Lost in Action 1939-2020

RAF BD Casualties

Date of Death	Name / Rank	Unit Detail	Additional Information
27^TH Aug 1940	MOXLEY E.L Sqn Ldr		Awarded the GC killed at RAF Biggin Hill working on a UXB
30^TH Oct 1940	BIRKHEAD G TSGT		Killed clearing SD2 Butterfly mines at RAF Wattisham
30^TH Oct 1940	FISHER W Flt Sgt		Killed clearing SD2 Butterfly mines at RAF Wattisham
22^nd Jun 1941	BOULDEN A.W.E Sgt		Fell in a camouflet Nr RAF Aldergrone NI
22^nd Jun 1941	BURTON H.E Cpl		Fell in a camouflet Nr RAF Aldergrone NI
13^th Jan 1942	DOWDLAND J.N Wg Cdr	69 Sqn	Awarded GC, for BD Malta, buried in Capuccini Cemetery
29^th Apr 1942	IEVERS E.O Fg Off	OC No15 BDS	Killed Nr Clifton Airfield Yorks on a UXB recce
28^th Mar 1944	WINTER C.E Cpl	5136 BD SQN	Ampo Deloro Airfireld Corsica – Accident washing clothes in petrol
5^th Apr 1944	HAYES-JONES B Sgt	6233 BD Flt	Salerno Battipagua UXB along with 2 RE BDO personnel
6^th Jun 1944	MIDDLETON E.F Cpl	6205 BD Flt	KIA D-Day at Omaha Beach, Bayeux Cemetery
5^th Jul 1944	WALKER E Flt Sgt	Attached to 17 BD Coy RE	San Giorgio Del Sannio, fuze explosion
22^nd Jul 1944	THOMPSON F Cpl	5136 BD SQN	San Severe airfield, 88mm & bombs No survivors or witnesses
22^nd Jul 1944	SALES H.N.J Cpl	5136 BD SQN	San Severe airfield, 88mm & bombs No survivors or witnesses
22^nd Jul 1944	Robb A LAC	5136 BD SQN	San Severe airfield, 88mm & bombs No survivors or witnesses
22^nd Jul 1944	FOX F.J.R Sgt	5136 BD SQN	San Severe airfield, 88mm & bombs No survivors or witnesses
22^nd Jul 1944	CLARE E Cpl	5136 BD SQN	San Severe airfield, 88mm & bombs No survivors or witnesses
22^nd Jul 1944	CRAIG N.S Cpl	5136 BD SQN	San Severe airfield, 88mm & bombs No survivors or witnesses
22^nd Jul 1944	De SAULLES N Cpl	5136 BD SQN	San Severe airfield, 88mm & bombs No survivors or witnesses
1^st Sep 1944	GIBBS L.A Sgt	6228 BD SQN	Killed defuzing UXB Brotonne Forest France
1^st Sep 1944	VERYARD S.DCpl	6228 BD SQN	Killed defuzing UXB Brotonne Forest France
10^th Nov 1944	TELFORD G Cpl	6206 BD Flt	Lorry ran over an AT Mine Huyzinghem
1^st Jun 1945	BATTERSBY F Cpl	6210 BD Flt	S-Mine, Buried Canadian War Cemetery
16^th Jan 1945	EVANS E.G Cpl	6206 BD Flt	Adegem Canadian War Cemetery
28^th Mar 1945	COLLIER G.H LAC	6220 BD Flt	Killed by 1KG anti-personnel bomb, Eindhoven Holland
4^th Jun 1945	RICE S.B Cpl	6201 BD Flt	Killed stacking ordnance for demolition St Wendel France
5^th Jul 1945	POWELL T.R Cpl	6201 BD Flt	Killed stacking ordnance Eudenbach Germany – Cologne S Cemetery
23^rd Jun 1945	FORDMAN W.W Cpl	6224 BD Flt	Killed clearing Butterfly bombs at Wattisham airfield
23^rd Jun 1945	McCALLUM LAC	6224 BD Flt	Kaltenkirchen, explosion of GAF munitions during off-loading during demolitions
4^th Oct 1945	GOODMAN R.T Sgt		Klagenfurt War Cemetery, Austria natural causes
29^th Oct 1945	WYLIE K.T Sgt	6223 BD Flt	Eindhoven, explosion of GAF missiles during off-loading into crater for demolition
29^th Oct 1945	WHITING A.E Cpl	6223 BD Flt	Eindhoven, explosion of GAF missiles during off-loading into crater for demolition
29^th Oct 1945	COMER D.H Sgt	6223 BD Flt	Eindhoven, explosion of GAF missiles during off-loading into crater for demolition
29^th Oct 1945	FRANKS W.A Sgt	6223 BD Flt	Eindhoven, explosion of GAF missiles during off-loading into crater for demolition
29^th Oct 1945	GILES R.H Sgt	6223 BD Flt	Eindhoven, explosion of GAF missiles during off-loading into crater for demolition
11^th Dec 1945	ROWE E.W LAC	6228 BD Flt	Aalhorn, detonation during off-loading of GAF missiles for demolition
13^th Dec 1945	DORSETT K Sgt	6228 BD Flt	Aalhorn, detonation during off-loading of GAF missiles for demolition

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