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
D Morris Douglas “Doug” Morris
Air officers
Air Marshal
KCB CBE DSO DFC
Died 1990
EJ Morris Edward James Morris
Battle of BritainAir officers
Air Commodore
CB CBE DSO DFC
No 79 Squadron
Died 1999
A Nelson
DFM
Flight/Sgt
DFM
No 12 Squadron
Not recorded
JD Nettleton John Dering Nettleton
Decorated
Wing Commander
VC
No 44 Squadron
KIA
13 Jul 1943
JRS Oelofse Johannes Roelof Stephanus Oelofse
Battle of Britain
Pilot Officer
No 43 Squadron
Did not survive the war
8 Aug 1940
M Overed Martin Overed
1943 secondees killed
Captain
No 14 Squadron
KIA
19 Apr 1945
SR Peacock-Edwards Spencer R “Teddy” Peacock-Edwards
Battle of Britain
Squadron Leader
DFC
No 150 Squadron
Died 1983
MH Pettersen
DFM
Air/Sgt
DFM
No 21 Squadron
Not recorded
DH Phelan
DFM
Air/Sgt
DFM
No 21 Squadron
Not recorded
FH Posener Frederick Hyam Posener
Battle of Britain
Pilot Officer
None listed
Did not survive the war
H Pugh Herbert Cecil Pugh
Decorated
Squadron Leader
GC
Did not survive the war
5 Jul 1941
JH Rautenbach
DFM
Air/Sgt
DFM
No 12 Squadron
Not recorded
WR Roberts
1943 secondees killed
Captain
None listed
KIA
22 Jan 1945
RHD Rogers Robert Henry Doherty Rogers
Decorated
Lt General
DSO DFC & Bar
No 208 Squadron
Died 2000
JF Roulston
Air officers
Air Commodore
CBE DSO DFC
No 55 Squadron
Died 1973
HL Saunders Hugh Lumsden Saunders
Air officers
Air Chief Marshal
GCB KBE MC DFC & Bar MM
Died 1987
PC Sewell Phillip Cane Sewell
DFM
Air/Cpl
DFM
No 11 Squadron
Not recorded
MCS Sheperd
Air officers
Air Vice Marshal
CB OBE MCS
Died 1989
GFA Skelton George Felix Allin Skelton
Air officers
Air Commodore
OBE
Died 1985
H Slatter Horatio Slatter
Air officers
Air Marshal
KBE CB OBE DSC and Bar DFC
Died 1961
JW Sleigh James Wallace Sleigh
Battle of Britain
Commander
OBE DSO DSC, Mentioned in Dispatches
Died 2005
JC Smit
DFM
Flight/Sgt
DFM
No 24 Squadron
Not recorded
BG Stapleton Basil Gerald Stapleton
Battle of Britain
Squadron Leader
DFC
No 603 Squadron
Died 2010
EE Swales Edwin Essery Swales
Decorated1943 secondees killed
Major
VC DFC
No 582 Squadron
KIA
24 Feb 1945
RC Thompson Ronald Thompson
1943 secondees killed
Captain
No 102 Squadron
KIA
17 Sep 1944
JA Thomson
1943 secondees killed
Lt
None listed
Killed, flying accident
18 Nov 1944
DP Tilley Donald Pax “Don” Tilley
Decorated
Lt Colonel
DSO DFC & Bar
No 39 Squadron
Died 1978
JF van der Westhuizen
1943 secondees killed
Captain
None listed
KIA
8 Aug 1944
EJ van Heerden Emile van Heerden
1943 secondees killed
Lt
No 515 Squadron
KIA
2 Apr 1945
B van Mentz Brian van Mentz
Battle of Britain
Flying Officer
DFC
No 222 Squadron
Did not survive the war
26 Apr 1941
TY Wallace Thomas Young Wallace
Battle of BritainDFM
Squadron Leader
DFM
No 111 Squadron
Did not survive the war
11 Nov 1944
AB Watkinson Arthur Basil Watkinson
Battle of Britain
Pilot Officer
No 66 Squadron
Died 1985
CW Weedon Colin Winterbotham Weedon
Air officers
Air Marshal
KBE CB CBE
No 111 Squadron
Died 1975
PHV Wells Patrick Hardy Wells
Battle of Britain
Squadron Leader
DSO
No 249 Squadron
Died 2002
N Wheeler Neil Wheeler
Air officers
Air Chief Marshal
GCB CBE CB OBE DSO DFC and Bar AFC
Died 2009
HA Whitcher
1943 secondees killed
Lt
None listed
Killed, flying accident
17 May 1944
T Williams Thomas Williams
Air officers
Air Marshal
KCB OBE MC DFC & Bar
Died 1956
JM Wright James Mitchell Wright
1943 secondees killed
Lt
None listed
Killed, flying accident
16 Jan 1944
BP Young Brian Pashley Young
Air officers
Air Vice Marshal
CB CBE OBE
No 615 Squadron
Died 1992
MT Ackerman
Named in the book
Lt
DFC
No 630 Squadron
Not recorded
CH Adcock Charles Adcock
Named in the book
Captain
No 11 Squadron
KIA
9 Apr 1942
AS Ainslie Allan Stuart Ainslie
Named in the book
Flight Lt
DFC
No 210 Squadron
KIA
29 Jun 1940
TH Archbell Tempest Haigh “Archie” Archbell
Named in the book
Wing Commander
DFC
Died 2003
PV Arderne Philip Valentine Arderne
Named in the book
Squadron Leader
DFC
No 110 Squadron
Not recorded
W Auld
Named in the book
Flying Officer
DFC
No 51 Squadron
Killed, flying accident
22 Aug 1944
GPW Austin Guy Paul Wentworth Austin
Named in the book
Pilot Officer
No 9 Squadron
KIA
MA Aylmer Michael Arthur Aylmer
Named in the book
Squadron Leader
None listed
Killed, flying accident
1 Nov 1939
DTL Bailey Derrick Thomas Louis Bailey
Named in the book
Not recorded
DFC
No 223 Squadron
Died 2009
Barbour
Named in the book
Lt
No 48 Squadron
Killed, flying accident
22 Feb 1944
DH Barlow “Dormie”
Named in the book
Major
No 182 Squadron; No 80 Squadron
Not recorded