List of RAF aircrew in the Battle of Britain (O–R)

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 Charles, Prince of Wales and his wife Camilla, 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]

O

Name Rank Nationality Sqn during Battle Awards Notes
Oaks, Trevor Walter Sgt NZ 235 Sqn
O'Brian, Peter Geoffrey St.George Flt Lt CAN 152 & 257 Sqns DFC*, ADC, OBE Died 15 April 2007[9]
O'Brien, Joseph Somerton Sqn Ldr BR 92 & 234 Sqns KIA 7 September 1940
O'Byrne, Peter Sgt BR 73 & 501 Sqns Died 13 June 1998
O'Connell, Anthony Fg Off BR 264 Sqn Died 17 December 1976
O'Leary, Arthur Alexander Sgt BR 604 Sqn DFC, DFM Died 21 April 1987
O'Malley, Derek Keppel Coleridge Fg Off BR 264 Sqn KIA 4 September 1940 (Pilot)[10]
O'Meara, James Joseph Plt Off BR 64, 72 Sqns & 421 Flt DSO, DFC* Died 1974
O'Neill, Desmond Hugh Fg Off BR 611 & 41 Sqns KIFA 11 October 1940: Mid-air collision with Sgt L R Carter; bailed out but parachute failed aged 25; son of Lt Col Edward M. M. & Ethel M. O'Neill of Glasnevin, Dublin, Ireland; husband of Muriel O'Neill. Buried in Streatham Park Cemetery, Surrey, Square 7A, Grave 12104.
O'Neill, John Anthony Flt Lt BR 601 & 238 Sqns DFC Died May 2008
Oelofse, Johannes Roelof Stephanus Plt Off SA 43 Sqn KIA 8 August 1940
Odbert, Norman Cyril Sqn Ldr BR 64 Sqn OBE
Offenberg, Jean Henri Marie "Pyker" Plt Off BEL 145 Sqn KIFA 22 January 1942
Ogilvie, Alfred Keith "Skeets" Plt Off CAN 609 Sqn DFC Later bailed out and taken POW 9 January 1941[9]
Oglivie, Donald Bruce Plt Off BR 601 Sqn Captured November 1943 and made POW
Ogilvy, Charles Alexander "Alastair" Flt Lt BR 610 Sqn DFC (30 November 1915 – 1995) Last name to be added to the Battle of Britain London Monument[11]
Oldfield, Trevor Guest Sgt BR 64 & 92 Sqns KIA 27 September 1940[12] (Pilot)
Olesen, Wilfrid Pallasen Plt Off BR 607 Sqn Died 6 July 1950
Olenski, Zbigniew Fg Off POL 234 & 609 Sqns KW Died 20 June 1970
Olewinski, Boleslaw Sgt POL 111 Sqn KIA 3 November 1940
Olive, Charles Gordon Chaloner Flt Lt AUS 65 Sqn DFC Died 1987
Oliver, George Dixon Sgt BR 23 Sqn KIA 8 September 1941[13]
Olver, Peter Plt Off BR 603 Sqns DFC Shot down, captured and taken POW 11 June 1943; Surviving aircrew Died 14 February 2013
Ommanney, Rupert John Sgt BR 229 Sqn KIA 12 February 1942
Orchard, Harold Charles Sgt BR 65 Sqn KIA 5 February 1941 (Pilot)
Orgias, Eric Plt Off NZ 23 Sqn KIA 25 September 1940 aged 25 when as part of the crew of Blenheim L8369 it stalled and crashed on approach to landing near Stourbridge.[14]
Ortmans, Victor Marcel M "Vicky" Plt Off BEL 229 Sqn Captured and made POW 21 October 1941, KIFA 8 August 1950
Orzechowski, Jerzy Plt Off POL 607 Sqn VM, KW**, DFC Died 1988 in Canada.
Osmand, Alexander Gordon Plt Off BR 3 & 213 Sqns KIA 20 October 1943
Ostaszewski-Ostoja, Piotr Fg Off POL 609 Sqn KW**, DFC Died 1965 London
Ostowicz, Antoni Fg Off POL 145 Sqn KW* MIA 11 August 1940
Overton, Charles Nevil "Teeny" Fg Off BR 43 Sqn DFC
Owen, Arthur Edward AC BR 600 Sqn KIA 24 July 1941
Owen, Henry Sgt BR 219 Sqn
Owen, William Gethin Sgt BR 235 Sqn DFC
Oxspring, Robert Wardlow "Bobby" Flt Lt BR 66 Sqn DFC**, AFC Died 8 August 1989

