stewart, a Scotsman, and Mary Sarah Stewart (nee Edwards) who was born in Dover.
  • Flying Officer Douglas Russell Manley

    Flying Officer Douglas Russell Manley

    Flying Officer Douglas Russell Manley was born 27th September 1922, in Wetaskiwin, Alberta, Canada. He was working as a gas station attendant in his hometown when he enlisted in the RCAF.
  • Flying Officer George Edward Moberly

    Flying Officer George Edward Moberly

  • Flying Officer Harold Andrew Westhaver

    Flying Officer Harold Andrew Westhaver

    On 15th February 1943, Flying Officer Harold Andrew Westhaver and Pilot Officer William Lane, of 403 Squadron RCAF, took off from Kenley to look for targets of opportunity on the ground in France.
  • Flying Officer Jack Dudley Edwards

    Flying Officer Jack Dudley Edwards

    On 25th February 1943, Flying Officer Jack Dudley Edwards, of 403 squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, was killed in a flying accident over the Canterbury area.
  • Flying Officer James Emmett McNamara

    Flying Officer James Emmett McNamara

    JAMES EMMETT MCNAMARA of Northcliffe Avenue, Montreal, was the son of Michael John McNamara, a railway employee, and Lucy Mary McNamara (nee. Francoeur).
  • Flying Officer James Hamilton Ballantyne DFM

    Flying Officer James Hamilton Ballantyne DFM

    On 8th March 1943, eight of Kenley's Spitfires from 403 squadron, Royal Canadian Air Force, set off in the afternoon from Friston looking for 'targets of opportunity' across the Channel..
  • Flying Officer John Charles Elliott

    Flying Officer John Charles Elliott

    John Charles Elliott was born in Clinton, Ontario in January 1921. He was the son of Gabriel Milford Elliott and Mary Elliott (nee Glen) and had a sister Margaret.
  • Flying Officer Junius Lyman Edward Hokan

    Flying Officer Junius Lyman Edward Hokan

    Junius Lyman Edward Hokan was born in St. Catherines, Ontario, on 4th March, 1922. He invented a navigational device for bomber pilots and is believed to have been the RCAF's first Canadian-born black pilot.
  • Flying Officer Michael Joseph Sunstrum

    Flying Officer Michael Joseph Sunstrum

    Michael Joseph 'Joe' Sunstrum was born in Markinch, Saskatchewan on 11th September, 1922. He was the second child of Samuel Henry Sunstrum and Mary Frances Sunstrum (nee Cameron).
  • Flying Officer Nathaniel John Merriman Barry

    Flying Officer Nathaniel John Merriman Barry

    Nathaniel John Merriman Barry was born on 18th June 1918, at Pilgrim's Rest, Eastern Transvaal, South Africa. He was one of seven children born to Richard Alan Barry, a mining engineer, and Gladys Isobel Barry (nee Van Der Byl).
  • Flying Officer Peter Collard DFC

    Flying Officer Peter Collard DFC

    24 year old son Peter got married shortly before his death on 14th of August 1940, when he failed to return from an interception patrol. His wife gave birth to a son, also called Peter, in Spring 1941.
  • Flying Officer Raymond Grant Lewis

    Flying Officer Raymond Grant Lewis

    On 5th February 1941, Flying Officer Lewis's Hawker Hurricane (P3920) was hit and the engine caught fire. He radioed his position and baled out of his burning aircraft, but sadly, lost his life in the icy waters of the English Channel.
  • Flying Officer Reginald Tyrrell George

    Flying Officer Reginald Tyrrell George

    F/O George was one of three 64 Squadron pilots lost on 29th May, 1940.
  • Flying Officer Richard Wright Denison

    Flying Officer Richard Wright Denison

    On 18th March 1944, 403 squadron RCAF, lost Flying Officer Richard Wright Denison, an experienced pilot on his second tour of operations..
  • Flying Officer Robert Jack Turp

    Flying Officer Robert Jack Turp

    Robert was with 416 squadron while they were at Redhill in the Autumn of 1942 and then moved with them to RAF Kenley only two days before he lost his life flying Spitfire Vb EP493, on the 3rd February, 1943
  • Flying Officer Stanislaw Czternastek

    Flying Officer Stanislaw Czternastek

    On 5th February 1941, Flying Officer STANISLAW CZTERNASTEK was returning from a Circus bomber escort operation,  flying Hurricane I V7598 Code: KW-U , when, in thick fog, he collided with another Hurricane (V6618) piloted by P/O. Bronislawa Wydrowski
  • Flying Officer Stuart McIntyre Connacher

    Flying Officer Stuart McIntyre Connacher

    On 16th February 1943, an  afternoon fighter sweep (Rodeo 170) turned into a disaster for Kenley's Canadian wing.
  • Flying Officer William Davies Eccleton

    Flying Officer William Davies Eccleton

    Born on 22 February 1916, William Davies Eccleton was the son of William Christopher and Frances Mary Eccleton of Levin, Wellington, New Zealand.
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