The War Graves at St Mary's Church, Great Bircham, Norfolk, England
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| Commonwealth War Graves (WW2) at St. Mary's Churchyard, Great Bircham | |||||||||
| Shaded entries indicate that the Airmen died in the same crash. | |||||||||
| Name | Rank | Function | Service | Sqdn. | Died | Base | Aircraft | Died | |
| Type | Number | ||||||||
| Pile | Gnr. | 29 Lt AA Regt. | RA | --- | 6-Apr-40 | Bircham Newton | AA airfield defence | Ely RAF Hospital | |
| Townend | LAC | Air Gunner | RAF | 206 | 3-May-40 | Bircham Newton | Hudson I | N7319 | Bircham Newton |
| Schmid | Sgt. | Navigator | RAFVR | 235 | 8-May-40 | Bircham Newton | Blenheim IV | P4844 | Bircham Newton |
| Murphy | P/O | Navigator | RAF | 235 | 26-May-40 | Bircham Newton | Blenheim IV | P6956 | Docking |
| Rustom | P/O | Navigator | RAF | 206 | 5-Aug-40 | Bircham Newton | Hudson I | P5133 | Syderstone |
| Ballantyne | P/O | Pilot | RAF | 206 | 14-Aug-40 | Bircham Newton | Hudson I | N7401 | Docking |
| Stephenson | P/O | Navigator | RAF | 206 | 14-Aug-40 | Bircham Newton | Hudson I | N7401 | Docking |
| Priestley | P/O | Pilot | RNZAF | 235 | 30-Aug-40 | Bircham Newton | Blenheim IV | L9262 | Bagthorpe Common |
| Hadley | P/O | Pilot | RAFVR | 58 | 9-Oct-40 | Linton on Ouse | Whitley V | T4137 | Docking Church |
| Dallas | Sgt. | Observer | RNZAF | 105 | 29-Oct-40 | Watton | Blenheim IV | T2229 | Sculthorpe |
| Prosser | P/O | Pilot | RAF | 105 | 29-Oct-40 | Watton | Blenheim IV | T2229 | Sculthorpe |
| Moss | Sgt. | W.Op/A.Gnr | RAFVR | 206 | 19-Nov-40 | Bircham Newton | Hudson I | N7300 | West Raynham Hall |
| Sadler | P/O | Observer | RAFVR | 235 | 16-Dec-40 | Bircham Newton | Blenheim IV | Z5754 | off Titchwell |
| Ward | P/O | Pilot | RAF | 206 | 20-Dec-40 | Bircham Newton | Hudson I | N7333 | Near Bircham |
| Featherstone | F/O | Pilot | RAF | 206 | 1-Jan-41 | Bircham Newton | Hudson I | T9287 | Near Langham |
| Meridew | AC1 | Passenger | RAF | 206 | 1-Jan-41 | Bircham Newton | Hudson I | T9287 | Near Langham |
| Phillips | P/O | Observer | RAFVR | 235 | 14-Feb-41 | Bircham Newton | Blenheim IVf | V5431 | Langham |
| Clarke | Sgt. | Pilot | RAFVR | 61 | 2-Mar-41 | Hemswell | Hampden | X3147 | Syderstone |
| Loates | Sgt. | W.Op/A.Gnr | RAF | 61 | 2-Mar-41 | Hemswell | Hampden | X3147 | Syderstone |
| Blake | P/O | Pilot | RAFVR | 235 | 1-Apr-41 | Bircham Newton | Blenheim IVf | V5764 | off Hunstanton |
| Hamill | Sgt. | Pilot | RNZAF | 2(c)OTU | 20-Apr-41 | Catfoss | Blenheim | V5796 | North Sea |
| Hall-Jones | F/O | Pilot | RNZAF | 500 | 8-Jun-41 | Bircham Newton | Blenheim IV | V5689 | Holme next the sea |
| Leeson | F/O | Pilot | RAF | 500 | 7-Jul-41 | Bircham Newton | Blenheim IV | Z6041 | Burnham Market |
| Vokes | F/Lt. | Pilot | RAFVR | 19 | 5-Sep-41 | Matlask | Spitfire IIa | P8166 | Langham |
| Farwell | AC2 | Drogue Operator | RAFVR | 1AACU | 8-Nov-41 | Bircham Newton | Henley | L3265 | Kelling Heath |
| Chadwick | AC1 | RAFVR | 500 | 1-Dec-41 | Bircham Newton | Hudson V | AM718 | Docking | |
| Ladefoged | P/O | Pilot | RAF | 500 | 1-Dec-41 | Bircham Newton | Hudson V | AM718 | Docking |
| Lonergan | AC1. | RAAF | 500 | 1-Dec-41 | Bircham Newton | Hudson V | AM718 | Docking | |
| Morgan | Sgt. | W.Op/A.Gnr | RAFVR | 500 | 1-Dec-41 | Bircham Newton | Hudson V | AM718 | Docking |
| Black | F/Sgt. | Navigator | RNZAF | 49 | 12-Dec-41 | Scampton | Hampden | AD979 | Cuxhaven |
| Cotterill | F/Sgt. | Pilot | RAFVR | 500 | 14-Jan-42 | Bircham Newton | ---- | ---- | Heacham |
| Sanger | Sgt. | Navigator | RAFVR | 500 | 16-Jan-42 | Bircham Newton | Hudson V | V9097 | Bacton |