P

Name Rank Nationality Sqn during Battle Awards Notes
Page, Anthony Durrant "Tony" Sgt BR 111 Sqn KIA 8 November 1940 (Pilot)
Page, Alan Geoffrey Plt Off BR 56 Sqn OBE, DSO, DFC* Died 3 August 2000.
Page, Arthur John Sgt BR 257 Sqn KIA 24 October 1941 (Pilot)
Page, Cyril Leslie Flt Lt BR 234 Sqn
Page, Vernon Douglas Sgt BR 610 & 601 Sqns DFC
Page, Wilfrid Thomas Sgt BR 1 Sqn KIA 16 November 1943 (Malta)
Pain, John Francis Plt Off BR 32 Sqn Died 12 September 1980
Paisey, Frederick George Sgt BR 235 Sqn DFC
Palak, Jan Sgt POL 303 & 302 Sqns VM, KW**, DFC Died 1987 Bath UK
Palliser, George Charles Calder "Titch" Sgt BR 43 & 249 Sqns DFC, AE Died 25 September 2011
Palmer, Norman Nelson Sgt BR 248 Sqn KIA 8 February 1942
Palusinski, Jerzy Hipolit Plt Off POL 303 Sqn VM, KW Died 1984 UK
Pankratz, Wilhelm Flt Lt POL 145 Sqn KW MIA 12 August 1940
Pannell, Geoffrey Charles Russell Sgt NZ 3 Sqn DFC, CdeG Born Christchurch, New Zealand 22 August 1913. Commissioned August 1941; transferred to reserve January 1946; retired July 1962. Died Christchurch, 3 May 1980
Parke, Thomas Robert Verner Sub Lt (FAA) BR 804 NAS KIA 7 July 1941
Parker, Denis Keith Sgt BR 66 Sqn
Parker, Kenneth Bruce Sgt BR 64 & 92 Sqns KIA 15 October 1940 (Pilot)
Parker, Thomas Campbell Plt Off BR 79 Sqn OBE
Parker, Vincent Plt Off BR 234 Sqn Crashed taken as POW 15 August 1940; KIFA 29 January 1946[15]
Parkes, William Bert Sgt BR 501 Sqn
Parkin, Eric Gordon Plt Off BR 501 Sqn Died 23 July 2008
Parkinson, Cecil Sgt BR 238 Sqn WIA 20 July 1940; Died 21 July 1940 (Pilot)
Parnall, Denis Geach Flt Lt BR 249 Sqn KIA 18 September 1940 (Pilot)
Parnall, Stuart Boyd Plt Off BR 607 Sqn KIA 9 September 1940 (Pilot)
Parr, Douglas John Sgt BR 29 Sqn KIA 7 November 1941
Parr, Leslie Alfred Sgt BR 79 Sqn Died 1986
Parrott, Dennis Thomas Fg Off BR 19 Sqn KIA 22 June 1941 (Pilot)
Parrott, Peter Lawrence Fg Off BR 145 & 605 Sqns DFC, AFC Retired as a Wg Cdr in 1965
Parrott, Reginald James Sgt BR 32 Sqn KIA 5 May 1941 (Pilot)
Parry, Emlyn AC2 BR 23 Sqn KIA 28 May 1943 (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
Parry, Montague Edward Sgt BR 604 Sqn
Parsons, Claude Arthur Sgt BR 66 & 610 Sqns KIA 20 August 1941
Parsons, Edwin Ernest Sgt NZ 23 Sqn Died 4 October 1977,
Parsons, John Graham Sgt BR 235 Sqn
Parsons, Philip Trevor Fg Off BR 504 Sqn KIA 2 October 1942 (Pilot)
Paszkiewicz, Ludwik Witold Fg Off POL 303 Sqn VM, KW, DFC KIA 7 September 1940
Paszkiewicz, Konrad Jozef Fg Off POL 303 Sqn VM, KW** Born 29 November 1920, Gorzkowice, Poland; discharged in 1948; died 29 May 2001 (aged 80) at Mablethorpe, Lincolnshire, England.[16]
Paterek, Edward Sgt POL 302 & 303 Sqns KW MIA 28 March 1941[17]
Paterson, Brian "Blinkers" Sub Lt (FAA) BR 804 NAS
Paterson, James Alfred Flt Lt NZ 92 Sqn MBE KIA 27 September 1940 (Pilot); Posthumously awarded the MBE on 1 January 1941 for services in France during May 1940 (Battle of France).[18]
Patrick, Leon Fred Sgt BR 222 Sqn
Patston, Arthur George Sgt BR 604 Sqn
Patten, Hubert Paul Frederick Fg Off BR 64 Sqn Died 24 December 2002.[19]
Patterson, Leonard John Sgt BR 501 Sqn KIA 28 November 1940
Patterson, Peter John Mid (FAA) BR 242 Sqn KIA 20 August 1940
Patterson, Norris Henry Sub Lt (FAA) BR 804 NAS KIA 22 December 1941 (HMS Audacity)
Patterson, Robert Lawson Plt Off BR 242 Sqn MIA 18 July 1940
Pattinson, Aberconway John Sefton Fg Off BR 616, 23 & 92 Sqns KIA 12 October 1940 (Pilot)
Pattison, John David Fg Off CAN 1 RCAF Sqn
Pattison, John Gordon Fg Off NZ 266 Sqn DSO, DFC, CdeLd'H Died 11 September 2009[20][21]
Pattison, Kenneth Clifton Sgt BR 611 Sqn WIA 13 October 1940 (Pilot)
Pattullo, William Blair Plt Off BR 151, 249 & 46 Sqns WIA 26 October 1940 (Pilot)
Paul, Frank Dawson Sub Lt (FAA) BR 64 Sqn WIA 30 July 1940
Pavitt, Harold John Sgt BR 235 Sqn Died 1972
