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

Flying Officer CHRISTOPHER JOHN DRAKE ANDREAE

70018, 64 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 23
on 15 August 1940
Son of Frank George and Georgiana Andreae, of Paddington, London.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL


F/O C.J.D.Andreae of No 64 Squadron was shot down and killed in his Spitfire I (R6990) on the 15th of August 1940 by a Bf 109 at 15:20hrs.

 

Pilot Officer CHARLES JOHN ARTHUR

42090, 248 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 22
on 27 August 1940
Son of James Fitzpatrick Arthur and Margaret Elizabeth Arthur, of Radyr, Glamorgan.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O C.J.Arthur of No 248 Squadron was killed along with his crew (Sgt E.A.Ringwood & 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.

 

Pilot Officer DENNIS GARTH ASHTON

76574, 266 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 20
on 12 August 1940
Son of Richard T. C. and Evelyn M. Ashton, of Keyworth, Nottinghamshire.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL


P/O D.G.Ashton was with No 266 Squadron from the start of the Battle of Britain. Ashton was shot down in his Spitfire I (P9333) off Portsmouth on the 12th of August 1940, and reported M.I.A., aged 20. His body was found by a minesweeper a month later and it was buried at sea.

 

Sergeant ERIC DEBNAM BAKER

740057, 145 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 28
on 08 August 1940
Son of Gerald Debnam Baker and Edith Anne Baker, of Wimborne, Dorsetshire; husband of Evelyn Baker.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Sgt E.D.Baker of No 145 Squadron was on patrol in his Hurricane I (P2957) on the 8th of August 1940. He was believed to have been shot down by F.W. Müller of I Gruppe of JG 27 off the Isle of White at 09:15hrs. Sgt E.D.Baker was posted M.I.A., aged 28.

 

Pilot Officer WALTER BEAUMONT
D F C

76308, 152 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 26
on 23 September 1940
Son of Fred and Delia Beaumont; husband of Doris J. N. Beaumont, of Coulsdon, Surrey. B.Sc. (Lond).
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O W.Beaumont of No 152 Squadron baled out of his Sptitfire I (R6831) after being hit by a Junkers Ju 88 off Portland on the 27th of August 1940 at 12:30hrs. He was not hurt.
W.Beaumont was lost over the Channel on the 23rd of September 1940 in a Spitfire I (R7016), cause unknown.

 

Pilot Officer CLARENCE CHARLES BENNETT

42097, 248 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 23
on 01 October 1940
Son of Septimus Bord Bennett and Catherine Minnie Bennett, of Mile End, Adelaide, South Australia.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL




P/O C.C.Bennet was an Austrailian flying with No 248 Squadron in Blenheim's during the Battle of Britain. He and his crew (G.S.Clarke & G.B.Brash) were killed in action on the 1st of October 1940. They failed to return from a Recce/Sortie off the Norwegian coast flying in Blenheim IVf (R3626).

 

Pilot Officer JOHN BENZIE

42185, 242 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 25
on 07 September 1940
Son of John and Agnes Benzie, of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O John Benzie a Canadian of No 242 Squadron was killed on the 7th of September 1940 at 17:00hrs, while on patrol over the Thames Estuary in his Hurricane I (P2962).

 

Sergeant ALAN BERRY

968035, 264 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 23
on 24 August 1940
Son of Walter and Jane Berry; husband of May Berry, of Longsight, Manchester.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Sgt A.Berry of No 264 Squadron and his pilot, I.G.Shaw were killed on the 24th of August 1940 at 12:40hrs. Their Defiant (L7027) was shot down by Bf 109's of JG 3 off Manston.

 

Flight Lieutenant CHARLES EARLE BOWEN

39488, 607 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 24
on 01 October 1940
Son of Charles Brice Bowen, and of Linda Redenta Eugenie Bowen, of Chelsea, London.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Flt/Lt C.E.Bowen of No 607 Squadron baled out of his Hurricane I (P5205) safely on the 26th of September 1940 over Kaylthorpe, Isle Of Wight at 16:20hrs. C.E.Bowen was K.I.A. on the 1st of October 1940. His Hurricane I (V6686) was shot down by a Bf 110 over the Isle of Wight at 10:50hrs.

 

Sergeant GEORGE BROWN BRASH

639109, 248 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died
on 01 October 1940
Son of David and Margaret Chisholm Brown Brash, of Edinburgh.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Sgt. G.B.Brash was with No 248 Squadron during the Battle of Britain flying in Blenheim's. He and the other crew (C.C.Bennett & G.S.Clarke) were killed in action on the 1st of October 1940. They failed to return from a Recce/Sortie off the Norwegian coast in Blenheim IVF (R3626) .

