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Dear All,

Again thanks a lot for your support....

Here below is the list I have obtained from CWGC

Missing Commonwealth Airmen of the 10th to 12th May 1940

RUNNYMEDE MEMORIAL, Surrey, United Kingdom

BURGESS, Leading Aircraftman, ARTHUR CHRISTOPHER, 544110, 21 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 22. Son of Louis John Burgess, and of Rosalie Burgess, of Kenton, Middlesex. Panel 22.

CHILD, Leading Aircraftman, CHARLES COLBY, 541344, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 20. Son of Daniel Child, and of Lillian Nora Child, of Stanford Bridge, Worcestershire. Panel 22.

DAVIS, Sergeant, THOMAS WILLIAM, 580509, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 22. Son of William Charles and Florence Maud Davis, of Cardiff. Panel 13.

GILL, Aircraftman 1st Class, BENJAMIN, 621946, 206 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Panel 25.

GRAY, Pilot Officer, IAN LOWRIE, 36188, 206 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 21. Son of John and Ethel D. Gray, of Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand. Panel 8.

GRAY, Sergeant, PHILLIP COLE, 580511, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Panel 14.

KEEGAN, Sergeant, JOSEPH BELK, 580581, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Panel 16.

LEE, Flight Lieutenant, ANDREW WYNYARD, 37323, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Son of Herbert and Norah Kathleen Lee, of Kingston, Kent. Panel 4.

McKENZIE, Pilot Officer, JOHN DOUGLAS BRUORTON, 40726, 54 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 11 May 1940. Age 26. Son of Thomas and Ada Ann McKenzie, of Riccarton, Canterbury, New Zealand. Panel 9.

SLOAN, Leading Aircraftman, REGINALD JAMES, 517038, 206 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Panel 24.

TAYLOR, Sergeant, CYRIL, 530913, 139 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 23. Son of William Henry and Sebrin Lily Taylor, of Birmingham. Panel 20.

WATSON, Flight Lieutenant, ARTHUR DAVID, 39249, 21 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 25. Son of Arthur Bingham Watson and Agatha Brodribb Watson, of Petersham, Surrey; husband of Anne Watson. Panel 5.

WEBB, Sergeant, ALAN LAWRENCE FORTESCUE, 564469, 21 Sqdn., Royal Air Force. 12 May 1940. Age 25. Son of George Fortescue Webb, and of Winifred Ida Webb, of Selsey, Sussex. Panel 20.


I try to interpretate this listing and find infos on the mission of thoses guys in order to see what could be possible....

As you can see, only one missing airman on the 11th May. I have also oredered a book about the missing RAF member of fighter coomnd 1939-1940...let see....

Again, I checked Crowley et al for missing aircrew bombers but nothing comming out...

Hervé