Role of honour

This Roll of Honour commemorates the RAF Marine Section, Branch & Air Sea Rescure Units men who died on active service or while on duty.


Honour Roll

NAME DATE RANK ORG. NUMBER AGE TRADE UNIT LAUNCH PLACE
JENNER, Norman William 15-04-19 AC2 RAF 177209 - U.T MBC Calshot MB 1138 At Sea
ADAMS, James 18-12-19 Cpl. RAF 239807 - Cox'n Calshot - Ashore
EVANS, Thomas John 16-01-20 Cpl. RAF 313086 28 Cox'n Isle of Grain - Ashore
KING, Charles Leonard 19-05-22 AC2 RAF - - MBC Isle of Grain - At Sea
ARNOLD, Hendry Frederick 08-07-30 LAC RAF - - MBC Malta M/Dinghy At Sea
KNEALE, William Herbert, R. 05-04-40 Cpl. RAF - - Cox'n Marine Section - Jurby
COLLINGS, Cyril 01-06-40 P.O. RAF 77726 32 Skipper Calshot ST 243 Dunkirk
LAWSON, Roy Clark 01-06-40 Cpl. RAF 521169 - Cox'n Calshot ST 243 Dunkirk
HUNT, Lawrence John 01-06-40 LAC RAF 549999 - MBC Calshot ST 243 Dunkirk
LOCKWOOD, Archie 01-06-40 LAC RAF 520825 - Fitter Calshot ST 243 Dunkirk
BARNES, George William 19-07-40 Cpl. RAF 517879 24 Mount Batten Fowey
WHEELER, Raymond Clive 08-08-40 AC1 RAF 553650 17 W/Op Calshot HSL 116 B of B
ATHERALL, William Ernest 20-09-40 AC.2 RAFVR 1083040 36 MBC 22 ASRU Grimsby Balloon Barge At Sea
WETTON, Harry George 19-01-41 AC2 RAFVR 1161986 - MBC Oban - At Sea
REDFERN, R B 08-03-41 P.O. RAFVR 83453 - Skipper London Air Raid Ashore
SQUIRE, Kenneth Hilson 08-05-41 F/Sgt RAF 560685 Cox'n Dover HSL 143 Channel
GUILFOYLE, William Thomas 01-07-41 LAC RAF 620420 20 W/Op Gorleston HSL108 North Sea
REDDING, Edward Stanley 17-07-41 AC2 RAFVR 1061485 MBC Marine Sec. Bridlington Ashore
EDWARDS, George 17-07-41 AC1 RAFVR 997740 28 MBC Marine Sec. Bridlington Ashore
BAGSHAW, Reginald Norman 15-10-41 F.O. RAF 46374 Skipper Gosport HSL 112 Channel
HEDLEY, Peter 15-10-41 LAC RAF 643440 19 W/Op Gosport HSL 112 Channel
GRAY, Harold Neville 15-10-41 AC2 RAFVR 1297299 32 Medic Gosport HSL 112 Channel
WYATT, George Gilbert 15-10-41 AC.1 RAFVR 1187475 27 MBC Gosport HSL 112 Channel
NICHOLLS, Victor Albert 04-02-42 F/Lt RAFVR 44747 - Skipper 204 ASRU HSL 129 Siege
NEILSON, Theodore Lorraine 04-02-42 Cpl. RAF 640037 - Cox'n 204 ASRU ** HSL 129 Siege
KING, Gerald Raymond 04-02-42 AC2 RAFVR 1256284 - MBC 204 ASRU ** HSL 129 Siege
GRIFFITH, Thomas Peter Logan 04-02-42 LAC RAFVR 959417 - MBC 204 ASRU ** HSL 129 Siege
POOLE, Frederick 06-02-42 LAC RAF 620341 MBC MCS Kalafrana Ashore Siege
