The Pilots of 41 Squadron RAF,
1939-1946
Surnames Commencing with C
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| Name |
CAMBRIDGE, Roy Frank |
| Number |
67091 |
| Rank |
Pilot Officer, Flying
Officer |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
London SW, 13 July
1921 |
| Arrived |
29 August 1941 |
| Departed |
23 May 1942 |
| Notes |
Transferred to ASD
Branch, Sep 1942; transferred to Technical Branch, Feb 1943;
died Dulwich, 4 April 1987 |
| Name |
CAMPBELL, Peter Angus |
| Number |
700764 |
| Rank |
Warrant Officer |
| Nationality |
Kenyan |
| Born |
Unknown |
| Arrived |
Unknown - post-war |
| Departed |
31 March 1946 |
| Notes |
To Kenya, 1 Apr
1946; nothing further known about this pilot; all details sought |
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| Name |
CARBURY,
Brian John George |
| Number |
40288 |
| Rank |
Pilot Officer |
| Nationality |
New Zealander in
RAF |
| Born |
Wellington, New
Zealand, 27 February 1918 |
| Arrived |
9 July 1938 |
| Departed |
Attached to 603
Sqn, 6 October 1939; posted to 603 Sqn, 24 October 1939 |
| Decorations |
DFC (1940), Bar
to DFC (1940) |
| Notes |
Court-martialled
and dismissed from RAF, October 1941, possibly due to bounced
cheques; New Zealand, 31 July 1961 |
| Name |
CARR-LEWTY, Robert Albert |
| Number |
580095 |
| Rank |
Sergeant Pilot |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Bradford, Yorkshire,
6 July 1911 |
| Arrived |
1 October 1937 |
| Departed |
ca 9 September 1940
(last mentioned on this date) |
| Decorations |
AFC (1945) |
| Notes |
Relinquished commission,
July 1956; became Doctor (MB ChB), 1964; died Scarborough, Yorkshire,
4 March 1994 |
| Name |
CARTER, Leslie Raymond |
| Number |
754236 |
| Rank |
Sergeant Pilot |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
St. Albans, Shenley,
Hertfordshire, 15 April 1920 |
| Arrived |
1 October 1940 |
| Departed |
3 February 1941 |
| Notes |
KIA whilst serving
as a Flight Sergeant with 74 Squadron, 6 July 1941, aged 21;
son of Albert W. & Jeanetta C. A. Carter, of Shenley, Herts;
remembered on Panel 35 of the Runnymede Memorial |
| Name |
CHALDER, Harry Hutchinson |
| Number |
43691 |
| Rank |
Pilot Officer |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Newcastle upon Tyne,
Northumberland, 8 March 1915 |
| Arrived |
15 September 1940 |
| Departed |
10 November 1940 |
| Notes |
Seriously WIA, 28
September 1940; DOW, Halton Hospital, 10 November 1940; buried
in Section W, Grave 300, St. Nicholas Cemetery, Newcastle
upon Tyne |
| Name |
CHALMERS, John Allan |
| Number |
785066 / 201462 |
| Rank |
Warrant Officer
/ Pilot Officer, Flying Officer |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Shanghai, China,
6 June 1920 |
| Arrived |
7 March 1945 |
| Departed |
25 October 1945 |
| Notes |
Commissioned October
1945; repatriated to Shanghai on demobilisation; died 15 June
2011 |
| Name |
CHAPMAN, Raymond |
| Number |
971230 |
| Rank |
Sergeant |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Gateshead, Durham,
22 May 1917 |
| Arrived |
22 April 1941 |
| Departed |
12 August 1941 |
| Notes |
Shot down near Hazebrouck,
France, and captured, 12 August 1941; repatriated 1945 |
| Name |
CHAPMAN, Robert Hugh |
| Number |
40510 |
| Rank |
Squadron
Leader |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Hong Kong, 9 February
1919 |
| Arrived |
28
May 1944 |
| Departed |
28
August 1944 |
| Notes |
OC
41 Sqn, 28 May to 28 August 1944; retired Mar 1958; died Shanklin,
Isle of Wight, 4 May 1989 |
| Name |
CHAPPELL, Charles Gordon |
| Number |
40672 |
| Rank |
Flight Lieutenant |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Salford, Lancs,
7 September 1915 |
| Arrived |
ca. 6 September
1942 (first mentioned on this date) |
| Departed |
ca. 27 November
1942 (last mentioned on this date) |
| Notes |
Commissioned May
1938; relinquished commission Apr 1965; died Manchester, Lancs,
Jan 2006 |
| Name |
CHARNOCK, Harry Walpole |
| Number |
147902 |
| Rank |
Flying Officer,
Flight Lieutenant |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Chorley, Lancashire,