Pavlu, Otto Sgt CZ 1 Sqn KIA 28 April 1943
Payne, Alec Dawson Sgt BR 610 Sqn Died 16 December 2010.[22]
Payne, Roy Ainley Plt Off BR 602 Sqn
Payne, Reginald Irving AC2 BR 23 Sqn 1909–1940 KIA 25 September 1940 when as radio operator/air gunner of Blenheim L8369 it stalled and crashed on approach to landing near Stourbridge.[14]
Peachment, Charles Barton Gower Plt Off BR 236 Sqn Retired as a Sqn Ldr in 1947; Died 1979
Peacock, Dennis Charles Sgt BR 605 Sqn KIA 15 September 1942
Peacock, Reginald John Fg Off BR 235 Sqn DFC KIA 5 February 1943 (North Africa)
Peacock, William Albert Sgt BR 46 Sqn MIA 11 September 1940
Peacock-Edwards, Spencer Ritchie Plt Off BR 253 & 615 Sqns DFC Died 1983
Pearce, Leonard Harold Borlase Sgt BR 32 & 615 Sqns KIA 9 April 1941
Pearce, Peter Griffin Sgt BR 600 Sqn KIA 15 December 1941
Pearce, Roy Sgt BR 29 Sqn
Pearce, William John Sgt BR 236 & 23 Sqns KIA 5 November 1941
Pearcy, Dennis Jack Sgt BR 219 Sqn KIA 15 November 1940 (Air Gunner)
Pearman, Stanley James Plt Off BR 141 Sqn
Pearse, Leslie Lewis Sgt BR 236 Sqn
Pearson, Dennis Edward Sgt BR 236 Sqn
Pearson, Geoffrey Wilberforce Sgt BR 501 Sqn KIA 6 September 1940 (Pilot)
Pearson, Philip Sgt BR 238 Sqn KIA 29 May 1942 (Egypt)
Pease, Arthur Peter Plt Off BR 74 Sqn & 603 Sqns KIA 15 September 1940 (Pilot)
Peebles, William Sgt BR 235 Sqn KIA 7 May 1941
Peel, Charles David Fg Off BR 603 Sqn MIA 17 July 1940
Peel, John Ralph Alexander Sqn Ldr BR 145 Sqn (CO) DFC
Pegge, Constantine Oliver Joseph Plt Off BR 603 Sqn DFC* Died 9 May 1950[23]
Pemberton, David Alwyne Sqn Ldr BR 1 Sqn (CO) DFC KIA 3 November 1940
Penfold, Paul Eric Plt Off BR 29 Sqn
Penfold, William David Sgt BR 236 Sqn
Penford, Vernon William Rex Flt Sgt BR 23 Sqn Died 1976
Pennington, Denis Arthur Plt Off BR 263 & 245 Sqns DFC
Pennington-Leigh, Alan William Flt Lt BR 232 & 248 Sqns KIA 1 June 1943 (Singapore)
Pennycuick, Bruce Sgt BR 236 Sqn
Percy, Hugh Harold Plt Off BR 264 Sqn KIA 22 May 1944
Perkin, Frederick Stanley Sgt BR 73 Sqn & 421 Flt Died 1988
Perrin, Georges Camille Adjutant Free FR 615 & 249 Sqns Died 1981
Perry, Harry Thomas Sgt BR 23 Sqn KIA 30 October 1940
Peters, George Charles Boyce Fg Off BR 79 Sqn KIA 29 September 1940 (Pilot)
Peterson, Otto John Plt Off CAN 1 Sqn RCAF KIA 27 September 1940[24] (Pilot)
Pettet, Alexander Henry Plt Off BR 248 Sqn MIA 13 December 1940
Pettit, Henry William Sgt BR 605 & 1 Sqns KIA 2 February 1941
Pexton, Richard Dunning Fg Off BR 615 Sqn DFC, AFC
Pfeiffer, Jan Piotr Plt Off POL 257 & 32 Sqns MIA 20 December 1943
Philipart, Jacques Arthur Laurent Plt Off BEL 213 Sqn KIA 25 August 1940 when he was shot down in Hurricane V7226, Philipart baled out into the sea and was killed.[14]
Phillip, James Sgt BR 25 Sqn KIA 17 May 1942
Phillips, Austin AC BR 604 Sqn
Phillips, Ernest Russell Plt Off BR 25 Sqn KIA 14 February 1941 (Pilot)
Phillips, Norman Taylor Flt Sgt BR 65 Sqn KIA 8 August 1940 (Pilot)
Phillips, Randall Frederick Prenter Sgt BR 602 Sqn Died 28 March 1998
Phillipson, John Ross Sgt BR 604 Sqn DFC KIA 5 January 1943 (Wireless Operator/Observer)
Philo, Robert Ferguson Plt Off BR 151 Sqn
Piatkowski, Stanislaw Plt Off POL 79 Sqn KIA 25 October 1940
Pickering, James Sgt BR 64 Sqn AFC
Pickering, John Harcourt Plt Off BR 66 Sqn KIA 15 March 1942 (Pilot)
Pickering, Tony Garforth Sgt BR 32 & 501 Sqns MID,AE Died 4 April 2016 | Aged 70 years of age | True, genuine and a modest hero to Britain (Pilot)
Pickford, James Thomas Sgt BR 604 Sqn
Pidd, Leslie Sgt BR 238 Sqn KIA 15 September 1940 (Pilot)
Pigg, Oswald St John Fg Off BR 72 Sqn KIA 1 September 1940 (Pilot)
Pilch, Edward Roman Plt Off POL 302 Sqn VM, KW* KIA 20 February 1941
Pilkington, Alfred Sgt BR 23 Sqn
Pilkington-Miksa, Wlodzimierz Janusz Plt Off POL 303 Sqn VM, KW**, DFC Flew as Wlodzimierz Miksa during the war.
