John William Wagstaffe 8th September 1944
Birmingham City Police
John was engaged on a sortie to attack enemy transport columns when he crashed, possibly struck by anti-aircraft fire. - aged 25
World War 2 – Roll of Honour
John Charles Dickson 17th July 1944
Birmingham City Police
John sustained wounds and subsequently died in an aircraft that was hit by fire from a submarine the plane was trying to destroy - aged 30
Dennis Marrows 8th July 1944
Birmingham City Police
Dennis's plane was shot down by enemy fire over France and the entire crew were killed. - aged 28
Kenneth John Skinner 26th June 1944
Birmingham City Police
Kenneth and his crew failed to return from a bombing mission. - aged 24
Robert Edward Duck 22nd June 1944
Birmingham City Police
Robert's aircraft was shot down over Eindhoven by a German night fighter killing all on board. - aged 29
Harry Taylor 17th June 1944
Birmingham City Police
Harry died in hospital as a result of an air accident. - aged 24
Brian Turner 12th June 1944
Birmingham City Police
Brian died of acute leukaemia during active service. - aged 22
William Lynham 7th June 1944
Birmingham City Police
William died in a mission over France as part of D Day operations along with the entire aircraft crew. - aged 26
Arthur William Ward 7th June 1944
Wolverhampton Borough Police
Arthur was killed on the second day of the Allied landings in Normandy whilst attached to Number 4 Commando. - aged 26
John William Smith 12th May 1944
Coventry City Police
Aircraft serial number JB733 PM-K had taken off at 21:58 on 11/5/1944 from Elshom Wolds, and was shot down at Loenhout at 02:00 the next day - aged 28
William Alfred Henry Reynolds 6th May 1944
Birmingham City Police
William served as an air gunner based on HMS Furious and his plane was shot down off Norway and crashed into the sea. - aged 22
Francis Samuel Langston 11th April 1944
Birmingham City Police
Francis' aircraft was shot down by a German night fighter and crashed near the Somme killing all on board. - aged 23
Albert Edwin Elliott 24th March 1944
Birmingham City Police
Albert was unwell on arriving home on shore leave and died from an internal haemorrhage in his lungs - aged 28
James Alexander Kinloch 26th February 1944
Birmingham City Police
James is presumed to have died while training in Canada. - aged 20
Eric Macpherson Howard 20th February 1944
Birmingham City Police
Eric's aircraft failed to return home after taking off to take part in a bombing raid on Leipzig and his remains have not been found - aged 23
Harry Simkins 12th February 1944
Wolverhampton Borough Police
Lost in the sinking of the troopship 'Khedive Ismail' in Kenya - aged 27
Cecil Douglas Blackford 8th February 1944
Coventry City Police
Disobeyed an order to leave a fellow soldier hit by a sniper in order to offer first aid. He was then hit - sustaining 15 machine gun bullets and dying later that day - aged 26
Tom William Kempin 2nd January 1944
Birmingham City Police
Tom died in a 'flying accident'. - aged 30
John Edwin Lovell 16th November 1943
Birmingham City Police
John died on a mission to Greece - aged 22
Raymond Coulson 9th October 1943
Dudley Borough Police
Killed in action during operation over Hanover - aged 27
Thomas Albert Rose 3rd October 1943
Birmingham City Police
Thomas was captured by the Japanese in Singapore and succumbed while working in captivity on the Burma-Siam railway. - aged 28
Charles Herbert Spiers 16th September 1943
Birmingham City Police
Charles served as a navigator flying anti-shipping sorties and was killed when his plane crashed into the sea. - aged 31
William Wardrop 23rd August 1943
Birmingham City Police
William's aircraft was hit by flak and crashed near Zossen killing the entire crew including his Birmingham City Police colleague, John Alexander Reid. - aged 24