List of RAF aircrew in the Battle of Britain (V–Z)

The following is a list of pilots and other aircrew who flew during the Battle of Britain, and were awarded the Battle of Britain Clasp[1] to the 1939–45 Star by flying at least one authorised operational sortie with an eligible unit of the Royal Air Force or Fleet Air Arm during the period from 0001 hours on 10 July to 2359 hours 31 October 1940.[2][3]

History

In 1942, the Air Ministry made the decision to compile a list from records of the names of pilots who had lost their lives as a result of the fighting during the Battle of Britain[notes 1] for the purpose of building a national memorial. This became the Battle of Britain Chapel at Westminster Abbey, which was unveiled by King George VI on 10 July 1947.[4] The Roll of Honour within the Chapel contains the names of 1,497 pilots and aircrew killed or mortally wounded during the Battle.[5]

Nothing was done officially, however, to define the qualifications for the classification of a Battle of Britain airman until 9 November 1960. AMO N850, published by the Air Ministry, stated for the first time the requirements for the awarding of the Battle of Britain Star, and listed the 71 units which were deemed to have been under the control of RAF Fighter Command.[6]

In 1955 Flt Lt John Holloway, a serving RAF officer, began a personal challenge to compile a complete list of "The Few". After fourteen years of research Flt Lt Holloway had 2,946 names on the list. Of these airmen, 537 were killed during the Battle or later died of wounds received.

Battle of Britain Memorial at Capel-le-Ferne

The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust, founded by Geoffrey Page, raised funds for the construction of the Battle of Britain Memorial at Capel-le-Ferne near Folkestone in Kent. The Memorial, unveiled by Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother on 9 July 1993, shares the site with the Christopher Foxley-Norris Memorial Wall on which a complete list of "The Few" is engraved.[7]

More recently, the Battle of Britain Monument on the Victoria Embankment in London was unveiled on 18 September 2005 by Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. The idea for the monument was conceived by the Battle of Britain Historical Society which then set about raising funds for its construction. The outside of the monument is lined with bronze plaques listing all the Allied airmen who took part in the Battle.[8]

V

NameRankNationalitySqn during BattleAwardsNotes
Van-Den Hove d'Ertsenrijck, Albert Emmanuel Alix Dieudonne Jean GhislainPlt OffBEL501 & 43 SqnsKIA 11 September 1940
Van-Lierde, Willi EPlt OffBEL87 Sqn
Van Mentz, BrianFg OffSA 222 SqnDFCKIA 26 April 1941[9][10]
Van-Wayen Berghe, Arthur Albert LeopoldPlt OffBEL236 SqnKIA 10 March 1941
Varley, George WallacePlt OffBR247 & 79 Sqns1921-1982 Died 11 February 1982
Vašátko, AloisPlt OffCZ312 SqnDFCKIA 23 June 1942
Velebrnovski, AntoninPlt OffCZ1 SqnKIA 16 July 1941
Venesoen, François Auguste "Sus"SgtBEL235 SqnDFCKIA 6 June 1944[11]
Verity, Victor Bosanquet StrachanPlt OffNZ229 SqnDFCDied 2 February 1979
Vesely, VlastimilPlt OffCZ312 Sqn
Vick, James AndersonSqn LdrBR607 Sqn (CO)1908-2000
Vigors, Timothy AshmeadPlt OffBR222 SqnDFC1921-2003 Died 14 November 2003[12][13]
Viles, Leslie WilliamSgtBR236 Sqn1913-1958
Villa, John Wolferstan "Pancho"Flt LtBR72 & 92 SqnsDFCDied 1983
Vincent, Stanley FlamankGp CaptBR257 & 229 SqnsCB, DFC, AFC, DLRetired as AVM in 1950; died 13 March 1976.
Vindis, FrantisekSgtCZ310 Sqn
Vinyard, Frederick FentonSgtBR64 SqnMIA 6 October 1940
Voase-Jeff, RobertFlt LtBR87 SqnDFC*, CdeGKIA 11 August 1940
Vokes, Arthur FrankPlt OffBR19 SqnKIA 5 September 1941 (Pilot)
Vopalecky, JosefWarrant OfficerCZ310 Sqn
Vrana, AdolfFg OffCZ312 Sqn
Vybiral, TomasPlt OffCZ312 SqnDFC, DSODied 21 February 1981[14]
Vykoukal, Karel JanPlt OffCZ111 & 73 SqnsBorn Chotebor, Czechoslovakia 20 December 1916; KIA 21 May 1942[15]