20 June 1905 |
| Arrived |
ca 12 September
1944 (first mentioned on this date) |
| Departed |
7 March 1945 |
| Decorations |
DFM (1942), DFC
(1943), Belgian Knight in the Order of Leopold (1947), Belgian
Croix de Guerre with Palm (1947) |
| Notes |
Commissioned on
grad from Cranwell, Dec 1925; Court Martialed for low flying,
Dec 1930; re-joined RAFVR as NCO pilot, Sep 1939; re-commissioned
Jan 1943; relinquished commission, Jan 1955; died 24 May 1974 |
| Name |
CHATTIN, Peter Warren |
| Number |
1239825 |
| Rank |
Warrant Officer |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Holly Hall, Dudley,
Worcestershire, 1 October 1920 |
| Arrived |
10 June 1944 |
| Departed |
3 September 1944 |
| Notes |
KIA 3 September
1944, aged 23; son of Thomas & Olive K. Chattin of Brierley
Hill, Staffordshire, & husband of Irene E. Chattin; buried
in Geel War Cemetery, Antwerp, Belgium, Grave III.C.13 |
| Name |
CLANZY, Thomas Keith |
| Number |
976899 |
| Rank |
Warrant Officer |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Bridgend, Glamorgan,
19 January 1919 |
| Arrived |
6 November 1944 |
| Departed |
18 February 1945 |
| Notes |
Employed in the
mining industry in Wales after the War; died Ipswich, Suffolk,
4 September 2009 |
| Name |
CLARK, Fraser Dudley |
| Number |
414590 |
| Rank |
Sergeant Pilot |
| Nationality |
New Zealander |
| Born |
Wanganui, New Zealand,
30 June 1922 |
| Arrived |
18 October 1942 |
| Departed |
18 February 1943 |
| Notes |
Commissioned July
1943, KIA 22 August 1943 with 485 Squadron RNZAF, aged 21; son
of George and Jessie Clark; buried in Grave C.19 of Pont-Audemer
Communal Cemetery, Eure, France |
| Name |
CLOUSTON, John Greville |
| Number |
40218 |
| Rank |
Supernumerary Squadron
Leader |
| Nationality |
New Zealander |
| Born |
Wellington, New
Zealand, 8 January 1919 |
| Arrived |
8 November 1943 |
| Departed |
12 January 1944 |
| Notes |
Shot down &
captured, 6 June 1944 (165 Sqn); while being transported by
road as POW, the truck he was travelling in was strafed by Allied
fighters & he was injured; DOW, 21 June 1944, aged 25; son
of Allan W. & Violet L. Clouston of Wellington City, NZ;
buried in Nantes (Pont-du-Cens) Communal Cemetery, France, Plot
L, Row D, Grave 20 |
| Name |
COATES, Herbert Percival |
| Number |
1262926 |
| Rank |
Flight Sergeant |
| Nationality |
Uruguayan |
| Born |
Montevideo, Uruguay,
8 December 1919 |
| Arrived |
17 February 1943 |
| Departed |
ca. 4 March 1943
(last mentioned on this date) |
| Notes |
Died Montevideo,
Uruguay, 23 February 1972; very little known about
this pilot; any information would be appreciated, please |
| Name |
COKER, Frank Arthur |
| Number |
402226 |
| Rank |
Flight Lieutenant |
| Nationality |
Australian |
| Born |
Sydney, NSW, Australia,
18 September 1913 |
| Arrived |
16 February 1942 |
| Departed |
17 March 1942 |
| Notes |
Discharged April
1945; died Belrose NSW, 6 July 1990 |
| Name |
COLEMAN, Patrick Tinsley |
| Number |
1386814 / 190247 |
| Rank |
Sergeant Pilot /
Pilot Officer, Flying Officer |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
St. John’s Wood,
London, 7 July 1922 |
| Arrived |
7 June 1944 |
| Departed |
6 August 1945 |
| Decorations |
DFC (1945) |
| Notes |
Retired 1960; died
10 August 1962 |
| Name |
COLLIS, Ronald Thomas
Harry |
| Number |
111107 |
| Rank |
Flying Officer,
Flight Lieutenant |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Manor Park, Essex,
22 July 1920 |
| Arrived |
15 August 1943 |
| Departed |
18 June 1944 |
| Decorations |
DFC (1945), MiD
(1945) |
| Notes |
Commissioned Jul
1941; Adjt 41 Sqn, ca 16 Jan 44-15 Jun 44; transferred to RN
as Flying Instructor, 1950; died San Francisco, Cal, USA, 3
December 2006 |
| Name |
COOK, Arthur Charles |
| Number |
142068 |
| Rank |
Pilot Officer |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
London, 13 April
1917 |
| Arrived |
20 July 1943 |
| Departed |
ca. 30 August 1943
(last mentioned in flying accident on this date) |
| Decorations |
MiD (1945) |
| Notes |
Commissioned Apr
