MI9 nos 1500 to 1999

These are British and Commonwealth escapers and evaders listed by their MI9 report numbers. Up until June 1944 evaders in northern Europe (other than Scandinavia) generally tried to reach England, usually through Spain, but after the Allied landings in Normandy, they tended to evade in the country in which they found themselves, sheltered by local people, and sometimes resistance organisations, until the advancing Allied forces reached them.

I don't have easy access to the National Archives and so the information on these pages comes from a wide range of sources, although as you can see, there are still many details missing - contributions from readers will be appreciated.

This page updated 25 Feb 2010

3315 1500 (P)	Cpl J H Curry	RAOC - 14 AFW
3315 1501 (G)	Sgt B J Crowley	MT Coy 2 NZEF	Escaped Stalag VIIIB (Lamsdorf) Sept 43 to Sweden
3315 1502 (-)	F/Lt F A O Gaze	66 Sqn Spitfire AR281	Lost on Ramrod to France Sept 43 - Pyrenees to Andorra Oct 43
3315 1503 (-)	F/O R Isherwood	78 Sqn Halifax LW273	Lost on operation to Mannheim Sept 43 - Pyrenees to Andorra Oct 43
3315 1504 (-)	Sgt John McCallum	10 Sqn Halifax JD368	Lost on operation to Nuremburg Aug 43 - Bourgogne
3315 1505 (-)	Sgt M Pearce	10 Sqn Halifax JD368	Lost on operation to Nuremburg Aug 43 - Bourgogne
3316 1506 (-)	Sgt B C Reeves	30 OTU Wellington BK559	Lost on leaflet drop to Nantes June 43 - Pyrenees to Andorra Oct 43
3316 1507 (-)	Sgt R A Smith	10 Sqn Halifax JD207	Lost on operation to Essen July 43 - crashed in Holland
1508 (Italy)	Sgt F A Southam	78 Sqn
1509 (Italy)	Sgt R Appleyard	211 Sqn
3316 1510 (-)	F/Sgt M Pawlikowski	138 SD Halifax JD312	Lost on SOE mission to France Aug 43 - Pyrenees to Andorra
3316 1511 (-)	P/O G T Graham	419 Sqn Halifax LW240	Lost on operation to Modane Sept 43 - Pyrenees to Andorra Oct 43
3316 1512 (-)	Sgt J N Hempstead	158 Sqn Halifax HR720	Lost on operation to Aachen July 43 - crashed in Holland
1513 (Italy)	Sgt S C Thompson	82 Sqn
3316 1514 (P)	Pte J T Hutson	Princess Louisa's Kensingtons
1515 (Italy)	Capt P A V Cooper	Coldstream Guards
3316 1516 (-)	F/Lt F D R Chappell	458 Sqn Wellington	Crashed in Libya July 42 - POW - Sulmona to Allied Lines Oct 43
3316 1517 (-)	F/Lt E R Derick	252 Sqn
3316 1518 (-)	F/O C E L Hare	458 Sqn Wellington	Crashed in Libya July 42 - POW - Sulmona to Allied Lines Oct 43
3316 1519 (-)	F/Sgt S G Brook	213 Sqn
3316 1520 (P)	Capt (Temp) R T S Macpherson	11 Commando - Camerons
3316 1521 (P)	Capt C N Armstrong	22 Bn 2 NZEF
3316 1522 (P)	Sgmn J Glancy	Royal Corps of Signals
3316 1523 (G)	Gnr C E Harrison	Royal Artillery
1524 (Italy)	F/Lt L L Bartley	112 Sqn
3316 1525 (-)	F/Sgt George A Wood	263 Sqn Whirlwind P7113	FTR Sept 43 - French fishing boat Requin from Brittany 31 Oct 43
3316 1526 (-)	F/O E R Patrick RCAF	108 Sqn
1527 (Italy)	Capt V C W Sudbury	1 Sherwood Foresters
1528 (Italy)	Capt A G Cameron	2 Cameron Highlanders
1529 (Italy)	Lt P G Uglow	1 Sherwood Foresters
3316 1530 (-)	Sgt Peter B Smith	61 Sqn Lancaster W4236	Lost on operation to Mannheim Aug 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Oct 43
3316 1531 (-)	Sgt Art F Charman	78 Sqn Halifax LW273	Lost on operation to Mannheim Sept 43 - Pyrenees to Andorra Oct 43
1532 (Italy)	Sgt D M'Kirdy	5 Green Howards
1533 (Italy)	F/O R E Hamilton	250 Sqn ME
3316 1534 (-)	P/O H J Hudson	7 Sqn Lancaster ED595	Lost on operation to Wuppertal June 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Oct 43
3316 1535 (-)	P/O Leslie C Brown	88 Sqn Boston BZ296	Lost on operation to Rennes Aug 43
3316 1536 (-)	F/O Norman T Fairfax	107 Sqn Boston BZ237	FTR Aug 43 - Bordeaux-Loupiac - Comete - Pyrenees Oct 43
3316 1537 (-)	F/Sgt Roderick J A MacLeod	107 Sqn Boston BZ237	FTR Aug 43 - Bordeaux-Loupiac - Comete - Pyrenees Oct 43
1538 (Italy)	Lt C R M Nicholas	3 Commando
3316 1539 (-)	Sgt A W Beard	77 Sqn Halifax JD371	Lost on operation to Nuremburg Aug 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Oct 43
3316 1540 (-)	Sgt William Palmer	77 Sqn Halifax JD371	Lost on operation to Nuremburg Aug 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Oct 43
3316 1541 (-)	Sgt (T) William G Bailey RCAF	429 Sqn Wellington HZ355	Lost on operation to Dusseldorf June 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Sept 43
3316 1542 (-)	S/Ldr William Ronald Butterfield	7 Sqn Lancaster JA682	Lost on operation to Milan Aug 43 - Pyrenees Sept 43
3316 1543 (-)	Capt D C M Mather	Welsh Guards	POW at PG49 Fontanellato - rejoined Allied Forces
3316 1544 (-)	Lt R C Rickett	Northampton Regt
3316 1545 (G)	Capt F H Long	No 3 Commando - RA	Escaped from Germany - Bourgogne
3316 1546 (-)	F/Sgt Stanley Henry May RAAF	41 Sqn Spitfire MB800	Lost on Ramrod to Lille Sept 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Nov 43
3316 1547 (-)	F/O Henry Furniss-Roe	66 Sqn Spitfire W3719	Shot down over Normandy Aug 43 - Pyrenees Sept 43
3316 1548 (-)	F/Sgt G L Dowling	27 OTU Wellington X3966	Lost on leaflet drop to Orleans Sept 43
3316 1549 (-)	Sgt T M Hay	61 Sqn Lancaster ED722	Lost on operation to Milan Aug 43 - crashed in France - Bourgogne
1550 (Italy)	Gdsm D Goulding	Grenadier Guards
1551 (Italy)	Lt A C B Hope	10 Royal Hussars
3316 1552 (-)	P/O Yves Lucchesi	342 (Lorraine) Sq Boston BZ388	FTR Oct 43 - Bourgogne - Pyrenees
3316 1553 (-)	Sgt Denis W G Cowell	78 Sqn Halifax JD108	Lost on operation to Aachen July 43 - crashed in Belgium
3316 1554 (-)	Sgt Royston Falcus	78 Sqn Halifax JD108	Lost on operation to Aachen July 43 - crashed in Belgium
3316 1555 (-)	Sgt Harry T Street	78 Sqn Halifax JD409	Lost on op to Monchengladbach Aug 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Oct 43
1556 (Italy)	Capt R G Borradaile	2 Cameron Highlanders	POW at PG49 Fontanellato - rejoined Allied Forces Oct 43
3316 1557 (G)	Capt Roy H Bridgeman-Evans	2 SAS (62 STS)	Escaped from Germany - Bourgogne
3316 1558 (-)	Capt J H W Hudson	9 Durham Light Infantry
3316 1559 (-)	Sgt P V Matthews	61 Sqn Lancaster W5002	FTR Aug 43 - Dahlia - 161 SD Lysander from France Nov 43 Op Oriel
3316 1560 (-)	F/O H A Penny	35 Sqn Halifax HR878	Lost on operation to Berlin Sept 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Oct 43
3316 1561 (-)	Sgt I J Sansum	78 Sqn Halifax DT768	Lost on operation to Montbeliard July 43 - returned via Gibraltar
3316 1562 (-)	Sgt James E Rainsford RAFVR	97 Sqn Lancaster JA707	Lost on operation to Nuremburg Aug 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Oct 43
3316 1563 (-)	Sgt Oscar Ramsden	97 Sqn Lancaster JA707	Lost on operation to Nuremburg Aug 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Oct 43
3316 1564 (-)	F/O R M Mackenzie RAAF	168 Sqn Mustang FD349	Lost on recce to Le Havre Sept 43
1565 (Italy)	Spr A Parker	11 SASB (Paratroops)
3316 1566 (-)	W/O R A Scott RCAF	138 SD Halifax BB334	Lost on SOE mission to France Aug 43 - Bourgogne
3316 1567 (-)	F/O G R Lents	341 Sqn Spitfire JL347	Lost on Ramrod to France Oct 43
1568 (Italy)	Capt A C F Whitby	Royal Artillery
3316 1569 (-)	P/O F N Lawrence	10 Sqn Halifax JD368	Lost on operation to Nuremburg Aug 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Oct 43
3316 1570 (P)	Sgt P Bakalarski	300 (P) Sq Wellington ZA1270	FTR July 42 - Stalag VIIIA (Lamsdorf) Sept 43 - Pyrenees Oct 43
3316 1571 (-)	F/Lt John M Forman RCAF	428 Sqn Halifax LK913	FTR Sept 43 - 161 SD Lysander from France Nov 43 Op Water Pistol
3316 1572 (-)	Sgt Donald Crome	161 SD Halifax DK199	FTR July 43 - 161 SD Lysander from France Nov 43 Op Water Pistol
3316 1573 (-)	Sgt Robert William Paulin	161 SD Halifax DK199	FTR July 43 - 161 SD Lysander from France Nov 43 Op Water Pistol
3316 1574 (-)	Sgt Raymond O Hunter RCAF	161 SD Halifax DK199	FTR July 43 - 161 SD Lysander from France Nov 43 Op Water Pistol
3316 1575 (-)	Sgt Tass J Kanakos RCAF	161 SD Halifax DK199	FTR July 43 - 161 SD Lysander from France Nov 43 Op Water Pistol
3316 1576 (-)	F/Sgt Ronald L Dench	182 Sqn Typhoon JP552	Lost on Ramrod to France Aug 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Nov 43
3316 1577 (-)	F/O William F Cook RCAF	421 Sqn Spitfire BS532	Lost on Ramrod to France Oct 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Nov 43
3316 1578 (-)	P/O Andizy J W Czerwinski	308 (Polish) Sqn Spitfire AA935	Lost on Ramrod to France Sept 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Nov 43
3316 1579 (-)	Sgt R C Johnson	75 (NZ) Sqn Stirling EH938	FTR Aug 43 - Possum - 161 SD Lysander Nov 43 Op Magdalen II
3316 1580 (-)	Sgt Stanley James Verse Philo	49 Sqn Lancaster LM337	Lost on operation to Milan Aug 43 - Pyrenees Oct 43 to Andorra
1581 (Italy)	F/O Ray J F Sherk RCAF	601 Sqn Spitfire	Escaped from Italy - returned UK Nov 43 - see also SPG 1891
1582 (Italy)	W/O W D Wendt	249 Sqn
3316 1583 (-)	Col (Temp) Thomas G Gore	RAOC	Captured Tobruk June 42
3316 1584 (-)	F/O S Swida	301 (P) Sqn Wellington Z1491	FTR Aug 42 - Bourgogne - Pyrenees Nov 43 to Andorra and BC
1585 (Italy)	Sgt W J D Powell	70 Sqn
3316 1586 (-)	Sgt George Baker	10 Sqn Halifax JD368	Lost on operation to Nuremburg Aug 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Sept 43
1587 (Italy)	Brigadier James Hargest	NZA	Escaped Campo 12 Italy Mar 43 to Switzerland - Pyrenees
3316 1588 (-)	S/Ldr Frank C Griffiths	138 SD Halifax JD180	FTR Aug 43 - evaded France to Switzerland - Francoise - Pyrenees Oct 43
3316 1589 (P)	Sgt Witold Raginis	305 (P) Sqn Wellington Z1471	FTR Aug 42 - Stalag VIIIA (Lamsdorf) Sept 43 - Pyrenees Oct 43
3316 1590 (-)	S/Ldr A Lambert RCAF	405 Sqn Halifax HR854	Lost on operation to Montbeliard July 43 - Pyrenees Nov 43 to Andorra
3316 1591 (-)	F/O H T Huston RCAF	405 Sqn Halifax HR854	Lost on operation to Montbeliard July 43 - Pyrenees Nov 43 to Andorra
3316 1592 (-)	P/O C O Motheral RCAF	180 Sqn Mitchell FL190	FTR Aug 43 - Bourgogne (query)
3316 1593 (-)	P/O W J Dumsday RCAF	180 Sqn Mitchell FL190	FTR Aug 43 - Bourgogne (query)
3316 1594 (-)	2/Lt Jackson T Clary RCAF USAAF	434 Sqn Halifax DK259	FTR Sept 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Nov 43
3316 1595 (-)	F/Sgt Ernest George Boucher	174 Sqn Typhoon JP547	FTR Oct 43 - Fillerin - Bordeaux-Loupiac - Pyrenees Oct 43
1596 (Italy)	Capt N L MacLucas	2 Cameron Highlanders
3316 1597 (-)	P/O R G T Kellow RAAF	617 Sqn Lancaster JB144	Bailed out over Holland Sept 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Oct 43
3316 1598 (-)	Sgt William F Catley	77 Sqn Halifax JD371	Lost on operation to Nuremburg Aug 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Oct 43
3316 1599 (-)	F/O Arthur Maurice Crow	544 PRU Mosquito	Lost on PR sortie to Madone Nov 43 - bailed out over northern Spain