Pinckney, David John Colin Fg Off BR 603 Sqn KIA 23 January 1942
Pinfold, Herbert Moreton Flt Lt BR 56 Sqn (CO) Died 19 October 2009
Pinkham, Philip Campbell Sqn Ldr BR 19 Sqn AFC KIA 5 September 1940 (Pilot)
Pípa, Josef Sgt CZ[25] 43 Sqn CdeG, MC*** Died 2 January 1977.[26]
Piper, Arthur Howard Sgt BR 236 Sqn DFC
Pippard, Harold Alfred Plt Off BR 29 Sqn
Pippet, John Gilbert Fg Off BR 64 Sqn KIA 23 February 1941[27]
Pisarek, Marian Fg Off POL 303 Sqn VM IV & V, KW***, DFC MIA 29 April 1942
Pitcher, Paul Brooke Fg Off CAN 401 Sqn MiD
Pittman, Geoffrey Edward Plt Off BR 17 Sqn
Pizak, Stanislav Sgt CZ 310 & 19 Sqns MIA 7 August 1941 (surname also spelt as Plzak)[28]
Plant, Ronald Eric Sgt BR 603 KIA 21 November 1940 (Pilot)
Pledger, Geoffrey Frank Colman Plt Off BR 141 Sqn KIA 4 April 1941 (Air Gunner)
Plenderleith, Robert Sgt BR 73 Sqn DFC
Plummer, Richard Pryer Fg Off BR 46 Sqn WIA 4 September 1940; died 14 September 1940
Pniak, Karol Plt Off POL 32 Sqn VM, KW***, DFC Died 10980 Poland
Pocock, Maurice Henry Sgt BR 72 Sqn
Pollard, John Kenneth Sgt BR 232 Sqn KIA 12 December 1941
Pollard, Phillip Selwyn Covey Fg Off BR 611 Sqn KIA 22 June 1941
Pond, Arthur Herbert Dorrien Flt Sgt BR 601 Sqn AFC
Ponting, William Alan Plt Off BR 264 Sqn KIA 24 August 1940
Pool, Peter Desmond Plt Off BR 266 & 72 Sqns MIA 19 August 1942
Poole, Eric Leonard Ronald Sgt BR 604 Sqn
Poplawski, Jerzy Plt Off POL 111 & 229 Sqns VM, KW*** Died 2004 Argentina
Porter, Edward Francis Sgt BR[29] 141 Sqn KIA 2 July 1941 (Pilot)
Porter, John Anthony Sgt BR 615, 19 & 242 Sqns
Porter, Owen Wells Sgt BR 111 Sqn KIA 31 July 1944 (France)
Posener, Frederick Hyam Plt Off SA 152 Sqn MIA 20 July 1940
Potter, John Alfred Sgt BR 19 Sqn Wounded and taken POW 15 September 1940; died 1977
Poulton, Harry Robert Godfrey Plt Off BR 64 Sqn dfc Captured and taken POW January 1944
Pound, Reginald Robert Charles Sgt BR 25 Sqn (Wireless Operator)
Powell, Edwin Sgt BR 25 Sqn KIA 21 November 1940
Powell, Robin Peter Reginald Flt Lt BR 111 Sqn Died 28 January 1970
Powell, Ronald James Plt Off BR 248 Sqn KIA 2 July 1941
Powell, Sydney William Martin Sgt BR 141 Sqn Died 1979
Powell-Shedden, George Ffolliott Flt Lt BR 242 Sqn DSO*DFC Died November 1994[30][31]
Power, Richard Maurice Flt Lt AUS 236 Sqn
Prchal, Eduard M Sgt CZ 310 Sqn Died 4 December 1964[32]
Preater, Stanley George Sgt BR 235 Sqn → died 2 December 2008.
Prevot, Leon O J Plt Off BEL 235 Sqn CDeG, DFC
Priak, K Plt Off BEL 32 & 257 Sqns KIA – details unknown
Price, Arthur Owen Plt Off BR 236 Sqn Died 1982
Price, James Sgt BR 29 Sqn DFM Died 16 March 1988
Price, Norman Albert Joseph Sgt BR 236 Sqn
Price, Robert Buckton Sgt BR 245, 222 & 73 Sqns KIA 15 November 1941[33]
Priestley, John Sinclair Fg Off NZ 235 Sqn KIA 30 August 1940
Prihoda, Josef Sgt CZ 1 Sqn MIA 6 March 1943
Pritchard, Charles Arthur Flt Lt BR 600 Sqn DFC
Proctor, Jack Sgt BR 602 Sqn KIA 18 April 1941 (Pilot)
Proctor, John Ernest Plt Off NZ 32 Sqn DFC
Prosser, Percy Rollo Sgt BR 235 Sqn KIA 16 December 1940
Proudman, Douglas Harry Sgt BR 248 Sqn WIA 27 April 1941 (Wirless Operator/Air Gunner)
Prowse, Harry Arthur Robin Plt Off BR 256 & 603 Sqns (1921–2010)
Ptacek, Rudolf Sgt CZ 43 Sqn KIA 28 March 1942
Pùda, Rajmund Sgt CZ 310 & 605 Sqns Died 17 March 2002[34]
Pudney, Geoffrey Bruce Sub Lt (FAA) BR 64 Sqn KIA 26 August 1941
Pugh, John Stuart Sgt BR 25 Sqn DFC
Pugh, Thomas Patrick Flt Lt BR 263 Sqn (CO) DFC KIA 2 August 1943
Pushman, George Rupert Plt Off CAN 23 Sqn DFC Died 2001
Putt, Alan Robert Flt Lt BR 501 Sqn Died 1977
Puxley, William George Vernon Sgt BR 236 Sqn
Pye, John Walter Sgt BR 25 Sqn
Pyman, Lawrence Lee Plt Off BR 65 Sqn MIA 16 August 1940 (Pilot)
Pyne, Colin Campbell Sgt NZ 219 Sqn Died 19 February 1975.

