The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF, 1939-1945

Surnames Commencing with M


Name MACKENZIE, John Noble
Number 40547
Rank Pilot Officer
Nationality New Zealander
Born Goodwood, Otago, New Zealand, 11 August 1914
Term 1 17 September 1938-15 March 1941
Term 2 1-9 February 1944
Decorations DFC (1941)
Notes Commissioned in RAF as Flight Lieutenant, July 1946; retired December 1957, retaining Squadron Leader; died May 1993

Name MAKINS, Arthur Edward
Number 565992
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality British
Born Thetford, Norfolk, date unknown 1915
Arrived 25 November 1939
Departed 6 January 1940
Notes Commissioned December 1941

Name MALONE, Charles John 'Jack'
Number J.29253
Rank Pilot Officer, Flying Officer
Nationality Canadian
Born London, Ontario, Canada, 6 March 1923
Arrived 29 February 1944
Departed 15 August 1944
Decorations CD (1958), Clasp to CD (1968)
Notes Commissioned August 1943; discharged & transferred to RCAF Reserve as Flight Lieutenant, September 1945; re-commissioned in RCAF as Flying Officer, October 1950; retired October 1968, retaining Major

Name MARPLES, Roy
Number 70868
Rank Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant
Nationality British
Born Muswell Hill, 22 January 1920
Arrived 9 August 1941
Departed 30 September 1941
Decorations DFC (1941), Bar to DFC (1943)
Notes KIFA near Horsham, Sussex, when Wing Commander Flying of 145 Wing, 26 April 1944, aged 24; son of Percy S. & Elizabeth M. L. Marples, & husband of Kathleen G. V. Marples of Cambridge; buried in Chichester Cemetery, Sussex, Square 159, Church of England Plot, Grave 10

Name MATTHEW, Ian George Stewart
Number 114998
Rank Squadron Leader
Nationality British
Born Burton on Trent, 28 August 1920
Arrived 20 November 1943
Departed 25 January 1944
Decorations DFC (1943)
Notes CO, 20 November 1943-25 January 1944; retired September 1946, retaining Squadron Leader; moved to Canada, July 1957

Name MAY, Stanley Henry
Number 402602
Rank Flight Sergeant
Nationality Australian
Born Sydney, NSW, Australia, 9 November 1921
Arrived 2 February 1943
Departed 19 September 1943
Notes Shot down and  WIA but evaded, 19 September 1943; commissioned June 1944; discharged August 1945, retaining Flying Officer; died Belmont NSW, 28 July 2002

Name McADAM, John
Number 748076
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality British
Born Gillingham, Kent, 21 March 1919
Arrived 18 June 1940
Departed 20 February 1941
Notes KIA 20 February 1941; buried in Island Magee (Ballyharry) Cemetery, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, Section D, Grave 48

Name McFARLANE, Vincent John 'Horse'
Number 403360
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality Australian
Born Sydney, NSW, Australia, 30 November 1920
Arrived 25 November 1941
Departed 14 January 1942
Decorations DFM (1943), DFC (1944)
Notes Commissioned December 1942; released September 1945; joined 22 (City of Sydney) Squadron, CAF, Richmond NSW, January 1949; died of illness, 21 January 1950

Name McKELLAR, Leslie Duncan
Number J.23539
Rank Flying Officer
Nationality Canadian
Born Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, 22 November 1919
Arrived 14 June 1944
Departed 4 August 1944
Notes Commissioned November 1942; released September 1945

Name McLEOD, Angus
Number 628732
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality British
Born Penarth, Glamorgan, Wales, 28 June 1921
Arrived 28 August 1941
Departed 23 October 1941
Decorations DFC (1943)
Notes Commissioned August 1942; killed 25 March 1945 whilst serving with 248 Squadron, aged 23; son of Norman & Catherine McLeod, and husband of Doreen Gwladys McLeod; remembered on Panel 265 of the Runnymede Memorial, Surrey

Name MEAGHER, Patrick Edward
Number 30472
Rank Squadron Leader
Nationality Irish
Born [Where?], Ireland, 8 October 1910
Arrived ca. February 1941
Departed ca. May 1941
Decorations DFC (1944), DSO (1944)
Notes Supernumerary Squadron Leader, February-May 1941; retired June 1960, retaining Group Captain

Name MENZIES, William McDonald
Number 966006
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality British
Born Aberdeen, Scotland, [date?]
Arrived 1 July 1941
Departed 9 July 1941
Notes Commissioned February 1942; KIA, 7 September 1942, aged 24; son of William M. & Beatrice Menzies, & husband of Audrey J. Menzies of Aberdeen, Scotland; remembered on Column 248 of the Alamein Memorial

