You are here: Home>Service people Online memorialCurrently displaying: 1 result You've searched for:Squadron: "17 Squadron" xSurname: "W" x Search term Filter by Surname W (1)Filter by Squadron 17 Squadron (1)Filter by Nationality British (1)Filter by Memorial Runnymede Memorial (1)Filter by Airfield Kenley (1)Filter by Year of death 1940 (1)Filter by Decade of death 1940s (1) Sort by: Surname ↓Surname ↑Service number ↓Service number ↑Date of death ↓Date of death ↑ 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.