It may be assumed that airmen with FTR (failed to return) dates evaded in or from France, Belgium or Holland unless otherwise noted

Bourgogne refers to the Bourgogne (or Burgundy) escape line organised by Georges Broussine

Bordeaux-Loupiac refers to the OCM escape network in Ternois (Pas-de-Calais) organised by Rene Guittard

Dahlia refers to the escape network organised by Yves le Henaff (Fanfan)

Francoise refers to Marie-Louis 'Françoise' Dissard of Toulouse who continued the work of the PAO from March 1943 until the end of the war

Fillerin refers Norbert Fillerin and his family of Renty (Pas-de-Calais) who helped escapers and evaders throughout the war

Note that following the September 1943 Armistice, many escapers and evaders in Italy headed south towards the advancing Allies

Note that the Comete escape line crossed the extreme western Pyrenees and generally delivered their 'parcels' safely to the British Consulate

The last man I have information on - Sgt Bill Catley - returned to the UK from Gibraltar 2 Dec 43

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3317 1600 (-)	Sgt John H J Dix	158 Sqn Halifax JD298	Lost on operation to Nuremburg Aug 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Nov 43
3317 1601 (-)	F/Lt Kenneth Leslie Rabson	138 SD Halifax LW281	Lost on SOE mission Oct 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Nov 43
3317 1602 (-)	Sgt A F Kellett	15 Sqn Stirling EF348	Lost on operation to Mulheim June 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Oct 43
3317 1603 (-)	P/O H S Hobday	617 Sqn Lancaster JB144	Lost on operation to Ladbergen Sept 43 - bailed out over Holland
3317 1604 (-)	F/Sgt F E Sutherland RCAF	617 Sqn Lancaster JB144	Lost on operation to Ladbergen Sept 43 - bailed out over Holland
3317 1605 (-)	Sgt E J Anderson RAAF	27 OTU Wellington X3966	Lost on leaflet drop to Orleans Sept 43
3317 1606 (-)	F/O Geoffrey E A Hadgett	138 SD Halifax LW281	Lost on SOE mission Oct 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Nov 43
3317 1607 (-)	P/O Reginald Mantle	138 SD Halifax LW281	Lost on SOE mission Oct 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Nov 43
1608 (Italy)	Capt G W B Hawkins	1 Bn KORR
3317 1609 (-)	F/O R W McNichol	148 Sqn
3317 1610 (-)	F/Lt D G Hornsey	76 Sqn Halifax LK932	Lost on operation to Dusseldorf Nov 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Nov 43
3317 1611 (-)	F/Lt B D Baker	92 Sqn
3317 1612 (-)	F/Sgt W Booth	10 Sqn Halifax JD315 *	Bailed out over France Sept 43 - Pyrenees Dec 43
3317 1613 (G)	L/Cpl G A C Arnold	3 Royal Tank Regt
3317 1614 (G)	Pte H H Woodward	RAOC
1615 (Italy)	Lt C D Boiteaux-Buchanan	2 Bn Parachute Regt
3317 1616 (-)	F/Sgt John E Grout	138 SD Halifax LW281	Lost on SOE mission Oct 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Nov 43
3317 1617 (G)	P/O Oliver L S Philpot	42 Sqn Beaufort	FTR Dec 41 - escaped Stalag Luft III (Sagan) Oct 43 to Sweden
3317 1618 (G)	Lt R Michael C Codnor	RA - 457 Lt Batt (Tunisia)	Escaped Stalag Luft III (Sagan) Oct 43 to Sweden
3317 1619 (G)	P/O Eric E Williams	75 Sqn Stirling BK620	FTR Dec 42 - escaped Stalag Luft III (Sagan) Oct 43 to Sweden
3317 1620 (-)	F/O J C Cole	55 Sqn Baltimore	Shot down near Cassino, Italy Oct 43 - evaded to Allied Lines
3317 1621 (-)	Signalman H A Fulcher	4 Ind Div Sigs
1622 (Italy)	AB J McGuire
1623 (Italy)	Lt J E F Dickson
1624 (Italy)	Cpl J F Donaldson	Indian Provost Unit
3317 1625 (-)	F/Lt Robin W Hooper	161 SD Lysander V9548	FTR Nov 43 - 161 SD Lysander from France Dec 43 Op Scenery II
3317 1626 (-)	Sgt Marulli de Barletta	342 (Lorraine) Sq Boston BZ388	FTR Oct 43 - Bourgogne - Pyrenees
3317 1627 (-)	L/Sgt G F Lonsdale	Royal Corps of Signals
3317 1628 (G)	Capt Ralph Buckley Palm	SAAF	Escaped Stalag VIIA (Moosburg) Sept 43 - Marie-Claire - Pyrenees
3317 1629 (G)	P/O Allan F McSweyn RAAF	115 Sqn Wellington R1509	FTR June 41 - Stalag VIIIB (Lamsdorf) Sept 43 - Marie-Claire - Pyrenees
3317 1630 (-)	S/Ldr Cyril W Passy	138 SD Halifax LW281	Lost on SOE mission Oct 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Dec 43
3317 1631 (-)	F/O Geoffrey H Ward	138 SD Halifax LW281	Lost on SOE mission Oct 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Dec 43
3317 1632 (-)	Sgt Reginald W Cornelius	10 Sqn Halifax JD368	Lost on operation to Nuremburg Aug 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Nov 43
3317 1633 (-)	Sgt Raymond A C de Pape RCAF	431 Sqn Halifax LK925	Lost on operation to Kassel Oct 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Nov 43
3317 1634 (-)	Sgt William Todd	27 OTU Wellington X3966	Lost on leaflet drop to Orleans Sept 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Nov 43
3317 1635 (-)	F/O Michael H F Cooper	616 Sqn Spitfire BR987	Lost on Ramrod to France Aug 43 - Marie-Claire (query)
3317 1636 (-)	F/O Harry F E Smith RCAF	419 Sqn Halifax LW240	Lost on operation to Modane Sept 43 - Marie-Claire (query)
3317 1637 (-)	Sgt F P G de Loire	101 Sqn Lancaster W4275	Lost on operation to Cologne July 43 - Bourgogne (query)
3317 1638 (-)	S/Ldr Walter Frederick Wallington	487 Sqn Mosquito HX938	FTR Oct 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Nov 43
3317 1639 (-)	F/O E C Johnson RAAF	617 Sqn Lancaster JB144	Bailed out over Holland Sept 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Dec 43
3317 1640 (-)	W/O Bronislaw Malinowski	302 (Polish) Sqn Spitfire AA928	Lost on Ramrod to France Sept 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Dec 43
