As part of the project we are keen to build a record of the men and women that fought in the Battle of Britain. Below is an intitial list of Servicemen from across the Commonwealth whom were based on the Fylde Coast and died on active service. The list below lists where they are buried and the Fylde memorial on which they are remembered. We would like to build a profile of these people, collect pictures of them from their service years with a view to putting together a history of the people and aircraft behind the memorial. Please forward any information or photographs to Cllr John Coombes, Leader, Fylde Borough Council, Town Hall, St Annes on the Sea, Lancashire, FY81LW
KIRKHAM (ST. MICHAEL) CHURCHYARD AND EXTENSION ASPIN, STANLEY VICTOR Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Date of Death: 01/01/1946 BANNER, ARTHUR LEONARD GEORGE Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Date of Death: 22/11/1943 CARDEN, PERCY THEODORE Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Flight Lieutenant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Age: 57 Date of Death: 12/02/1942 Service No: 72623 Awards: M C Additional information: Son of Major-General George Carden and of Mary Gertrude Carden (nee Blaine); husband of Marjorie Ruth Carden (nee Scott), of Maida Hill, London. M.A., B.C.L. LYTHAM (ST. CUTHBERT) CHURCHYARD BARLOW, FRANK Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Flying Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Date of Death: 05/04/1944 Service No: 111672 Additional information: Husband of Annis Mary Barlow, of Ansdell, Lytham. WILKIN, WILLIAM Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Date of Death: 10/03/1941 LYTHAM (ST. JOHN THE DIVINE) CHURCHYARD HARDMAN, ALAN Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Aircraftman 2nd Class Royal Air Force Unit Text: 38 Sqdn. Age: 18 Date of Death: 05/11/1939 Service No: 628360 Additional information: Son of Thomas and Jane Hardman, of Lytham St. Anne's. LYTHAM (ST. PETER'S) ROMAN CATHOLIC CEMETERY ROGERSON, JOHN TURNER Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Pilot Officer (W.Op./Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Unit Text: 427 (R.C.A.F.) Sqdn Age: 33 Date of Death: 03/10/1943 Service No: 156417 Additional information: Son of Rudolph and Fanny Rogerson; husband of Gladys Gertrude Rogerson, of Lytham. LYTHAM ST. ANNE'S (PARK) CEMETERY BEST, BRIAN BERTRAM HORACE Nationality: United Kingdom Royal Air Force Unit Text: 153 Sqdn. Date of Death: 13/11/1941 CARLETON, DUDLEY CONWAY Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Flight Lieutenant (Pilot) Royal Air Force Unit Text: 217 Sqdn. Age: 28 Date of Death: 17/09/1941 Service No: 70846 Additional information: Son of Webber Dunscombe Carleton and of Mabel Margaret Dorothea Carleton (nee Conway). CLIFFORD, NOEL ANTHONY JOHN Nationality: New Zealand Rank: Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal New Zealand Air Force Unit Text: 256 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Age: 23 Date of Death: 27/08/1941 Service No: 402166 Additional information: Son of Denis C. Clifford and Margaret Ellen Clifford, of Wellington City, New Zealand. ELLMERS, LINCOLN JOHN Initials: L J Nationality: New Zealand Rank: Sergeant (Pilot) Royal New Zealand Air Force Unit Text: 256 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 27/08/1941 Service No: 40760 Additional information: Son of Frederick and Mabel Ellmers, of Gisborne, Auckland, New Zealand. FEENEY, BERNARD Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Aircraftman 1st Class Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Date of Death: 08/02/1941 JOHNSON, ROBERT WILFRED (BOB) Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Warrant Officer Royal Air Force Unit Text: 245 Sqdn. Age: 36 Date of Death: 13/04/1941 Service No: 335827 Additional information: Son of Robert and Frances Sinclair Johnson; husband of Eva Johnson, of Chester. Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead JOYCE, FRANCIS WILLIAM Initials: F W Nationality: New Zealand Rank: Sergeant (Pilot) Royal New Zealand Air Force Unit Text: 256 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Age: 22 Date of Death: 26/02/1942 Service No: 404376 Additional information: Son of Frank Joyce and of Annie Maud Joyce (nee Mitchell), of Wanganui, Wellington, New Zealand. MARLATT, SHOLTO PATON Initials: S P Nationality: Canadian Rank: Flying Officer (Pilot) Royal Canadian Air Force Unit Text: 4 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Age: 29 Date of Death: 29/11/1942 Service No: J5971 Additional information: Son of Charles Reid Marlatt, M.D., and Mary Sybil Marlatt, of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; husband of Vera Marlatt, of Vancouver. B. Comm. (University of British Columbia). McAFEE, ALEXANDER Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sergeant Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Unit Text: 198 Sqdn. Age: 35 Date of Death: 09/01/1947 Service No: 1017565 Additional information: Son of Andrew and Annie McAfee; husband of Margaret McAfee, of Ansdell. ROSBOTHAM, FRANCIS JOSEPH Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sergeant (Pilot U/T) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Age: 26 Date of Death: 28/08/1940 Service No: 758059 Additional information: Son of Joseph and Alice Beckett Rosbotham, of St. Annes-on-Sea; husband of Hope Mary Rosbotham. VERITY, RICHARD LAWRENCE Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Pilot Officer (Obs.) Royal Air Force Age: 26 Date of Death: 29/11/1940 Service No: 85279 Additional information: Son of Walter Henry and Edith May Verity, of St. Annes-on-Sea. B.A. (Leeds). WALDEN, GORDON FITZGERALD Nationality: New Zealand Rank: Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal New Zealand Air Force Unit Text: 256 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Age: 26 Date of Death: 26/02/1942 Service No: 402117 Additional information: Son of Richard and Ada Evelyn Walden; husband of Vera Olive Walden. WALTERS, ROBERT RALPH Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Pilot Officer (Pilot) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Unit Text: 198 Sqdn. Age: 20 Date of Death: 26/05/1943 Service No: 144462 Additional information: Son of Leonard Ralph and Anne Kathleen Walters, of Matfield, Kent. WATSON, JOHN EDWIN Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Sergeant (Air Bomber) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Date of Death: 14/12/1942 WILLIAMS, EDWARD VIVIAN Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Flight Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Unit Text: 256 Sqdn. Age: 21 Date of Death: 04/11/1941 Service No: 746874 Additional information: Son of Edward John and Mary Williams, of Southend-on-Sea, Essex. WOOD, ALBERT DOUGLAS Nationality: New Zealand Rank: Sergeant (Air Gnr.) Royal New Zealand Air Force Unit Text: 256 (R.A.F.) Sqdn. Age: 24 Date of Death: 08/04/1941 Service No: 401819 Additional information: Son of Norman Cecil and Violet May Wood, of Helensville, Auckland, New Zealand. FRECKLETON (HOLY TRINITY) CHURCHYARD GARLICK, JAMES THOMAS Nationality: United Kingdom Rank: Leading Aircraftman Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve Age: 38 Date of Death: 02/11/1945 Service No: 1505037 Additional information: Son of Arthur Thomas Garlick and Ann Jane Garlick; husband of Isabella Garlick, of Freckleton.
