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

Pilot Officer ROBERT LAWSON PATTERSON

77529, 235 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 26
on 18 July 1940
Son of John Muirhead Patterson and Helen Smith Patterson, of Wormit, Fife.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O R.L.Patterson from No 235 Squadron was flying on convoy patrol in a Blenheim IV (N3541) on the 18th of July 1940 and failed to return from the patrol. Two others R.Y.Tucker and L.H.M.Reece also perished in the aeroplane. R.L.Patterson was from Wormit, Fife and he was 26.

 

Flying Officer CHARLES DAVID PEEL

90199, 603 Sqdn., Royal Air Force (Auxiliary Air Force)
who died
on 17 July 1940

Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

F/O C.D.Peel from No 603 Squadron was flying a Spitfire (K9916) on the 17th of July 1940 when he was reported missing the details of which are not known. He took off from Turnhouse and was not seen again.

 

Pilot Officer WILLIAM ALAN PONTING

79217, 264 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 30
on 24 August 1940
Son of William Robert and Ada Ponting, of Whetstone, Middlesex.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O W.A.Ponting of No 264 Squadron and his pilot (J.T.Jones) 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 FREDERICK HYAM POSENER

41735, 152 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died
on 20 July 1940

Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O F.H.Posener a South African from No 152 Squadron was shot down and killed in his Spitfire I (K9880) on the 20th of July 1940 by a Bf 109 of III Gruppe of JG 27 flown by Oberletnant Homuth off Swanage at 16:35hrs.

 

Sergeant LESLIE ARTHUR EDWIN REDDINGTON

742516, 152 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 26
on 30 September 1940
Son of Arthur and Lilian Maud Reddington; husband of Georgina May Reddington, of Allesley, Warwickshire.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL



Sgt L.A.E.Reddington of No 152 Squadron was killed on the 30th of September 1940. His Spitfire I (L1072) was shot down off Portland at16:45hrs.

 

Sergeant LAWRENCE HUGH MURRELL REECE

747825, 235 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 18 July 1940

Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Sgt L.H.M.Reece of No 235 Squadron pilot R.L.Patterson and R.Y.Tucker failed to return from a convoy patrol in a Blenheim IV (N3541) the 18th of July 1940.

 

Sergeant ERIC ALFRED RINGWOOD

629710, 248 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died
on 27 August 1940

Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Sgt E.A.Ringwood of No 248 Squadron was killed along with the crew ( P/O C.J.Arthur & Sgt R.C.R.Cox ) on the 27th of August 1940 around mid-day. They were on a recce in a Blenheim off the Norwegian coast.

 

Flying Officer ARTHUR THOMAS ROSE-PRICE

39762, 501 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 21
on 02 September 1940
Son of Samuel Percy Price and of Anita Price (nee Mackay), of Concepcion, Chile.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O A.T.Rose-Price joined No 501 Squadron on the morning of the 2nd of September 1940. He was K.I.A. in the same afternoon while on patrol. He was shot down over Dungeness at 16:30hrs in his Hurricane I (L1578).

 

Sergeant JAMES HENRY ROUND

740667, 248 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 27
on 19 August 1940
Son of John Henry and Beatrice E. Round, of Netherton, Dudley, Worcestershire.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Sgt J.H.Round of No 248 Squadron was killed on the 19th of August 1940 he was the pilot of a Blenheim IVf (L9457). He and his crew (W.H.Want and M.P.Digby-Worsley) were on a recce of the Norwegian coast and they failed to return.

 

Pilot Officer LIONEL ARGENT SEARS

42895, 145 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 19
on 08 August 1940
Son of Charles Henry Argent Sears and Maud Emily Sears, of Cambridge.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O L.A.Sears joined No 145 Squadron in June. On the 1st of July 1940 he shot down a Dornier Do 17. He was shot down in his Hurricane (P2955) by a Bf 109 south of the Isle of Wight on the 8th of August 1940, at 09:05hrs. He was posted M.I.A. aged 19.

 

Sergeant MARTIN MICHAEL SHANAHAN

741623, 1 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 25
on 16 August 1940
Son of William and Catherine Shanahan, of Seven Kings, Essex.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Sgt M.M.Shanahan from No 1 Squadron was shot down and killed off Harwich on the 15th of August 1940 at 15:00hrs in his Hurricane I (P3043).