RUTHERFORD, Gordon 15-02-42 F.O. RAF 45252 30 Skipper Singapore ST.328 Occupation
McBRIDE, John Robert 15-02-42 Sgt RAF 538895 27 Cox’n Singapore ST.328 Occupation
BOUCKLEY, Harold John 15-02-42 AC1 RAFVR 959911 24 MBC Singapore - Occupation
ARMSTRONG. 16-02-42 F.O. RAFVR 77799 - Skipper Singapore HSL 105 Occupation
PAUL, M R W 16-02-42 P.O. RAFVR 203466 62 OIC MCS Singapore Pinnace 54 Occupation
CHATT, Eric 16-02-42 Sgt RAF 518522 27 Cox’n Singapore Pinnace 54 Occupation
ELTON, W J 16-02-42 AC1 RAFVR 921552 29 MBC Singapore Pinnace 54 Occupation
MARCH, Alan 16-02-42 AC2 RAFVR 932128 21 MBC Singapore HSL 105 Occupation
GRANT, J 16-02-42 AC2 933962 - MBC Singapore Refueler 1186 Occupation
GARRATT, Sydney 16-02-42 LAC - Fitter Singapore HSL 105 Occupation
DATSON, T H 16-02-42 Cpl RAF 569643 23 Fitter Singapore Pinnace 54 Occupation
MOORE, Alfred 16-02-42 AC2 RAFVR 1130480 - Fitter Singapore Pinnace 54 Occupation
BULLOCK, Walter Albert 16-02-42 Sgt RAF 512515 30 Cox’n Singapore Pinnace 53 Occupation
McDONALD, Malcolm Dalton 16-02-42 Sgt RAAF 404298 28 Cox’n Singapore Pinnace 53 Occupation
STRICKLAND, Walter Claude 07-03-42 AC1 RAFVR 1254032 - MBC Singapore - Occupation
HEAD, Ernest John 10-03-42 LAC RAFVR 913473 - MBC Singapore - Occupation
TAIT, George Manners 18-03-42 AC1 RAFVR 1000442 - MBC Singapore ST. 258 Occupation
HORNER, Leonard James 15-07-42 Cpl RAFVR 1384284 20 MBC Dover ** HSL 140 Channel
MORGAN, William 15-07-42 LAC RAFVR 1050778 25 Medic Dover HSL 138 Channel
WALTERS, W. E. 15-07-42 P.O. RAFVR - - Skipper Dover HSL 138 London
NEVILL, Leslie David. 31-07-42 AC2 RAFVR 1323148 21 Medic 39 MCU Torquay HSL 188 Channel
SOLOMON, Ronald 04-08-42 LAC RAFVR 937539 22 Cox'n Freetown Refueler 1149 Harbour
HILL, John Richard Loessel 19-08-42 F.O. RAFVR 108368 30 Skipper Dover HSL 122 Dieppe
OSBORNE, Frank Ostell Blaylock 19-08-42 Sgt RAFVR 1104514 33 Cox'n Dover ** HSL 122 Dieppe
APPLEBY, Rex Arthur 19-08-42 Cpl RAFVR 1375479 27 2nd Cox'n Dover ** HSL 122 Dieppe
DENNIS, Ronald Basil 19-08-42 LAC RAFVR 1383647 22 MBC Dover ** HSL 122 Dieppe
GOOD, Harold Kenneth 19-08-42 LAC RAFVR 1458804 21 MBC Dover ** HSL 122 Dieppe
MOSS, Ralph John 19-08-42 LAC RAFVR 1465905 21 MBC Dover ** HSL 122 Dieppe
WILKINS, Frank Stephen 19-08-42 LAC RAFVR 1459634 35 MBC Dover** HSL 123 Dieppe
SUTTON, Arnold Webster 19-08-42 LAC RAFVR 1054406 25 MBC Dover ** HSL 123 Dieppe
BROAD, Rodney 19-08-42 F.O. RAFVR 110142 38 Skipper Dover ** HSL 147 Dieppe