Q

Name Rank Nationality Sqn during Battle Awards Notes
Quelch, Basil Herbert Sgt BR 235 Sqn DFC (1919–1994)
Quill, Jeffrey Kindersley Fg Off BR 65 Sqn AFC [3][35] Development and production test pilot for Spitfire. Only flew in combat for 19 days to gain experience. Died 20 February 1996
Quinn, James Sgt BR 236 Sqn DFC [3]

R

Name Rank Nationality Sqn during Battle Awards Notes
Rabagliati, Alexander Coultate "Sandy" Flt Lt BR 43 Sqn DFC and Bar KIA 6 July 1943[36][37][38][39]
Rabone, John Henry Michael Fg Off BR 604 Sqn
Rabone, Paul Wattling Plt Off BR[40] 145 Sqn DFC KIA 24 July 1944 (Belgium)
Radomski, Jerzy Plt Off POL 303 Sqn VM, KW*** Died 1978.
Radwanski, Gustaw Plt Off POL 151, 56 & 607 Sqns KW**
Rafter, William Pearce Houghton Plt Off BR 603 Sqn KIA 29 November 1940
Raine, Woodrow Sgt BR 610 Sqn KIA 21 August 1941 (France)(Pilot)
Rains, Douglas Norman Sgt BR 248 Sqn KIA 12 August 1942 (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
Ralls, Leslie Francis Sgt BR 605 Sqn (1916–1976)
Ramsay, John Basil Plt Off BR 151 Sqn KIA 18 August 1940
Ramsay, John Strachan Sgt BR 235 Sqn KIA 27 April 1941
Ramsay, Norman Hugh Donald Sgt BR 610 Sqn & 222 Sqns DFC
Ramshaw, John William Sgt BR 222 Sqn KIA 4 September 1940 (Pilot)
Rasmussen, Laurie Andrew Woodney Sgt NZ 264 Sqn KIA 4 September 1940[41]
Ravenhill, Malcolm Plt Off BR 229 Sqn KIA 30 September 1940 (Pilot)
Rawlence, Anthony James Plt Off BR 600 Sqn
Rawnsley, Cecil Frederick Sgt BR 604 Sqn DSO, DFC, DFM* 1904-1965
Ray, R W Sgt BR 56 Sqn Died 1985
Raymond, P Fg Off BR 609 Sqn
Rayner, Roderick Malachi Seaburne Plt Off BR 87 Sqn DFC Died 1982
Read, William Albert Alexander Fg Off BR 603 Sqn AFC
Ream, Charles Alfred Sgt BR 235 Sqn Died 1947
Reardon-Parker, John Sub Lt (FAA) BR 804 NAS KIA 7 June 1944
Rechka, Josef Sgt CZ 310 Sqn Died 1984[42]
Reddingon, Leslie Arthur Edwin Sgt BR 152 Sqn MIA 30 September 1940
Redfern, Eric Arthur Sgt BR 232 Sqn KIA 17 August 1941
Redman, John Plt Off BR 257, 245 & 43 Sqns KIA 20 April 1943
Reece, Lawrence Hugh Murray Sgt BR 235 Sqn MIA 18 July 1940
Reed, Horace Sgt BR 600 Sqn
Rees, Brian Victor Plt Off BR 610 Sqn Died 1979
Reid, Robert Plt Off BR 46 Sqn MIA 23 March 1945
Reilley, Hugh William Plt Off CAN/AME 64 & 66 Sqns KIA 17 October 1940[3][43][44]
Reilly, Charles Christopher Sgt NZ 23 Sqn KIA 28 October 1942[45]
Renvoize, James Verdun Sgt BR 247 Sqn [3]
Reynell, Richard Carew Flt Lt AUS[46] 43 Sqn KIA 7 September 1940[3][47]
Reyno, Edwin Michael Flt Lt CAN 1 Sqn RCAF AFC, CD [3] Died 10 February 1982.
Rhodes, Richard Arthur Plt Off BR 29 Sqn MIA 25 August 1940[3] when Blenheim L1330 was probably shot down in combat off Wainfleet and crashed into the sea, of the other two crew members one missing and one killed.[14]
Rhodes-Moorhouse, William Henry Flt Lt BR 601 Sqn DFC [3] KIA 6 September 1940