W

NameRankNationalitySqn during BattleAwardsNotes
Waddingham, JohnPlt OffBR141 SqnDFCKIA 27 September 1942 (Malta)
Wade, Trevor Sidney "Wimpey"Plt OffBR92 SqnDFC, AFCLater a test pilot for Hawker. KIFA 1951 when the Hawker P.1081 prototype crashed.
Wadham, John VictorSgtBR145 SqnKIA 12 October 1940 aged 21 as a Pilot of Hurricane V7426 which was shot down by Bf 109s over Hastings and crashed near Cranbrook.[16]
Waghorn, Peter HarrySgtBR249 & 111 SqnsKIA 11 April 1941 (Malta)
Wagner, Alan DerekSgtBR151 SqnKIA 17 July 1944 (Pilot)
Wainwright, Alec GeorgePlt OffBR151 SqnKIA 21 January 1941
Wainwright, Michael Terry Plt OffBR64 SqnAFCSurviving aircrew (born 1919)
Waite, EdwardSgtBR29 SqnMIA 31 July 1940 aged 24 following a collision between Blenheims L6722 and L1408 over the Bristol Channel.[16]
Wake, Frederick WilliamSgtBR264 Sqn
Wakefield, Herbert KennethPlt OffBR235 SqnDFC
Wakeham, Ernest Cecil JohnPlt OffBR145 SqnDFCMIA 8 August 1940
Wakeling, Sidney Richard ErnestSgtBR87 SqnKIA 25 August 1940 when his Hurricane V7250 was shot down inflames over Portland.[16]
Walch, Stuart CrosbyFlt LtAUS238 SqnKIA 11 August 1940
Walker, George ArthurSgtBR232 Sqn
Walker, James Arthur "Johnnie"Fg OffCAN111 SqnDFCKIA 8 February 1944, Singapore
Walker, John Harold GilbertFg OffBR25 SqnKIA 9 May 1942 (Pilot)
Walker, James Ian BradleySgtNZ600 SqnDied 2010.
Walker, James RichardFg OffCAN611 & 41 SqnsKIFA when aircraft ran out of fuel at sea between HMS Argus and Malta (transfer to 261 Sqn), 16 November 1940, aged 20. Robert J. Boret died in the same incident.
Walker, Norman MacDonaldSgtBR615 SqnMIA 2 June 1941 (Malta)
Walker, Robert JamesPlt OffBR72 SqnDSO
Walker, StanleySgtBR236 SqnKIA 12 February 1942
Walker, William Louis BuchananPlt OffBR616 SqnAESurviving aircrew[17]
Walker-Smith, Francis RichardSgtBR85 SqnKIA 13 March 1941 (Pilot)
Wallace, Clarence Alfred BlakePlt OffCAN3 SqnKIA 27 October 1941
Wallace, Thomas YoungSgtSA [18]610 & 111 SqnsDFMKIA 11 November 1944[19] (Pilot)
Wallen, Dennis StanleyFlt LtBR604 Sqn
Wallens, Ronald Walter "Wally"Plt OffBR41 SqnDFCWIA 5 September 1940. Died 13 November 1995.[20][21]
Waller, George AlfredSgtBR29 SqnDFCDied 1983
Walley, Peter KennethSgtBR615 SqnKIA 18 August 1940 (Pilot)
Wallis, Donald SylvesterSgtBR235 SqnKIA 22 February 1941
Walmsley, Harold WilliamSgtBR248 SqnMIA 13 December 1940
Walsh, EdmundSgtBR141 Sqn
Walsh, John JosephPlt OffCAN615 SqnWIA 2 March 1941 (Malta)
Walsh, John PatrickSgtBR616 SqnKIFA 4 August 1940 when his Spitfire N3271 spun into the ground during dog fight training.[16]
Walsh, Robert William MeadeSub Lt (FAA)BR111 Sqn
