This section covers RAF personnel killed between 1 January
and 31 December 1921. The information has been gleaned from a variety of sources
including the Commonwealth War Graves registers, Air Force Lists, Flight
magazine and a variety of other publications and books. Entries in italics
indicated that exact confirmation of these details have not yet been confirmed.
|
Date |
Rank |
Name |
Unit, Aircraft & Comments |
|
1 Jan |
3AM |
AGER, J T |
Grimsby (Scartho Road) Cemetery |
|
2 Jan |
1AM |
CHINN, HEDLEY WALTER |
Middlezoy (Holy Cross) Churchyard |
|
8 Jan |
2 Lt |
SMITH, ROYDEN MOREHOUSE |
34 Sqn. (disbanded 25 Oct 1919) Kilburn
Community Cemetery |
|
8 Jan |
Sgt |
TOURLAMAIN, HENRY JAMES |
217 Sqn. (disbanded 19 Oct 1919)
Tottenham Cemetery |
|
9 Jan |
AC2 |
HARKNESS, RICHARD |
London Recruiting Depot. Edinburgh (New
Carlton) Burial Ground |
|
13 Jan |
AC1 |
BOWN, W W S |
8 Sqn.
Baghdad Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery |
|
13 Jan |
2AM |
WADEMAN, ALBERT |
Littleborough (Dearley) Cemetery |
|
15 Jan |
Sgt Maj |
ALFORD, T H MSM |
Bristol (Greenbank) Cemetery |
|
19 Jan |
Fg Off |
IRVING-BELL |
He was lost without trace whilst flying in unidentified
aircraft of No 20 Sqn carrying mail and stores between Tank and Wana. |
|
19 Jan |
Fg Off |
SMYTHE |
He was lost without trace whilst flying in an unidentified
aircraft of No 20 Sqn carrying mail and stores between Tank and Wana. |
|
21 Jan |
2AM |
SLYFIELD, RICHARD |
2 F.T.S. (Duxford). Reading Cemetery |
|
23 Jan |
Sgt |
McDONALD, THOMAS |
I A.A.D. (Henlow). Glasnevin (or
Prospect) Cemetery |
|
26 Jan |
AC2 |
COMPORT, THOMAS GEORGE HENRY
|
3 Sqn. Madras 1914-1918 War Memorial,
Chennai |
|
1 Feb |
Clk 3 |
SEAL, A F |
3rd Stores Depot. Preston (New Hall
Lane) Cemetery |
|
6 Feb |
2AM |
KEMP, HARRY WILSON |
Airship Base (Howden). Nottingham
General Cemetery |
|
7 Feb |
2AM |
ASHBY, J E |
H.M.S. "Ark Royal". Abney Park Cemetery |
|
10 Feb |
2AM |
FIELD, E S |
Bristol (Arnos Vale) Cemetery |
|
11 Feb |
AC2 |
BROWN, B |
12 Sqn. Cologne Southern Cemetery |
|
12 Feb |
Boy |
KNAPMAN, FRANK EDWIN |
Boys' Training Wing, Cranwell. Ford
Park Cemetery (formerly Plymouth Old Cemetery) (Pennycomequick) |
|
12 Feb |
AC2 |
LEEMAN, W H |
Darlington West Cemetery |
|
13 Feb |
Pvt |
KING, G F |
Sunderland (Bishopwearmouth) Cemetery |
|
15 Feb |
2AM |
COLLINS, HUGH MERVYN |
Pinhoe (St Michael) Churchyard |
|
16 Feb |
Sgt |
YOUNG, ARTHUR |
"E" Reserve. Leverington (St Leonard)
Churchyard Extension |
|
18 Feb |
AC1 |
TAYLOR, FREDERICK WILLIAM |
Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton |
|
19 Feb |
Lt |
RUDD, THOMAS HERBERT |
Vevey (St Martin's) Cemetery |
|
23 Feb |
Clk 3 |
DAVIES, JOHN HENRY |
Amblecote (Holy Trinity) Churchyard |
|
23 Feb |
Lt |
HUNTER, G T F |
Burley-in-Wharfdale (St Mary) Church
Cemetery |
|
24 Feb |
Fg Off |
SPINNEY, WILLIAM LESLIE GORDON
|
He was killed and is buried in Wembley
(St John) Churchyard. (Avro 504K, F8751 of No 4 Sqn spun in near