Ricalton, Alan Leslie Plt Off BR 74 Sqn KIA 17 October 1940[3][48]
Rich, Peter Godfrey Sgt BR 25 Sqn
Richards, Duncan Hamilton Sub Lt (FAA) BR 111 Sqn Died 2 September 1955.
Richards, William Charles Sgt BR 235 Sqn MIA 11 August 1941
Richardson, Cecil James Sgt BR 29 Sqn MIA 31 July 1940 aged 29 following a collision between Blenheims L6722 and L1408 over the Bristol Channel.[14]
Richardson, Eric Sgt BR 242 Sqn DFC
Richardson, George Frederick Sqn Ldr BR 54 Sqn Died 2007
Richardson, Roland Wharrier Sgt BR 610 Sqn AFC Died 18 November 1988.
Richardson, Ronald William Sgt BR 610 Sqn Died December 1970.
Richardson, William Arthur Sqn Ldr BR 141 Sqn (CO) Died 1970.
Ricketts, Herbert Wain Sgt BR 235 Sqn KIA 31 March 1945
Ricketts, Victor Anthony Plt Off BR 248 Sqn DFC KIA 12 July 1942
Flew De Havilland Comet racer Grosvenor House from England to New Zealand and back in 1938.
Ricks, Leo Patrick Vincent John Sgt CAN 235 Sqn Died 8 January 1985.
Riddell-Hannam, John Derrick Sgt BR 236 Sqn
Riddle, Christopher John Henry "Jack" Fg Off BR 601 Sqn Died 8 August 2009.[49]
Riddle, Hugh Joseph Fg Off BR 601 Sqn Died 16 April 2009.
Ridley, Marmaduke Sgt BR 616 Sqn KIA 26 August 1940 (Pilot)[3]
Rigby, Robert Harold Plt Off BR 236 Sqn KIA 18 July 1940[3] (Pilot)
Riley, Frederick Plt Off BR 236 Sqn Former Olympic footballer. KIA 7 December 1942 (Pilot)
Riley, William Flt Lt BR 302 Sqn DFC KIA 16 July 1942 (North Africa)
Rimmer, Reginald Frank Flt Lt BR 229 Sqn KIA 27 September 1940 (Pilot)
Ringwood, Eric Alfred Sgt BR 248 Sqn MIA 27 August 1940
Ripley, William George Sgt BR 604 Sqn DFM KIA 16 November 1943 (Belgium) (Navigator/Wireless Operator)
Rippon, Anthony John Plt Off BR 601 Sqn DFC KIA 25 August 1944 (Pilot)
Riseley, Arthur Harry Sgt BR 600 Sqn DSO
Ritcher, Geoffrey Louis Plt Off BR 234 Sqn Died 1999[50]
Ritchie, Ian Smail Plt Off BR 603 Sqn
Ritchie, John Millar Plt Off BR 141 Sqn
Ritchie, James Ritchie Plt Off BR 111 Sqn
Ritchie, Robert Douglas Sgt BR 605 Sqn KIA 9 August 1940 (Pilot)
Ritchie, Thomas Glyn Finlayson Plt Off BR 602 Sqn KIA 21 July 1941 (Pilot)
Roach, Robert James Bain Plt Off BR 266 Sqn
Robb, Robert Andrew Lindsay Plt Off BR 236 Sqn
Robbins, Robert Horley Sgt BR 54 & 66 Sqns [51]
Roberts, Arthur John Alan Sgt BR 29 Sqn DFC
Roberts, David Francis Sgt BR 25 Sqn KIA 3 April 1941 (Wireless Operator)
Roberts, David Neal Wg Cdr BR 609 & 328 Sqns AFC
Roberts, Elwyn Cooper Sgt BR 23 Sqn
Roberts, George William Mid (FAA) BR 808 NAS
Roberts, Ralph Plt Off BR 615 & 64 Sqns Died 1994
Robertson, Basil Lionel Sgt BR 54 Sqn KIA 12 February 1942[52]
Robertson, Frederick Neal Sgt BR 66 Sqn DFM KIA 31 August 1943 (Pilot)
Robinson, Andrew Ian Flt Lt BR 222 Sqn Died 1958
Robinson, Denis Norman Sgt BR 152 Sqn 24 Jun 1918 – 28 July 2015
Robinson, Gerald Plt Off BR 264 Sqn
Robinson, James Sgt BR 111 Sqn AFC KIFA 2 July 1956
Robinson, James Clifton Edmeston Plt Off BR 1 Sqn KIA 21 May 1941