Walton, HerbertSgtBR87 Sqn
Want, William HudsonSgtBR248 SqnMIA 19 August 1940 when his Bristol Blenheim went missing of south Norwegian coast during a reconnaissance flight.[16]
Wapniarek, StefanPlt OffPOL302 SqnKIA 18 October 1940 when his Hurricane P3872 crashed during an attempted forced landing on return from a patrol in bad weather.[16]
Ward, Derek HarlandFg OffNZ87 SqnDFC*KIA 17 June 1942 (North Africa)[22]
Ward, The Hon Edward FrederickSqn LdrBR601 SqnDied April 1987
Ward, John LewisPlt OffBR32 SqnKIA 20 March 1942
Ward, Rufus ArthurSgtBR66 SqnKIA 8 October 1940 when he was killed following a bale out from his Spitfire N3043 which was shot down in combat with Bf 109s over Kent.[16]
Ward, William BruceSgtBR[notes 2] 604 SqnKIA 6 April 1943
Ward-Smith, PeterSgtBR610 Sqn
Warden, Noel ProctorSgtBR610 SqnKIA 1 October 1941
Ware, Ralph TaverhamSgtBR3 SqnKIA 21 January 1945
Wareham, Michael PercyPlt OffBR1 SqnDFCKIA 21 January 1945 (?)
Wareing, Philip ThomasSgtBR616 SqnDCMTaken POW 26 August 1940 but escaped. Died May 1987[23]
Waring, WilliamSgtBR23 Sqn
Warner, William Henry CromwellFlt LtBR610 SqnMIA 16 August 1940 when he failed to return in his Spitfire R6802 after combat with Bf 109s.[16]
Warren, CharlesPlt OffBR152 SqnDFCDied 19 October 2005
Warren, Douglas Albert PalmerPlt OffBR248 SqnKIA 9 February 1941
Warren, John Benjamin WilliamAC1BR600 SqnKIA 8 August 1940 when Blenheim L8665 was shot down in flames into the sea near Ramsgate, Kent.[16]
Warren, StanleySgtBR1 SqnMIA 9 October 1940 when his Hurricane V7376 failed to return during a formation flight in cloud over the Wash.[16]
Warren, Thornton ArrowsmithSgtBR236 Sqn
Waterston, Robin McGregorFg OffBR603 SqnKIA 31 August 1940 when his Spitfire X4273 was shot down by Bf 109s over London.[16]
Watkins, Douglas HerbertFg OffBR611 SqnDFCDied 1969
Watkinson, Arthur BasilPlt OffSA66 SqnDied 18 October 1985
Watling, William CharlesPlt OffBR92 SqnKIA 7 February 1941
Watson, Arthur RoyPlt OffBR152 SqnKIA 28 November 1940
Watson, Edward JamesPlt OffBR605 SqnKIA 26 February 1942
Watson, Evan OwensPlt OffBR64 Sqn
Watson, Fredrick StanleyPlt OffCAN3 SqnKIA 11 October 1941
Watson, John GordonAC2BR604 Sqn
Watson, Lionel GeorgePlt OffBR29 Sqn
Watson, Rafael FFg OffBR87 Sqn
Watson-Parker, Patrick IanSgtBR610 SqnKIA 13 July 1940 when his Spitfire R6807 crashed during a routine patrol, cause not known.[16]
Watters, JosephPlt OffNZ236 SqnDied 18 April 1981
Watts, Edwin LeslieSgtBR248 SqnKIA 13 April 1943
Watts, Roy FredrickFlt LtBR253 Sqn
