Battle of Britain: Casualties R.A.F. or Fleet Air Arm during the period 10 July to 31 October 1940

Pilot Officer MAURICE DAVID GREEN

78363, 248 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 20 October 1940

Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O M.D.Green was with No 248 Squadron during the Battle of Britain flying in Blenheim's. On the 20th of October 1940 he was on a recce sortie off the Norwegian coast flying in Blenheim IVf (L9453) when he was shot down and killed. The other members of the crew were S.R.Gane & N.J.Stocks.

 

Sergeant LEONARD NORTHWOOD GUY

758223, 601 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 25
on 18 August 1940
Son of Leonard and Ethel Guy, of Weston-super-Mare, Somerset.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Sgt L.N.Guy joined No 601 Squadron in early July 1940. He scored 2 kills on the 11th of August, plus 2 more on the 13th of August, another one on the 15th, and another two on the 16th. Guy was shot down and killed while flying a Hurricane (R4191) by a Bf 109 off the Sussex coast on the 18th of August 1940 at 14:15hrs, aged 25.

 

Sergeant DERRICK WILSON HALTON

748212, 615 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 15 August 1940

Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Sgt D.W.Halton from No 615 Squadron was shot down and killed in his Hurricane I (P2801) by a Bf 109 on the 15th of August 1940 at 12:05hrs.

 

Pilot Officer FREDERIC NORMAN HARGREAVES

42502, 92 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 21
on 11 September 1940
Son of James Frederick Raymond Hargreaves and Annie Hargreaves, of Manchester.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O F.N.Hargreaves of No 92 Squadron was killed on the 11th of September 1940 at 16:15hrs. His Spitfire I (PK9793) was shot down off Dungeness.

 

Pilot Officer JOHN HOWARD HARRISON

76577, 145 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 22
on 12 August 1940
Son of Dr. Arthur William Harrison, M.D., and Lilian Jane Harrison.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

he Isle of Wight was shot down in his Hurricane I (R4180) . Harrison was reported M.I.A. aged 22.

 

Sergeant FREDERICK BERNARD HAWLEY

748286, 266 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 23
on 15 August 1940
Son of Frederick Thomas Hawley and Catherine Elizabeth Hawley, of Coventry.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Sgt F.B.Hawley joined No 266 Squadron in early July 1940. Following the destruction of a Heinkel He115 floatplane on the 15th of August off Dunkirk he is believed to have crashed his Spitfire(N3189) into the sea off Deal, Kent at 17:15hrs and was reported M.I.A., aged 23.

 

Flying Officer JOSEPH FREDERICK JOHN HAWORTH

39734, 43 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 23
on 20 July 1940
Son of Capt. and Mrs. J. Haworth, of Teddington, Middlesex.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

F/O J.F.J.Haworth from No 43 Squadron flying a Hurricane I (P3964) was killed baling out at 18,000ft after combat on the 20th of July 1940 at 18:00hrs.

 

Sergeant FREDERICK ARTHUR PERCY HEAD

902546, 236 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 01 August 1940

Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Sgt F.A.P.Head of No 236 Squadron was killed on the 1st of August 1940 along with the pilot of the Blenheim IV (N3601) (B.M.McDonough) during an attack on Querqueville, France at 17:15hrs.

 

Pilot Officer DUNCAN ALEXANDER HEWITT

76579, 501 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 20
on 12 July 1940
Son of Dr. Samuel Ross Hewitt, M.D., and Mary Edna Dow Hewitt. Native of Canada.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O Duncan Alexander Hewitt a Canadian from No 501 Squadron was shot down and killed on the 12th of July 1940 in a Hurricane (P3084) while attacking a Dornier Do 17 off Portland at 15:45hrs.

 

Flight Lieutenant HARRY BRYAN LILLIE HILLCOAT

90256, 1 Sqdn., Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force)
who died age 25
on 03 September 1940
Son of Henry and Edith Mary Hillcoat, of Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

F/Lt Harold B.L.Hillcoat from No 1 Squadron was killed on the 3rd of September 1940. His Hurricane I (P3044) was lost in action at 11:30hrs over Kent

 

Pilot Officer RICHARD MALZARD HOGG

33486, 152 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 21
on 25 August 1940
Son of Comdr. Philip James Hogg, D.S.C., R.N.R., and Kathleen Hogg, of Gorey, Jersey, Channel Islands. His brother, James Edward, also died on service.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O R.M.Hogg of No 152 Squadron was shot down and killed in his Spitfire I (R6810) on the 25th August 1940 off Portland at 17:30hrs.

