The Shackleton Association
Register dated June 4th 2008
The Armed Forces Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum includes, within its sixteen thousand names, the names of those comrades of the members of the Shackleton Association who were lost during the course of Shackleton aircraft operations.
This Register has been compiled in the order in which their names are engraved on the Memorial not only to help with the finding of a name but to also record for future generations their ranks, duties and brief circumstances of their loss.
It is hoped that the establishment of the Armed Forces Memorial, the Shackleton Association Memorial and the Shackleton Association Register will preserve the memory of all who were lost, many of whom have no known grave but that of the ocean into which they fell.
“To speak a man’s name is to make him live forever”
Presented to the Trustees of the National Memorial Arboretum by the Members of the Shackleton Association to commemorate the dedication of the Shackleton Association Memorial on June 4th 2008.
The Shackleton Association Register
Panels 63 and 64
VP261 of 240 Squadron, lost in the North Sea 25th June 1952.
| Bisdee W M | Wing Cdr | Pilot |
| Blackall R O | Ft Lt | Pilot |
| Burch D W | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Butler D A | Sgt | Air Engineer |
| Imrie J A | Sgt | Air Gunner |
| Johnstone R | LAC | Mechanic |
| Norman N T | Sgt | Air Gunner |
| Pratt P E E | Ft Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Rourke J P | Sgt | Navigator |
| Vincent J M D | Fg Off | Pilot |
| Wadsworth P R | LAC | Mechanic |
Panel 65
VP286 of 236OCU lost off Cromarty 8th October 1952
| Arundel K G | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Callow W A | Pt Off | Navigator |
| Deans R B | Sgt | Radar Gunner |
| Funnel B K | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Gillespie G H | SAC | Mechanic |
| Hill G | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Hunter R | LAC | Mechanic |
| Johnstone A | Pt Off | Navigator |
| Kilbride D C | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Leighton T E | Sgt | Pilot |
| Pinn E W G | Sgt | Air Gunner |
| Smith H A | Sgt | Air Engineer |
| Southgate D J | Sgt | Pilot |
| Western J C | Ft Sgt | Pilot |
Panel 78
WL746 of 240 Squadron lost off the Argyllshire coast 11th December 1953.
| Allen L R | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Bern M B | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Brinkman A | Pt Off | Navigator |
| Brown H A | Fg Off | Navigator |
| Chevalier F | Ft Lt | Pilot |
| Dodd J | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Griffin M J | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Griffin M W R | Sgt | Air Engineer |
| Harrington P W | Sgt | Air Engineer |
| McReavy A G | Ft Sgt | Pilot |
Panel 84
WL794 of 38 Squadron lost in the Mediterranean 12th February 1954
| Betts N W | Sgt | Air Engineer |
| Edlund P L | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Henderson J D | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Hennell J H | Sgt | Pilot |
| Raddon P F J | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Rawlinson W L | Ft Sgt | Air Engineer |
| Skinner D | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Sloan C H P | M Nav | Navigator |
| Smallwood A | Fg Off | Navigator |
| Stevenson R J | Ft Lt | Pilot |
Panel 93
WG531 and WL743, both of 42 Squadron, lost in the Irish Sea 11th January 1955
| Board G | Fg Off | Pilot |
| Cathcart I O | M Sig | Air Signaller |
| Cooper L W | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Davies H | Sgt | Pilot |
| Goodwin J T | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Horrocks N | Fg Off | Navigator |
| Male D | Sgt | Air Engineer |
| Molyneux G | Fg Off | Navigator |
| Morgan E J | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Rae M G | Ft Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Richards K G | Fg Off | Pilot |
| Ridgers R E | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Rogers G | Fg Off | Navigator |
| Scott C W | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Swann L R | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Thompson G | Sgt | Air Engineer |
| Webb B H | Fg Off | Navigator |
| Wood L W | Pt Off | Pilot |
Panel 95
Lost from WB849 over Loch Neagh 8th June 1955
| Coates G | Sgt | Air Signaller |