Watts, Reginald Douglas HaigSgtBR235 SqnMIA 11 September 1940 when his Blenheim was shot down by Bf 109s and crashed into the sea.[16]
Way, Basil Hugh "Wonky"Flt LtBR54 SqnKIA 25 July 1940 when his Spitfire R6707 crashed into the sea following combat with a Bf 109.[16][24]
Way, Lewis Benjamin RogerPlt OffBR229 Sqn
Wczelik, AntoniFg OffPOL302 SqnKW**KIA 14 April 1942[25]
Weaver, Peter StevensonFg OffBR56 SqnMIA 31 August 1940 when his Hurricane V7378 was shot down by fighters and crashed into the River Blackwater.[16]
Webb, Paul CliffordFg OffBR602 SqnDied 10 July 2007
Webber, Wyndham Frederick PeirsonPlt OffBR141 Sqn
Weber, FrantisekPlt OffCZ145 Sqn
Weber, JackSgtBR1 SqnDied 1988
Webster, Ernest ReginaldSgtBR73 Sqn
Webster, Frederick KinnersleyPlt OffBR610 SqnKIA 26 August 1940 (Pilot)
Webster, Herbert GarthSgtBR73 SqnKIA 14 April 1941
Webster, John Terence "Terry"Fg OffBR41 SqnDFCKIA 5 September 1940 [26]
Wedgwood, Jefferson HeywoodFlt LtBR253 SqnDFCKIA 17 December 1942
Wedlock, Gordon VictorSgtBR235 SqnDFM
Wedzik, MarianSgtPOL302 SqnDied 10 October 1977
Weir, Archibald Nigel CharlesPlt OffBR45 SqnDFCMIA 7 November 1940 (his brother Maj. Adrian John Anthony Weir MC was also KIA)
Welch, EricSgtBR604 SqnKIA 17 December 1941
Welford, George Henry EttrickPlt OffBR607 Sqn
Wells, Edward Preston "Hawkeye"Plt OffNZ266 & 41 SqnsDSO, DFC*Died 2005[27]
Wells, Patrick Hardy Vesey "Pat"Fg OffBR249 SqnDSODied 2002
Wellum, Geoffrey Harris Augustus "Boy" Plt OffBR92 SqnDFCSurviving aircrew (born 1921)
Wendel, Kenneth VictorFg OffNZ504 SqnKIA 7 September 1940[28]
Westlake, George HerbertPlt OffBR43 & 616 SqnsDFCDied 18 January 2006.
Westmoreland, Thomas EmyrsSgtBR616 SqnMIA 25 August 1940 when he failed to return in Spitfire R6966 after combat with Bf 109s over Canterbury.[16]
Whall, Basil Ewart PatrickSgtBR602 SqnDFMKIA 7 October 1940
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Whipps, George AlbertSgtBR602 SqnKIA 26 August 1941
Whitbread, Herbert LaurancePlt OffBR222 SqnKIA 20 September 1940
White, Blair Eustace GallowayFlt LtBR504 SqnMIA 5 July 1943 (Malta)
White, JohnSgtBR72 SqnKIA 14 June 1941 (Egypt)
White, John WilliamPlt OffBR3 Sqn & FIUSurviving aircrew
White, RobertSgtBR235 SqnSurviving aircrew
Whitehead, CliffordSgtBR56 SqnKIA 4 July 1942
Whitfield, Joseph JamesSgtBR56 SqnMIA 13 July 1940
Whitley, David "Bull"Plt OffBR264 SqnKIA 28 August 1940
Whitley, Eric WilliamSqn LdrNZ245 Sqn (CO)DSO, DFCDied 25 October 1973
Whitney, Douglas MitchellPlt OffNZ245 SqnDied 1981
Whitsun, Alfred DanielSgtBR236 SqnMIA 6 May 1941
Whittick, Harry GeorgeSgtBR604 Sqn
Whittingham, Charles DerekFg OffBR151 SqnDied 8 April 1958