Robinson, Marcus Sqn Ldr BR 616 Sqn AFC
Robinson, Maurice Wilbraham Sandford Sqn Ldr BR 73 Sqn CBE Died 1977
Robinson, Michael Lister Flt Lt BR 610, 619, & 238 Sqds DSO, DFC MIA 10 April 1942
Robinson, Peter Beverley Flt Lt BR 601 Sqn
Robinson, Peter Trevor Sgt BR 257 Sqn Died 3 October 1975
Robinson, Peter Ethelbert Merrick Sgt BR 56 Sqn KIA 17 June 1941 (Pilot)
Robshaw, Frederick Aspinall Plt Off BR 229 Sqn
Robson, Norman Charles Harold Plt Off BR 72 Sqn Died 18 January 1954
Roden, Henry Adrian Charles Sgt BR 19 Sqn WIA 15 November 1940; died 16 November 1940 (Pilot)
Rofe, Bernard John Plt Off BR 25 Sqn KIA 12 January 1942
Rogers, Bruce Arthur Plt Off BR 242 Sqn KIA 17 June 1941 (France)
Rogers, Everett Bryan Plt Off BR 501 & 615 Sqns DFC Died 1960
Rogers, George Wade Sgt BR 234 Sqn KIA 16 January 1941
Rogowski, Jan Sgt POL 303 & 74 Sqn Died Ipswich UK 1997
Rohacek, Rudolf Bohumil Plt Off CZ 238 & 601 Sqns KIA 27 April 1942
Rolls, William Thomas Edward Sgt BR 72 Sqn DFC,DFM, AE[53] Died July 1988
Roman, Charles Louis Plt Off BEL 236 Sqn DFC Died 1951
Romanis, Andrew Lunn Sgt BR 25 Sqn KIA 16 November 1940 (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
Rook, Anthony Hartwell Flt Lt BR 504 Sqn DFC, AFC Died 1976
Rook, Michael Plt Off BR 504 Sqn KIFA 13 March 1948
Roscoe, Geoffrey Lawrence Fg Off BR 87 Sqn KIA 24 February 1942 (Pilot)
Rose, Edward Brian Mortimer Plt Off BR 234 Sqn DFC* Pilot KIA 1943 (correct surname is Mortimer-Rose but appears in records as Rose)
Rose, Jack Fg Off BR 32 & 3 Sqns CMG, MBE, DFC Died 10 October 2009.[54]
Rose, James Stanley Sgt BR 23 Sqn KIA 4 March 1941 (Pilot)
Rose, Stuart Nigel Plt Off BR 602 Sqn MID,AE [55]
Rose-Price, Arthur Thomas Plt Off BR 501 Sqn KIA 2 September 1940
Rosier, Fredrick Ernest Sqn Ldr BR 229 Sqn GCB, CBE, DSO Died 10 September 1998
Ross, Alexander Richard Plt Off BR 25 & 610 Sqn KIA 15 April 1941 (Pilot)
Ross, Jack Kenneth Plt Off BR 17 Sqn DFC KIA 6 January 1942.
Rothwell, John Hedley Plt Off BR 601, 605 & 32 Sqns KIA 22 February 1941 (Pilot)
Round, James Henry Sgt BR 248 Sqn KIA 19 August 1940
Rourke, John Sgt BR 248 Sqn Died 1966
Rouse, Geoffrey Walter Sgt BR 236 Sqn
Rowden, John Hampton Plt Off BR 64 & 616 Sqns KIA 9 April 1941 (Pilot)
Rowell, Peter Archibald Sgt BR 249 Sqn AFC
Rowley, Richard Michael Bernard Plt Off BR 145 Sqn
Royce, Michael Elliot Appelbee Fg Off BR 504 Sqn
Royce, William Barrington Fg Off BR 504 Sqn DFC Died 1979.
Rozwadowski, Mieczyslaw Plt Off POL 151 Sqn KW* MIA 15 August 1940
Rozycki, Wladyslaw Plt Off POL 238 Sqn VM, KW**, DFC
Ruddock, Wilfred Shepherd Sgt BR 23 Sqn Died 6 November 1980.
Rudland, Clifford Percival Sgt BR 263 Sqn DFC
Rushmer, Frederick William Flt Lt BR 603 Sqn KIA 5 September 1940 (Pilot)[56]
Russel, Blair Dalzell "Dal" Fg Off CAN 1 Sqn RCAF DFC*, DSO, CdeG Died 20 November 2007[57]

