No. 59 Squadron RAF - The Forgotten Few - Battle of Britain

...::: The Forgotten Few - 59 Squadron - Operational During the Battle of Britain :::...

Although the following airmen were stripped of there honours post war and are no longer officially recognised as members of The Few today... They are honoured here as members of "The Forgotten Few"...

The following are named with the "first noted" rank they held during the period of 0001hrs 10 July 1940 to 2359hrs 31 October 1940. They are listed in order of operations - first listed carried out the first sorties and so forth... Some of the observers and WAG's are listed more than once in the "Pilot - Crew" section as they flew with multiple crews, although care has been taken to list them in the "Aircrew" section correctly. Operations are listed by "month", only to highlight new crews on the squadron - (+7) denotes a crew casualty due to air operations or otherwise in July and so forth.. click link to view details. NOTE: Some of the observers may have been Pilot Officers and wrongly noted in the ORB as "Sgt". August was a transitional period when the first P/O observers began operating on the squadron...

Pilot

Service No.

Force

Crew

JULY 1940

P/O A. Hopkin : +7

36220

RAF

Sgt Rowles + - Sgt Falconer +

P/O J. Rex : +7

78982

RAFVR

Sgt Jeffery+ - Sgt Liddle+

P/O C.M.M. Grece

36168

RAF

Sgt Ryan - Sgt Frost

P/O A.P. Hovenier

41927

RAF

Sgt Magee - Sgt Scotchmere

P/O P.A. Womersley

90649

RAF

Sgt Bolton - Sgt Groves

F/O J. Rochfort

N/A

RAF

Sgt Constable - Sgt Gillard

F/O P.B. Powell

70551

RAF

Sgt Walters - Sgt Shepherd

P/O R. Hubber-Richards

42504

RAF

Sgt Wallace - Sgt Dunlop

40292

RAF

Sgt Barker - Sgt Dunlop

70232

RAF

Sgt Davis - Sgt Pryde

F/O G.T. Palmer

39333

RAF

Sgt Adamson - Sgt Buckley

P/O B. Reynolds : +8

42528

RAF

Sgt Whiting+ - Sgt Wilkinson+

F/L G.V. Smither

NA

RAF

Sgt Tull - Sgt Pitcher

P/O H.D. Caruthers

42150

RAF

Sgt Shelton - Sgt Salmon

70818

RAF

Sgt Warren - Sgt Webb

P/O H.A. Clark : +7

72590

RAFVR

Sgt Morton+ - Sgt Clayton+

P/O E.L. Archer

74697

RAF

Sgt Walker - Sgt Vale

P/O H. Haswell : +7

72482

RAFVR

Sgt Simpson+ - Sgt Martin+

P/O R.A. Ullman

42916

RAF

Sgt Lewis - Sgt Thirkill

P/O J.J. Finlay : +8

42826

RAF

Sgt Leonhardt+ - Sgt Peddie+

P/O A.K. Jackson :+7

42840

RAF

Sgt Kingshott+ - Sgt Hunter+

P/O R.W.F Wightman

99165

RAFVR

Sgt Burchill - Sgt Paterson

P/O L.D. Sandes

42892

RAF

Sgt West - Sgt Gates

P/O K.V. Palmer :+9

42874

RAF

Sgt Wright+ - Sgt Walters+

Morgan-Weld-Smith :+8

05224

RAF

Sgt Wallace - Sgt Pryde+

P/O M.R Turnbull :+7

42915

RAF

Sgt Rowe+ - Sgt Strickland

P/O H.L.N Davis :+8

72988

RAF

Sgt Beaumont+ - Sgt Coulton+

P/O J. Dellow :+8

42812

RAF

Sgt Edwards+ - Sgt Bettis+

P/O D.A Drew :+8

79593

RAF

Sgt Herbert+ - Sgt Close+

Replacements for the month of July: (of aircrew not previously noted) Sgt Hancock on P/O Mathews crew - Sgt Walters on P/O Haswell crew - Sgt Crosher on P/O Wightman crew - Sgt Freeman on F/O Fry crew - Sgt Robinson on P/O K.V. Palmer crew - Sgt Wallace on P/O Turnbull crew.

Pilot

Service No.

Force

Crew

AUGUST 1940

P/O G.D. Mathews

42963

RAF

Sgt Heard - Sgt Carvil

Beelearts-Van-Blokland

78859

RAFVR

Sgt Woodcock - Sgt Shepherd

P/O C.H.T. Short

741327

RAF

Sgt Hewitt - Sgt Burney

P/O D.E. Kennedy

741207

RAF

P/O P.S.E Briggs - Sgt Brown

P/O E.E. Hives :+10

742247

RAF

Sgt B. Jones+ - Sgt E. Jones+

742011

RAF

Sgt Blake - Sgt J. Jones

P/O S.J Collier

741653

RAF

Sgt Mingham - Sgt Powell

Replacements for the month of August: (of aircrew not previously noted) Sgt Underwood on P/O Roe crew - Sgt O'Connor on P/O Womersley crew - Sgt Wells on F/O G.T Palmer crew - Sgt Aust on F/O Fry crew - Sgt Champion on P/O Roe crew - Sgt Sandes on P/O Ullman crew - P/O D.H. Davis (Obs) on W/C Morgan-Weld-Smith crew: The month of August 1940 sees the first P/O observers operating on the squadron.

Pilot

Service No.