Whitty, William Hubert RigbyFlt LtBR607 SqnDFCDied 2003 Canada
Whitwell, Peter CoulsonSgtBR600 SqnMIA 6/7 November 1942
Wickings-Smith, Peter ClaudePlt OffBR235 SqnMIA 11 September 1940
Wickins, Arthur StanleySgtBR141 SqnDFC
Wicks, Bryan JohnFg OffBR56 SqnKIA 12 October 1942
Widdows, Stanley CharlesSqn LdrBR29 Sqn (CO)CB, DFCDied 10 January 2010
Wigg, Ronald GeorgeFg OffNZ65 SqnDied 4 August 1976
Wigglesworth, John SpencerPlt OffBR238 SqnKIA 6 February 1942
Wight, Ronald Derek GordonFlt LtBR213 SqnKIA 11 August 1940
Wightman, Owen MauriceMid (FAA)BR151 SqnKIA 30 June 1941
Wilcox, CharlesSgtBR248 SqnKIA 21 May 1942
Wilcox, Edgar JohnFg OffBR72 SqnKIA 31 August 1940
Wildblood, Timothy SeddonPlt OffBR152 SqnMIA 25 August 1940 when he failed to return in Spitfire R6994 from combat over the channel.;[16]
Wilde, Denis CliftonPlt OffBR236 SqnDied 1989
Wilkes, Geoffrey NormanSgtBR213 SqnMIA 12 August 1940
Wilkinson, Kenneth AstillSgtBR616 SqnSurviving aircrew [29][30]
Wilkinson, Royce CliffordFg OffBR3 SqnOBE, DFM*[31]
Wilkinson, Rodney LevettSqn LdrBR266 SqnKIA 16 August 1940
Wilkinson, Wilfred ArthurSgtBR501 Sqn
Willans, Derek AlanPlt OffBR23 SqnDFCKIA 28 May 1941[32]
Willcocks, Peter HamiltonSgtBR610 & 66 SqnKIA 28 November 1940
Williams, Cedric WatcynSqn LdrBR17 SqnMIA 25 August 1940 after Hurricane R4199 crashed near Portland after being badly damaged in a head-on attack with a Bf 110.[16]
Williams, Dennis CononFg OffBR141 SqnKIA 4 April 1941
Williams, Desmond GordonPlt OffBR92 SqnKIA 10 October 1940
Williams, Eric EdwardFlt SgtBR46 SqnMIA 15 October 1940
Williams, Gwilym TrevorSgtBR219 SqnOBE, DFM
Williams, Mark AlanPlt OffBR604 Sqn
Williams, Thomas DraperPlt OffBR611 SqnDFC
Williams, William DudleyPlt OffBR152 SqnDFCDied April 1976.[33]
Williams, Wycliff StuartPlt OffNZSqnKIA 21 October 1940 [34]
Willis, Ronald FrankACBR219 SqnKIA 8 February 1941
Willis, William OwenSgtNZ600 SqnDied 23 April 1969
Wills, William ClaudeSgtBR3 & 73 SqnKIA 12 April 1941 (Libya)
Wilsdon, Albert AlfredSgtBR29 SqnKIA 19 December 1940
Wilson, Donald FraserFg OffNZ141 Sqn
Wilson, Douglas StrachanFlt LtBR610 SqnDied 1985
Wilson, Leonard DonaldPlt OffBR29 SqnDied 1987
Wilson, Robert RoyPlt OffCAN111 SqnMIA 11 August 1940
Wilson, WilliamSgtBR235 SqnDFM
Wilson, William CharlesAC2BR29 SqnKIA 12 April 1941
Wilson-Macdonald, D SSqn LdrBR213 Sqn (CO)
Wingfield, Victor JohnSgtBR29 SqnKIA 11 May 1941
Winn, Charles VivianFg OffBR29 SqnDSO, DFC
Winskill, Archibald Little "Archie"Plt OffBR72 & 603 SqnsDFCDied 9 August 2005[35]
Winstanley, JohnSgtBR151 Sqn
Winter, Douglas CyrilPlt OffBR72 SqnKIA 5 September 1940 [36]
