Leonard Albert Wildin 2nd September 1946
Birmingham City Police
Killed in a flying accident - aged 32
World War 2 – Roll of Honour
James Alexander Millan Bryce 4th November 1945
Birmingham City Police
James was killed by enemy fire from German bazooka teams. Along with his fellow crew, he got out of his tank to examine a road block. All were killed. - aged 24
Jacob Indian Munday 2nd October 1945
Birmingham City Police
Jacob is reported as being killed in a 'flying accident while stationed in Ceylon (Sri Lanka). - aged 26
Leslie Hardy 11th September 1945
Birmingham City Police
Leslie succumbed to dysentry and acute enteritis on board ship returning to England from India and was buried at sea. - aged 26
John Edward Dickinson DFC 5th September 1945
Birmingham City Police
John died post the war in Europe in an air crash - aged 30
John Albert Winkley 30th June 1945
Birmingham City Police
John was killed in an air crash presumably whilst training. - aged 22
Alan Ernest Underwood BEM 23rd May 1945
Birmingham City Police
Whilst on a day's leave he felt faint and lost his sight, seconds later he died from a coronary thrombosis - aged 27
Sidney Thomas Cooke 5th April 1945
Coventry City Police
Killed on the KELLEN, LADBERGEN and SCHMEDEHUASEN Canal BRIDGE in an accident - aged 29
John Maxwell Wardrope 27th February 1945
Birmingham City Police
John died as a result of 'friendly fire' from American troops. - aged 26
Eric Grundy 21st February 1945
Birmingham City Police
Eric took part in a bombing sortie over Gravenhorst when the Lancaster plane crashed. - aged 33
George William Howlett 8th February 1945
Coventry City Police
Recalled on reserve at the outbreak of war, George was killed in a road accident. - aged 28
Arthur John Berry 16th January 1945
Birmingham City Police
Arthur was serving on board HM Landing Ship 415 when it was torpedoed during 16/1/1945 resulting in the ship being beached in the Thames estuary. - aged 28
Raymond Athol Bruck 22nd December 1944
Birmingham City Police
Raymond's plane crashed in England during dense fog following a bombing raid on an oil refinery near Stettin, Germany. All crew were killed. - aged 22
Robert Charles Northwood 27th November 1944
Birmingham City Police
Robert was mortally wounded in action and later succumbed to his injuries. - aged 29
Joseph Kenneth Smith 24th November 1944
Birmingham City Police
Joseph failed to return from a mission over Thailand. - aged 25
Walter Wilde 20th October 1944
Dudley Borough Police
Died of Wounds serving in the Mediterranean Theatre - aged 27
Sidney Alfred Taylor 15th October 1944
Coventry City Police
Sadly no other details are known on how Sidney met his death. - aged 32
Maurice Fantham 13th October 1944
Birmingham City Police
Maurice was wounded in an attack by Germans in Corfu, suffering shrapnel wounds and died from his injuries 3 days later - aged 22
Harold Kneale 10th October 1944
Birmingham City Police
Harold was killed during an enemy attack in France. - aged 29
Alfred Bell 25th September 1944
Birmingham City Police
Alfred was killed during some stage of Operation Market Garden near Arnhem. - aged 32
Arthur Perring 23rd September 1944
Birmingham City Police
Arthur was killed when his plane collided with another RAF aircraft while on a bombing sortie over Dortmund. - aged 32
Kenneth William Green 19th September 1944
Coventry City Police
Kenneth was killed on the first day of Operation ‘Market Garden’, transporting glider borne troops to Arnhem. Over 1,300 pilots landed in Holland and of these 229 were killed and 469 wounded or taken prisoner. It is believed that Kenneth survived the landings and was killed fighting with Canadian ground troops. - aged 22
Eric William Rawlins 17th September 1944
Birmingham City Police
Eric and his pilot were killed during an operation to seize Arnhem bridge from the enemy. - aged 27