3317 1641 (-)	F/Sgt J D Bawden	103 Sqn Lancaster LM343	Lost on operation to Mannheim Sept 43 - Pyrenees Dec 43
3317 1642 (-)	F/Sgt John Harkins RCAF	428 Sqn Halifax LK971	Lost on operation to Frankfurt Oct 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Dec 43
3317 1643 (-)	F/Sgt Thomas B Hannam	222 Sqn Spitfire MH390	Lost on Ramrod to France Sept 43 - Pyrenees Dec 43
3317 1644 (-)	F/O A J Spencer	38 Sqn MEF Wellington	Landed Sifnos, Adriatic Nov 43 - LRDG - Levant Schooner to Cyprus
3317 1645 (-)	F/Sgt J B Farrell	38 Sqn MEF Wellington	Landed Sifnos, Adriatic Nov 43 - LRDG - Levant Schooner to Cyprus
3317 1646 (-)	F/Sgt D Broome	38 Sqn MEF Wellington	Landed Sifnos, Adriatic Nov 43 - LRDG - Levant Schooner to Cyprus
3317 1647 (-)	F/Sgt W P Trobridge	38 Sqn MEF Wellington	Landed Sifnos, Adriatic Nov 43 - LRDG - Levant Schooner to Cyprus
3317 1648 (-)	Capt G F Spooner	VI Commando XX Lance Fusiliers	POW at PG49 Fontanellato - rejoined Allied Forces Oct 43
3317 1649 (-)	Sgt Harold Lorraine Nielson	106 Sqn Lancaster DV196	FTR Aug 43 - MGB 318 from Brittany Dec 43 Op Felicitate II
3317 1650 (-)	Sgt Thomas Henry Adams	106 Sqn Lancaster DV196	FTR Aug 43 - MGB 318 from Brittany Dec 43 Op Felicitate II
3317 1651 (-)	S/Lt Michael J Pollard RNVR	15 MGB Flotilla - Sect O *	FTR Dec 43 - MGB 318 from Brittany Dec 43 Op Felicitate II
3317 1652 (-)	AB Roger Bartley	15 MGB Flotilla - Sect O *	FTR Dec 43 - MGB 318 from Brittany Dec 43 Op Felicitate II
3317 1653 (-)	AB Clancy John Crawford Sanders	15 MGB Flotilla - Sect O *	FTR Dec 43 - MGB 318 from Brittany Dec 43 Op Felicitate II
3317 1654 (-)	PO James Cole	15 MGB Flotilla - Sect O *	FTR Dec 43 - MGB 318 from Brittany Dec 43 Op Felicitate II
3317 1655 (-)	AB V E William	15 MGB Flotilla - Sect O *	FTR Dec 43 - MGB 318 from Brittany Dec 43 Op Felicitate II
3317 1656 (-)	Desmond E J Shepherd	15 MGB Flotilla - Sect O *	FTR Dec 43 - MGB 318 from Brittany Dec 43 Op Felicitate II
3317 1657 (-)	F/O Robert S Clements RCAF	57 Sqn Lancaster W4822	Lost on operation to Dusseldorf Nov 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Dec 43
3317 1658 (-)	F/Lt Jim L Kennedy RCAF	24 OTU Whitley AD675	FTR Nov 43 - Bourgogne - Comete - Pyrenees Dec 43
3317 1659 (-)	F/Sgt Walter F Morice RNZAF	75 Sqn Stirling BF461	Crashed in Denmark Nov 43 - evaded to Sweden
3317 1660 (-)	W/O T K Falkiner	38 Sqn MEF Wellington	Landed Sifnos, Adriatic Nov 43 - LRDG - Levant Schooner to Cyprus
3317 1661 (-)	2/Lt S J M Sandvik	317 Sqn Spitfire LZ898	Lost on Ramrod to France Sept 43 - Bourgogne
3317 1662 (-)	F/O James McP Elliott	57 Sqn Lancaster W4822	Lost on operation to Dusseldorf Nov 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Dec 43
3317 1663 (-)	F/Lt Archibald Albert Mellor	139 Sqn Mosquito DZ519	Lost on operation to Berlin Oct 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Dec 43
3317 1664 (-)	Sgt Victor William Davies	10 Sqn Halifax JD368	FTR Nuremburg Aug 43 - Bourgogne - Comete - Pyrenees Dec 43
3317 1665 (-)	Sgt Charles H Witheridge RCAF	49 Sqn Lancaster LM337	FTR Milan Aug 43 - Bourgogne - Comete - Pyrenees Dec 43
3317 1666 (-)	Cpl R H Marsden	RASC
3317 1667 (-)	Pte J Clark	Highland Light Infantry
1668 (Italy)	Tpr R Williams	42 Royal Tank Regiment
3317 1669 (-)	TSM T Burke	LAA Regt Royal Artillery
3317 1670 (-)	F/Lt A C Bartler	138 SD Halifax BB378	Crashed in Denmark Dec 43 - evaded to Sweden
3317 1671 (-)	F/O C W Fry	138 SD Halifax BB378	Crashed in Denmark Dec 43 - evaded to Sweden
3317 1672 (-)	F/O E Howell	138 SD Halifax BB378	Crashed in Denmark Dec 43 - evaded to Sweden
1673 (Italy)	Sub/Lt (A) P F Laidler
1674 (Italy)	L/Cpl T W Atkinson	16 Durham Light Infantry
1675 (Italy)	Pte T Barnett	8 Durham Light Infantry
3317 1676 (-)	Sigmn J N Beard	Royal Corps of Signals
3317 1677 (-)	Gnr W Tatesman	102 RHA
3317 1678 (-)	Pte M F Belton	2/5 Leicestershire Regt
1679 (Italy)	Pte M M Gill	1 SAS Regt
3317 1680 (-)	Pte E Pradley	4 Bn Green Howards
1681 (Italy)	Pte P Hannaday	1 Bn The Buffs
3317 1682 (-)	Sgt Ronald C Morley	467 Sqn Lancaster JB121	Lost on operation to Dusseldorf Nov 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Dec 43
1683 (Italy)	Sgt G H Bryan	2 Parachute Regt AAC
3317 1684 (-)	A/Capt M F Gilbert	12 RHA	POW at PG49 Fontanellato - rejoined Allied Forces Nov 43
1685 (Italy)	Cpl M J Croxton	No 6 Commando RA
3317 1686 (-)	CSM H Allan	RASC
1687 (Italy)	Gnr T S McInnes	65 A/Tank Regt - 22 Guards Bde
3317 1688 (-)	Pte I Elliott	S W Borderers - 8 Army
3317 1689 (-)	L/Cpl W Knight	RE - attached 2 Armoured Div
3317 1690 (-)	Spr R F Kingham	RE - attached 2 Armoured Div
3317 1691 (-)	Dvr W Brown	RASC - attached 7 Armoured Div
3317 1692 (-)	Pte W McGhee	Black Watch - 51 Highland Div
1693 (Italy)	Gdsmn W F Palmer	22 Gds Bde - Coldstream Guards
1694 (Italy)	Capt S C Tills	11 RHA
3317 1695 (-)	Brigadier C M Vallentin	5 Indian Division
3317 1696 (-)	Sgt J A Phillips	405 Sqn Halifax HR871	Lost on operation to Hamburg Aug 43 - bailed out Sweden - interned
3317 1697 (-)	Sgt Donald K MacGillivray RCAF	428 Sqn Halifax LK956	FTR Nov 43 - Bordeaux-Loupiac - Comete - Pyrenees Jan 44
3317 1698 (-)	Sgt Stanley Munns	428 Sqn Halifax LK956	Lost on operation to Leverkusen Nov 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Dec 43
3317 1699 (-)	P/O Nicholas J Matich RNZAF	35 Sqn Halifax HR907	FTR Sept 43 - evaded from Germany - Comete - Pyrenees Jan 44

