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Old 16th October 2005, 19:02
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Full names of RAF airmen
Could anyone help me with full names of the following RAF airmen:

39.Sqn
P/O I.D. Wallace
F/O Andrews

73.Sqn
1/Lt W.F. Maritz (SAAF)
Lt T.S. Harper (SAAF)
P/O J.W. Gilchirst
P/O R.R. Letts

92.Sqn:
F/O F. Wihak
F/O M. Fakhry
F/Lt J. Nicholls
F/Sgt E. Brister

211.Sqn:
F/Lt W.P. Griffin

213.Sqn:
S/Ldr S.R. Whiting
F/O R. Anthony
W/O D.E. Cooke
W/O K.A.L. Ford
F/O R.H. Garwood
2/Lt R.E. Rorvik

284.Sqn:
F/Sgt E.J. Holmes
F/Sgt J.R. Berry

605.Sqn:
F/Lt S. Hatsoll DFC
S/Ldr I.F. McCall
F/Sgt T. Caufield
F/Lt J.I. Pongolly
F/Sgt C.R. Couchman

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Old 16th October 2005, 19:39
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Re: Full names of RAF airmen
Hi Boris

I can help with a few:

John W. Gilchrist
Reginald R. Letts
M. Fakhry RAAF
John Hamilton Nicholls DFC
T.E. Brister
Spencer Rowland Whiting DSO
Roland Anthony (KiA 31/7/44)
Ronald Erling Rorvik SAAF

I will keep digging and will advise if I can find more.

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Hello Brian.
Very interesting,indeed: 2/Lt. Ronald Erling Rørvik is a very Norwegian-sounding name and since several Norwegians joined the SAAF after the German invasion of Norway,this might be one of them.
Have you got more info on this airman by any chance?
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Old 17th October 2005, 12:42
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Hi Stein

I don't think Ronald Rorvik was Norwegian despite his name - not first generation, anyway. The information I have is that he was born in Durban, South Africa and attended Durban High School. He had a brother in the SAAF who was killed in action with 7SAAF in September 1943.

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Hello Brian,

thanks alot!
Ronald Rorvik went missing on 30 October 1944 in bad weather over Yugoslavia.

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Hi Boris

I have one more for you - Stanley Harry Hatsell DFC (not Hatsoll)
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Great,

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Hi Boris

Another name on your list: J.I. Pongolly should be John I. Pengelly. Hopefully more later.

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Thanks again!

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Hi Boris,

I can add the following:

S/Ldr Ian Frederick McCALL 39321 RAF RAFO
F/Sgt Thomas CAULFIELD 186370 RAF VR

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