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
WI Deas William Inglis “Bill” Deas
Decorated
Wing Commander
DSO DFC & Bar
No 61 Squadron; No 630 Squadron
KIA
7 Jul 1944
PA Dorehill Patrick Arthur Dorehill
Decorated
Squadron Leader
DSO DFC & Bar
Died 2016
JPM Faure Johannes Morkel “Hannes” Faure
Decorated
Lt Colonel
DSO DFC & Bar
No 324 Wing RAF
Died 1995
J Gasson John Gasson
Decorated
Major
DSO DFC & Bar
No 92 Squadron
Died 2010
PH Hugo Petrus Hendrik “Dutch” Hugo
Battle of BritainDecorated
Group Captain
DSO DFC & Two Bars
No 615 Squadron
Died 1986
JPD Human Johan Daniel Wilhelm Human
Decorated
Colonel
DSO DFC & Bar
No 1 Squadron SAAF (commanding)
Not recorded
GRA Johnson Robin Johnson
Decorated
Wing Commander
DSO DFC & Bar MBE
Not recorded
JJ Le Roux Jacobus Johannes “Chris” Le Roux
Decorated
Squadron Leader
DFC & Two Bars
No 602 Squadron
Killed, flying accident
29 Aug 1944
LE Leon Lionel Leon
Decorated
Wing Commander
DSO DFC and Bar
No 55 Squadron
Died 2006
LA Lynn Lewis Alan Lynn
Decorated
Wing Commander
DSO & Bar DFC
No 107 Squadron; No 180 Squadron
Died 2000
AG Malan Albert Gysbert “Sailor” Malan
Battle of BritainDecorated
Group Captain
DSO & Bar DFC & Bar
No 74 Squadron
Died 1963
JD Nettleton John Dering Nettleton
Decorated
Wing Commander
VC
No 44 Squadron
KIA
13 Jul 1943
H Pugh Herbert Cecil Pugh
Decorated
Squadron Leader
GC
Did not survive the war
5 Jul 1941
RHD Rogers Robert Henry Doherty Rogers
Decorated
Lt General
DSO DFC & Bar
No 208 Squadron
Died 2000
EE Swales Edwin Essery Swales
Decorated1943 secondees killed
Major
VC DFC
No 582 Squadron
KIA
24 Feb 1945
DP Tilley Donald Pax “Don” Tilley
Decorated
Lt Colonel
DSO DFC & Bar
No 39 Squadron
Died 1978