STEPHENS, James Stanley 19-08-42 Sgt RAF 630346 31 Cox'n Dover ** HSL 147 Dieppe
CURTISS, Frederick Charles 19-08-42 LAC RAFVR 1453926 36 MBC Dover ** HSL 147 Dieppe
STEPHENSON, Richard Frederick 19-08-42 LAC RAFVR 1516941 30 MBC Dover ** HSL 147 Dieppe
BAMBRIDGE, Ernest Harold 19-08-42 LAC RAFVR 1383840 33 MBC Dover ** HSL 147 Dieppe
MAUND, Geoffrey Richard Gwynedd 27-08-42 P.O. RAF 117800 - SKIPPER MCS Seletar - Occupation
ATKINSON, Albert Edward 09-09-42 AC1 RAFVR 973303 23 MBC 52 ASRU Holyhead Power Dinghy At Sea
GILBERT, John Alec 04-10-42 AC2 RAFVR 1171126 22 MBC Singapore - Occupation
BROOKES, David Alan Rufus 14-10-42 Cpl RAF 539160 - Fitter MCS Gibraltar - at Sea
BEDNAL, Arthur 24-10-42 LAC RAFVR 1528634 28 Fitter Egypt Marine Repair Unit Ashore
WHITE, George 05-12-42 LAC RAFVR 931735 32 MBC Singapore - -
ARMSTRONG, David William 19-12-42 LAC RAFVR 1473418 20 MBC 38 ASRU Poole Off Duty On Board
FRANCE, George William 11-01-43 LAC RAF 647957 32 Marine Section Port Said Ashore
Le MASURIER, Douglas John 23-01-43 Cpl RAF 542292 24 Cox'n 30 ASRU Gosport P.1289 Channel
GOLDEN, Geoffrey Cromwell 29-03-43 LAC RAFVR 912122 - MBC No.244 Wing Alamein HSL 2518 At Sea
SMITH, Sydney 14-04-43 AC1 RAFVR 1159728 - MBC Singapore - Occupation
CROKER, Duncan 27-04-43 LAC RAFVR 928929 - MBC Marine Section Aden Ashore
CARSON, Samuel 02-06-43 LAC RAFVR 1063807 21 MBC Singapore - Occupation
JONES, Ronald Hyslop 12-06-43 LAC RAFVR 1034283 27 MBC Marine Section Bowmore At Sea
GOODMAN, Philip Charles. E. 13-07-43 Sgt RAFVR 1378573 34 Cox'n 254 ASRU Algiers Western Med At Sea
PAUL, Ronald 29-07-43 LAC RAF 572827 27 MBC MCS Seletar - Occupation
SMITH, Benjamin 07-08-43 LAC RAFVR 922898 - MBC Singapore - Occupation
HEALAM, Charles Edward 18-08-43 Sgt RAF 523049 - Boatwright Singapore - Occupation
CARSWELL, Robert 08-09-43 Cpl RAF 293124 45 Fitter MCS Kalafrana Malta At Sea
CURTIS, Albert Percival Linden 15-09-43 AC1 RAFVR 930326 23 MBC Singapore - Occupation
DENNIS, George Thomas 01-10-43 AC1 RAFVR 1216802 20 MBC MCS Seletar - Occupation
BRADBURY, Stanley 10-10-43 LAC RAFVR 2200405 33 MBC MCTS Corsewall Wig Bay Pier -
MASON, Charles Joseph 02-11-43 Cpl RAFVR 1053267 - Fitter 254 ASRU Ajaccio HSL 2582 -
WALMSLEY, Henry Oswald 02-11-43 AC2 RAFVR 1008928 - Fitter 254 ASRU Ajaccio HSL 2582 -
SPELLER, Ronald Charles Cotton 13-11-43 LAC RAFVR 1711506 - Cox'n 253 ASRU Syracuse HSL 2598 At Sea