 

Pilot Officer DENNIS OWEN MATTHEW BROWNE

41234, 1 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 22
on 16 August 1940
Son of Thomas Matthew and Elsie Louise Browne, of Portslade-by-Sea, Sussex.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O D.O.M.Browne of No 1 Squadron was on patrol on the 19th of July 1940 in a Hurricane I (P3471) when his aircraft was set on fire in an attack on a He 111. He crash landed at 18:15hrs but was unhurt.
While on patrol in his Hurricane (R4075) on the 15th of August 1940, Browne was shot down near Harwich at 15:00hr

 

Flight Lieutenant DAVID CAMPBELL BRUCE

39853, 111 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 22
on 04 September 1940
Son of Frederick Thompson Bruce and Ethel Bruce, of Kilburn, London.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

F/Lt D.C.Bruce of No 111 Squadron was killed on the 4th of September 1940 at 13:40hrs. His Hurricane I (R4172) was lost over the Channel after combat with some Bf 109's.

 

Pilot Officer JAMES RICHEBOURG BUCHANAN

77033, 609 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 25
on 27 July 1940
Son of Bertram George and Kathleen Agnes Buchanan, of Iden, Sussex.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O J.R.Buchanan from No 609 Squadron was shot down and killed in his Spitfire I (N3023) by a Bf 109 of I Gruppe of JG 27 flown by Oberleutnant Framm on the 27th of July 1940 at 10:20hrs.

 

Pilot Officer MAURICE SIMON HENRI CHARLES BUCHIN

81626, 213 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died
on 15 August 1940

Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O Maurice S.H.C.Buchin a Belgian was posted to No 213 Squadron on the 25th of July 1940. Maurice Buchin and P.J.Philipart were on patrol over Portland on the 11th of August 1940 and each of them shot down a Junkers Ju 88. Maurice Buchin was the first Belgian to be killed in the Battle of Britain when his Hurricane I (V7227) was shot down over Portland on the 15th of August 1940 at 17:45hrs.

 

Pilot Officer JOHN ALLISON GEORGE CHOMLEY

84668, 257 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 20
on 12 August 1940
Son of Maj. George Griffith Ffloyd Chomley and Nancy Chomley, of Bolton, Marandellas, Southern Rhodesia.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O J.A.G.Chomley of No 257 Squadron was killed when his Hurricane I (P3662) was shot down over the Channel off Portsmouth at 13:00hrs on the 12th of August 1940.

 

Pilot Officer ARTHUR WILLIAM CLARKE

42485, 504 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 20
on 11 September 1940
Son of Frank and Lavinia Clarke.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O A.W.Clarke of No 504 Squadron was shot down and killed on the 11th of September 1940 at 16:00 in his Hurricane I (P3770) over Romney.

 

Sergeant GORDON STUART CLARKE

747818, 248 Sqdn., Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
who died age 19
on 01 October 1940
Son of Harold Henry and Doris Winifred Clarke, of Bedford.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Sgt. G.S.Clarke was with No 248 Squadron during the Battle of Britain. He and the other crew (C.C.Bennett & G.B.Brash) were killed in action flying in Blenheim IVf (R3626) on the 1st of October 1940.They failed to return from a Recce/Sortie off the Norwegian coast

 

Pilot Officer PETER WOODRUFF COMELY

41831, 87 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died
on 15 August 1940

Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

P/O Peter W.Comley of No 87 Squadron was killed on the 15th of August 1940. His Hurricane I (P2872) was shot down by a Bf 110 off Portland at 18:05hrs but was seen to shoot a Bf 110 down before he was killed.

 

Flight Sergeant CECIL JOHN COONEY

564567, 56 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 26
on 29 July 1940
Son of John William and Emily Cooney; husband of Charlotte Cooney, of Rhos Robin, Denbighshire.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

F/Sgt C.J.Cooney of No 56 Squadron was killed on the 29th of July 1940 at 07:45hrs. His Hurricane I (P3879) was shot down by a Bf 109 over the Channel, near Dover.

 

Sergeant RICHARD COPCUTT

581146, 248 Sqdn., Royal Air Force
who died age 20
on 20 October 1940
Son of Thomas Edward Joseph and Ada Elizabeth Copcutt, of Whetstone, Middlesex.
Remembered with honour
RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL

Sgt. R.Copcutt 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 (P6952) when he was shot down and killed. Also in the crew was G.H.Baird, D.L.Burton and S.V.Wood.