It may be assumed that airmen with FTR (failed to return) dates evaded in or from France, Belgium or Holland unless otherwise noted

Bourgogne refers to the Bourgogne (or Burgundy) escape line organised by Georges Broussine

Marie-Claire refers to the escape line organised by Mary Lindell until her arrest in Nov 43

Note that following the September 1943 Armistice, many escapers and evaders in Italy headed south towards the advancing Allies

Note that the Comete escape line crossed the extreme western Pyrenees and generally delivered their 'parcels' safely to the British Consulate

* F/Sgt Booth (and Sgt Colin Varley SPG 1734) bailed out of Halifax JD315 as ordered before the aircraft returned to England

* The six naval personnel were left behind from MGB pickup Op Envious IIb that collected 8 USAAF evaders from Brittany 1/2 Dec 43

The last man I have information on - Sgt MacGillivray - returned to the UK from Gibraltar 13 Jan 44

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3318 1700 (-)	P/O G W Mainprize	405 Sqn Halifax HR871	Lost on operation to Hamburg Aug 43 - bailed out Sweden - interned
3318 1701 (-)	Sgt V A Knight	405 Sqn Halifax HR871	Lost on operation to Hamburg Aug 43 - bailed out Sweden - interned
3318 1702 (-)	Sgt H C McLean RCAF	405 Sqn Halifax HR871	Lost on operation to Hamburg Aug 43 - bailed out Sweden - interned
3318 1703 (-)	F/O C Sniec	302 (P) Sqn Spitfire AA909	Lost on Ramrod to France Sept 43
3318 1704 (-)	Sgt Len F Martin RCAF	419 Sqn Halifax LW240	Lost on operation to Modane Sept 43 - Marie-Claire (query)
3318 1705 (-)	F/Lt Norman A J Mackie	83 Sqn Lancaster ED313	FTR Mar 43 - evaded to Switzerland - Francois - Pyrenees
1706 (Italy)	Capt J Morphew SAAF	97 Sqn	Escaped from Italy - Francoise - Pyrenees
3318 1707 (-)	F/Lt W I Covington	97 Sqn Lancaster JA716	Lost on operation to Nuremburg Aug 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Jan 44
3318 1708 (-)	W/O G A Gauley RCAF	24 OTU Whitley AD675	Lost on leaflet drop to Orleans Nov 43
3318 1709 (-)	F/Sgt Kenneth Garvey	467 Sqn Lancaster JB121	Lost on operation to Dusseldorf Nov 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Dec 43
3318 1710 (-)	F/Sgt T Hesselden	97 Sqn Lancaster JB367	Lost on operation to Berlin Nov 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Dec 43
3318 1711 (-)	F/Sgt Charles John Billows	97 Sqn Lancaster JB367	Lost on operation to Berlin Nov 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Jan 44
3318 1712 (-)	W/O H W Graham	7 Sqn Lancaster JA682	Lost on operation to Milan Aug 43 - crashed in France
3318 1713 (-)	F/Sgt D Bostock	122 Sqn Spitfire MA764	Lost on Ramrod to France Nov 43
3318 1714 (-)	Dvr I G Blair	Royal Corps of Signals
3318 1715 (-)	Sgt J L Paterson	218 Sqn Stirling EH884	FTR Aug 43 - Pyrenees Jan 44
3318 1716 (G)	Lt George R Millar	1 Rifle Brigade	Escaped train from Stalag VIIA (Moosburg) Oct 43 - Pyrenees Jan 44
3318 1717 (-)	Sgt R Fidler	100 Sqn Lancaster LM333	FTR Aug 43 - Dahlia - Breiz-Izel from Brittany Jan 44
3318 1718 (-)	Sgt L C Woollard	617 Sqn Lancaster JB144	FTR Sept 43 - Dahlia - Breiz-Izel from Brittany Jan 44
3318 1719 (-)	W/O R A Jones RCAF	431 Sqn Halifax LK967	FTR Nov 43 - Dahlia - Breiz-Izel from Brittany Jan 44
3318 1720 (-)	Sgt J D H Carlton	620 Sqn Stirling EE905	FTR July 43 - Dahlia - Breiz-Izel from Brittany Jan 44
3318 1721 (-)	P/O Fred T Williams	97 Sqn Lancaster JB367	Lost on operation to Berlin Nov 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Jan 44
3318 1722 (D)	F/Sgt Tadeusz Miecznik	138 SD Halifax BB309	Crashed in Denmark Sept 43 - escaped to Sweden
3318 1723 (G)	Cpl E J A Phelan	4 RMT Coy NZEF	Escaped Stalag VIIIB (Lamsdorf) Dec 43 to Sweden
3318 1724 (G)	Pte E Silverwood	4 RMT Coy NZEF	Escaped Stalag VIIIB (Lamsdorf) Dec 43 to Sweden
3318 1725 (G)	Spr F Simmons	RE - 226 Field Coy
3318 1726 (P)	RSM A E Hawtin	1 Bucks - Ox & Bucks L I	Escaped from Poland to Sweden
3318 1727 (F)	F/O Samuel John Peter Blackwell	266 (Rhod) Sqn Typhoon JP906	FTR Dec 43 - MGB 503 from Brittany Jan 44 Op Bonaparte
3318 1728 (-)	Sgt Norman B Cufley	77 Sqn Halifax JD247	FTR Nov 43 - Chauny - MGB 503 from Brittany Jan 44 Op Bonaparte
3318 1729 (-)	Sgt John Harvey	77 Sqn Halifax JD247	FTR Nov 43 - Chauny - MGB 503 from Brittany Jan 44 Op Bonaparte
3318 1730 (-)	Sgt L J H Guest	RA - 7 Coast Regt
1731 (Italy)	CPO A H Marsh	813 Sqn
3318 1732 (-)	BSM L H S Renow	RA - 9 Coast Regt
3318 1733 (-)	BSM R D Carey	RA - 9 Coast Regt
3318 1734 (-)	Sgt Colin Ross Varley	10 Sqn Halifax JD315 *	Bailed out over France Sept 43 - Pyrenees Jan 44
3318 1735 (-)	Rflm J W C Parker	1 Rifle Brigade
3318 1736 (-)	P/O H Smith RCAF	405 Sqn Halifax HR923	Lost on operation to Berlin Aug 43 - crashed in Sweden - interned
3318 1737 (-)	Pte L Pryce	1 S W Borderers
3318 1738 (-)	Rflm J Yeomans	7 Rifle Brigade
3318 1739 (-)	Sgt W H King RCAF	405 Sqn Halifax HR871	Lost on operation to Hamburg Aug 43 - bailed out Sweden - interned
3318 1740 (-)	F/Sgt L D Kohnke RCAF	405 Sqn Halifax HR871	Lost on operation to Hamburg Aug 43 - bailed out Sweden - interned
3318 1741 (-)	Sgt R A Andrews	405 Sqn Halifax HR871	Lost on operation to Hamburg Aug 43 - bailed out Sweden - interned
3318 1742 (-)	F/O D P Davies RCAF	405 Sqn Halifax HR923	Lost on operation to Berlin Aug 43 - crashed in Sweden - interned
3318 1743 (-)	Sgt J C Catling	405 Sqn Halifax HR923	Lost on operation to Berlin Aug 43 - crashed in Sweden - interned
3318 1744 (-)	Sgt Robert E Griffith	75 (NZ) Sqn Stirling LJ442	Lost on operation to Leverkusen Nov 43 - Pyrenees
3318 1745 (-)	P/O Noel N Parker RAAF	75 (NZ) Sqn Stirling LJ442	Lost on operation to Leverkusen Nov 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Jan 44
3318 1746 (-)	Sgt R F Nelson	431 Sqn Halifax LK967	Lost on operation to Frankfurt Nov 43 - Pyrenees
3318 1747 (-)	P/O H B Hall	35 Sqn Halifax HR798	Lost on operation to Cannes Nov 43 - Pyrenees
3318 1748 (-)	F/Sgt Hubert Salter	78 Sqn Halifax JB872	Lost on operation to Mannheim Sept 43 - Pyrenees
3318 1749 (-)	F/Lt Albert Ph W Pepper	97 Sqn Lancaster JB367	Lost on operation to Berlin Nov 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Jan 44
3318 1750 (-)	F/O Gerald Francis Lorne	218 Sqn Stirling BK650	Lost on op to Monchengladbach Aug 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Dec 43
1751 (Italy)	Lt I Marchant	Royal Corps of Signals
3318 1752 (-)	Sgt J F Brough	138 SD Halifax DT726	FTR Nov 43 - 161 SD Hudson Feb 44 Op Bludgeon
3318 1753 (-)	Sgt H W Bailey	101 Sqn Lancaster DV308	Lost on operation to Berlin Jan 44 - Pyrenees
3318 1754 (F)	Sgt Leonard Marsh	7 Sqn Stirling R9149	Lost on operation to Munich Mar 43 - Possum - Pyrenees
3318 1755 (-)	F/O Frank D Hill	158 Sqn Halifax LW298	Lost on operation to Dusseldorf Nov 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Jan 44
3318 1756 (-)	Sgt Harold N Clarke	149 Sqn Stirling BF477	Lost on operation to Mannheim Sept 43 - Possum - Pyrenees
3318 1757 (-)	Tpr J Welch	Royal Tank Regt
3318 1758 (-)	Cpl A W Osbourne	RAOC
3318 1759 (-)	Pte T Embleton	4 Green Howards
3318 1760 (-)	Cpl S Robdrup	16 Durham Light Infantry
3318 1761 (-)	Pte A Edwards	1 Sherwood Foresters
3318 1762 (-)	Dvr J N Howley	RASC
3318 1763 (-)	Pte W Page	16 Durham Light Infantry
3318 1764 (-)	Pte J McGill	2 Highland Light Infantry
3318 1765 (-)	Sigmn C R Groves	Royal Artillery
3318 1766 (-)	Spr W T Curtis	Royal Engineers
3318 1767 (-)	Sgt K Skidmore	158 Sqn Halifax HR791	Lost on operation to Cannes Nov 43 - Pyrenees
3318 1768 (-)	F/Sgt J H F Whyte	207 Sqn Lancaster L7547	FTR Feb 43 - evaded to Switzerland Mar 43 - Francois - Pyrenees
3318 1769 (-)	F/Sgt A I Orr	178 Sqn
3318 1770 (-)	Major H A Hope	1 K R R C	POW at PG49 Fontanellato - rejoined Allied Forces
3318 1771 (-)	Pte A Hasler	5 Hampshire Regt
1772 (Italy)	F/O M R Head	9 Sqn Lancaster JA679	Lost on operation to Italy July 43 - POW - escaped
3318 1773 (-)	Sgt W H B Bilton	10 Sqn Halifax HR620	Lost on operation to Montlucon Sept 43
3318 1774 (-)	Pte R Jenson	1 Sherwood Foresters
3318 1775 (-)	Gnr McKears	RA - 81/25 LAA Regt
1776 (Italy)	Lt the Hon J A W St Clair-Erskine	Coldstream Guards
3318 1777 (-)	Pte A Henson	1/4 Hampshire Regt
3318 1778 (-)	Sigmn G G Johnstone	Royal Corps of Signals
3318 1779 (-)	Pte R R Warren	1 Loyal Regt
3318 1780 (-)	Rflm R P Stephens	1 Rifle Brigade
3318 1781 (-)	Gdsmn E C Knight	2 Coldstream Guards
3318 1782 (-)	Sgt R Brown	207 Sqn Lancaster W4172	FTR Mar 43 - evaded to Switzerland Mar 43 - Pyrenees Feb 44
3318 1783 (-)	Sgt Stanley H Eyre	207 Sqn Lancaster L7547	FTR Feb 43 - evaded to Switzerland Mar 43 - Pyrenees Feb 44
3318 1784 (-)	Gnr W Carr	Royal Field Artillery
3318 1785 (-)	F/Lt George Frank Lambert	35 Sqn Halifax DT806	FTR Apr 43 - evaded to Switzerland - Pyrenees Feb 44
3318 1786 (-)	F/Sgt Hugh Colhoun	101 Sqn Wellington X3391	FTR Feb 43 - evaded from Germany to Switzerland - Pyrenees Feb 44
3318 1787 (-)	S/Ldr Fletcher V Taylor	420 Sqn Wellington HE550	FTR Apr 43 - evaded to Switzerland - Pyrenees Feb 44
3318 1788 (-)	F/Sgt J H McWilliams	617 Sqn Lancaster ED886	FTR Dec 43 - Possum - Francoise - Pyrenees
1790 (Italy)	Lt E F Lodge	7 Royal Tank Regt
3318 1791 (-)	Lt W D Pryke	1 D C L I	POW at PG49 Fontanellato - rejoined Allied Forces Oct 43
3318 1792 (-)	Lt T H Jobson	1 D C L I	POW at PG49 Fontanellato - rejoined Allied Forces Oct 43
3318 1793 (-)	F/O Waldo Vaughan Mollett	266 Sqn Typhoon JR387	FTR Feb 44 - MGB 502 from Brittany Feb 44 Op Easement II
3318 1794 (-)	Lt W Gadd	RA - 3rd Field Regt
3318 1795 (-)	Capt G T G Williams	1 D C L I	POW at PG49 Fontanellato - rejoined Allied Forces Oct 43
1796 (Italy)	Lt D T Bourhill	RA - 3rd Field Regt
1797 (Italy)	Capt J D MacKay	RA - 95 A/T - 2 SA Div
3318 1798 (-)	Lt G H Nicholls	RA - 72 Field Regt - 50 Div	POW at PG49 Fontanellato - rejoined Allied Forces Nov 43
3318 1799 (-)	Lt G R M Bowder	RA - 175 Field Regt	POW at PG49 Fontanellato - rejoined Allied Forces Oct 43