BISS, Stanley 28-11-43 AC1 RAFVR 1314287 - MBC 24 ASRU Gorleston HSL? North Sea
REPTON, George 05-12-43 AC2 RAFVR 920857 40 MBC 226 ASRU Calcutta Air Raid Ashore
STRAUGHAN, Leslie 07-12-43 AC2 RAFVR 1529654 30 MBC 226 ASRU Calcutta Air Raid Ashore
WYNNE, Owen Francis 06-03-44 AC2 RAFVR 1663224 - MBC 226 ASRU Chittagong - Ashore
BURKE, John Edward 12-03-44 AC2 RAFVR 926070 30 MBC Singapore - Occupation
MITCHELL, John Finlay 23-03-44 F.O. RAFVR 151580 30 Skipper Gorleston ** HSL 2706 North Sea
TAYLOR, Francis Hutchins 23-03-44 Cpl RAFVR 1229354 38 Cox'n Gorleston HSL 2706 North Sea
TURNER, Urban Harold 23-03-44 Cpl RAFVR 1378069 32 Cox'n 2 Gorleston ** HSL 2706 North Sea
NICHOLS, Leslie John 23-03-44 Cpl RAFVR 1629221 32 - Gorleston HSL 2706 North Sea
RUSHWORTH, Jack 23-03-44 LAC RAFVR 1029669 23 - Gorleston HSL 2706 North Sea
HARDING, Eric George 23-03-44 LAC RAFVR 1444865 - Fitter Gorleston HSL 2706 North Sea
JONES, Robert Desmond Heath 23-03-44 LAC RAFVR 1337552 21 MBC Gorleston HSL 2706 North Sea
RUSSELL, William Roy 23-03-44 LAC RAF 644737 - - Gorleston ** HSL 2706 North Sea
HOUSE, Thomas Vince 23-03-44 LAC RAFVR 955397 27 Medic Gorleston HSL 2706 North Sea
REGENT, Robert Edward Harry 23-03-44 AC2 RAFVR 1874519 19 - Gorleston ** HSL 2706 North Sea
ROBERTS, Edward Lewis D'Esterr. 23-03-44 AC1 RAFVR 1520508 - MBC Gorleston ** HSL 2706 North Sea
CURNOW, John Pentreath 04-05-44 Sgt RAFVR 13924020 22 Cox'n Marine Section Madagascar Harbour
DONOGHUE, Edward Thomas 13-05-44 LAC RAFVR 749156 29 MBC 27 ASRU Dover HSL? Harbour
WHITTAKER, Frank 25-05-44 LAC RAFVR 1048186 40 MBC 27 ASRU Dover HSL? Channel
WALE, Andrew 28-05-44 AC1 RAFVR 900153 28 MBC 30 ASRU Gosport HSL? Channel
HANNA, Charles 20-06-44 Cpl RAFVR 1343446 23 - 214 ASRU Masirah HSL? At Sea
WAITE, John Frederick 24-06-44 LAC RAFVR 1493839 24 MBC 29 ASRU Littlehampton Ashore
LINDSAY, George Frederick 29-06-44 LAC RAFVR 115289 43 Skipper Gorleston HSL 2551 North Sea
STEWART, James Geddes 29-06-44 Cpl RAFVR 1001179 22 Cox’n Gorleston HSL 2551 North Sea
SYKES, Peter Gordon 29-06-44 LAC RAFVR 1005488 28 MBC Gorleston HSL 2551 North Sea
WOOD, Denis 29-06-44 LAC RAFVR 965838 28 W/Op Gorleston HSL 2551 North Sea
MORRIS, Peter William 29-07-44 AC2 RAFVR 930824 - MBC MCS Seletar - Occupation
HODGSON, Harry 10-08-44 F/Sgt RAFVR 997473 30 M.Cox'n 252 ASRU Western Italy Ashore
HARRIS, Douglas Wesley 12-08-44 AC1 RAFVR 1530357 23 MBC Pembroke Dock Pinnace At Sea
