Obituaries
As we move on into the 21st century the last survivors of the greatest air conflict the world will ever see, are now leaving us. Like their comrades remembered in our loss pages who left us more than half a century before, here on these pages some with the kind support of the Daily Telegraph, we remember them also. Long after they are all gone the stories of their courage will live on in the pages of history, and in the hearts of all men who read their tales.
These obituaries are published in date order and not when published by the Daily Telegraph - they publish when information is released by the family.
Colonel Henry Lafont. Ordre de la Liberaion, Croix de Guerre, Croix de la Valeur Militaire. Born: August 10th 1920. Died: December 2nd 2011
Wing Commander Tadeusc Sawicz D.F.C. V.M Born February 13th 1914 Warsaw, Poland Died October 19th 2011
Fl/Lt. Wallace Cunningham D.F.C. Born December 4th 1916. Died October 4th 2011
Sir Arthur Norman C.B.E. D.F.C. and Bar. Born February 18th 1917. Died September 30th 2011
Fl/Lt. Charles Palliser D.F.C. Born January 11th 1919. Died September 24th 2011
Gp/Capt. Billy Drake D.S.O. D.F.C. and Bar. Born December 20th 1917. Died August 28th 2011
Fl/Sgt. Frederick Emile Parent Born 26th January 1926. London, England. Died August 24th 2011
Air Commodore David Strong A.F.C. Born September 30th 1913. Cardiff. Died August 21st 2011
Flight Lieutenant Jan Walentowicz. Born 4th August 1920. Bialystok, Poland. Died 21st July 2011
W/O. Tom McLean D.F.M. D.F.C. Born January 22nd 1922. Paisley, Scotland. Died July 20th 2011
Fl/Lt. Neill Cox DFC and Bar. Born June 12th 1923, Weybridge Surrey. Died July 16th 2011
Fl/Lt. Geoffrey Osborn G.M. and Bar Born January 24th 1922. Died June 16th 2011
Wing Commander John Beazley D.F.C. Born July 18th 1916. Oxford. Died June 13th 2011
F/O Geoffrey Bryson Fiskin D.F.C. Born February 17th 1916, Gisborne, New Zealand. Died June 12th 2011
Sq/Ldr. George Glenn D.F.C. and Bar. Born October 19th 1920, Paignton, Devon. Died May 30th 2011
Group Captain Gerry Blacklock O.B.E. D.F.C. D.F.M. Born June 23rd 1914. Skipton, Yorkshire. Died April 28th 2011
Fl/Lt. Ralph Barker Born October 21st 1917. Feltham, Middlesex. Died May 16th 2011
Air Commodore Peter Cribb C.B.E. D.F.C. D.S.O. and Bar Born September 28th 1918. Yorkshire. Died June 20th 2011
Gp/Capt. John Musgrove D.S.O. Born: June 22nd 1918. Kensington. Died April 4th 2011
Fl/Lt. Don Nelson D.F.C. and Bar M.i.D. Born: February 23rd 1920. London. Died March 20th 2011
Captain Hamish Pelham-Burn Born March 17th 1918. Nairn, Scotland. Died February 11th 2011
M/O. Jack Plant M.i.D. Born: May 14th 1918. West Bromwich. Died January 28th 2011
Flight Lieutenant Tom Hughes Born: November 21st 1921, Rugby. Died December 31st 2010
Flight Lieutenant Ian Samuel C.M.G. C.V.O. Born: August 20th 1915. Colchester. Died December 26th 2010
Flight Lieutenant Hugh Goldie D.F.C. and Bar. Born December 5th 1919. Tywardreath. Died December 23rd 2010
Warrant Officer Bill Foxley Born: August 17th 1923, Liverpool. Died: December 05th 2010
Air Commodore John Sowrey D.F.C, A.F.C. Born: January 5th 1920, Cambridge. Died: November 30th 2010
Flight Lieutenant Aubrey Niner Born: June 10th 1922, Southsea. Died: November 26th 2010
Wing Commander Vic Hodgkinson D.F.C. M.i.D. Born: October 17th 1917 Sidney, Australia. Died: November 20th 2010 (See Notes)
Group Captain Ron Duckenfield A.F.C. M.i.D.Born: April 15th 1917, Sheffield, Yorkshire. Died: November 19th 2010
Hans-Joachim Herrmann Knight's Cross, Oak Leaves and Swords. Born: August 1st 1913, Kiel, Germany. Died: November 5th 2010
Group Captain Womersley D.S.O. and Bar. D.F.C. Born: November 19th 1914, Bingley, Yorkshire. Died: October 28th 201
Wing Commander Barton D.F.C. Bar. M.i.D. O.B.E. Born: June 17th 1916 Kamloops, British Columbia. Died: September 2nd. 2010
Flight Lieutenant Denis Cayford D.F.C. Born: March 16th 1918 Wolverhampton. Died: August 30th 2010
Wing Commander John Freeborn D.F.C. Bar Born: December 1st 1919 Middleton, Yorkshire. Died: August 28th 2010