Winter, Richard ArthurFg OffBR247 SqnDied 1970
Wise, John FrancisSgtBR141 SqnMIA 19 July 1940
Wiseman, William DouglasPlt OffBR600 Sqn
Wissler, Denis HeathcotePlt OffBR17 SqnMIA 11 November 1940
Withall, Latham CarrFlt LtAUS152 SqnMIA 12 August 1940
Witorzenc, StefanFg OffPOL501 SqnVM (1940), DFC (1942)Died 30 December 1994 in Poland
Własnowolski, Bolesław AndrzejPlt OffPOL32, 607 & 213 SqnsVM, KWKIA 1 November 1940 [37]
Wojcicki, AntoniSgtPOL213 SqnMIA 11 September 1940
Wojciechowski, Miroslaw ISgtPOL303 Sqn
Wojtowicz, StefanSgtPOL303 SqnKIA 11 September 1940
Wolfe, Edward ChathamFlt LtBR219 & 141 SqnsDFC[38]
Wolton, RalphSgtBR152 Sqn
Wood, Kenneth RussellSgtBRS23 qnKIA 10 July 1941
Wood, Stanley VictorSgtBR248 SqnPOW 20 October 1940
Woodgate, Joseph EricSgtBR141 SqnMIA 24 August 1943
Woodger, David NoelPlt OffBR235 SqnMIA 24 August 1940
Woodhall, Alfred BasilWg CdrBR310 SqnCzechoslovak Military Cross
Woodland, Norman NaylorSgtBR236 Sqn
Woods-Scawen, Charles Anthony "Tony"Plt OffBR43 SqnDFCKIA 2 September 1940
Woods-Scawen, Patrick Philip "Woody"Fg OffBR85 SqnDFCKIA 1 September 1940
Woodward, Herbert JohnFg OffBR64 & 23 SqnsDFCKIA 30 October 1940 [39]
Woodward, Robert SincklerFg OffBR600 SqnDFCMIA 7 December 1942 [40]
Woolley, Arthur WilliamSgtBR601 Sqn
Wootten, Ernest Wait "Bertie"BR234 SqnCBE, DFC*, AFCDied 1999
Wordsworth, Douglas Kenneth AlfredFg OffBR235 SqnDFCKIA 30 October 1941 (El Alamein)[41]
Worrall, John "Barron"Sqn LdrBR32 SqnDFCRetired as AVM in 1963. Died 14 January 1988
Worrall, Pyers ArthurPlt OffBR85 & 249 SqnsKIA 8 June 1942 (India) (Pilot)
Worrall, Thomas VictorSub Lt (FAA)BR111 SqnKIA 20 February 1941
Worsdell, Kenneth WilsonFg OffBR219 SqnKIA 30 October 1940 (Pilot)[42]
Worthington, Alec SillavanFg OffBR219 Sqn
Wotton, Harold JohnSgtBR234 SqnKIA 25 January 1941
Wright, Alexander JamesLt (FAA)BR804 NAS
Wright, Allan RichardFg OffBR92 SqnDFC*, AFCSurviving aircrew (born 1920)
Wright, Daniel LeslieSgtBR235 SqnKIA 24 August 1940 (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
Wright, Eric William "Ricky"SgtBR605 SqnCBE DFC DFM AERetired as Air Cdre in 1973; died 5 November 2007
Wright, JohnSgtBR79 SqnKIA 5 September 1940 (Pilot)
Wright, WilliamPlt OffBR604 SqnKIA 26 August 1941
Wroblewski, Zbigniew T APlt OffPOL302 Sqn
Wunsche, KazimierzSgtPOL303 SqnKIA 9 September 1940 (Pilot)
Wyatt, John PileLACBR25 SqnKIA 15 September 1940[43]
Wyatt-Smith, PeterPlt OffBR263 SqnKIA 5 January 1945 (Pilot)
Wydrowski, BronislawPlt OffPOL607 Sqn
Wynn, Richard Edward Ney EliasPlt OffBR249 SqnKIA 7 April 1941 (Pilot)