SYMON, Kenneth Munro 13-08-44 AC1 RAFVR 1366540 - MBC Ceylon - Ashore
REES, Owen Morgan 15-09-44 LAC RAFVR 1835916 34 MBC 46 ASRU Porthcawl S/Tender At Sea
COLLINS, Roger Trevethhick 18-09-44 Cpl RAFVR 1015782 33 Cox'n2 MCS Seletar - Occupation
STROWGER, Eric Leopold Ralph 21-09-44 Cpl RAFVR 637395 38 Cox'n 42 ASRU Newlyn HSL? Harbour
FARRELL, John Patrick 24-09-44 P.O. RCAF J/85269 20 Skipper 214 ASRU Masirah Air Crash In Transit
BLUE, Garth Mervyn 24-09-44 W/O RNZAF 415741 - Unit O/C 214 ASRU Masirah Air Crash In Transit
BARDELL, Kenneth Maurice 24-09-44 F/Sgt RAFVR 1334691 - M.Cox'n 214 ASRU Masirah Air Crash In Transit
HUNTER, Charles Joseph John 24-09-44 Sgt RAFVR 1808875 20 Cox'n 214 ASRU Masirah Air Crash In Transit
MORRIS, Ernest Cecil 24-09-44 Cpl RAFVR 1416856 - Fitter 214 ASRU Masirah Air Crash In Transit
AUSTRIN, Alfred Richard 24-09-44 LAC RAFVR 1050466 23 MBC 214 ASRU Masirah Air Crash In Transit
DAWSON, Sydney Kenneth 24-09-44 LAC RAFVR 1802858 - MBC 214 ASRU Masirah Air Crash In Transit
McHUGH, James Thomas 24-09-44 LAC RAFVR 645341 24 MBC 214 ASRU Masirah Air Crash In Transit
QUICK, Alfred Ernest 24-09-44 LAC RAFVR 1474152 42 Cox'n 2 214 ASRU Masirah Air Crash In Transit
HORNE, Sydney Baskerville 29-09-44 AC1 RAFVR 1000041 35 MBC MCS Seletar - Occupation
SMITH, Sydney Reginald 02-10-44 F/Off RAFVR 118682 49 Skipper 63 ASRU Menai Bridge - At Sea
MITCHELL, Claude Edward 04-10-44 Cpl RAFVR 1166165 31 Fitter Singapore - Occupation
MARRIOTT, Cyril Cornelius 16-10-44 Cpl RAFVR 1185782 27 Fitter 238 ASRU Cochin - At Sea
HEAP, Michael George 19-10-44 Cpl RAF 523496 - - Singapore - Occupation
O'NEILL, James 21-11-44 AC1 RAFVR 1499903 22 U/T Fitter Pembroke Dock - At Sea
LOMAX, Ronald Mervyn Stanley 29-11-44 LAC RAFVR 1001639 21 MBC MCU Air Crash In Transit
DALTON, Ernest john 11-12-44 AC1 RAFVR 1442310 23 MBC Mount Batten - Harbour
THOMPSON, Henry L. Francess 07-01-45 LAC RAFVR 1058306 24 MBC 33 ASRU Calshot - Ashore
GLASS, Charles 13-01-45 AC2 RAFVR 966447 - MBC 10 ASRU Aberdeen HSL2552 Ashore
QUARTERMAIN, Peter Charles 18-02-45 LAC RAFVR 1650408 22 MBC 300 ASRCU Palermo - Ashore
SMITH, Joseph Henry 09-03-45 Cpl RAFVR 1030298 33 Cox'n MCS Seletar - Occupation
NEWMAN, Francis Ray 21-03-45 AC1 RAFVR 1376881 - MBC Singapore - Occupation
HEAP, Jack Edward 05-04-45 AC1 RAFVR 1059598 35 MBC Singapore - Occupation
