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
DG Heaton-Nicholls Derek Heaton-Nicholls
Named in the book
Flight Lt
No 224 Squadron
Not recorded
WD Hermon
Named in the book
Lt
No 61 Squadron
Did not survive the war
C Heydenrich
Named in the book
Not recorded
None listed
Not recorded
RT Hildick Robert Taverner Hildick
Named in the book
Captain
No 48 Squadron
Killed, flying accident
22 Feb 1944
GS Hogg George Suttie Hogg
Named in the book
Lt
No 221 Squadron
Killed, flying accident
4 Feb 1944
HE Hopkins
Named in the book
Flight Lt
No 235 Squadron
Not recorded
AE Hounsom
Named in the book
Not recorded
None listed
Not recorded
Howe-Brown
Named in the book
Not recorded
None listed
Not recorded
AES Howes
Named in the book
Captain
None listed
Not recorded
GLB Hull Laurence “Laurie” Hull
Named in the book
Acting Squadron Leader
DFC
No 114 Squadron
Killed, flying accident
17 May 1946
OC Hume Oliver Carlisle Hume
Named in the book
Pilot Officer
No 57 Squadron
Killed, flying accident
23 Nov 1939
J Ing John Ing
Named in the book
Flying Officer
No 150 Squadron
KIA
14 May 1940
AV Johnson
Named in the book
Not recorded
None listed
Not recorded
K Jones Ken Jones
Named in the book
Major
None listed
Not recorded
FJ Joubert
Named in the book
Lt
No 33 or No 274 Squadron
KIA
PS Joubert Pierre Simmond “Joubie” Joubert
Named in the book
Lt Colonel
DSO AFC
No 271 Squadron
Did not survive the war
16 Aug 1945
V Jury Victor Jury
Named in the book
Captain
No 48 Squadron
Not recorded
M Kennedy Melville Kennedy
Named in the book
Squadron Leader
No 114 Squadron
Not recorded
JOC Kercher John Owen Cecil Kercher
Named in the book
Acting Wing Commander
DSO, MiD
No 21 Squadron
Died 1969
S Kinkead Samuel Kinkead
Named in the book
Captain
DSO DSC & Bar DFC & Bar
Killed, flying accident
FG Knight Fred Knight
Named in the book
Lt
No 11 Squadron
KIA
9 Apr 1942
H Knight Harold Knight
Named in the book
Flight Lt
No 137 Squadron
KIA
KC Kuhlman Keith Kuhlman
Named in the book
Not recorded
None listed
Not recorded
WM Langerman
Named in the book
Major
None listed
Not recorded
CJ Laubscher
Named in the book
Not recorded
None listed
Not recorded
ADV Leach Albert de Villiers Leach
Named in the book
Wing Commander
DFC, MiD
No 224 Squadron
Died 2001
K Lentin
Named in the book
Not recorded
None listed
Did not survive the war
N Lewis Norman Lewis
Named in the book
Pilot Officer
No 99 Squadron
KIA
14 Dec 1939
JW Louw James William Louw
Named in the book
Group Captain
OBE DFC and Bar
No 240 Squadron
Not recorded
R Luckman Reg Luckman
Named in the book
Pilot Officer
No 102 Squadron
Killed, flying accident
18 Oct 1939
T de T Macdonald
Named in the book
Not recorded
None listed
Not recorded
Maclachlan John Maclachlan
Named in the book
Warrant Officer
No 31 Squadron SAAF
Not recorded
F Malan Francis Malan
Named in the book
Flying Officer
No 72 Squadron
Did not survive the war
26 Apr 1943
RJ Malan Ralph Jordan Malan
Named in the book
Captain
No 31 Squadron (SAAF)
Killed, flying accident
12 Jun 1944
HW Marchant
Named in the book
Lt
DFC
No 208 Squadron
Not recorded
AQ Masson
Named in the book
Lt
No 112 Squadron
Not recorded
D Masur Denis Masur
Named in the book
Not recorded
None listed
Did not survive the war
CA Maton Charles Aubrey Maton
Named in the book
Wing Commander
DSO
No 502 Squadron
Not recorded
DG Maxwell
Named in the book
Pilot Officer
No 602 Squadron
Not recorded
DN McCarthy Denis Norman McCarthy
Named in the book
Pilot Officer
None listed
Killed, flying accident
20 Apr 1941
CS McClure Cameron Surtees McClure
Named in the book
Flight Lt
DFC
KIA
BD McFarlane
Named in the book
Lt
No 2 Squadron
Not recorded
CA McGarr Clement AN McGarr
Named in the book
Second Lieutenant
No 2 Squadron
Did not survive the war
DCJ McKendry Denis Charles James McKendry
Named in the book
Pilot Officer
No 83 Squadron
KIA
3 Jan 1944
B McNair Brian McNair
Named in the book
Flying Officer
DFC
No 467 Squadron
KIA
TA Meek
Named in the book
Captain
No 183 Squadron
Not recorded
IM Meiring Ian Murray Meiring
Named in the book
Not recorded
None listed
KIA
RD Mellor
Named in the book
Lt
No 40 Squadron SAAF
Not recorded
C Meredith Charles Meredith
Named in the book
Air Vice Marshal
KBE CB AFC
Not recorded
Meyer
Named in the book
Captain
DFC
No 102 Squadron
Not recorded