WR970 crashed at Foolow, Derbyshire, 7th December 1956
| Wales J B OBE DFC | Sqdn Ldr | Pilot |
Panel 115
VP259 of MOTU lost near Elgin 10th January 1958
| Emsden N N S | Fg Off | Pilot |
| Stastny K AFM | M Pilot | Pilot |
Panel 117
VP254 of 205/209 Squadron lost in the South China Sea 9th December 1958
| Barnley P C | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Bouttell W A S | Ft Lt | Pilot |
| Bowater S DFC AFC | Ft Lt | Pilot |
| Dancy D H G N DFC | Ft Sgt | Air Engineer |
| Jones M A C | Fg Off | Navigator |
| Marshall P | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Moore A C | Fg Off | Navigator |
| Owen E L | Ft Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Sixsmith J E | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Stewart J | M Sig | Air Signaller |
Fell from WG533 of 224 Squadron near Gibraltar 12th August 1962
| Gibbings P T J | Sgt | Air Signaller |
Shackleton 1718 of the South African Air Force was lost in the Stettynskloof Mountains, South Africa, 8th August 1963
| Siversten T H | Captain | Commander and Pilot |
| Du Plooy C A | 2nd Lt | Co- Pilot |
| Labuschagne J G | Captain | Co-Pilot |
| Coetzee A G W | Lt | Navigator |
| Smith G J | 2nd Lt | Navigator |
| Strauss D I | CO | Navigator |
| Scully S S | WO2 | Flight Engineer |
| Vorster M C | A/Cpl | Flight Engineer |
| Sheasby D H | A/Sgt | Signals Leader |
| Viljoen C P | A/Cpl | Radio Operator |
| Taljaard M J | A/Cpl | Radio Operator |
| Bordreiss M A | A/Cpl | Radio Operator |
| Chamberlain J | A/M | Radio Operator |
Panel 142
XF704 of 201 Squadron lost in the Moray Firth 8th December 1965
| Bray M D A | Sgt | AEOp |
| Bromley A G | Sgt | AEOp |
| Orme B S | Ft Sgt | Air Engineer |
| Patrick G W | Fg Off | Navigator |
| Perry D W | Ft Lt | Pilot |
| Taylor C B | Ft Lt | Pilot |
| Timms B | M Eng | Air Engineer |
| Williams J S | Fg Off | Pilot |
Panel 148
WL786 of 205 Squadron lost in the Indian Ocean 5th November 1967
| Adams R N | Ft Sgt | AEOp |
| Blake H | Ft Lt | Pilot |
| Bungay R K | Fg Off | Pilot |
| Greatorex K M | Ft Lt | Navigator |
| Love D | Plt Off | Navigator |
| Morgan D H | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Rees R G | Ft Sgt | AEOp |
| Stanley I B | Ft Lt | AEO |
WR976 of 120 Squadron lost in the Atlantic 19th November 1967
| Brown A | Sgt | AEOp |
| Gent J F | Ft Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Gordon K R | Fg Off | Air Engineer |
| Hollins F R | Ft Lt | Pilot |
| Letchford B C | Sqdn Ldr | Pilot |
| Spicer E T | Ft Lt | Navigator |
| Stowell P J | Fg Off | AEO |
| Fillion J D | Ft Lt (RCAF) | Navigator |
XF702 of 206 Squadron lost in Inverness-shire 21st December 1967
| Bowen M B | Sgt | AEOp |
| Evans D J | Fg Off | Pilot |
| Fonseca R J | Fg Off | Navigator |
| Harris D J | Ft Sgt | AEOp |
| Harvey H | Sqdn Ldr | AEO |
| Hurry K B | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Jones M A | Sgt | Air Engineer |
| Mackie B G W | Ft Lt | Navigator |
| Maclean I C | Pt Off | 1 Gp HQ Staff |
| Matthews C P | Sgt | AEOp |
| McCallum M C | Sqdn Ldr | Pilot |
| Swinney T C | Fg Off | Pilot |
| Young J V | Fg Off | AEO |
Panel 150
WB833 of 204 Squadron lost on the Mull of Kintyre 19th April 1968
| Burton D R | Fg Off | Pilot |
| Buttimore T F A | Ft Sgt | AEOp |
| Creamer J R F | Sgt | Air Engineer |
| Creedon M | Fg Off | Pilot |
| Denny R J D | Ft Lt | Navigator |
| Dixon B R | Sgt | AEOp |
| Duffy N M | Sgt | Air Signaller |
| Fisken G C | Ft Lt | Navigator |
| Haggett R C L | Sqdn Ldr | Pilot |
| Hellens R | Ft Lt | AEO |
| Stratton R C | M Sig | Air Signaller |
Panel 160
Accidentally killed at Kinloss 7th September 1972
| Ross A D | Ft Sgt | Air Engineer |
Died whilst piloting a Shackleton of the South African Air Force in 1983
| Bondesio M, AFC | Major | Commander and Pilot |
Panel 201
WR965 of 8 Squadron lost in the Outer Hebrides 30th April 1990
| Boulton S J | Cpl | Technician |
| Burns C H | Fg Off | Pilot |
| Campbell A D | Ft Lt | Navigator |
| Forbes K S | Ft Lt | GD(G)FC |
| Lane J A | Sqdn Ldr | Navigator |
| Miller G A R | Sgt | Air Engineer |
| Ricketts K P | Ft Sgt | AEOp |
| Roncoroni S J | Wg Cdr | Pilot |
| Scutt R A | M AEOp | AEOp |
| Wrighton C F | Wg Cdr | Navigator |
Wikipedia page on Shackleton accidents and incidents.
Compiled on behalf of the Shackleton Association by
M. Wells
Association Member
Rosliston, Derbyshire, 2008.