It may be assumed that airmen with FTR (failed to return) dates evaded in or from France, Belgium or Holland unless otherwise noted

Marie-Claire refers to the escape line organised by Mary Lindell until her arrest in Nov 43

Francoise refers to Marie-Louis 'Françoise' Dissard of Toulouse who continued the work of the PAO from March 1943 until the end of the war

Dahlia refers to the escape network organised by Yves le Henaff (Fanfan)

Breiz-Izel refers to the French boat that left Treboul in Brittany 22 Jan 44 - organised by Yves Le Henaff and financed by Georges Broussine

Chauny refers to the Chauny-Dromas escape organisation centered on Chauny (Picardy) and organised by Etienne Dromas

Possum refers to the escape line organised by Dominique Potier and Conrad LaFleur, who were parachuted into France in July 43

Note that following the September 1943 Armistice, many escapers and evaders in Italy headed south towards the advancing Allies

Note that the Comete escape line crossed the extreme western Pyrenees and generally delivered their 'parcels' safely to the British Consulate

* Sgt Colin Varley (and Booth SPG 1612) bailed out of Halifax JD315 as ordered before the aircraft returned to England

The last man I have information on - F/O Mollett - returned to England from France 27 Feb 44

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1800 (Italy)	Lt C N Buswell	RA - No 3 Commando
3318 1801 (-)	Brigadier G F Johnson	Scots Guards
1802 (Italy)	Lt D S Hickman	RASC
3318 1803 (-)	Lt D E Deans	S W Borderers - 10 Ind Div
1804 (Italy)	Capt C G Johnston	1 Rifle Brigade	POW at PG49 Fontanellato - rejoined Allied Forces
3318 1805 (-)	Lt K M Goddard	RA - 28 Field Regt	POW at PG49 Fontanellato - rejoined Allied Forces Dec 43
3318 1806 (-)	Capt J R A Martin	RAMC - att 2 SA Div
3318 1807 (-)	F/Sgt Leon J G Harmel	350 (Belgian) Sqn Spitfire AD314	FTR Dec 43 - MGB 503 from Brittany Mar 44 Op Bonaparte 2
3318 1808 (-)	F/Sgt F E Bailey	458 Sqn
1809 (Italy)	Lt R D W Strickland	2 Hampshire Regt
3318 1810 (-)	W/O C Armitage	235 Sqn
1811 (Italy)	W/O W A Weaver	38 Sqn
3318 1812 (-)	W/O H H Davis	10 Sqn
3318 1813 (-)	Sgt R L Dean	57 Sqn
1814 (Italy)	Lt G E Purt	RE - 8th Army
1815 (Italy)	F/Lt D A Newman RCAF	148 Sqn
3318 1816 (-)	Sgt F J Baker	221 Sqn
3318 1817 (-)	Sgt R A Hodgson	149 Sqn Wellington T2807	Captured in Italy Jan 41 - evaded after the Armistice to Allied Lines
3318 1818 (-)	Pte T W Prentice	2 Camerons - 4 Ind Div
3318 1819 (-)	W/O H J Owen	113 Sqn
1820 (Italy)	W/O B P Collins	11 Sqn
1821 (Italy)	Pte T Mitham	1 Bn South West Borderers
3319 1822 (P)	L/Cpl Ronald C Jeffery	6 Bn QORWKR	Escaped POW camp Jan 42 - worked with Polish AK - Sweden Feb 44
3319 1823 (G)	3rd Mate A H Bird	MV Australind
3319 1824 (-)	Sgt J Dobson	113 Sqn MEF
1825 (Italy)	Capt M Woyedvosky	No 3 Commando
3319 1826 (-)	F/Sgt D E Penn	682 PRU
3319 1827 (-)	Pte W D Duke	1 Bn KORR
3319 1828 (-)	Pte A Bailey	5 Worcestershire
3319 1829 (-)	Sigmn J R Bashforth	Royal Corps of Signals
3319 1830 (-)	Gnr R Reditt	67 Med Regt - RA
3319 1831 (-)	Sgt George L Watelet	609 Sqn Typhoon JR191	Lost on Rhubarb to France Nov 43 - Bourgogne - Pyrenees
3319 1832 (G)	Lt (A) S W L Campbell	HMS St Angelo	Escaped from Germany to Sweden
3319 1833 (G)	Sgt C B Flockhart	76 Sqn Halifax L9516	FTR Aug 41 - escaped Stalag Luft VI (Heydekrug) Feb 44 to Sweden
3319 1834 (G)	Lt David James RNVR	MGB 79	Escaped Stalag X-B (Marlag und Milag Nord) Feb 44 to Sweden
3319 1835 (-)	Sgt Anthony J A Reynolds	428 Sqn Halifax DK229	FTR July 43 - evaded from Germany (query) - Dahlia - Pyrenees
3319 1836 (-)	Sgt J S Gates RCAF	405 Sqn Halifax HR923	Lost on operation to Berlin Aug 43 - crashed in Sweden - interned
3319 1837 (-)	Sgt L F Cassidy RCAF	405 Sqn Halifax HR923	Lost on operation to Berlin Aug 43 - crashed in Sweden - interned
3319 1838 (-)	Sgt J H Flick RCAF	405 Sqn Halifax HR923	Lost on operation to Berlin Aug 43 - crashed in Sweden - interned
3319 1839 (-)	Sgt T O'Toole	405 Sqn Halifax HR923	Lost on operation to Berlin Aug 43 - crashed in Sweden - interned
3319 1840 (-)	F/Sgt Thomas J Bright	419 Sq Halifax LW240	Lost on operation to Modane Sept 43 - Pyrenees - Sort 18 Jan 44
3319 1841 (-)	F/O Douglas Stuartson Bell	161 SD Lysander V9605	FTR Mar 44 - 161 SD Lysander Mar 44 Op Lautrec
3319 1842 (-)	W/O H J Meddings	78 Sqn
3319 1843 (G)	Lt D Kelleher
3319 1844 (-)	Sgt J Trnobranski	308 Sqn Spitfire EN916	Lost on Ramrod to France Sept 43 - Pyrenees
3319 1845 (-)	F/O J J McQuade RCAF	428 Sqn Halifax DK267	Lost on operation to Berlin Aug 44 - bailed out over Sweden - interned
3319 1846 (-)	F/Sgt H A Read	428 Sqn Halifax DK267	Lost on operation to Berlin Aug 44 - bailed out over Sweden - interned
3319 1847 (-)	Major P T Tower	25 Field Regt - RA
3319 1848 (-)	Sgt D Brown	625 Sqn Lancaster ND461	FTR Jan 44 - MGB 503 from Brittany Mar 44 Op Bonaparte 3
3319 1849 (-)	Sgt W R Johnstone	223 Sqn