Y

NameRankNationalitySqn during BattleAwardsNotes
Yapp, Derek SydneySqn LdrBritish245 & 253 SqnsDFC*Survived War, Captain for British Airways. Died June 14, 2012 in Devon at age 93.
Yates, GordonSgtBritish248 Sqn
Yates, T MSgtBritish64 Sqn
Yates, WilliamAC2BR604 Sqn
York, Ronald LewisSgtBR610 SqnKIA 28 March 1942; his brother Stanley Charles York also died on service with RAF (144 Sqn) in Norway in 1945.
Young, Cecil Reginald "Charlie"Plt OffBR615, 607 & 46 SqnsKIA 5 December 1940[44][45]
Young, James HaroldPlt OffBR234 Sqn
Young, James Hugh RoumieuPlt OffBR74 SqnKIA 28 July 1940 aged 22. Shot down by a Bf 109 while flying Spitfire P9547 which crashed in the Channel near Goodwin Sands.[16][46]
Young, John Reginald CassFg OffBR249 SqnAFC, MiD, MiDRelinquished commission 18 March 1953 retaining rank of Flt Lt; died Oxfordshire 20 February 2007
Young, James StewartPlt OffBR234 Sqn
Young, Michael HughPlt OffBR264 SqnDFC died 1998
Young, Robert Bett MirkSgtNZ264 SqnKIA 8 October 1940; Killed while flying as an Observer in Defiant N1627 which crashed at Marlow, possibly due to enemy action.[16] aged 22[47][48]
Young, Randolph CharlesSgtBR23 Sqn
Yuile, Arthur McLFg OffCAN1 Sqn RCAF
Yule, Robert DuncanPlt OffNZ145 SqnDSO, DFC*Killed in flying accident 11 September 1953[49]

Z

NameRankNationalitySqn during BattleAwardsNotes
Zak, WalerianPlt OffPolish303 SqnFor two weeks Squadron Leader of 303 Squadron, later 308 Squadron Leader and 3rd Polish Fighter Wing Commander. Died 13 March 1969 in UK [3]
Zaluski, JerzySgtPolish302 SqnKIA 17 October 1940 [3] Hurricane V7417 overturned when attempting a forced landing at Colliers End.[16]
Zaoral, VladimirPlt OffCzech310 & 501 Sqns[3] KIA 19 November 1941
Zatonski, Alexander RomanPlt OffAmerican79 SqnMIA 6 December 1941 1 November 1915 - 6 December 1941 (aged 26)[50]
Zavoral, AntoninSgtCzech1 SqnMIA 31 May 1941[3]
Zenker, PawelPlt OffPol501 SqnMIA 24 August 1940 [3] Hurricane P3141 missing following combat with Do 17s and Bf 109s off Dover.[16]
Zima, RudolphSgtCzech310 Sqn[3] Died 1970s
Zimprich, StanislavPlt OffCzech310 SqnKIA 12 April 1942[3]
Zukowski, AleksiejPlt OffPolish302 SqnKIA 18 October 1940 [3] Crashed in Hurricane V7651 when it ran out fuel following a routine patrol.[16]
Zumbach, Jan Eugeniusz LudwigPlt OffPolish303 SqnDFC*[3] Died 3 January 1986
Zurakowski, Janusz "Jan" Plt OffPolish234 & 609 SqnsKW**, VMPost war test pilot for Gloster and Avro Canada. Died 9 February 2004 in Canada [51][52]

Notes on table

Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Ireland, Jamaica, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Poland, Rhodesia, South Africa and the United States.[53]

Abbreviations

Nationalities

AME American
AUS Australian
BEL Belgian
BR British
CAN Canadian
CZ Czechoslovakian
FR French
IRE Irish
NZ New Zealander
POL Poland
RHO Rhodesian
SA South African