Name MIDDLEMISS, Robert George 'Bob'
Number R.56405
Rank Sergeant Pilot, Flight Sergeant
Nationality Canadian
Born Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 30 July 1920
Arrived 25 September 1941
Departed 27 April 1942
Decorations DFC (1944), CD (1962)
Notes Commissioned July 1942; remained in post-war RCAF, retired 13 June 1969 as Wing Commander; appointed Honorary Colonel, 427 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, Oct. 2003

Name MILEHAM, Denys Edgar 'Den'
Number 77678
Rank Pilot Officer, Flying Officer
Nationality British
Born Bromley, Kent, 13 December 1920
Arrived 30 September 1940
Departed 8 February 1941
Notes Commissioned February 1940; KIA whilst serving with 234 Squadron, 15 April 1942, aged 22; son of Edgar C. & Erna G. I. Mileham of Boxmoor, Herts.; remembered on Panel 66 of the Runnymede Memorial

Name MILLER, Alister Donald 'Andy'
Number 418145
Rank Warrant Officer
Nationality Australian
Born Armadale, Victoria, Australia, 30 October 1922
Arrived 23 October 1944
Departed 2 March 1945
Notes KIA whilst serving with 130 Squadron, 27 April 1945, aged 22; son of Donald J. & Mary T. Miller, & husband of Doris M. Miller of Esher, Surrey; initially buried on the outskirts of Siegelkow, Germany, initially identified as a Canadian pilot, but correctly identified in 1947 and re-interred in Grave 9.C.11. of Berlin 1939-1945 War Cemetery, Germany

Name MITCHELL, Herbert Robert
Number 391843
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality New Zealander
Born Deep Creek, near Havelock, New Zealand, 13 March 1917
Arrived 15 May 1941
Departed ca. 10 April 1942
Notes Commissioned January 1942; KIA whilst serving with 603 Squadron, Malta, 12 May 1942, aged 25; son of William & Edith Mitchell of Reefton, Nelson, NZ; remembered on Panel 5, Column 1 of the Malta Memorial

Name MOFFETT, Hubert Bruce
Number J.6368
Rank Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant
Nationality Canadian
Born Viceroy, Saskatchewan, Canada, 9 April 1916
Arrived 7 April 1943
Departed 27 February 1944
Notes Shot down the RAF's first V1 flying bomb in daylight by a fighter, 16 June 1944; died Kelowna BC, Canada, 11 Jul 1981

Name MONK, Clifford George
Number 1332152
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality British
Born Streatham, London, 10 October 1922
Arrived 25 August 1942
Departed ca. late January 1943
Decorations DFC (1945), MiD (1946)
Notes Commissioned June 1944; commission relinquished, retaining Flying Officer, April 1946

Name MORGAN, Harry Press Dee
Number 1165314
Rank Sergeant Pilot
Nationality British
Born Derby, 13 June 1922
Arrived 12 July 1941
Departed 27 August 1941
Notes KIA 27 August 1941, aged 19; son of Harry J. & Maud V. Morgan of Derby; buried Hawkinge Cemetery, Kent, Plot O, Grave 48

Name MORROGH-RYAN, Oliver Bertram 'Buck'
Number 40970
Rank Flying Officer
Nationality British
Born Dunboyne Castle, Co. Meath, Ireland, 29 March 1919
Arrived 15 April 1939
Departed 18 December 1940
Notes KIFA with 68 Squadron, 26 July 1941, aged 22; son Leonard & Laura Morrogh-Ryan, & husband of Marguerite Morrogh-Ryan of Brettanby Manor; buried in Grave 26 of the Lower Plot of Barton (St. Cuthbert) Churchyard, Yorkshire

Name MOTTERSHEAD, Clifford Harper
Number 164378
Rank Flying Officer
Nationality British
Born Sale, Cheshire, 24 October 1919
Arrived 31 January 1945
Departed 2 March 1945
Notes KIA, 2 March 1945, aged 25; son of David & Francis M, Mottershead of Heaton Chapel, Stockport, Cheshire; buried in Maastricht General Cemetery, Limburg, NL, Row 4, Grave 164

Name MOYLE, Crawford Noal 'Micky'
Number 437353
Rank Sergeant Pilot, Pilot Officer
Nationality Australian
Born Port Pirie, South Australia, 3 May 1922
Arrived 23 October 1944
Departed 29 October 1945
Notes Commissioned November 1945; discharged June 1946; rejoined the RAAF, August 1951; released September 1955

Name MUNSON, Rupert William 'Lew'
Number 414065
Rank Flying Officer
Nationality Australian
Born Ingham, Queensland, 20 February 1921
Arrived 1 December 1944
Departed 7 March 1945
Notes Commissioned September 1943; rejoined RAAF in as Pharmacist, October 1956; retired as Wing Commander, June 1977

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