[58][59][60]

Russell, Anthony Gerald Sgt BR 43 Sqn Surviving aircrew
Russell, Godfrey Fredrick Lt (FAA) BR 804 NAS; HMS Merlin KIA 13 December 1940
Russell, Graham Herbert Plt Off BR 236 Sqn DFC
Russell, John Trevor Plt Off BR 141 Sqn
Russell, Leslie Plimmer Sgt NZ 264 Sqn KIA 19 May 1942 (Air Gunner)
Russell, Humphrey a'Beckett Flt Lt BR 32 Sqn DFC
Rust, Charles Alan Sgt BR 85 & 249 Sqns
Ruston, Paul Flt Lt BR 604 Sqn Died 11 January 1954.
Rutter, Robert Durham Plt Off BR 73 Sqn
Ryall, Browne Cpl BR 29 Sqn MIA 7 May 1941
Ryalls, Derek Lang Plt Off BR FIU KIA 26 December 1944 (Belgium) (Pilot)
Ryder, Edgar Norman Flt Lt BR 41 Sqn DFC*, MiD Born Risalpur, India, 28 November 1914
Commissioned October 1936; shot down and taken POW, 31 October 1941 (while CO of Kenley Wg; retired October 1960, retaining Gp Capt; died October 1995 (aged 80)
Rypl, Frantisek Plt Off CZ 310 Sqn

Notes on table

  • Ranks given are those held during the Battle of Britain, although a higher rank may have been achieved after the Battle.
  • All individuals listed in bold and highlighted in silver are believed to be still alive.
  • Aircrew listed as KIA, MIA, WIA or KIFA during the Battle of Britain are highlighted in blue.
  • The awards listed include those made during the Battle of Britain and during the remainder of World War II, as well as any made post-war.
  • In order to limit the numbers of footnotes which would otherwise be required, the symbol ‡ under "Notes" indicates several entries in the text of Ramsay 1989, while the symbol † indicates that information on the circumstances under which an airman became a casualty during the Battle is included in the text of the book. Where more than one crew member of a multi place aircraft was involved this is included as a cross-reference under "Notes"
  • In addition to 2,353 British aircrew, the RAF Roll of Honour recognises 574 personnel from other countries;[3] namely:
Australia, Barbados, Belgium, Canada, Czechoslovakia, France, Ireland, Jamaica, Newfoundland, New Zealand, Poland, Rhodesia, South Africa and the United States.[61]

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

Award Title Notes
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".
CB Companion of The Order of the Bath Awarded at the monarch's pleasure
CDeG Croix de Guerre A military decoration of both France and Belgium, also commonly bestowed to foreign military forces allied to France and Belgium.
CdeL Croix de la Libération A decoration of France awarded for very meritorious conduct with the Free French Forces during World War II.
CdeLd'H Croix de Légion d'honneur A decoration of France awarded for excellent civil or military conduct delivered, upon official investigation.
CdeLL Croix de L'Ordre de Leopold Awarded to Belgian nationals or some distinguished foreign persons who made very important contributions to the Belgian state or society.
DFC Distinguished Flying Cross Awarded 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".[citation needed]
DFC* Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar A bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DFC who received a second award.
DFC** Distinguished Flying Cross and Bar A second bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DFC and Bar who received a third award.
DFM Distinguished Flying Medal Awarded 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".[citation needed]
DSO Distinguished Service Order Awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.
DSO* Distinguished Service Order and Bar A bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DSO who received a second award.
DSO** Distinguished Service Order and Two Bars A second bar is added to the ribbon for holders of the DSO and Bar who received a third award.
GCB Knight Grand Cross of The Order of the Bath Awarded at the monarch's pleasure
KCVO Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order Awarded for personal service to the sovereign
KStJ Knight of the Order of Saint John
KW Krzyz Walecznych, Polish "Cross of Valour" Awarded to an individual who "has demonstrated deeds of valour and courage on the field of battle."
KZ Krzyz Zaslugi, Polish "Cross of Merit" Awarded for exemplary public service or humanitarian work that goes above and beyond the call of duty.
MBE Member of the Order of the British Empire Awarded at the monarch's pleasure
MC Military Cross Awarded for "an act or acts of exemplary gallantry during active operations against the enemy on land to all members, of any rank".[citation needed]
MM Military Medal Awarded for acts of gallantry and devotion to duty under fire
OBE Officer of the Order of the British Empire Awarded at the monarch's pleasure
OStJ Officer of the Order of Saint John
VC Victoria Cross Highest British military decoration, awarded for valour in the face of the enemy.
VM Virtuti Militari Highest Polish military award for courage in the face of the enemy.

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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.

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