South Africans in the RAF

The register

Every man in the book

Each name opens his page, with what the book records about him. If you know more, his page has a form to tell Jon.

Everyone 379 Battle of Britain 37 Air officers 27 Decorated 16 DFM 30 1943 secondees killed 35 Named in the book 240
R Addison
DFM
Air/Sgt
DFM
No 12 Squadron
Not recorded
CEH Allen Charles Edward Hamilton Allen
Air officers
Air Vice Marshal
CB DFC
Died 1975
WR Anderson
DFM
Air/Sgt
DFM
No 24 Squadron
Not recorded
AM Antoncich
DFM
Flight/Sgt
DFM
No 200 Squadron
Not recorded
JRA Bailey James Richard Abe Bailey
Battle of Britain
Squadron Leader
DFC
No 264 Squadron
Died 2000
NJM Barry Nathaniel John Merriman “Nat” Barry
Battle of Britain
Flying Officer
No 501 Squadron
Did not survive the war
7 Oct 1940
AH Bates
DFM
Sgt
DFM
No 31 Squadron
Not recorded
LW Bates
DFM
Air/Sgt
DFM
No 40 Squadron
Not recorded
GD Baxter
DFM
Flight/Sgt
DFM
No 12 Squadron
Not recorded
PA Becker
1943 secondees killed
Lt
None listed
KIA
5 Dec 1944
JE Begbie Errol Begbie
1943 secondees killed
Lt
No 102 Squadron
KIA
3 Nov 1944
HLR Bergh
DFM
Flight/Sgt
DFM
No 12 Squadron
Not recorded
SM Bernstein
DFM
Flight/Sgt
DFM
No 41 Squadron
Not recorded
WS Bowyer Walter Stafford Bowyer
Battle of Britain
Squadron Leader
No 257 Squadron
Did not survive the war
Q Brand Quintin Brand
Air officers
Air Vice Marshal
KBE DSO MC DFC
Died 1968
TD Bremner
DFM
Air/Sgt
DFM
No 12 Squadron
Not recorded
LO Brown
Air officers
Air Vice Marshal
KCB CBE CB DSC AFC
Died 1978
JGP Burl
DFM
Sgt
DFM
No 237 Squadron
Not recorded
J Burt
1943 secondees killed
Lt
None listed
KIA
9 Jun 1944
CBE Burt-Andrews Charles Beresford Eaton Burt-Andrews
Air officers
Air Commodore
CB CBE
No 613 Squadron
Died 1995
PRF Burton Percival Ross Frames Burton
Battle of Britain
Flying Officer
MiD
No 249 Squadron
Did not survive the war
27 Sep 1940
CW Busk
Air officers
Air Commodore
CB MC AFC
Died 1970
CH Campbell Colin Herbert Campbell
1943 secondees killed
Captain
No 48 Squadron
KIA
21 Sep 1944
SHE Capstick Dale
1943 secondees killed
Lt
None listed
Killed, flying accident
24 Jul 1944
RW Chappell Roy William Chappell
Air officers
Air Commodore
MC
Died 1982
GF Chater George Frederick Chater
Battle of Britain
Group Captain
DFC
No 3 Squadron
Died 1981
JAG Chomley John Alison George Chomley
Battle of Britain
Pilot Officer
No 257 Squadron
Did not survive the war
12 Aug 1940
CF Churchill
DFM
Flight Sgt
DFM
No 44 Squadron
Not recorded
CAG Clark Colin Anthony Gordon Clark
Battle of Britain
Flight Lt
No 137 Squadron
Did not survive the war
WE Colahan William Edward Colahan
Air officers
Air Vice Marshal
CB CBE DFC
Died 1991
AE Collett Tony Collett
1943 secondees killed
Lt
No 184 Squadron
KIA
27 Dec 1944
JT Crossey James Terence Crossey
Battle of Britain
Pilot Officer
No 249 Squadron
Died 1988
RA Cumming
1943 secondees killed
Lt
None listed
Killed, flying accident
11 Jun 1944
CR Davis Carl Raymond Davis
Battle of Britain
Flying Officer
DFC
Did not survive the war
6 Sep 1940
WL de Villiers
DFM
Air/Sgt
DFM
No 12 Squadron
Not recorded
WI Deas William Inglis “Bill” Deas
Decorated
Wing Commander
DSO DFC & Bar
No 61 Squadron; No 630 Squadron
KIA
7 Jul 1944
PG Dexter Peter Grenfell Dexter
Battle of Britain
Flying Officer
DFC
No 16 Squadron
Did not survive the war
IB Difford Ivor Benson Difford
Battle of Britain
Flying Officer
No 607 Squadron
Did not survive the war
7 Oct 1940
PA Dorehill Patrick Arthur Dorehill
Decorated
Squadron Leader
DSO DFC & Bar
Died 2016
GJ Drake George James Drake
Battle of Britain
Pilot Officer
No 607 Squadron
Did not survive the war
9 Sep 1940
JH Du Plessis
1943 secondees killed
Lt
None listed
KIA
29 Jul 1944
KG Du Pre
DFM
Air/Sgt
DFM
No 21 Squadron
Not recorded
CJ du Preez
DFM
Sgt
DFM
No 15 Squadron
Not recorded
MT Duchen
1943 secondees killed
Lt
None listed
Killed, flying accident
2 Oct 1944
CA Duran
1943 secondees killed
Lt
None listed
Killed, flying accident
6 Nov 1944
TG Earnshaw
DFM
Air/Sgt
DFM
No 21 Squadron
Not recorded
JLW Ellacombe John Lawrence Wemyss Ellacombe
Battle of BritainAir officers
Air Commodore
DFC and Bar
No 151 Squadron
Died 2014
FJ Erasmus
DFM
Air/Sgt
DFM
No 12 Squadron
Not recorded
JPM Faure Johannes Morkel “Hannes” Faure
Decorated
Lt Colonel
DSO DFC & Bar
No 324 Wing RAF
Died 1995
FW Felgate Frank Westerman Felgate
Air officers
Air Vice Marshal
CB CBE
Died 1974