Capt W T L Allcock's       RFC Diary      1915-1917

Captain William Allcock RFC's diary 2 Sqn personnel mentioned Sep 1915- Feb 1916 Maj Becke CO Lt Arthur Whitten Brown (observer) (POW 10/11/15, later flew the Atlantic in 1919) 2/Lt K D P Murray Lt Herbert Bainbridge Russell (observer) later pilot with 23 Sqn POW 26 June 1916 Lt A L Russell (pilot) POW 5 Jan 1916 Lt W E  Somerville (pilot) POW 5 Jan 1916 Capt "Caruthers", probably a reference to Capt T Carthew DSO Sgt Craven 2/Lt B C Rice (observer) 2/Lt (?LC) Chapman (observer) 1AM  Bowes Lt E M Gilbert (observer) 2/Lt Harold William Medlicott (POW 10/11/15 later shot escaping 21/5/18) Lt Nulue (observer) 1AM Harris 2AM Aston Capt Sandery ? William Douglas S Sanday Lt (Vernon) Busby  Capt Denistoun (observer) Lt Milne (observer) Lt William George Bransby Williams (Pilot) (KIA 12/5/17) Lt Moser (observer) Other 2 Sqn personnel mentioned in the communiqués: Lt George Antony Turton (pilot) 2/Lt H V Stammers (observer) Capt Thomas Walter Colby Carthew (pilot) 2/Lt E M Gilbert (observer) Capt (Philip) Babington (pilot) Lt Davies (observer) 2/Lt William Douglas Stock Sanday (pilot) Lt (John Percival) Clark (pilot) 2/Lt (Alfred) Ellison Corp Welch (observer) Lt Chadwick (observer) Sgt Hodgson (observer) Capt G T Porter (pilot) Lt Davey (observer) Capt Charles Sandford Wynne-Eyton (Pilot) Lt G C Formilli (observer) POW 5 Jan 1916   16 Sqn personnel mentioned Feb - May 1916 Maj D W Powell CO Lt (Frederick James Harry) Thayre (pilot) Lt Summons (observer) Lt Nesbitt (observer) Corp Wain Lt Logan (pilot) Lt Truscott. (observer) 1AM Sherwood Lt Caton (observer) 1AM Rockcliffe 2 Lt Colison (observer) KIA ? Corp Woolley Lt Tyrell (observer) Sgt Prance Sgt Greasy Sgt Gae Capt Arnold Reed Tillie KIA 11/5/16 (pilot) Capt Waller Other 16 Sqn personnel mentioned in the communiqués: 2/Lt Laurence Minot (pilot) 2/Lt Welsh (observer) 2/Lt J G Howell (observer + Tillie RFC Com 36)

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