| Biddlecombe | Sgt. | Wireless Op. | RAFVR | 106 | 28-Jan-42 | Coningsby | Hamden I | X3058 | Norh Sea |
| Patrick | F/Sgt. | Observer | RCAF | 106 | 28-Jan-42 | Coningsby | Hamden I | X3058 | Norh Sea |
| Rowlands | F/O | Passenger | RAAF | 1AACU | 30-Jan-42 | Langham | Tiger Moth | N6719 | off Weybourne Camp |
| Hollingsworth | P/O | Pilot | RAF | 500 | 8-Feb-42 | Bircham Newton | Hudson V | AM845 | Docking |
| Giles | F/Sgt. | Pilot | RAFVR | 500 | 17-Feb-42 | Bircham Newton | Hudson V | AE647 | Brancaster |
| Brown | F/Sgt. | W.Op/A.Gnr | RAFVR | CCDU | 28-Feb-42 | Ballykelly | Wellington VII | Z8702 | North Sea |
| UNKNOWN | P/O | ---- | RAF | ---- | 2-Mar-42 | ---- | ----- | ---- | North Sea |
| Leftly | F/Sgt. | Observer | RCAF | 405 | 8-Apr-42 | Pocklington | Wellington II | Z8358 | North Sea |
| Creeden DFM | P/O | Pilot | RCAF | 407 | 16-May-42 | Bircham Newton | Hudson | AM864 | Coningsby |
| Easton | F/Sgt. | W.Op/A.Gnr | RCAF | 407 | 16-May-42 | Bircham Newton | Hudson | AM864 | Coningsby |
| Howson | F/O | Signals officer | RCAF | 407 | 16-May-42 | Bircham Newton | Hudson | AM864 | Coningsby |
| Parks | F/Sgt. | W.Op/A.Gnr | RCAF | 407 | 16-May-42 | Bircham Newton | Hudson | AM864 | Coningsby |
| Kippen | P/O | Navigator | RCAF | 407 | 16-May-42 | Bircham Newton | Hudson | AM906 | Elbe Estuary |
| Prince | LAC | Armourer | RCAF | 407 | 24-May-42 | Bircham Newton | ---- | ---- | Thorney Island |
| Patterson | F/O | Pilot | RCAF | 407 | 13-Jun-42 | Thorney Island | Hudson V | AM711 | Selsey Bill |
| Thomas | Sgt. | W.Op/A.Gnr | RCAF | 407 | 13-Jun-42 | Thorney Island | Hudson V | AM711 | Selsey Bill |
| Blease | F/O | Pilot | RNZAF | 97 | 14-Jul-42 | Woodhall Spa | Lancaster I | R5558 | North Sea |
| Davies | F/O | Air Bomber | RAAF | 97 | 14-Jul-42 | Woodhall Spa | Lancaster I | R5558 | North Sea |
| McPhee | F/Sgt. | Air Gunner | RCAF | 97 | 14-Jul-42 | Woodhall Spa | Lancaster I | R5558 | North Sea |
| Porter | F/O | Pilot | RAFVR | 521 | 4-Oct-42 | Bircham Newton | Hudson IIIa | FH379 | Bircham Newton |
| Campbell | W.O.2 | Pilot | RCAF | 415 | 18-Feb-43 | Docking | Hampden I | AE435 | Docking |
| Maffre | F/O | Observer | RCAF | 415 | 18-Feb-43 | Docking | Hampden I | AE435 | Docking |
| Niblock | W.O.2 | W.Op/A.Gnr | RCAF | 415 | 18-Feb-43 | Docking | Hampden I | AE435 | Docking |
| Vokey | W.O.2 | W.Op/A.Gnr | RCAF | 415 | 18-Feb-43 | Docking | Hampden I | AE435 | Docking |
| Rudd DFM | F/Sgt. | Pilot | RAAF | 78 | 1-May-43 | Linton-on-Ouse | Halifax II | W7929 | Docking |
| Manser | F/Sgt. | W.Op/A.Gnr | RCAF | 180 | 26-May-43 | Foulsham | Mitchell II | FL969 | off Wells |
| Lea | F/O | Navigator | RAFVR | 196 | 12-Jun-43 | Leconfield | Wellington X | MS486 | Stanhoe |
| Wallace | Sgt. | Flight Eng. | RAFVR | 196 | 17-Oct-43 | Witchford | Stirling III | EH960 | Gat sand (Wash) |
| Wright | 2nd Lt. | Pilot | SAAF | 1525 | 16-Jan-44 | Docking | Oxford I | HN469 | Docking |
| Reeve | ACW1 | Waitress | WAAF | 279 | 12-Mar-44 | Bircham Newton | ---- | ---- | Basingstoke Hospital |
| Buxton | Sgt. | W.Op/A.Gnr | RAFVR | 514 | 22-May-44 | Waterbeach | Lancaster II | DS633 | North Sea |
| Callin | F/Lt. | W.Op/A.Gnr | RCAF | 524 | 1-Sep-44 | Docking | Wellington XIII | MF234 | off Hunstanton |
| Davis | AC1 | Armourer | RAFVR | 6-Feb-45 | Bircham Newton | ---- | ---- | Bircham Newton | |
| Rhodes | F/O | Pilot | RAFVR | 153 | 1-Mar-45 | Scampton | Lancaster I | NG184 | North Sea |
| Briston | L/S | Seaman | RN | ---- | 22-Mar-46 | ---- | HMS. Verdun D93 | Great Bircham | |
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