3319 1850 (-)	Sgt B Jones	104 Sqn
3319 1851 (-)	Sgt W T Banner	428 Sqn Halifax LK739	Lost on operation to Berlin Jan 44 - Bourgogne - Pyrenees
3319 1852 (F)	Cook Buland Khan	22 Animal Transport Co RIASC	Escaped Rennes prison - MGB 503 from Brittany Mar 44 Op Bonaparte 4
3319 1853 (-)	F/O G G Rattle	260 Sqn
3319 1854 (-)	F/O Graham C Brickwood	2 Sqn Mustang AM188	FTR Jan 44 - MGB 503 from Brittany Mar 44 Op Bonaparte 5
3319 1855 (-)	P/O Ronald William Daniel RAAF	35 Sqn Halifax HR985	FTR Nov 43 - MGB 503 from Brittany Mar 44 Op Bonaparte 5
3319 1856 (P)	F/Lt Thomas Henry Cullen	Med Off attached 30 Sqn	Escaped Stalag XXA (Thorn) to Sweden
3319 1857 (P)	QMS J Greig	RAMC 153 (H) Field Ambulance	Escaped Stalag XXA (Thorn) to Sweden
3319 1858 (-)	P/O Kenneth B Woodhouse	401 Sqn Spitfire MJ119	FTR Mar 44 - MGB 503 from Brittany Mar 44 Op Bonaparte 5
3319 1859 (-)	F/O Russel E Barnlund RCAF	408 Sqn Lancaster DS845	FTR Feb 44 - MGB 503 from Brittany Mar 44 Op Bonaparte 5
3319 1860 (-)	Sgt Kenneth E Lussier RCAF	408 Sqn Lancaster DS845	FTR Feb 44 - MGB 503 from Brittany Mar 44 Op Bonaparte 5
3319 1861 (-)	Gnr N J McMillan	1 SAS Regt
3319 1862 (-)	P/O H F Rushton	450 Sqn
1863 (Italy)	Capt E R Westley	No 3 Commando - RA
1864 (Cos)	A/Sub/Lt I H D Rankin
3319 1865 (-)	F/Sgt P F Griffiths	601 Sqn
3319 1866 (G)	Sgt Per Bergsland	332 (N) Sqn Spitfire AB269	FTR Aug 42 - escaped Stalag Luft III (Sagan) Mar 44 to Sweden
3319 1867 (G)	2/Lt Jens Einar Muller	331 Sqn Spitfire AR298	FTR June 42 - escaped Stalag Luft III (Sagan) Mar 44 to Sweden
3319 1868 (-)	F/Lt J H Foy RCAF	405 Sqn Halifax HR854	Lost on operation to Montbeliard July 43 - Pyrenees
3319 1869 (-)	F/O R M Davenport RCAF	401 Sqn Spitfire MH827	FTR Jan 44 - Francoise - Dutch-Paris - Pyrenees - Sort 22 Mar 44
3319 1870 (-)	F/O F H Greenaway RNZAF	21 Sqn Mosquito HX961	FTR Jan 44
3319 1871 (-)	F/O Henry Furniss-Roe *	66 Sqn Spitfire EN575	Lost on Ramrod to France Jan 44 - Fillerin - Pyrenees
3319 1872 (-)	P/O John G McLaughlin RAAF	609 Sqn Typhoon JR375	FTR Jan 44 - Dutch-Paris - Pyrenees - Sort 22 Mar 44
3319 1873 (-)	F/Sgt William N Waudby	245 Sqn Typhoon JP971	FTR Jan 44 - Pyrenees
3319 1874 (-)	F/Sgt George Lawrence Watts	405 Sqn Lancaster LM345	FTR Sept 43 - Dutch-Paris - Pyrenees - Sort 22 Mar 44
3319 1875 (-)	F/Sgt Reginald Overwyn	320 (Dutch) Sqn Mitchell FR179	FTR Nov 43
3319 1876 (-)	Sgt F J Page	27 OTU Wellington X3966	FTR Sept 43 - Balfe - Dutch-Paris - Pyrenees - Sort 22 Mar 44
3319 1877 (-)	Sgt John Richard Vass	35 Sqn Halifax HR798	FTR Nov 43 - Balfe - Dutch-Paris - Pyrenees - Sort 22 Mar 44
3319 1878 (-)	P/O Ernest Bell	138 SD Halifax LW275	Lost on SOE mission to France Feb 44 - Pyrenees to Puigcerda Mar 44
3319 1879 (-)	F/O R L Beattie RCAF	138 SD Halifax LW275	Lost on SOE mission to France Feb 44 - Pyrenees to Puigcerda Mar 44
3319 1880 (-)	F/O Reginald W Lewis	138 SD Halifax LW275	Lost on SOE mission to France Feb 44 - Pyrenees to Puigcerda Mar 44
3319 1881 (-)	F/O J R Reed	138 SD Halifax LW275	Lost on SOE mission to France Feb 44 - Pyrenees to Puigcerda Mar 44
1882 (Italy)	Lt W Murray	7 Green Howards
3319 1883 (-)	Lt T H Wildy	6 Bn Lincs Regt	POW at PG49 Fontanellato - rejoined Allied Forces Feb 44
3319 1884 (-)	Lt T S Craig	Royal Tank Regiment	POW at PG49 Fontanellato - rejoined Allied Forces Feb 44
3319 1885 (-)	F/Lt Gerald Geoffrey Racine	263 Sqn Typhoon MJ119	FTR Mar 44 - MGB 502 from Brittany 15/16 Apr 44 Op Scarf
3319 1886 (G)	Capt George Tsoucas	Int Corps - attached to SBS	Rhodes - Stalag VIIA (Moosburg) Sept 43 - Marie-Claire - Pyrenees
3319 1887 (-)	L/Sgt Art. W C Ford	28 Field Regt - RA
1888 (Italy)	Pte John Shelly Kennard Davis	24 Btn NZEF
3319 1889 (-)	F/Lt William E M Eddy	103 Sqn Lancaster ND417	Lost on operation to Augsburg Feb 44 - Comete - Pyrenees Apr 44
1890 (Italy)	Gnr H E Unger	2 AA Regt (SAA) UDF	Escaped POW from Italy - Francoise - Pyrenees Feb 44
3319 1891 (-)	F/O Ray J F Sherk RCAF *	401 Sqn Spitfire MJ126	Lost on Ramrod to France Mar 44
3319 1892 (-)	F/O J Lavoie RCAF	428 Sqn Halifax LK739	Lost on operation to Berlin Jan 44 - Bourgogne - Pyrenees
3319 1893 (-)	F/O A R Fisher RCAF	428 Sqn Halifax LK739	Lost on operation to Berlin Jan 44 - Bourgogne - Pyrenees
3319 1894 (-)	P/O R B Charters RCAF	199 Sqn Stirling EE957	Lost on SOE mission to France Mar 44 - Pyrenees
3319 1895 (-)	F/O George G A Whitehead	76 Sqn Halifax LL116	FTR Jan 44 - Chauny - Bourgogne - Pyrenees
3319 1896 (-)	F/O F van den Plassche	141 Sqn Mosquito HJ708	Lost on bomber support mission Mar 44 - crashed in France
3319 1897 (-)	F/Sgt F F E Reain RCAF	428 Sqn Halifax LK739	Lost on operation to Berlin Jan 44 - Bourgogne - Pyrenees
3319 1898 (-)	Sgt J H Upton RCAF	24 OTU Whitley AD675	Lost on leaflet drop to Orleans Nov 43 - Bourgogne - Pyrenees
3319 1899 (-)	S/Ldr T C S Cooke	138 SD Halifax LW275	Lost on SOE mission to France Feb 44 - returned via Gib May 44