Force

Crew

SEPTEMBER 1940

P/O L.N. Wenman

79174

RAF

Sgt Wood - Sgt Neale

81934

RAF

Sgt Martin - Sgt Fitzpatrick

90894

RAF

P/O L.C McConnell - Sgt Carvil

F/L J.C. Millar

37019

RAF

Sgt Underwood - Sgt Scotchmere

748555

RAF

Sgt Bailey - Sgt Cumber

905526

RAF

Sgt Heyworth - Sgt Bedford

P/O R.F.W Johnson :+9

82699

RAFVR

Sgt Abell - Sgt Andrews

P/O H.K.S. McCurdy

742895

RAF

P/O E. Moore - Sgt Couchman

Replacements for the month of September: (of aircrew not previously noted) Sgt Houlihan on P/O Womersley crew - Sgt Lee on P/O Archer crew.

Pilot

Service No.

Force

Crew

OCTOBER 1940

S/Ldr M.D Thunder

33071

RAF

Sgt Underwood - Sgt Groves

P/O D. Custerson

83273

RAF

Sgt Harker - Sgt Edgar

P/O K.W. Jerwood

84915

RAFVR

Sgt Newman - Sgt Battle

W/C J.A.C Stratton

26069

RAF

Sgt Shelton - Sgt Dunlop

P/O F. Lewis : KIA 02/11

NA

RAF

Sgt Greening - Sgt Peckham

P/O L.B. Hinman

85235

RAFVR

Sgt Waldon - Sgt Jones

Replacements for the month of October: (of aircrew not previously noted) Sgt Jennings on F/O Fry crew - Sgt Hulme on P/O Womersley crew.

Aircrew

Service No.

Force

Muster/Misc

JULY 1940

Sgt Rowles : +7

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Hopkin crew

Sgt Falconer : +7

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Hopkin crew

Sgt Jefferey : +7

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Rex crew

Sgt Liddle : +7

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Rex crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Grece crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Grece crew

581233

RAF

Observer - P/O Hovenier crew

Sgt J.B. Scotchmere

552935

RAF

WAG - P/O Hovenier crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Womersley crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Womersley crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Rochfort crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Rochfort crew

Sgt D.A. Walters

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Powell crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Powell crew

Sgt G.L Barker DFM

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Ayres crew

Sgt C.E.A. Dunlop DFM

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Ayres crew

NA

RAF

Observer - F/O Fry crew

Sgt P. Pryde : +8

NA

RAF

WAG - F/O Fry crew

NA

RAF

Observer - F/O G.T Palmer crew

Sgt D.N. Buckley

NA

RAF

WAG - F/O G.T. Palmer crew

Sgt Whiting : +8

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Reynolds crew

Sgt Wilkinson : +8

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Reynolds crew

NA

RAF

Observer - F/L Smither crew

Sgt D.J. Pitcher

NA

RAF

WAG - F/L Smither crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Carruthers crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Carruthers crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Roe crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Roe rew

Sgt D.D. Morton : +7

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Clark crew

Sgt F.W. Clayton :+7

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Clark crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Archer crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Archer crew

Sgt D. Wallace :+7

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Haswell crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Ullman crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Ullman crew

Sgt F.J. Leonhardt : +8

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Finlay crew

Sgt A.L. Peddie : +8

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Finlay crew

Sgt R.V. Kingshott : +7

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Jackson crew

Sgt J.A. Hunter : +7

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Jackson crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Wightman crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Wightman crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Sandes crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Sandes crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Sandes crew

Sgt E.K. Robinson

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O K.V. Palmer crew

Sgt D.B. Simpson

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O K.V. Palmer crew

P/O D.H. Davis : +8

NA

RAF

Observer - Morgan-Weld-Smith crew

Sgt G.P. Rowe : +7

NA

RAF

Observer - Turnbull crew

Sgt H. Strickland

NA

RAF

WAG - Turnbull crew

Sgt Beaumont : +8

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Davis crew

Sgt Coulton : +8

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Davis crew

Sgt Edwards : +8

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Dellow crew

Sgt Bettis : +8

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Dellow crew

Sgt Herbert : +8

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Drew crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Drew crew

Aircrew

Service No.

Force

Muster/Misc

AUGUST 1940

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Mathews crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Mathews crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Roe crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Womersley crew

NA

RAF

WAG - F/O G.T. Palmer crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O B.Van-Blokland crew

NA

RAF

WAG - F/O Fry crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Roe crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Ullman crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Short crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Short crew

P/O P.S.E. Briggs

NA

RAF

Observer - Kennedy crew

NA

RAF

WAG - Kennedy crew

Sgt B. Jones : +10

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Hives crew

Sgt E. Jones : +10

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Hives crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Trim crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Trim crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Collier crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Collier crew

Aircrew

Service No.

Force

Muster/Misc

SEPTEMBER 1940

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Womersley crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Archer crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Wenman crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Wenman crew

Sgt Fitzpatrick

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Lishman crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O K.V. Palmer crew

P/O L.C McConnell

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O James crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Knill crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Knill crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Garrard crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Garrard crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Johnson crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Johnson crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Lishman crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O McCurdy crew

Sgt R. Couchman

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O McCurdy crew

Aircrew

Service No.

Force

Muster/Misc

OCTOBER 1940

NA

RAF

WAG - F/O Fry crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Womersley crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Custerson crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Custerson crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Jerwood crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Jerwood crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Lewis crew

NA

RAF

WAG - P/O Lewis crew

NA

RAF

Observer - P/O Hinman crew

Unconfirmed Aircrew

Service No.

Force

Muster/Misc

Battle of Britain

Sgt W.J. Sanderson

NA

RAF

Observer - Crew Unknown

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