Staffordshire house, york buildings, hastings other info. Army roll of honour 19391945 birmingham city battalions 19141918 birmingham. The roll of honour lists the names of those members of 602 city of glasgow squadron, auxiliary air force who made the supreme sacrifice in the second world war from 1939 to 1945. A total number of 4,556 were awarded to members of the army and waffenss the honour roll clasp of the army was instituted after the german invasion of the soviet union in 1941. This roll was compiled from various war office records between 1944 and 1949. Regiment history raf regiment association official website. World war one british army medal index cards ww1 ships lost at sea, 19141919. Wings broke off spitfire iia p8245 in dive over dengie flats. In 1958 the ministry of transport and civil aviation published a roll of honour which was printed under the authority of her majestys stationery office. Raf honington, raf regiment news, roll of honour, the association. Birmingham employers roll of honour 19141918 bradford pals 19141918 britain, gestapo invasion arrest list. Margate war memorial 19391945 roll of honour servicemen in alphabetical order bishop c. The titles and insignia of other ranks in the raf were based on that of the army, with some alterations in terminology. Rollofhonour raf wickenby memorial collection museum.
The german army honour roll clasp was a decoration received by all army personnel who were on the army roll of honour. Roll of honour bedfordshire war memorial selection. It includes not only the names of 478 men engraved on the bronze memorial tablets of the carillon tower, but also the names of 87 other men who died and whose names are all missing from the memorial in queens park. Roll of honour army and royal marines commandos the links below take you to the names of those who have died in service since 1946. The men who died during ww2 are listed on bronze panels in a sunken garden. It was formed and disbanded four times between 1 april 1918 and november 1959. Silver war badge cdrom awarded for services rendered by soldiers of the. The primary data is taken from the cwgc site, but the data is enhanced by the air81 data from the national archives and the unaccounted airmen and airwomen project that was. Ehrenblattspange was a decoration of nazi germany during world war ii.
It consists of two large scrolls which list all the men who worked at the colliery and went on to serve in ww1. Many listed are members of the royal air forces, commonwealth and allied air forces who flew under the banner of the crossed lion thus they are our brothers. During the battle of britain, 544 raf airmen lost their. Uk, army roll of honour, 19391945 forces war records. Over 1,400 tons of fuel oil leaked into the sea and was set partially on fire. Several squadrons therefore carry honours awarded when they were a part of the royal flying corps or royal naval air service. Army roll of honour 19391945, which contains the details of british army casualties during the second world war. Many drowned, were choked by the oil, or were shot by strafing. The royal air force raf is the united kingdoms aerial warfare force. In world war ii as part of raf coastal command it served first in a maritime. Air force collectable wwii military patches for sale ebay. New listing ww2 polish air force in britain officer raf service dress tunic rare.
Aircraft serving in the far east during world war ii had the red disc removed to prevent confusion with. The only organisation representing all ranks of the raf regiment, past and present, recognised by the corps and the commandant general. Together with a roll of honour and other records they can be searched. The list is compiled alphabetically by surname, together with decorations, rank, first names, which air force if not raf, crew position, the date of last operation. This database contains the roll of honour a listing of british army casualties from world war ii. The original roll of honour can be seen in the rac memorial room at the tank museum. This is followed by an explanation of the how the latest figures have been arrived at taking into account additions and amendments to date. Recorded here are various war memorials within a variety of counties including main sections for bedfordshire, buckinghamshire, cambridgeshire, dorset, essex, herefordshire, hertfordshire, huntingdonshire, kent, lincolnshire, northamptonshire, suffolk, suusex, norfolk, wiltshire, worcestershire ad yorkshire. The 207 squadron roll of honour memorial bookwas deposited and dedicated in leicester cathedral on sunday 5th november 1989 and was updated in 2001. Sudbury, suffolk and the second world war roll of honour. Raf and commonwealth air forces roll of honour the. In world war i it served in a strike role against enemy bases and airfields in belgium. This record collection covers world war ii military deaths within the period from september 1, 1939 to december 31, 1946.