It may be assumed that airmen with FTR (failed to return) dates evaded in or from France, Belgium or Holland unless otherwise noted

Bourgogne refers to the Bourgogne (or Burgundy) escape line organised by Georges Broussine

Dahlia refers to the escape network organised by Yves le Henaff (Fanfan)

Dutch-Paris refers to the escape network organised by John Weidner

Sort refers to the Spanish prison in Catalunia where so many men were held - information from Josep Calvet

Fillerin refers Norbert Fillerin and his family of Renty (Pas-de-Calais) who helped escapers and evaders throughout the war

Francoise refers to Marie-Louis 'Françoise' Dissard of Toulouse who continued the work of the PAO from March 1943 until the end of the war

Chauny refers to the Chauny-Dromas escape organisation centered on Chauny (Picardy) and organised by Etienne Dromas

Note that following the September 1943 Armistice, many escapers and evaders in Italy headed south towards the advancing Allies

Note that the Comete escape line crossed the extreme western Pyrenees and generally delivered their 'parcels' safely to the British Consulate

* This was Henry Furniss-Roe's second evasion from France - the first was in Sept 43 - see SPG 1547

* This was F/O Ray Sherk's second adventure behind enemy lines - he escaped from an Italian POW camp in 1943 - see SPG 1581

The last man - S/Ldr Cooke - returned to the UK from Gibraltar 4 May 44

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3319 1900 (-)	F/O L J Gornall	138 SD Halifax LW275	Lost on SOE mission to France Feb 44 - returned via Gib May 44
3319 1901 (-)	F/O A B Withecombe	138 SD Halifax LW275	Lost on SOE mission to France Feb 44 - returned via Gib May 44
3319 1902 (-)	F/Sgt P A Tansley	90 Sqn Stirling EF147	Lost on SOE mission to France Mar 44 - Bourgogne
3319 1903 (-)	Sgt H E Gammon RCAF	425 Sqn Halifax LW390	Lost on operation to Stuttgart Feb 44 - Bourgogne
3319 1904 (-)	Lt P Ellis	157 Field Regt - RA	POW at PG49 Fontanellato - rejoined Allied Forces Oct 43
1905 (Italy)	L/Cpl H G Challoner	2 Bn SAS Regt
3319 1906 (-)	W/O B Edinborough	90 Sqn Stirling EF147	Lost on SOE mission to France Mar 44 - Bourgogne
3319 1907 (-)	Sgt W E Fell RCAF	428 Sqn Halifax LK739	Lost on operation to Berlin Jan 44 - Bourgogne - Pyrenees
3319 1908 (-)	F/O Robert Gordon Crosby	56 Sqn Typhoon JP446	FTR Jan 44 - Fillerin - Marie-Odile (query)
3319 1909 (-)	P/O William E Watkins	263 Sqn Typhoon JR309	FTR Feb 44 - Francoise - Pyrenees Apr 44
3319 1910 (-)	F/Lt D Goldberg RCAF	403 Sqn Spitfire MJ356	FTR Mar 44 - Marie-Odile (query)
3319 1911 (-)	F/Sgt T C Squance	90 Sqn Stirling LJ509	Lost on SOE mission to France Mar 44 - Bourgogne
3319 1912 (-)	F/Sgt W A Power	77 Sqn Halifax LW270	Crashed in Denmark Apr 44 - evaded to Sweden
3319 1913 (-)	Sgt J J Harrison	77 Sqn Halifax LW270	Crashed in Denmark Apr 44 - evaded to Sweden
3319 1914 (-)	F/Sgt A G White	100 Sqn Lancaster ND675	Crashed in Denmark Apr 44 - evaded to Sweden
3319 1915 (-)	F/O J H Murray	77 Sqn Halifax LW270	Crashed in Denmark Apr 44 - evaded to Sweden
3319 1916 (-)	Sgt Frank L Haynes	77 Sqn Halifax LW270	Crashed in Denmark Apr 44 - evaded to Sweden
3319 1917 (G)	ACI J Gewelber	33 Sqn	Escaped Stalag Luft VI (Hydekrug) Apr 44 to Sweden
3319 1918 (-)	P/O Leslie C Morrison RCAF	408 Sqn Lancaster DS704	Lost on operation to Frankfurt Dec 43 - Comete - Pyrenees Apr 44
3319 1919 (G)	Guardsman J E Jones	2 Bn Welsh Guards
3319 1920 (-)	Lt I L M M'Geogh
3319 1921 (-)	Lt/Col J F B Combe	11 Hussars
3319 1922 (-)	Lt/Col E J Todd-Hunter	RHA
3319 1923 (-)	Brigadier E W Vaughan	3 Indian Motor Brigade
3319 1924 (-)	F/Lt J G Oliver	613 Sqn Mosquito	FTR Jan 44
3319 1925 (-)	F/O John Hartley Watlington	400 Sqn TAF Mustang AG641	FTR June 43 - Possum - Dutch-Paris (query) - Pyrenees - Sort Mar 44
3319 1926 (-)	F/O H C Yarwood	90 Sqn Stirling EH906	Lost on SOE mission to France Mar 44 - Bourgogne - Pyrenees
3319 1927 (-)	F/Sgt S T Bulmar	90 Sqn Stirling EH906	Lost on SOE mission to France Mar 44 - Bourgogne - Pyrenees
3319 1928 (-)	Sgt F Harmsworth	622 Sqn Lancaster LL828	Lost on operation to Stuttgart Mar 44 - returned via Gibraltar May 44
3319 1929 (-)	Sgt Peter Jezzard	622 Sqn Lancaster LL828	Lost on operation to Stuttgart Mar 44 - returned via Gibraltar May 44
3319 1930 (-)	F/Lt W Blott	15 Sqn Lancaster W4355	Lost on operation to Stuttgart Mar 44 - returned via Gibraltar May 44
3319 1931 (-)	Cpl B V Pyle	1 Bn Durham Light Infantry
3319 1932 (-)	P/O G J A Smith	100 Sqn Lancaster ND595	Bailed out over Switzerland Feb 44 - returned via Gibraltar May 44
3319 1933 (-)	P/O B T Metcalf	100 Sqn Lancaster ND595	Bailed out over Switzerland Feb 44 - returned via Gibraltar May 44
3319 1934 (-)	W/O R G Peter RAAF	35 Sqn Lancaster ND759	Ditched in Lake Constance Apr 44 - evaded - returned via Gib May 44
1935 (Italy)	Rifleman G Coulson	2 Bn KRRC
3319 1936 (-)	Sgt G A Beevers	100 Sqn Lancaster ND595	Bailed out over Switzerland Feb 44 - returned via Gibraltar May 44
3319 1937 (-)	Sgt A Truscott	100 Sqn Lancaster ND595	Bailed out over Switzerland Feb 44 - returned via Gibraltar May 44
3319 1938 (-)	F/Sgt R B Carr	100 Sqn Lancaster ND595	Bailed out over Switzerland Feb 44 - returned via Gibraltar May 44
3319 1939 (-)	Sgt E Hiley	100 Sqn Lancaster ND595	Bailed out over Switzerland Feb 44 - returned via Gibraltar May 44
3319 1940 (-)	Sgt G D Gill	15 Sqn Lancaster W4355	Lost on operation to Stuttgart Mar 44 - returned via Gibraltar May 44
3320 1941 (-)	Sgt Tom J Maxwell	622 Sqn Lancaster LL828	Lost on operation to Stuttgart Mar 44 - Bourgogne
1942 (Italy)	CPO H W Cantle RN	HMS Bedouin	Escaped POW from Italy - Francoise - Pyrenees Feb 44
3320 1943 (-)	Lt Lord Ranfurly	Notts Yeomanry
3320 1944 (-)	Sgt H S Cammish	50 Sqn Lancaster LL791	FTR June 44 - Francoise - Pyrenees - Sort 9 May 44
3320 1945 (-)	F/Sgt F John Franklin	644 Sqn Halifax LL228	Lost on SOE mission Apr 44 - Francoise - Pyrenees - Sort 15 May 44
3320 1946 (-)	Sgt Raymond P Hindle	644 Sqn Halifax LL228	Lost on SOE mission Apr 44 - Francoise - Pyrenees - Sort 15 May 44
3320 1947 (-)	F/O William A Jacks	77 Sqn Halifax LK710	Lost on operation to Laon Apr 44 - Comete - Pyrenees May 44
3320 1948 (-)	F/Sgt Harry W Moss	207 Sqn Lancaster ND564	Lost on operation to La Chappell Apr 44