 

Sergeant BRUCE ROBERTSON SHARP

628218, 235 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 11 September 1940

Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL


Sgt B.R.Sharp of No 235 Squadron was flying escort to Fairey Albacores on the 11th of September 1940 in a Blenheim IV-f (L9396). The Fairey Albacores from the Fleet Air Arm were on a raid on Calais at 17:30hrs and the Blenheim IV-f (L9396) flown by F/Lt F.W.Flood was shot down by a Bf 109. Sgt B.R.Sharp and the crew all died on the mission.

 

Flying Officer IAN GARSTIN SHAW

40265, 264 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died
on 24 August 1940
Son of Angus Brodie Shaw and Minnie Christiana Shaw, of Norwood, Surrey.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Sgt B.R.Sharp of No 235 Squadron was flying escort to Fairey Albacores on the 11th of September 1940 in a Blenheim IV-f (L9396). The Fairey Albacores from the Fleet Air Arm were on a raid on Calais at 17:30hrs and the Blenheim IV-f (L9396) flown by F/Lt F.W.Flood was shot down by a Bf 109. Sgt B.R.Sharp and the crew all died on the mission.

 

Pilot Officer ROBERT HENRY SHAW

77465, 1 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 03 September 1940

Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O R.H.Shaw of No 1 Squadron was killed in action on the 3rd of September 1940 at 11:30hrs South of Maidstone in a Hurricane I (P3782).

 

Pilot Officer DOUGLAS CLAYTON SHEPLEY

33464, 152 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 22
on 12 August 1940
Son of J. T. and Lillie E. Shepley, of Holmesfield, Derbyshire; husband of F. E. Shepley.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O D.C.Shepley of No 152 Squadron was shot down and killed on the 12th of August 1940 at 12:30hrs by a Ju 88 South of the Isle of Wight in his Spitfire I (K9999).

 

Pilot Officer NORMAN BASIL SHORROCKS

78265, 235 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 11 September 1940

Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O N.B.Shorrocks of No 235 Squadron was flying escort to Fairey Albacores on the 11th of September 1940 in a Blenheim IV-f (L9396) flown by F/Lt F.W.Flood. The Fairey Albacores from the Fleet Air Arm were on a raid on Calais at 17:30hrs and the Blenheim IV-f (L9396) was shot down by a Bf 109. P/O N.B.Shorrocks and the crew all died on the mission (F/Lt F.W.Flood & B.R.Sharp).

 

Sergeant BERNARD SHUTTLEWORTH

627701, 99 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 19
on 13 October 1940
Son of Alice Shuttleworth, of Bishop Auckland, Co. Durham.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

F/O Lord Shuttleworth joined No 145 Hurricane Squadron in June 1940. Shuttleworth destroyed two enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain. Following a combat over a convoy south of the Isle of Wight Shuttleworth was posted M.I.A. on the 8th of August 1940, aged 27.

 

Sergeant FREDERICK ALBERT SIBLEY

758073, 238 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 01 October 1940

Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Sgt F.A.Sibley of No 238 Squadron force landed his Hurricane I (N2597) at Glastonbury on the 25th of September 1940 at 15:40hrs after combat. F.A.Sibleywas K.I.A. on the 1st of October 1940 when his Hurricane I (P3599) was shot down over Poole Harbour at 11:10hrs.

 

Flying Officer GEOFFREY MERVYN SIMPSON

41481, 229 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 21
on 26 October 1940
Son of Herbert Massey Simpson and Hilda Cameta Simpson, of Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL


F/O G.M.Simson a New Zealander flew with No 229 Squadron in Hurricane's during the Battle of Britain. G.M.Simson was K.I.A. on the 26th of October 1940, his Hurricane I (W6669) was shot down off the French coast by a Bf 109 after he attacked a He 59 at 11:30hrs.

 

Pilot Officer DUDLEY MALINS SLATTER

44597, 141 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 26
on 19 July 1940
Son of Wilfred Thomas Slatter, and of Valletta Matilda Slatter, of Southsea, Hampshire.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O D.M.Slatter a gunner from No 141 Squadron was on patrol on the 19th of July 1940 in a Defiant (L7016) piloted by P/O J.R.Gardener when he was shot down by a Bf 109 of JG 51. His pilot baled out near Dover at 12:45hrs and was rescued. Slatter was reported K.I.A.