35 Squadron September 1941 Names List

35 Squadron September 1941 Names List

A list of names of the airmen and ground crew in the squadron photograph.

Two handwritten sheets

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[underlined]PHOTOGRAPH OF 35 SQUADRON SEPTEMBER 1941[/underlined]
[underlined]REAR ROW[/underlined
1. “POP” KENT 2. “BLONDIE” HINDLE 3. TONY ELLOTE 4. “GINGE” HUNT 5. ROBINSON 6. GORDON WING 7. “ROSIE” WHEELER 8. N. K. 9. “POP” HUNT 10. N. K. 11. “PADDY” O’KANE 12. N. K. 13. “ROBIN” HOOD 14. N. K. 15. NOBBY CLARK 16. STEWART 17. “TOPPER” STAPLEFORD 18. TED STOCKER 19. N. K. 20. N. K. 21. N. K. 22. N. K. 23. N. K. 24. A.T. WHARFE (THE BIRDMAN) 25. GEORGE GREENWOOD 26. CASEY 27. GREGSON 28. MITCHELL 29. N. K. 30. HARRY GREEN 31. N. K.
[underlined]CENTRE ROW[/underlined]
31A. SANKEY 32. “POP” WATTS 33. CRAIG 34. GEORGE BEARWICK 35. FARMER 36. (SELF) BILL HIGGS 37. N. K. 38. HENRY 39. “GRIM” GRIMOLDBY 40. N. K. 41. N. K. 42. RONALD PROUT 43. “CHICK” HENDERSON 44. JOHN BUCKLEY (CANADIAN) 45. JACK HAMILTON 46. GEOFF LONGFORD 47. COLLINS 48. “GROCK” HAYES 49. “PADDY”WHITE 50. SACH 51. RIVERDALE (AMERICAN IN THE RCAF) 52. HIGGINS 53. N. K. 54. BOB NORMAM (AUSTRALIAN) 55. “PEDLAR” PALMER 56. LES IZZARD 57. WATT 58. HARRY OLSEN (CANADIAN) 59. “NORMAN” LONG.
[underlined]FRONT ROW[/underlined]
60. N. K. 61. N. K. 62. F/O OWEN 63. N. K. 64. F/LT CARELESS (GUNNERY LEADER) 65. F/LT WILSON (ADJUTANT) 66. N. K. 67. F/LT LEONARD CHESHIRE 68. S/L BRADLEY 69. W/C B.V. ROBINSON (CO) 70. S/LDR “WILLIE” TATE (FLT COMMANDER) 71. s/LDR “JIMMY” MARKS (FLT COMMANDER) 72. F/LT ELLIOTT 73. F/O CRIGHTON (MEDICAL OFFICER) 74. F/O ROBINSON 75. P/O HALL 76. P/O ABELS 77. F/O JOSHUA 78. P/O GEORGE HOLDEN 79. P/O F.M. DAVIS.

[underlined]35 SQUADRON SEPTEMBER 1941[/underlined]
[underlined]WHAT BECAME OF THEM?[/underlined]
K.I.A. – KILLED IN ACTION.
P.O.W. – PRISONER OF WAR.
S.W. – SURVIVED THE WAR.
N.K. – NO KNOWLEDGE.

[underlined]REAR ROW[/underlined]
1. K.I.A. 1941 2. K.I.A. 5/42 3. D.F.M. N.K. 4. CAME OFF FLYING 5. P.O.W. 6. F/LT D.F.M. S.W. 7. CAME OFF FLYING 8. N.K. 9. K.I.A. 5/42 10. N.K. 11. D.F.C. D.F.M. KILLED IN FLYING ACCIDENT 1948 12. N.K. 13. K.I.A. 5/42 14. N.K. 15. N.K. 16. K.I.A. 1941 17. P.O.W. 11/41 DIED OF T.B. 18. S.W. D.S.O. D.F.C. 108 OPS AS FLIGHT ENGINEER (MORE THAN CHESHIRE) 19. N.K. 20. N.K. 20. N.K. 21. N.K. 22. N.K. 23. N.K. 24. KILLED IN FLYING ACCIDENT AT CATTERTON NR TADCASTER 21/7/42 25. K.I.A. 18/12/41 26. K.I.A. 6/42 27. P.O.W. 28. K.I.A. D.F.M. 11/42 29. N.K. 30. P.O.W. 9/41 31. N.K.
[underlined]CENTRE ROW[/underlined]
31A. N.K. 32. K.I.A. 33. P.O.W. 34. CAME OFF FLYING 35. CAME OFF FLYING 36. P.O.W. 37. N.K. 38. N.K. 39. K.I.A. 10/41 40. N.K. 41. N.K. 42. P.O.W. 8/42 43. P.O.W. 11/41 44. K.I.A. 11/41 45. P.O.W. 11/41 SINCE DIED 46. P.O.W. 11/41 DIED 4/12/88 47. K.I.A. 11/41 48. P.O.W. 11/41 (No’s 43 to 48 – same crew). 49. N.K. SURVIVED TOUR OF OPS 50. P.O.W. D.F.M. 51. JOINED S.A.A.F. 52. K.I.A. D.F.M. 5/42 53. N.K. 54. BECAME WING COMMANDER P.O.W. 1943 55. K.I.A. 11/41 56. S.W. D.F.M. 57. N.K. 58. P.O.W. 11/41 59. K.I.A. 11/41.
[underlined]FRONT ROW[/underlined]
60. N.K. 61. N.K. 62. S.W. D.F.C. 63. N.K. 64. N.K. 65. ADJUTANT 66. N.K. 67. V.C. D.S.O. D.F.C. BECAME C.O. OF 617 SQUADRON 68. N.K. D.F.C. D.S.O. 69. K.I.A. 3/43 THEN C.O. 35 P.F.F. D.S.O.D.F.C. 70. D.S.O. D.F.C. BECAME C.O. OF 617 SQUADRON 71. MYSKIPPER K.I.A. 19/9/42 C.O. P.F.F. D.S.O. D.F.C. 72. S.W. D.S.O. D.F.C. 73. MEDICAL OFFICER 74. N.K. 75. D.F.M. N.K. 76. N.K. 77. K.I.A. 10/41 D.F.C. 78. K.I.A. 9/43 D.S.O. D.F.C. C.O. OF 617 SQUADRON 79. N.K. D.S.M.