NEALE, Christopher Alfred 06-04-45 AC2 RAFVR 1906009 21 MBC 239 ASRU Chittagong - Ashore
GARRARD, Neville Frederick 08-04-45 AC1 RAFVR 1250898 - MBC Singapore - Occupation
BARNES, John 12-04-45 LAC RAFVR 1677207 21 MBC 239 ASRU Chittagong - Ashore
HYWOOD, Ramond Herbert 09-05-45 LAC RAFVR 1420291 21 MBC 251 ASRU Bone - Ashore
BAGULEY, Leonard 12-06-45 AC1 RAFVR 1121082 35 MBC Singapore - Occupation
ASHARD, Reginald Edward 19-07-45 AC1 RAFVR 1409954 - MBC MCS Antrim S.T. 465 Harbour
THOMAS-WATERS, Joseph 24-07-45 AC1 RAFVR 929082 31 MBC Singapore - Occupation
INCE, Joseph Edward 28-07-45 Sgt RAFVR 1690900 24 Cox'n 33 ASRU Norway Dumb Dinghy Harbour
HARNWELL, Robert 28-07-45 Sgt RAFVR 702643 - Fitter 33 ASRU Norway Dumb Dinghy Harbour
NEWTON, Alan 28-07-45 Sgt RAFVR 973624 27 Cox'n 33 ASRU Norway Dumb Dinghy Harbour
DAVIDSON, Frederick Terence 29-07-45 AC1 RAFVR 1085842 22 - Singapore - Occupation
BOUGOURD, Lloyd Francis 04-08-45 AC RAF 552725 23 W/Op Singapore Pinnace 54 Occupation
SARGENT, Donald Arthur 04-08-45 AC1 RAFVR 989989 - MBC Singapore - Occupation
MURRAY, George Edward 06-10-45 LAC RAFVR 1115386 33 MBC 239 ASRU Chittagong - Ashore
SPOONER, Roger L. Norman 12-11-45 LAC RAFVR 1459961 23 MBC 33 ASRU Norway - Ashore
APLIN, Donald Joseph 17-12-45 AC1 RAFVR 1315255 23 MBC 228 MCS Hong Kong - Ashore
DAVIES, Kenneth James 19-03-46 F/Sgt RAFVR 1315356 - M.Cox'n 71 ASRU Gibraltar - At Sea
YOUNG, Roy Kenneth 12-05-46 Cpl RAFVR 3080619 - Elec Att MCS Port Said - Ashore
SHEEKY, Thomas 21-12-46 AC2 RAFVR 1315356 19 MBC Corsewall - Harbour
MASON, Claude Joshua 20-02-47 AC1 RAFVR 3031630 21 MBC Mount Batten - Harbour
DOTTIN, Lisle Stanley 08-01-48 AC1 RAF 716531 24 MBC 1107 MCU Thorney Island - At Sea
BOWEN, Kenneth John 07-08-49 LAC RAF 1661609 27 MBC 1124 MCU Seletar - At Sea
DYBALL, Eric T. William 25-07-52 AC1 RAF 4083441 22 MBC 1101 MCU Fowey - Harbour
HART, Raymond Ernest 12-02-57 F/Lt RAF 500996 40 Skipper HMAFV Bridport Londonderry Harbour
BROMLEY, Clifford 09-09-67 C/Tech RAF N4019692 38 Fitter 1107 MCU Newhaven Falmouth Harbour
BELL, Kenneth James Gordon 29-09-69 F/Lt RAF 5200705 31 Skipper 1104 MCU Bridlington GSP 1386 Amble
IVIL, Donald Edward 29-09-69 Cpl RAF L5013402 32 W/Op 1104 MCU Bridlington GSP 1386 Amble
DENSON, Geoffrey 29-09-69 SAC RAF C4266071 25 W/Op 1104 MCU Bridlington GSP 1386 Amble

Compiled with respect and remembrance.

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