 

Pilot Officer RICHARD ALEXANDER HOWLEY

41705, 141 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died
on 19 July 1940
Native of Newfoundland.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O Richard Alexander Howley a Newfoundlander (but born in Victoria, Canada) was flying Defiant's with No 141 Squadron. On the 19th of July 1940 he and his gunner (A.G.Curley) were on convoy patrol. Their Defiant (L6995) was shot down off Dover and they were both killed by a Bf 109 of JG 51 at 12:45hrs.

 

Squadron Leader PHILIP ALGERNON HUNTER
D S O

32081, 264 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 27
on 24 August 1940
Son of Albert and Clare Hunter; husband of Eleanor Margaret Hunter (nee Christie), of Chesham, Buckinghamshire.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

S/L Phillip Algernon Hunter was leader of No 264 Squadron and he and his gunner shot down a total of 9 and 1 shared. On the 24th of August 1940 at 12:40hrs when he and his gunner (F.H.King) went missing after chasing a Ju 88 out to sea flying a Defiant (N1935).

 

Sergeant LEWIS REGINALD ISAAC

748158, 64 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 24
on 05 August 1940
Son of James and Blodwen Matilda Isaac, of Llanelly, Carmarthenshire.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Sgt. L.R.Isaac of No 64 Squadron was shot down and killed in his Spitfire I (L1029) by a Bf 109 off Folkstone on the 5th of August 1940 at 08:50hrs.

 

Flight Lieutenant MAURICE MILNE IRVING

90277, 607 Sqdn., Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force)
who died age 29
on 28 September 1940
Son of Benjamin Irving and of Kathleen Irving (nee Roberts), husband of Sheila Irving, of Jesmond, Northumberland.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

F/Lt M.M.Irving of No 607 Squadron was reported missing on the 28th of September 1940 at 15:00hrs. He was shot down into the sea whilst flying a Hurricane I (R4189) South East of Selsey by a Bf 109.

 

Aircraftman 2nd Class NORMAN JACOBSON

1050704, 29 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 18
on 25 August 1940
Son of Alfred Edwin and Olive Jacobson, of Grimsby, Lincolnshire.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL
Sgt. N.Jacobson No 29 Squadron Blenheim British

 

Flight Lieutenant ROBERT VOASE JEFF
D F C and Bar

39285, 87 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died
on 11 August 1940
Son of Ernest and Madge Jeff, of Tenby, Pembrokeshire.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

 

Pilot Officer JOSEPH TREVOR JONES

78855, 264 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 21
on 24 August 1940
Son of Francis Louis Michael and Florence Mary Jones.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O J.T.Jones of No 264 Squadron and his gunner (W.A.Ponting) were killed on the 24th of August 1940 at 12:40hrs off Ramsgate. Their Defiant (L6966) was shot down in combat with a Ju 88 and a Bf 109's of JG 3.

 

Pilot Officer ALEXIS RENE ISIDORE GHISLAIN JOTTARD

82515, 145 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 27 October 1940

Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL


P/O Alexis Jottard a Belgian he flew with the Belgian Air Force in a Fiat CR23 before the Battle of Britain. He and his friend ( J.Offenberg) went on to France when Belgium was over-run, then when the French signed the Armistice they headed for North Africa. They were then smuggled to from Casablanca to Gibraltar with some Polish Pilots. They joined No 145 Squadron at Drem, in Scotland on the 17th of August 1940. A.Jottard was shot down and killed in his Hurricane I (P3167) by a Bf 109 on the 27th of October 1940 at 17:15hrs off the Isle of Wight.

 

Sergeant LEONARD JOWITT

562160, 85 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 28
on 12 July 1940
Son of Leonard and Emily Jane Jowitt, of Thornton, Lancashire.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Sgt. Leonard 'Joey' Jowitt joined the R.A.F. at 16 as an aircraft apprentice. He served in India and on his return in 1937 trained as a fighter pilot. He then joined No 85 Squadron and was flying patrol on the 12th of July 1940 in his Hurricane I (P2557). He crashed into the sea off Felixstowe at 08:50 after attacking a Heinkel He 111 of II Gruppe of KG 53 and was killed. His body was never recovered.