Official Registry of Casualties Commemorated: 1944
Plaque Significance & Historical Context
Bronze Plaque No. 17 is situated at the base of the main circular column of the Malta Memorial in Floriana. This panel honors the commonwealth aircrews who lost their lives in 1944 operations across the Mediterranean theatre. It serves as an open archival reference for historians, genealogists, and relatives tracing missing personnel.
The panel stands out for its specific recording of deployments from the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) at the top, followed by an extensive registry of officers and airmen from the South African Air Force (SAAF).
Archival Photographic Record
Transcribed Roll of Honour: Plaque 17
Below is the fully cross-referenced transcription of the names cast onto Plaque 17. Each casualty is mapped onto an independent row to maximize search engine query indexation.
| Year | Air Force / Branch | Rank | Name & Initials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1944 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flying Officer | WHITAKER, L. T. |
| 1944 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Pilot Officer | JEFFARES, B. C. |
| 1944 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Pilot Officer | WILLIAMS, L. |
| 1944 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Warrant Officer | NEWMAN, J. A. |
| 1944 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Warrant Officer | OPIE, R. A. P. |
| 1944 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Sergeant | BIGNELI, B. G. |
| 1944 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Sergeant | GOOD, N. A. |
| 1944 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Sergeant | KNIGHT, W. A. D. A. |
| 1944 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Sergeant | LESLIE, C. R. |
| 1944 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Sergeant | LOVEGROVE, R. T. |
| 1944 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Sergeant | McCORMICK, A. E. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Major | URRY, S. S. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Captain | BOSCH, P. H. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Captain | DIETRICH, H. A. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Captain | KLOPPER, J. H. G., D.F.C. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Captain | LOMBARD, W. J. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Captain | LOUW, B. J. S. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Captain | MacKAY, W. J. A., D.F.C. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Captain | OLDRIDGE, A. R. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Captain | SHARPE, J. E. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Captain | VAN DER SPUY, T. A. M. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Captain | VAN HEERDEN, C. S. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | ACKERMAN, W. H. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | ARMSTRONG, N. W. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | ARONSON, J. C. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | BAIN-MARAIS, C. T. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | BOTHA, G. M. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | BROWNE, D. G. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | BRUMMER, M. J. W. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | CAMERON, D. M. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | CAMPBELL, N. S. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | CARO, I. L. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | CATHERINE, L. F. H. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | COLLARD, G. A. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | COMPTON, D. J. W. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | DE GOEDE, G. A. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | DE KLERK, R. J. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | DIBB, G. W. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | DODD, L. W. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | DUTOIT, J. H. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | EDMONSTONE, R. N. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | ELLIOTT, P. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | ESSER, L. V. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | FIETZE, D. E. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | GESUNDHEIT, E. M. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | HAGGETT, C. I. B. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | HAMILTON, E. G. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | HARGRAVE, R. A. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | HARRISON, H. L. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | HAWKES, A. L. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | HENRY, A. B. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | HENRY, J. E. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | HORTON, E. H. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | HUNTER, D. M. A., D.F.C. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | KELLAR, R. B. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | KERBEY, G. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | KRIEL, G. P. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | LEGOFF, L. A. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | McCARDLE, M. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | MATHIESON, J. M. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | MEDALIE, A. M. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | MILLS, G. P. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | MOOR, J. W. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | MULLER, J. W. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | NAGEL, W. T. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | OOSTHUIZEN, D. R. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | RACHMANN, H. K. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | REES, F. G. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | RIBBINK, K. E. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | ROBARTS, E. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | ROOD, B. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | ROOD, C. H. J. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | ROUX, K. R. B. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | ROWSON, S. H. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | SHEPPERSON, A. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | SIMPSON, R. P. D. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | STEENKAMP, M. J. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | SWIEL, R. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | TAYLER, G. V. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | TREU, G. W. J. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | VAN ROOYEN, U. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | WENTZEL, I. J. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | WESSELS, C. G. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | WILKINSON, G. M. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | WRIGHT, C. A. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | YOUNGSON, S. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | ZINN, J. A. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | ZURSCHMIEDE, J. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Second Lieutenant | CHAPMAN, E. B. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Second Lieutenant | COHEN, L. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Second Lieutenant | DEKENAH, D. C. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Second Lieutenant | LORDAN, R. C. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class I | ANDREWS, D. L. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class I | ANGOVE, I. P. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class I | BEZUIDENHOUT, M. M. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class I | BLOCH, E. B. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class I | BOTHA, G. M. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class I | CARROLL, V. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class I | DREYER, J. G. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class I | HAMILTON, D. M. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class I | HORSCROFT, H. E. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class I | HOWARD, K. G. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class I | JOUBERT, P. J. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class I | LAYDE, W. J. G. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class I | ROGERS, J. C. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class I | TERBLANCHE, G. J. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class I | TREZONA, G. W. F. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class I | VAN DER WALT, W. E. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class I | WEBSTER, D. C. R. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class II | ATTWELL, N. H. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class II | AVLETT, F. W. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class II | BROOK, S. J. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class II | BROWN, H. J. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class II | DE JONGE, P. J. G. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class II | FLETCHER, G. P. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class II | MARTIN, R. W. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class II | POTTER, A. S. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer Class II | WALKER, D. G. |
| 1944 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Air Corporal | KALIS, C. A. |
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