Farnborough?) |
|
25 Feb |
Pvt |
COX, ERNEST JAMES |
RAE Cemetery |
|
25 Feb |
Fg Off |
HILL, HEPWORTH AMBROSE VYVIAN
|
He was shot accidentally and died in
hospital. He was serving with No 100 Sqn at the time and is buried in
Belfast City Cemetery. |
|
26 Feb |
2AM |
FINN, A W |
Montreal (Mount Royal) Cemetery |
|
27 Feb |
Flt Sgt |
WEBSTER, DAVID CHARLES GRAHAM
|
Barnes Old Cemetery |
|
28 Feb |
AC2 |
WATSON, WILLIAM |
216 Sqn. Alexandria (Chatby) Military
and War Memorial Cemetery |
|
8 Mar |
Pvt 2 |
GOSLING, E J |
Birmingham (Yardley) Cemetery |
|
10 Mar |
Fg Off |
GARDNER, HAROLD WILLIAM |
Killed. Croydon (Mitcham Road) Cemetery
(DH10, F8423 of A & AEE spun in near Woodbridge on test flight?) |
|
10 Mar |
Cpl |
SHEPHERD, FRANCIS WILLIAM |
No. 5 Dispersal Area.
Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Byker and Heaton) Cemetery |
|
12 Mar |
2AM |
JOHNSTON, S |
202 Sqn. Alexandria (Chatby) Military
and War Memorial Cemetery |
|
15 Mar |
Flt Sgt |
BEBBINGTON, FRANK |
Aircraft Park. Baghdad Baghdad (North
Gate) War Cemetery |
|
16 Mar |
Lt |
COCKBURN, EDWARD COLIN |
Leeds (Lawns Wood) Cemetery |
|
16 Mar |
Lt |
McKEEVER, J C |
Listowel (Fairview) Cemetery |
|
17 Mar |
Sgt |
GOODWIN, ROY |
Boys Training Wing (Cranwell).
Hillingdon and Uxbridge Cemetery |
|
19 Mar |
1AM |
BROWN, F H |
Chingford Mount Cemetery |
|
25 Mar |
Pvt 2 |
FARRELL, HORACE STANLEY |
Bolton (Heaton) Cemetery |
|
26 Mar |
AC2 |
BROWNING, A W |
100 Sqn. Lambeth (Tooting) Cemetery |
|
30 Mar |
AC2 |
KNIGHT, FRANK ALBERT |
Birmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery |
|
31 Mar |
Boy |
BOYTON, G H |
Braintree and Bocking (Braintree)
Cemetery |
|
31 Mar |
Fg Off |
HEMSLEY, NOEL BUTLER
MBE |
Killed |
|
5 Apr |
2AM |
COLLINS, FREDERICK |
Ashford Cemetery, Kent |
|
5 Apr |
AC2 |
WYNNE, FRANK |
Kilcrumper Cemetery |
|
7 Apr |
Pvt 2 |
HURST, F |
Bristol (Greenbank) Cemetery |
|
10 Apr |
Pvt |
VALLERY, WILLIAM JOHN |
Dufferin (McKee) Cemetery |
|
14 Apr |
Fg Off |
ARMSTRONG, WILLIAM ASH |
He was killed whilst flying in a Bristol
Fighter of No 208 Sqn (either D7831 or E2298) which collided with
another aircraft of the same squadron and crashed at Bilbeis. He is buried
in Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery. |
|
14 Apr |
Flt Lt |
CLARKE, GEORGE MALCOLM
AFC |
He was killed whilst flying in a Bristol
Fighter of No 208 Sqn (either D7831 or E2298) which collided with
another aircraft of the same squadron and crashed at Bilbeis. He is buried
in Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery. |
|
14 Apr |
Fg Off |
COX, P J |
He was killed whilst serving with No 14
Sqn, probably flying either Bristol Fighter, H1533, which stalled at Ramleh
or H1633. He is buried in Jerusalem Protestant Cemetery. |
|
14 Apr |
Fg Off |
JONES, EDWARD BLAKE |
He was killed whilst flying in a Bristol
Fighter of No 208 Sqn (either D7831 or E2298) which collided with
another aircraft of the same squadron and crashed at Bilbeis. He is buried
in Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery. |
|
14 Apr |
Obs Off |
SMITH, FRANK JAMES
MC, MM |
He was killed whilst flying in a Bristol
Fighter of No 208 Sqn (either D7831 or E2298) which collided with
another aircraft of the same squadron and crashed at Bilbeis. He is buried
in Ismailia War Memorial Cemetery. |
|
15 Apr |
AC2 |
ALLERTON, JOHN CHARLES |
Stone Cemetery, Staffordshire |
|
15 Apr |
AC2 |
BROOKES, A |
Birmingham (Warstone Lane) Cemetery |
|
15 Apr |
Fg Off |
DEANE, BERNARD FREDERIC |
He was killed whilst serving with School
of Artillery Co-operation and is buried in Salisbury (London Road) Cemetery. |
|
15 Apr |
AC2 |
ELLIOTT, PHILIP FREDERICK |
Salisbury (London Road) Cemetery |
|
18 Apr |
1AM |
HAYNES, W H |
Canterbury Cemetery, Kent |
|
19 Apr |
2AM |
EVERATT, EDWARD |
Strensall (St Mary) Churchyard |
|
21 Apr |
Pvt |
WRAY, WILLIAM |
York Cemetery, Yorkshire |
|
23 Apr |
Flt Lt |
STEPHENSON-PEACH, WILLIAM GEORGE
|
He died from natural causes and is
commemorated on the Delhi Memorial (India Gate). |
|
28 Apr |
Pvt 2 |
FOSTER, L |
Tipton Cemetery |
|
29 Apr |
Fg Off |
DEANE, FREDERICK WILLIAM
DFC |
He was drowned whilst serving with 56
Sqn and is buried in Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery. |
|
4 May |
Fg Off |
PERSHOUSE, GEOFFREY BRADNEY |
He was killed whilst serving with 12
Sqn, probably flying Bristol Fighter, F4895, which struck telephone wires
near Cologne. He is buried in Cologne Southern Cemetery. |
|
4 May |
LAC |
ROBERTS, ROBERT |
He was killed whilst serving with 12
Sqn, probably flying as the gunner in Bristol Fighter, F4895, which struck
telephone wires near Cologne. He is buried in Cologne Southern Cemetery. |
|
5 May |
Flt Sgt |
BIRD, J |
Fryston (St Peter) Churchyard |
|
6 May |
2 Lt |
SEYRES, JULIAN ALBERT HENRY |
Streatham Park Cemetery |
|
7 May |
Cpl |
HARGREAVES, JAMES |
Barrow-in-Furness Cemetery |
|
7 May |
Sgt |
HUGHES, G |
Brookwood (United Kingdon 1914-1918)
Memorial |
|
8 May |
2AM |
COXHILL, SIDNEY |
Halton (St Michael) Churchyard |
|
8 May |
Flt Sgt |
PULLEN, S G |
Checkendon (SS. Peter and Paul)
Churchyard |
|
10 May |
2AM |
JONES, ERNEST SIDNEY |
60 Sqn. Abney Park Cemetery |
|
10 May |
Boy |
LEE, CYRIL JOHN |
Antony Cemetery |
|
14 May |
2AM |
MACKIE, JOHN ROY |
Toronto (Prospect) Cemetery |
|
15 May |
Fg Off |
CARR-HALFEY, JOHN ALBERT BERNARD
|
He died whilst serving with 5 Sqn and is
commemorated on the Delhi Memorial (India Gate). |
|
15 May |
AC2 |
TURNER, LEONARD FREDERICK |
"E" Reserve. Wyck Rissington (St
Lawrence) Churchyard |
|
16 May |
Boy |
PENDRAY, FREDERICK WILLIAM |
Lanivet ChurchCemetery |
|
20 May |
AC1 |
ARMSTRONG, JACK |
He was killed when Parnell Panther,
N7433 of 203 Sqn stalled on take off and crashed into Fort Rowner at
Gosport. He is buried in Beverley (St Nicholas) Churchyard |
|
20 May |
Fg Off |
CARR, JOHN HENRY TALBOT |
He was killed when Parnell Panther,
N7433 of 203 Sqn stalled on take off and crashed into Fort Rowner at