Group Captain Michael Judd D.F.C. D.S.O. A.F.C. Born: September 19th 1917 Winchester, Hampshire. Died: August 22nd 2010
Air Commodore 'Jack’ Frost D.F.C. Croix de Guerre. Leopold II. C.B.E. Born: July 30th 1921 Stoke-on-Trent. Died: August 7th 2010
Wing Commander Norman Hayes D.F.C. Born: June 26th 1912 Walthamstow. Died: July 17th 2010
Jaques, Marquis de Saint Phalle Born: June 30th 1917 in El Jadida, Morroco Died: June 15th 2010
Squadron Leader Jim Heyworth D.F.C. Bar M.i.D. Thulin Medal Born: June 5th 1922 at Belper, Derbyshire. Died: June 10th 2010
Flight Lieutenant Howard Farmiloe D.S.O. Born: August 21 1921 in Birmingham. Died: June 7th 2010
Squadron Leader Tommy Broom D.F.C. Bar x 2 Born: January 22nd 1914 at Portishead, Bristol. Died: May 18th 2010
Colonel 'Bud' Mahurin D.F.C. D.S.C. Silver Star Born: December 5th 1918 at Benton Harbour, U.S.A.. Died: May 11th 2010
Marguerite Garden (Vourc'h) Born: January 25th 1926 at Plomodiern. Died: May 5th 2010
Flying Officer Raymond Grayston Born: October 13th 1918. Dunsfold, Surrey. Died: April 15th 2010
Squadron Leader "Stapme" Stapleton D.F.C. Dutch F.C. Born: May 12th 1920. Durban, South Africa. Died: April 13th 2010
Wing Commander 'Ronny' Rotheram D.F.C. Born: August 27 1917 in Dublin. Died: April 8th 2010
Flight Lieutenant Tom Fletcher - air-sea rescue pilot Born: September 7th 1914. Leigh, Lancashire. Died: March 19th 2010
French Resistance heroine Andrée Peel "Agent Rose" Born: February 3 1905. France. Died: March 5th 2010
Wing Commander Alan "Red" Owen D.F.C. and Bar. D.F.M. A.F.C. Born: July 8th 1922. Chelsea. Died: February 13th 2010
Wing Commander Lucian Ercolani D.S.O. D.F.C. Born: August 9th 1917. High Wycombe. Died: February 13th 2010
Flight Lieutenant Cy Grant Born: November 8th 1919, Demerara, Guyana. Died: February 13th 2010
Wing Commander Bob Doe Born: March 10th 1920, Reigate. Died: February 21st 2010
Lieutenant-Colonel Lee Archer Born: September 12th 1919, Yonkers U.S.A. Died: January 27th 2010
Captain Val Bailey - last man to leave the sinking Ark Royal. Born: October 27th 1919. Died: January 13th 2010
Air Commodore Charles Widdows Born: October 4th 1909, Bradford. Died: January 10th 2010
Air Vice-Marshal Mike Hedgeland M.B.E. O.B.E. C.B. Born: November 24th 1922, Maidstone. Died: December 25th 2009
Squadron leader Jack Brotherton-Ratcliffe D.S.O. Born: November 18th 1919, Ealing. Died: December 24th 2009
Squadron Leader Bill Humphrey D.F.C. and Bar Born: February 13th 1923, Karachi. Died: December 10th 2009
Flight Lieutenant Lew Cody Born: May 15th 1918, London. Died: December 2009
Flight Lieutenant "Blondie" Walker D.F.C. Born: April 4th 1917, Halifax. Died: November 9th 2008
Squadron Leader Reg Lewis Born: August 26th 1922 Poplar, London. Died: October 12th 2009
Wing Commander Jack Rose Born: January 18th 1917, Blackheath, London. Died: October 10th 2009
Generalleutnant Günther Rall Born: March 10th 1918, Gaggenau, Black Forest. Died: October 4th 2009
Group Captain Dickie Haine D.F.C. Born: October 1st 1916 St. Stephens, Gloucester. Died: September 30th 2008
Air Commodore Paddy Forsythe D.F.C. C.B.E. Born: July 10th 1920, Belfast. Died: August 29th 2009 (See Notes)
Squadron Leader John Pattison Born: January 27th 1917. Waipawa, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand. Died: September 11th 2009
Wing Commander Ken Mackenzie D.F.C. Born: June 6th 1916, Belfast. Died: June 4th 2009
Wing Commander Douggie Oxby D.F.C. D.S.O. D.F.M. Born: June 10th 1920. Cardiff. Died: April 10th 2009
Flight Lieutenant Walter Morison D.F.C. Born: November 26th 1919, Beckenham, Kent. Died: March 26th 2009
Wing Commander George Melville-Jackson D.F.C. Born: November 23rd 1919, Weston-Super-Mare. Died: March 7th 2009
Flight Lieutenant Ernest Schofield D.F.C. Born: October 26th 1916, Penistone, Barnsley. Died: February 23rd 2009
Squadron Leader Tom McPhee D.F.C. Born: November 30th 1917, Greenock. Died: February 22nd 2009
(Notes: Further information is available regarding this loss - see obituary page for link)