3320 1949 (-)	F/O Kenneth W Sim	245 Sqn Typhoon JR238	Lost on Ramrod Jan 44 - landed in France - Balfe
3320 1950 (-)	W/O R A Blumer RAAF	91 Sqn Spitfire EN626	Lost on Rhubarb to France Nov 43
3320 1951 (G)	Sgmn P J Harkin	Royal Corps of Signals
3320 1952 (-)	F/Sgt E A Powell RCAF	425 Sqn Halifax LW390	Lost on operation to Stuttgart Feb 44 - Balfe - Bourgogne
3320 1953 (-)	Sgt W Walker	61 Sqn Lancaster W4236	Evaded to Switzerland Dec 43 - returned via Gibraltar June 44
3320 1954 (G)	Sgmn J B O'Neill	Royal Corps of Signals
3320 1955 (G)	Sgmn J McCallum	Royal Corps of Signals
3320 1956 (-)	Lt (A) W A Wallace RNVR	886 Naval Air Sqn
3320 1957 (-)	F/Lt Mieczyslaw Malinowski PAF	138 SD Liberator BZ858	Lost on SOE mission to Poland Oct 43 - bailed out Sweden - interned
3320 1958 (-)	F/O C E Anderson	298 Sqn AEAF Halifax LL407	FTR June 44 from dropping paratroops into France
3320 1959 (-)	F/Lt G H Thring	620 Sqn Stirling LJ849	FTR June 44 from dropping supplies into France
3320 1960 (-)	F/O J M Rosinski	305 Sqn Mosquito P2244	Lost on operation to Leeuwarden Apr 44
3320 1961 (-)	Maj-Gen M D Gambier-Parry	2nd Armoured Division
3320 1962 (-)	F/O G L Wilson	296 Sqn Albermarle V1605	Shot down June 44 after delivering glider to Normandy
3320 1963 (-)	F/Lt J G K Maxwell	296 Sqn Albermarle V1605	Shot down June 44 after delivering glider to Normandy
3320 1964 (-)	F/O C F Evans	298 Sqn AEAF Halifax LL407	FTR June 44 from dropping paratroops into France
3320 1965 (-)	F/Sgt D E Lewis	298 Sqn AEAF Halifax LL407	FTR June 44 from dropping paratroops into France
3320 1966 (-)	Sgt E Annon	298 Sqn AEAF Halifax LL407	FTR June 44 from dropping paratroops into France
3320 1967 (-)	F/Lt Richard F W Cleaver	644 Sqn Halifax LL228	Lost on SOE mission Apr 44 - Francoise - Pyrenees May 44
3320 1968 (-)	F/Lt C Nowacki PAF	138 SD Liberator BZ858	Lost on SOE mission to Poland Oct 43 - bailed out Sweden - interned
3320 1969 (-)	W/O B Hulas PAF	138 SD Liberator BZ858	Lost on SOE mission to Poland Oct 43 - bailed out Sweden - interned
3320 1970 (-)	S/Ldr H D Cleveland	418 Sqn ADGB
3320 1971 (-)	W/O J Dubiel PAF	138 SD Liberator BZ858	Lost on SOE mission to Poland Oct 43 - bailed out Sweden - interned
3320 1972 (-)	F/Sgt Boleslaw Wozniak PAF	138 SD Liberator BZ858	Lost on SOE mission to Poland Oct 43 - bailed out Sweden - interned
3320 1973 (-)	F/Sgt G E J Holmes	296 Sqn Albermarle V1605	Shot down June 44 after delivering glider to Normandy
3320 1974 (-)	P/O R F Reader	298 Sqn AEAF Halifax LL407	FTR June 44 from dropping paratroops into France
3320 1975 (-)	F/Sgt Roland T Williams	65 Sqn Mustang FX110	Landed in Denmark May 44 - evaded to Sweden
3320 1976 (P)	L/Cpl W R J Lloyd	Sherwood Foresters
3320 1977 (P)	Pte E V Burfied	Queen's Royal Regiment
3320 1978 (-)	F/Sgt R H Ward	296 Sqn Albermarle V1605	Shot down June 44 after delivering glider to Normandy
3320 1979 (-)	Sgt E H Donne	266 Sqn Typhoon DN562	Shot down near Caen June 44
3320 1980 (-)	P/O M S Steel	10 Sqn Halifax LV858	Lost on operation to Tergnier Apr 44 - Bourgogne
3320 1981 (-)	P/O A W Alliston	10 Sqn Halifax LV858	Lost on operation to Tergnier Apr 44 - Bourgogne
3320 1982 (-)	F/O William F Dobson	50 Sqn Lancaster ND953	Lost on operation to Mailly-le-Camp May 44
3320 1983 (-)	Capt G E Ruggles-Brise	Essex Yeomanry - 7 Commando
3320 1984 (-)	S/Ldr E N M Sparks	83 Sqn Lancaster JB402	Lost on operation to Mailly-le-Camp May 44
3320 1985 (-)	W/O T Cuila	305 Sqn
3320 1986 (-)	F/Sgt Douglas Shepherd	266 Sqn Typhoon MN181	FTR Apr 44
3320 1987 (-)	Sgt John MacKenzie Alexander	101 Sqn Lancaster DV288	Lost on operation to Aulnoye Apr 44 - Pyrenees - returned via Gibraltar
3320 1988 (-)	F/Sgt J Pittwood	207 Sqn Lancaster ND556	Lost on operation to Mailly-le-Camp May 44 - Bourgogne
3320 1989 (-)	Sgt J G Pearce	550 Sqn Lancaster ND733 *	Lost on operation to Mailly-le-Camp May 44 - returned via Gibraltar
3320 1990 (-)	Sgt W A Greene	419 Sqn Halifax HX189	Lost on operation to Laon Apr 44
3320 1991 (-)	F/Sgt L N Schulz RAAF	466 Sqn Halifax LV943	Lost on operation to Mantes-la-Jolie May 44 - returned via Gibraltar
3320 1992 (-)	Sgt P J Evans	625 Sqn Lancaster ME697	Lost on operation to Mailly-le-Camp May 44 - Bourgogne
3320 1993 (-)	F/Sgt Frederick A Greenwall	57 Sqn Lancaster JB565	FTR Feb 44 - Francoise - Pyrenees - Sort 22 May 44
3320 1994 (-)	F/O Terence Frank Bolter	77 Sqn Halifax LL125	FTR Dec 43 - Pyrenees May/June 44 from St Jean de Luz
3320 1995 (-)	F/Sgt A V Jackson	514 Sqn Lancaster DS815	FTR Mar 44 - Francoise - Pyrenees - Sort 5 June 44
3320 1996 (-)	F/O Peter Vaughan Jones	156 Sqn Lancaster ND449	Lost on operation to Mantes-la-Jolie May 44 - returned via Gibraltar
3320 1997 (-)	F/Sgt George M G Meer	156 Sqn Lancaster ND449	Lost on operation to Mantes-la-Jolie May 44 - returned via Gibraltar
3320 1998 (-)	F/O J A Smith RAAF	9 Sqn Lancaster LM361	Lost on operation to Juvisy Apr 44 - returned via Gibraltar June 44
3320 1999 (-)	Sgt C G Virgo	166 Sqn Lancaster ME639	FTR Feb 44 - Bourgogne - Francoise - Pyrenees - Sort 1 June 44

It may be assumed that airmen with FTR (failed to return) dates evaded in or from France, Belgium or Holland unless otherwise noted

Bourgogne refers to the Bourgogne (or Burgundy) escape line organised by Georges Broussine

Fillerin refers Norbert Fillerin and his family of Renty (Pas-de-Calais) who helped escapers and evaders throughout the war

Marie-Odile aka Mme Alaice La Roche aka Comtesse Pauline de St Vincent - arrested 4 May 44 she died at Ravensbrueck in 1945

Possum refers to the escape line organised by Dominique Potier and Conrad LaFleur, who were parachuted into France in July 43

Dutch-Paris refers to the escape network organised by John Weidner

Francoise refers to Marie-Louis 'Françoise' Dissard of Toulouse who continued the work of the PAO from March 1943 until the end of the war

Sort refers to the Spanish prison in Catalunia where so many men were held - information from Josep Calvet

Note that the Comete escape line crossed the extreme western Pyrenees and generally delivered their 'parcels' safely to the British Consulate

* Sgt Pearce bailed out over France from Lancaster ND733 which then returned to England

The last man - Sgt Virgo RAF - returned to the UK from Gibraltar 24 June 44

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