1943 |
| Name |
COOK, Harry |
| Number |
126096 |
| Rank |
Flying Officer,
Flight Lieutenant |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Grimsby, 31 August
1920 |
| Arrived |
16 December 1943 |
| Departed |
11 February 1945 |
| Notes |
Commissioned Jun
1942, demobilised 1946 |
| Name |
COOMBES, William Michael |
| Number |
403800 |
| Rank |
Sergeant Pilot /
Pilot Officer |
| Nationality |
Australian |
| Born |
Tenterfield NSW,
14 February 1918 |
| Arrived |
9 June 1942 |
| Departed |
18 September 1942 |
| Notes |
Commissioned Aug
1942; remained in RAAF after the War;
Air Attaché to Vietnam, 1965-67; retired Feb 1968, retaining
Wg Cdr (Hon Gp Capt); died ACT, 8 Feb 1991 |
| Name |
COPE, Arthur Reginald |
| Number |
409294 |
| Rank |
Sergeant Pilot |
| Nationality |
Australian |
| Born |
Glenferrie, Victoria,
Australia, 15 December 1920 |
| Arrived |
25 December 1942 |
| Departed |
30 January 1943 |
| Notes |
Died enroute to
Malta, 9 March 1943, aged 22, and remembered Column 2, Panel
12, of the Malta Memorial |
| Name |
COPLEY, James John Hawke |
| Number |
41258 |
| Rank |
Pilot Officer |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Bombay, India, 17
October 1920 |
| Arrived |
10 June 1939 |
| Departed |
14 September 1939 |
| Notes |
KIFA 14 September
1939, aged 18; son of Sqn Ldr Reginald J. & Josephine M.
Copley of Newton, Cambridgeshire; buried in Newton St. Margaret
Churchyard, Newton, Cambridgeshire |
| Name |
CORY, Guy Webster |
| Number |
40677 |
| Rank |
Pilot Officer, Flying
Officer |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Stow on the Wold,
Gloucestershire, 2 September 1916 |
| Arrived |
17 December 1938 |
| Departed |
24 December 1940 |
| Decorations |
AFC (1942) |
| Notes |
Retired July 1954,
retaining Wg Cdr; died Wimbledon, 20 June 1981 |
| Name |
COWELL, Peter |
| Number |
124530 |
| Rank |
Pilot Officer, Flying
Officer, Flight Lieutenant |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Loughton, Essex,
16 January 1923 |
| Term 1 |
17 November 1942-24
July 1944 |
| Term 2 |
31 January 1945-31
March 1946 |
| Decorations |
DFC (1945) |
| Notes |
Commissioned June
1942; died 9 May 2003 |
| Name |
CROKER, Eric Eugene |
| Number |
391826 |
| Rank |
Sergeant Pilot |
| Nationality |
New Zealander |
| Born |
Auckland, New Zealand,
1 January 1917 |
| Arrived |
12 May 1941 |
| Departed |
2 June 1941 |
| Notes |
Seriouly injured
in flying accident, 1 June 1941, DOI 2 June 1941, aged 24; son
of Eric A. & Ethel M. Croker of Point Chevalier, Auckland,
NZ; buried in Catterick Cemetery, Yorks., C. of E. Section,
Row M., Grave 18 |
| Name |
CROSS, Peter David |
| Number |
915594 |
| Rank |
Sergeant Pilot |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Hampstead, London,
17 March 1920 |
| Arrived |
29 January 1943 |
| Departed |
27 February 1943 |
| Notes |
Commissioned May
1945; died Reading, Berks, 6 December 2010 |
| Name |
CUNNINGHAM, Jack Arthur |
| Number |
197815 |
| Rank |
Pilot Officer |
| Nationality |
British |
| Born |
Unknown |
| Arrived |
8 September 1945 |
| Departed |
ca 31 March 1946 |
| Notes |
Commissioned Apr
1945; relinquished commission as Flt Lt on appointment to RCAF,
Jan 1957 |
|
| Name |
CURTIS, Keith Roe
'Curt' |
| Number |
J/22759 |
| Rank |
Pilot Officer, Flying
Officer |
| Nationality |
Canadian |
| Born |
Toronto, Ontario,
Canada, 21 November 1922 |
| Arrived |
8 October 1943 |
| Departed |
26 August 1944 |
| Notes |
Joined RAF in
England in 1947 & retired Apr 1975, retaining Sqn Ldr;
settled in UK; died Saltash, Cornwall, 22
December 2008 |
| Name |
CZERNIN, Count Manfred
Beckett |
| Number |
37148 |
| Rank |
Flight Lieutenant |
| Nationality |
British (Naturalized
Austrian) |
| Born |
Berlin, Germany,
18 January 1913 |
| Arrived |
20 January 1942 |
| Departed |
15 February 1942 |
| Decorations |
DFC (1940), MC (1944),
DSO (1945) |
| Notes |
Involved in secret
missions in Italian-speaking territory for SOE, 1943-1945; retired
Jan 1958, died London, 6 October 1962 |
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