Malta Memorial Plaque 16 Registry

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Plaque Significance & Historical Context

Bronze Plaque No. 16 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 1944 operations across the Mediterranean region. It serves as a vital genealogical resource for historians and descendants tracking non-recovered personnel.

The panel lists a continuous sequence of entries for the 1944: Royal Canadian Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force.

Archival Photographic Record

Malta Memorial Bronze Plaque 1 RAF Airmen 1940 casualties — Figure 1: High-resolution documentation of Plaque No. 16 at the Floriana Malta Memorial base.

Transcribed Roll of Honour: Plaque 16

Below is the fully cross-referenced transcription of the names cast onto Plaque 16. Each entry is segmented sequentially into independent rows to maximize precision for historical and genealogical lookups.

Year	Air Force / Branch	Rank	Name & Initials
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	SHEA W. S.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	STABLES J. G.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flying Officer	WEBB H.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	CAMPBELL N. D.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	CARON G.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	CARON J. J. R.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	DELMAGE R. J.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	DOUCET J. G.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	DOWNER W. W., D.F.C.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	EARL J.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	HALLIDAY R. B.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	HYNDMAN O. H.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	LAING F. D.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	McNEIL W. Y.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	SCHMIDT R. J.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	SPARROW T. B.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	TOBIN L. S.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Pilot Officer	WOOTTEN H. L.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer I	DOWLAND H. L.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer I	FERRIS W. H.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer I	LAVOIE J. M. G. L.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer I	McCAIG A.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer I	MARTIN H. S.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer I	PROCTER W. M.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Warrant Officer II	BAXTER R. L.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	CRICKMAY P. W. H.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	HEATH D. J.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	PASSEY T. C.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	YATES N. S.
1944	Royal Canadian Air Force	Leading Aircraftman	STICHMAN P.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Squadron Leader	FOSKETT R. G., O.B.E., D.F.C.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	HAYES M. C. S.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	MYERS N. L.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	NAPIER K. M.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	WICKES D. W.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flying Officer	BOWMAN A. P.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flying Officer	DENISON L. A.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flying Officer	GREENWOOD E. J.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flying Officer	LAWLER B. F.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flying Officer	LITTLE W. J.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flying Officer	McDERMOTT L. B.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flying Officer	MARKEY J. R.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flying Officer	MILLAR T. R.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flying Officer	STRANTZEN R. J. H.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flying Officer	THORPE M. S.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flying Officer	WHITE B. K.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Pilot Officer	ATWELL G. A.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Pilot Officer	FOUNTAIN R. E. R.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Pilot Officer	LAWSON L. A.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Pilot Officer	STEAD S. R.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Pilot Officer	WALL J. E. F.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Warrant Officer	DICKSON V.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Warrant Officer	HOLMES E. D.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Warrant Officer	HUGHES C. L.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Warrant Officer	MURPHY J. D.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Warrant Officer	ROBINSON L. G.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Warrant Officer	RYAN W. B.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Warrant Officer	SHEPHERD O. H. M.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Warrant Officer	SMITH E.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Warrant Officer	STEVENSON C. R.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Warrant Officer	WILSON R. E.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	ANDERSEN T. M.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	ANTHONY R. D.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	BRODRICK N. G.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	CAMPBELL S. N.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	FITZGERALD E. C.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	FRENCH G. O.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	HORE S. R.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	HUGHES R. R.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	HULMES J. M.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	JOHNSTON L. R.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	JOYCE A. F.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	LAMOND F. R.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	LANGLEY F. T.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	LAWTON J.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	LIGHTBODY R. T.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	LIPSCOMB W. M. M.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	McCARTHY V. A.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	McGILVRAY G. A.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	MacKRELL T.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	MARKETO M. P.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	ROGERS T. R.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	RYAN E. J.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	SHIPARD J. C.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	SWEENEY E. R.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	TAYLOR L. C.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	THORNTON I.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	THYER I. J.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Flight Sergeant	WOODS A.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Corporal	KENNY K.
1944	Royal Australian Air Force	Leading Aircraftman	PARKIN G. G.
1944	Royal New Zealand Air Force	Squadron Leader	BEALE H. H. B., D.F.C. AND BAR
1944	Royal New Zealand Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	BAMFORD R. D.
1944	Royal New Zealand Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	CORNISH N.
1944	Royal New Zealand Air Force	Flight Lieutenant	DRYDEN A. E.
1944	Royal New Zealand Air Force	Flying Officer	CLARKE E. M.
1944	Royal New Zealand Air Force	Flying Officer	COLQUHOUN J. A.
1944	Royal New Zealand Air Force	Flying Officer	CROZIER A.
1944	Royal New Zealand Air Force	Flying Officer	NEALE L. W.
1944	Royal New Zealand Air Force	Flying Officer	POCKSON V. C.
1944	Royal New Zealand Air Force	Flying Officer	SANDERSON E. A.

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Last Updated: 2026

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