Gosport. He is buried in Southwold (St Edmund) Churchyard. |
|
20 May |
2AM |
LANGFORD, FREDERICK |
Windsor Cemetery, Berkshire |
|
26 May |
1AM |
WILLIAMS, C |
Hammersmith Old Cemetery |
|
27 May |
Fg Off |
EVANS, DONALD SINGLETON |
He died whilst serving in India and is
buried in Delhi War Cemetery. |
|
27 May |
LAC |
WHITE, FRANCIS |
"E" Reserve. Ilkeston (Park) Cemetery |
|
25 May |
|
PINCKNEY, P J |
Killed in a crash in Hertfordshire |
|
30 May |
1AM |
ATKIN, WILLIAM HAROLD |
Sheffield (Abbey Lane) Cemetery |
|
30 May |
Clk |
LOW, M E |
WRAF. Stirling (Mar Place) Cemetery |
|
1 Jun |
Obs Off |
NIXON, JOHN WALPOLE |
He died whilst serving with No 6 Sqn and
is commemorated on the Brookwood (United Kingdon 1914-1918) Memorial. |
|
7 Jun |
Capt |
ANSTEY-BENNETT, L E |
Hatherleigh (St John the Baptist)
Churchyard |
|
7 Jun |
Sgt Maj |
O'CONNOR, M |
Sedgley (St Chad) Roman Catholic
Churchyard |
|
8 Jun |
1AM |
CAMERON, JOHN |
Neston Cemetery |
|
8 Jun |
Fg Off |
COOMBS, HERBERT MILBOURNE
DFC |
He was killed whilst serving with 216
Sqn and is buried in Cairo War Memorial Cemetery. |
|
13 Jun |
AC2 |
CONWAY, TOM |
Ystrad Mynach (Holy Trinity) Churchyard |
|
13 Jun |
Fg Off |
DODKINS, LIONEL CLAUD |
He died whilst serving with 31 Sqn and
is buried in Bandon Hill Cemetery. |
|
18 Jun |
AC2 |
WHITCHER, L E A |
31 Sqn. Madras 1914-1918 War Memorial,
Chennai |
|
21 Jun |
Capt |
BEAUCHAMP-PROCTOR, ANDREW FREDERICK
WEATHERBY VC, DSO, MC and Bar, DFC |
He was killed when spun into the ground
out of control following a loop at the Central Flying School at Upavon in
Snipe, E8220. He was initially buried in Upavon Parish Churchyard but was
later moved to the Mafikeng Cemetery in South Africa, his home country. VC
Citation |
|
22 Jun |
Plt Off |
BREWE, CYRIL |
He died whilst serving with 84 Sqn and
is buried in Basra War Cemetery. |
|
22 Jun |
LAC |
CHIPPINDALE, W |
Barwick-in-Elmet (All Saints) Churchyard |
|
23 Jun |
AC2 |
ALGAR, ALBERT CHARLES |
47 Sqn. Cairo War Memorial Cemetery |
|
24 Jun |
Fg Off |
STRUBEN, HENRY MARINUS |
He was killed in Snipe, E6156 of No 25
Sqn, which spun in during practice landings at Hawkinge. He is buried in
Hawkinge (St Michael) Churchyard. |
|
26 Jun |
Lt |
DANKS, E R |
Hucclecote (SS. Philip and James)
Churchyard |
|
27 Jun |
1AM |
BANNERMAN, JAMES HORACE |
Whitstable Cemetery |
|
27 Jun |
2AM |
SMITH, ALEXANDER |
Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Byker and Heaton)
Cemetery |
|
27 Jun |
Cpl |
STODDART, G |
Tulliallan Cemetery |
|
1 Jul |
Pvt |
JONES, ANDREW |
Halton Camp. RHYL ChurchCemetery |
|
5 Jul |
2AM |
MEREDITH, W |
Wigan Cemetery |
|
5 Jul |
Flt Lt |
PERRIN, EUGENE COURTENEY
OBE |
He died of heat stroke whilst serving
with No. 2 Wing and is commemorated on the Kirkee 1914-1918 Memorial. |
|
6 Jul |
Cpl |
STACEY, P F |
H.Q. No. 10 Group (Lee-on-the-Solent).
Cowes (Northwood) Cemetery |
|
7 Jul |
2AM |
BIRKETT, J |
Crosthwaite (St Kentigern) Churchyard |
|
7 Jul |
AC2 |
|