Official Registry of Casualties Commemorated: 1945, 1946, and 1947
Plaque Significance & Historical Context
Bronze Plaque No. 19 is located at the base of the main circular column of the Malta Memorial in Floriana. This specific panel lists late-war operations from 1945, alongside post-war service casualties from 1946 and 1947. It forms an essential component of our overall archival mapping of the missing Commonwealth aircrews who died in the Mediterranean theatre.
The panel records a diverse multinational group, honoring individuals from the Royal Air Force (RAF), Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF), Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF), and the South African Air Force (SAAF).
Archival Photographic Record
Transcribed Roll of Honour: Plaque 19
Below is the fully cross-referenced transcription of the names cast onto Plaque 19, formatted alphabetically by branch, country, and operational rank as they appear on the monument.
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| Year | Air Force / Branch | Rank | Name & Initials |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Corporal | BELL, Andrew. |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Corporal | Forsyth, Gordon |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Corporal | Hewitt, Jeffrey Langdil |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Corporal | Hewlett, Ernest George |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Corporal | Jude, William |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Corporal | Mills, James |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Leading Aircraftman | Armstrong, Michael Francis |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Leading Aircraftman | Burgess, Leslie |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Leading Aircraftman | Dunning, Robert Victor |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Leading Aircraftman | Ellis, Charles Goldie |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Leading Aircraftman | Gottheimer, Sidney Walter |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Leading Aircraftman | Hampton, Arthur Oliver |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Leading Aircraftman | Hermon, Kenneth William |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Leading Aircraftman | Mcallister, William |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Leading Aircraftman | Ratnowski, Szymon |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Leading Aircraftman | Roberts, William Stanley |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Leading Aircraftman | Shipley, Roy |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Leading Aircraftman | Smith, Charles George |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Leading Aircraftman | Wilkinson, Friend Welbourne |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Leading Aircraftman | Willman, Robert Holme |
| 1945 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Leading Aircraftman | Young, Reginald Charles Frank |
| 1945 | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) | Flight Lieutenant | Newell, Eric Robertson |
| 1945 | Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) | Pilot Officer | Ashley, Robert Joseph |
| 1945 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Lieutenant | Cameron, Phillip Greig |
| 1945 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flying Officer | Duffy, James William Alexander |
| 1945 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flying Officer | Sherry, Brian George |
| 1945 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Pilot Officer | Klingner, Albert Charles Frederick |
| 1945 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Warrant Officer | Howe, Alfred William |
| 1945 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Warrant Officer | HUNT, Alfred Percival |
| 1945 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Warrant Officer | Lee, Mervyn Thomas |
| 1945 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Warrant Officer | Mathers, Michael James |
| 1945 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Warrant Officer | Pinkerton, Harrie Irwin |
| 1945 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Warrant Officer | Shearer, John Garnet |
| 1945 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Warrant Officer | Watts, Keith Hamilton |
| 1945 | Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) | Flight Sergeant | Conolan, Bernard Leslie Reid |
| 1945 | Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) | Flight Lieutenant | Jay, Walter Edward |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant Colonel | STARFIELD, Hyman, M.B.E. |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Captain | JENKINSON, Clifford |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | DICK, David Buntine |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | ELLIS, William Ewart |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | FOURIE, Louis Philippus |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | HILL, Peter Edward |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | HOLMNER, Albert Isaac Gordon |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | Francis Desmond |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | Klapper, Philip Anthony |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | Mcleroth, Bertram Bernard |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | NEL, George Christoffel |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | Perkins, Ralph |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | RYLAND, George Henry |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | SENIOR, Leon |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | STEELE,Joscelyn Albert Tudor |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Lieutenant | WARMBACK, Alexander |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Second Lieutenant | DELL, Ian Burnet |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Second Lieutenant | WARNER, Thomas Philip |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer I | HOWE, Frederick Carl |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer I | LEVITON, Leo De Wet |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer I | MATHEW, George Alexander Campbell |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer I | SLATER, Frederick John |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer II | ANDERSSON, Anders Leonard Axel |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer II | Benn, Harland Trevor |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer II | FAULL, Robert Ian |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer II | GELDENHUYS, Gerhard Jacobus |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer II | KRUGER, Abraham Johannes |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer II | SEGAL, Shirley Listenborgh |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer II | WICHT, Ronald Esme |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Warrant Officer II | WICKS, Bertie. |
| 1945 | South African Air Force (SAAF) | Air Sergeant | AUSTIN, David Kenneth |
| 1946 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Sergeant | Parker, Leslie Albert |
| 1946 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Leading Aircraftman | Devaney, Patrick Aloysius |
| 1946 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Leading Aircraftman | POSTONS, Harry |
| 1947 | Royal Air Force (RAF) | Signaller II | Callaghan, Frank William |
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- Last Updated: 2026
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