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
PC Fletcher Peter Carteret Fletcher
Air officers
Air Chief Marshal
KCB CB OBE DFC AFC
Died 1999
PB Franklin Peter Blundell Franklin
1943 secondees killed
Lt
No 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit
Killed, flying accident
24 Aug 1944
HP Fraser Henry Paterson Fraser
Air officers
Air Marshal
KBE CB AFC
Died 2001
J Friendly Jocelyn Friendly
DFM
Sgt
DFM
No 110 Squadron
Did not survive the war
WA Gale “Shorty”
1943 secondees killed
Lt
No 245 Squadron
KIA
17 Aug 1944
J Gasson John Gasson
Decorated
Major
DSO DFC & Bar
No 92 Squadron
Died 2010
CW Goldsmith Claude Waller Goldsmith
Battle of Britain
Flying Officer
No 603 Squadron
Did not survive the war
28 Oct 1940
HR Graham Henry Rudolph Graham
Air officers
Air Vice Marshal
CB CBE DSO DFC
No 7 Squadron
Died 1987
LW Graham Leslie William Graham
Battle of Britain
Pilot Officer
No 56 Squadron
Not recorded
CP Green Charles Patrick Green
Battle of Britain
Group Captain
DSO DFC
No 92 Squadron
Died 1999
S Grundy
DFM
Flight/Sgt
DFM
No 101 Squadron
Not recorded
NM Hall Noel Mudie Hall
Battle of Britain
Flight Lt
AFC
No 257 Squadron
Did not survive the war
8 Aug 1940
RH Haviland Richard Haviland
Battle of Britain
Pilot Officer
No 248 Squadron
Did not survive the war
28 Aug 1940
IBDE Hay Ian Bruce David Errol Hay
Battle of Britain
Wing Commander
No 611 Squadron
Died 2005
PJ Hayden Thomas
1943 secondees killed
Major
AFC
Killed, flying accident
8 Jun 1944
GDL Haysom Geoffery David Leybourne Haysom
Battle of Britain
Group Captain
DSO DFC
No 79 Squadron
Died 1979
RW Heiden Ronald Heiden
1943 secondees killed
Captain
No 102 Squadron
KIA
5 Feb 1945
DA Helcke Denis A Helcke
Battle of Britain
Sgt
No 504 Squadron
Did not survive the war
17 Sep 1940
FL Higgins Frederick Higgins
1943 secondees killed
Lt
No 174 Squadron
KIA
3 Apr 1945
AG Hill Alan Hill
1943 secondees killed
Lt
No 183 Squadron
KIA
22 Feb 1945
MR Hill Michael Rowland Hill
Battle of Britain
Squadron Leader
No 266 Squadron
KIA
12 Mar 1945
H Hipkin
DFM
Flight/Sgt
DFM
No 12 Squadron
Not recorded
GW Hirschfield
1943 secondees killed
Captain
No 44 Squadron
KIA
5 Dec 1944
J Howe John Howe
Air officers
Air Vice Marshal
CB CBE AFC
Died 2016
PH Hugo Petrus Hendrik “Dutch” Hugo
Battle of BritainDecorated
Group Captain
DSO DFC & Two Bars
No 615 Squadron
Died 1986
CB Hull Caesar Barraud Hull
Battle of Britain
Squadron Leader
DFC
No 43 Squadron, No 263 Squadron
Did not survive the war
7 Sep 1940
JPD Human Johan Daniel Wilhelm Human
Decorated
Colonel
DSO DFC & Bar
No 1 Squadron SAAF (commanding)
Not recorded
P James
DFM
Flight/Sgt
DFM
No 24 Squadron
Not recorded
C Jefferies
DFM
Air/Sgt
DFM
No 12 Squadron
Not recorded
RG Jennings
1943 secondees killed
Lt
No 182 Squadron
KIA
19 Aug 1944
GRA Johnson Robin Johnson
Decorated
Wing Commander
DSO DFC & Bar MBE
Not recorded
CCO Joubert Charles Cecil Oliver Joubert
Battle of Britain
Pilot Officer
No 56 Squadron
Died 1973
G Kaufmann
1943 secondees killed
Captain
DFC
No 182 Squadron
KIA
18 Jul 1944
KA Kelly
1943 secondees killed
Lt
None listed
KIA
20 Aug 1944
HE Kensington Edwards
1943 secondees killed
Captain
None listed
Killed, flying accident
6 Dec 1944
JF Kinnery
1943 secondees killed
Captain
None listed
KIA
2 Dec 1944
PH Kleyn Phillip Horatio Kleyn
DFM
Lt
DFM
No 12 Squadron
KIA
GR Lacey
1943 secondees killed
Lt
No 630 Squadron
KIA
15 Feb 1945
P Lagesen Philip Lagesen
Air officers
Air Marshal
KCB CB DFC AFC
Died 1995
J Laurens John Laurens
DFM
Pilot Officer
DFM
No 101 Squadron
KIA
20 Feb 1944
JJ Le Roux Jacobus Johannes “Chris” Le Roux
Decorated
Squadron Leader
DFC & Two Bars
No 602 Squadron
Killed, flying accident
29 Aug 1944
A Lens Anton Lens
1943 secondees killed
Captain
No 183 Squadron
KIA
22 Feb 1945
LE Leon Lionel Leon
Decorated
Wing Commander
DSO DFC and Bar
No 55 Squadron
Died 2006
AG Lewis Albert Gerald Lewis
Battle of Britain
Squadron Leader
DFC & Bar
No 504 Squadron, No 85 Squadron
Not recorded
DG Lewis Dudley George Lewis
Air officers
Air Commodore
DFC
Died 2001
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
CW McGregor Charles “Shorty” McGregor
1943 secondees killed
Lt
No 97 Squadron
KIA
8 Feb 1945
FGS Mitchell Frederick George Stewart Mitchell
Air officers
Air Vice Marshal
CB CBE OBE
Died 1974
PJ Mockford
1943 secondees killed
Lt
None listed
KIA
20 Aug 1944