Awards

AwardTitleNotes
AE Air Efficiency Award Awarded for ten years' efficient service in the Royal Auxiliary Air Force
AFC Air Force Cross Awarded for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy".
CBCompanion in The Order of the BathAwarded at the monarch's pleasure
CDeGCroix de guerreA military decoration of both France and Belgium, also commonly bestowed to foreign military forces allied to France and Belgium.
CdeLCroix de la LibérationA decoration of France awarded for very meritorious conduct with the Free French Forces during World War II.
CdeLd'H Croix de Légion d'honneurA decoration of France awarded for excellent civil or military conduct delivered, upon official investigation.
CdeLLCroix de L'Ordre de LeopoldAwarded to Belgian nationals or some distinguished foreign persons who made very important contributions to the Belgian state or society.
DFCDistinguished Flying CrossAwarded to Royal Air Force commissioned officers and Warrant Officers for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy".
DFC*Distinguished Flying Cross and BarA bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DFC who received a second award.
DFC**Distinguished Flying Cross and BarA second bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DFC and Bar who received a third award.
DFMDistinguished Flying MedalAwarded to military below commissioned rank, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy".
DSODistinguished Service OrderAwarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.
DSO*Distinguished Service Order and BarA bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DSO who received a second award.
DSO**Distinguished Service Order and Two BarsA second bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DSO and Bar who received a third award.
GCBKnight Grand Cross of The Order of the BathAwarded at the monarch's pleasure
KCVOKnight Commander of the Royal Victorian OrderAwarded for personal service to the sovereign
KStJKnight of the Order of Saint John
KZKrzyz Zaslugi, Polish "Cross of Merit"Awarded for exemplary public service or humanitarian work that goes above and beyond the call of duty.
MBEMember of the Order of the British EmpireAwarded at the monarch's pleasure
MCMilitary CrossAwarded for "an act or acts of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy on land to all members, of any rank".
MMMilitary MedalAwarded for acts of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire
OBEOfficer of the Order of the British EmpireAwarded at the monarch's pleasure
OStJOfficer of the Order of Saint John
VCVictoria CrossHighest British military decoration, awarded for valour in the face of the enemy.
VMVirtuti MilitariHighest Polish military award for courage in the face of the enemy.

See also

Notes

Notes
  1. ↑ This was initially regarded as being from 8 August to 31 October 1940; however, the dates were later amended to also include those who lost their lives between 10 July and 7 August.
  2. ↑ Listed on CWGC website as Australian
Citations
  1. ↑ The MOD
  2. ↑ "The Battle of Britain Historical Society". Battleofbritain1940.net. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 http://www.raf.mod.uk/bob1940/roll.html Royal Air Force Battle of Britain Roll of Honour
  4. ↑ Ramsay 1989, p. 253.
  5. ↑ The Royal Air Force Chapel, Westminster Abbey RAF media files. Retrieved on 15 April 2009.
  6. ↑ Ramsay 1989, p.254.
  7. ↑ Home page The Battle of Britain Memorial Trust. Retrieved on 15 April 2009.
  8. ↑ Battle of Britain London Monument – project history Retrieved on 15 April 2009.
  9. ↑ Battle of Britain London Monument site re Brian Van Mantz
  10. ↑ Brian Van Mentz profile
  11. ↑ François Venesoen's Battle of Britain London Monument profile
  12. ↑ Battle of Britain London Monument site
  13. ↑ Timothy Vigors' profile
  14. ↑ Tomas Vybiral profile
  15. ↑ Karel Vykoukal profile
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 Ramsey 1996, pp. 314-533
  17. ↑ William Louis Buchanan Walker profile
  18. ↑ Listed as British
  19. ↑ "Battle of Britain London Monument - Sgt. T Y Wallace". Bbm.org.uk. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  20. ↑ http://brew.clients.ch/RAF41Sqdn.htm
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  22. ↑ "Battle of Britain London Monument - F/Lt. D H WARD". Bbm.org.uk. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
  23. ↑ http://www.thesoutheastecho.co.uk/Pilots2/Wareing_P.htm
  24. ↑ http://www.thesoutheastecho.co.uk/Pilots/Way.htm
  25. ↑ http://www.thesoutheastecho.co.uk/Pilots/Wczelik_A.htm
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  29. ↑ MOD-Battle of Britain website re Kenneth Wilkinson
  30. ↑ Kenneth Wilkinson profile
  31. ↑ http://www.thesoutheastecho.co.uk/Pilots/Wilkinson_RC.htm
  32. ↑ "Casualty Details". CWGC. 1941-05-28. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
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  42. ↑ Beaufighter R2065 crashed into trees near Balcombe Place, Balcombe. Worsdell and Sgt E C Gardiner were killed
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  44. ↑ Battle of Britain London Monument site
  45. ↑ Cecil Reginald Young profile
  46. ↑ Battle of Britain London Monument site
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  48. ↑ CWGC entry
  49. ↑ New Zealand Fighter Pilots Museum site
  50. ↑ Battle of Britain London Monument site
  51. ↑ Battle of Britain
  52. ↑ Biography
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