Hey, and published by the society of friends of the airborne museum, oosterbeek, 1986. Raf and commonwealth air forces roll of honour the unaccounted airmen project this is a database of all commonwealth airforces casualities in the second world war. The ww1 roll of honour is a complete list of all 565 men from loughborough who lost their lives in the great war. To view the roll of honour for serving members of the raf regiment follow this link death notices it is now corps policy to recognise the passing of all serving and former members of the raf regiment the raf regiment association will issues death notices routinely via social media but they reliant upon timely notification by individuals andor. The original data comes from the national archives records series wo 304, war office. British royal air force, gallantry awards 19141919. Silver war badge roll 19141920 soldiers died in the great war 19141919 south africa roll of honour. Squadron codes, jw oct 1938 sep 1939 km sep 1939 jan 1951. Ww2 australia victory roll the raaf at war book 200.
As the below chart by statista shows, the largest contingent of these came from polish people. Roll of honour 611 squadron royal auxiliary air force. Sergeant simes was awarded the medal for great gallantry and determination after being wounded in action. British royal air force, airmens service records 19121939.
He was the son of frederick charles and ada lily ridgewell, who had moved to sudbury from halstead after the first world war. Roll of honour raf regiment association official website. The royal armoured corps the royal armoured corps was created shortly before the second world war to bring together all those regiments of the british army then serving in. See more ideas about world war two, ww2 and patches.
Dominion and european allied airmen who died while under royal air force. Authentic british army wwii1950s lance corporal rank stripes patches pair on kd. The raf aircraft apprentices roll of honour those who. Raf service records created since the beginning of the second world war remain. One of dvas key roles is acknowledging and commemorating the service and sacrifice of all those who served australia and its allies in wars, conflicts and peace operations through commemorations, memorials, war graves and research. Died in service 1946 1979 died in service 1980 2018. The remainder, post war examples, come from around the world from both military and civilian sources. Birmingham employers roll of honour 19141918 bradford pals 19141918 britain, gestapo. Royal air force volunteer reserve regiment history, war. The raf aircraft apprentices roll of honour those who perished in world war two and other conflicts during the second world war and other conflicts apprentices have died as a result of combat, accident, illness or as a consequence of incarceration as a pow during the war years. Click on this roll of honour or on the document in the box on the right, for the names of the gallant young men killed in action while serving with 77. Buy air force collectable wwii military patches and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay.
Battle honours are awarded by the sovereign to royal air force squadrons to commemorate the squadrons role in a particular operation this practice was inherited by the raf from its army and navy predecessors upon its creation in 1918. There are over 3,300 men and women listed on shetlands roll of service. The raf bomber command ww2 casualty statistics require careful consideration, hence the inclusion of bill chorleys explanatory text from appendix 1 of vol 9. Combined operations insignia specimens there are around 75 images of combined operations badges on this page, over 40 of which are from the the war years.
Rfc, rnas and raf casualties 1915 to 1928 cards record deaths, injuries and illness. A measure of the correct ribbon is supplied with the medal. He won his decoration on 2nd august 1917 while in command of the royal west kent. In the second world war 193945 dvdrom the roll of honour of the british. During this waiting period he could wear a silver rafvr lapel badge to. The roll of service lists those who served in the three armedthe forces and the merchant navy. This site is dedicated to those men and women who fell fighting for their country. Have you seen the world war two roll of honour which is kept in ahs library. This award could only be bestowed upon a recipient if they already had been awarded the iron cross award, in both first and second class. Home world war ii rolls of honour, casualty lists and genealogy. Getting harder to find in good condition in our days. Lt d a grant, the designer of the badge, could not have imagined that it would spread and endure over the decades, to the present day. Garciawebb, warrant officer joseph, royal air force volunteer reserve. Look at air 2219, the roll of honour for men from the usa and dominions.
Wwii raf royal air force pilots bat wings,authentic embroidered. Buried tunbridge wells cemetery, kent, sec 11a, grave 101 pollard, phillip selwyn covey. Roll of honour there are no known fatalities within 255 squadron from the period 19181919. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. The information in this section has been taken from roll of honour, compiled by j. All names are arranged in alphabetical order under the names of the ships that they were lost on. Ww2 hampshire regiment slide on cloth shoulder badge. Jack and his wife, bertha came to nutley just before the war. Was recently decorated with the military cross by his majesty the king at buckingham palace. Its motto was to be per ardua, translated as through adversity, with its insignia crossed no. The records began with the inception of the raf on 1 april 1918, but they include. In september 2016, caren turner, the parish administrator at st leonards, found the ww1 roll of honour for dinnington main colliery, rolled up in the back of a cupboard in the church office. Torpedo attacks were difficult because the aircraft had a tendency to roll, the.
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