Plaque Significance & Historical Context
Bronze Plaque No. 12 is located at the base of the main circular column of the Malta Memorial in Floriana. This panel records the names of Commonwealth aircrews who went missing or lost their lives in late 1943 and early 1944 operations across the Mediterranean region. It serves as a vital genealogical resource for historians and descendants tracking non-recovered personnel.
The panel records a large contingent of Flight Sergeants and Sergeants from the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) and Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), followed by a comprehensive listing of South African Air Force (SAAF) officers and non-commissioned ranks, before concluding with the initial senior leadership listings for the Royal Air Force (RAF) casualties of 1944.
Archival Photographic Record
Transcribed Roll of Honour: Plaque 12
Below is the fully cross-referenced transcription of the names cast onto Plaque 12. Each entry is segmented sequentially into independent rows to maximize precision for historical and genealogical lookups.
| Year | Air Force / Branch | Rank | Name & Initials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | O'LOGHLEN, P. E. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | PATERSON, J. E. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | PELLITT, E. N. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | RUBENS, N. A. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | RUSSELL, T. G. N. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | SEDGLEY, P. R. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | SHEARMAN, D. A. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | SKELDON, L. T. W. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | SMITH, R. D. C. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | SPALDING, N. W. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | SPENCER, R. G. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | STONE, L. M. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | SULLIVAN, P. B. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | THURSTUN, G. R. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | VAN WANING, R. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | VEALE, N. M. N. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | WADDELL, R. R. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | WILLIAMS, W. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | WILTSHIRE, A. C. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Sergeant | COPE, A. R. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Sergeant | DING, R. A. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Sergeant | O'KEEFE, G. A. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Sergeant | RIORDAN, D. M. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Sergeant | SCHULTZ, B. A. M. |
| 1943 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Sergeant | VEALE, R. S. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Lieutenant | BURNET, A. R. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Lieutenant | ROWLAND, M. A. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flying Officer | BURTON, N. L. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flying Officer | HALL, J. W. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flying Officer | HOPKINS, W. H. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flying Officer | HOY, W. J. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flying Officer | MARINOVICH, L. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flying Officer | MOON, N. S. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flying Officer | PREBBLE, T. S. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flying Officer | SCRYMGEOUR, D. R. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flying Officer | SMITH, W. G. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flying Officer | SYKES, A. J. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flying Officer | TRIGG, L. A., V.C., D.F.C. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flying Officer | WHIBLEY, F. L. M. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Pilot Officer | BAKER, C. G., D.F.C. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Pilot Officer | MILLAR, K. J. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Pilot Officer | STEWART, A. R. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Warrant Officer | COTTERILL, D. E. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Warrant Officer | JORGENSEN, W. C. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Warrant Officer | MILNER, A. J. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Warrant Officer | MOON, J. M. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Warrant Officer | SWIFT, R. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Sergeant | BENNETT, A. G. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Sergeant | BOWLER, P. N. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Sergeant | BOWSHER, W. J. N. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Sergeant | COTTRELL, S. C. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Sergeant | FROST, L. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Sergeant | HORNUNG, T. S. F. M. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Sergeant | KIPPENBERGER, J. H. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Sergeant | LANKSHEAR, R. H. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Sergeant | LOFTUS, G. D. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Sergeant | MILES, R. G. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Sergeant | SOPER, G. A. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Sergeant | WILKIE, G. M. B. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Sergeant | KELLER, R. A. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Sergeant | PLUMMER, N. A. |
| 1943 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Sergeant | RIMMER, T. D. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Captain | BROWN, M. G. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Captain | CHANDLER, M. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Captain | HASTINGS, J. P. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Captain | LE ROUX, C. C., D.F.C. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | BAGG, M. F. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | BAILEY, P. G. R. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | BOYD, G. S. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | CAMPBELL, D. N. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | CHERRINGTON, P. L. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | DAVIES, M. P. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | ELLIS, C. M. L. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | GIRARDEAU, A. H. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | HIND, J. M. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | ISENBERG, M. I. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | JACQUES-HOUSSA, R. L. L. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | MICHEL, D. A. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | ROSSOUW, A. M. L. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | TAYLOR, A. N. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | VAN ZYL, J. A. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | WALTHERS, L. P. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer I | SMITH, D. A. V. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer I | VAN DER VYVER, G. B. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer II | HARVEY, A. M. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Flight Sergeant | LAMB, A. G. |
| 1943 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Air Mechanic | VAN ZYL, D. J. |
| 1944 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Wing Commander | PARK, G. R., D.F.C. |
| 1944 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Squadron Leader | BOARDMAN, H. G., D.F.C. |
| 1944 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Squadron Leader | BROWN, J. H., D.S.O., D.F.C. |
| 1944 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Squadron Leader | CLARK, H. D., D.F.C. |
| 1944 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Squadron Leader | COATES, J. A., D.F.C. |
| 1944 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Squadron Leader | DEMOULIN, R. L. O. |
Research & Documentation
- Researcher: Paul Berman
- Last Updated: 2026
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