Battle of Britain Historical Society Monument, Victoria Embankment, London

About Us

Our Aims

To perpetuate the memory of the Battle of Britain. Now and for future generations.

To ensure that the Battle of Britain be properly commemorated in future years.

To find and record grave locations of Battle of Britain airmen wherever in the world they are buried.

To assist, wherever possible, in the renovation and maintenance of neglected graves of Battle of Britain airmen.

To pay regular visits to the graves of those Battle of Britain airmen who no longer have family or friends to visit them.

We place granite memorial stones at the known crash sites in the UK of Battle of Britain pilots, so that anyone passing the spot can appreciate its historical significance.

From the late Bill Bond, our founder

I am often asked why I started the Battle of Britain Historical Society. To be honest it was simply because I was darned annoyed at the time; I had just overheard two serving members of the RAF admitting that they knew practically nothing about the Battle of Britain – and questioning whether it was a sufficiently important event to still warrant celebrating every September.

As someone raised on a fare of tales of ‘derring-do’, and who knew that the Battle was make or break for this country, and indeed for the rest of the world, I had always assumed (rather naively as it turned out) that everyone left school knowing just how much we owe the Few. Nothing, in fact, could be further from the truth. A casual inquiry of the offspring of assorted friends revealed that the level of ignorance about WW2 in general and the Battle of Britain in particular was breath-taking.

So that’s when I became annoyed and, for once in my life, I did not shrug my shoulders and think ‘what can I do about it?’ but shook my fist at the heavens and said ‘This time they have gone too far!’ (for ‘they’ read successive governments, trendy educationalists, the anti-war brigade, the chattering classes, pseudo-intellectuals etc. etc., you know who I mean!). And that was it. With no money, no contacts and little idea, but possessed of a missionary zeal, I founded the Battle of Britain Historical Society.

We now have hundreds of members worldwide. Our declared object is to educate school children throughout the country so that they will grow up in the knowledge that the freedom which we all take so much for granted now would be unknown had the brave men and women who fought the Battle of Britain not prevailed. Our Society magazine “Scramble” keeps everyone up to date with all the latest news and now with our new website it will not only introduce new members to the Society, but will renew the interest in the Battle of Britain that many have long forgotten. If you would like to participate and become a member of our Society, you will be helping us to remember them by keeping their memory alive.

In the 21^st century there are almost no living participants of the battle left, and this is giving us more determination than ever to make the Battle of Britain memorial become a reality. Through our aim, and our website we are now going international and are welcoming more and more members from overseas countries. I thank you all, and through our strength we will achieve.

Bill Bond 

Founder of the Battle of Britain Historical Society

Battle of Britain Historical Society Monument, Victoria Embankment, London

Grave Adoption Programme

One of the aims of the Society is to ensure the graves of all ‘The Few’ are visited and tended, particularly those who no longer have family or friends to visit them. Can you spare some time to look after the grave of one of ‘The Few’? If so please make contact with the Graves Registrar by email

The Grave of P/O H C Adams - Before

.... and After

Graves for Re-Allocation

Rank	Name	Cemetery	Location	Section/Grave
ABERDEENSHIRE
Sgt	A. Dvorak	Dyce Old Churchyard	Aberdeen
P/O	V. Zaoral	Dyce Old Churchyard	Aberdeen
AVIEMORE Scotland
F/Sgt	F.P. Burnard	Laggan Churchyard
BANFFSHIRE
P/O	William Gordon	Mortlach Parish Church	Dufftown
BEDFORDSHIRE
AC2	C.F. Cooper	Luton Church Burial Ground	Luton
Sgt	R. D. Hogg	Bedford Cemetery	Bedford
P/O	D. Whitley	Bedford Cemetery	Bedford	Sect E Grave 849
BERKSHIRE
P/O	N.G. Bowen	Wallingford Cemetery	Wallingford	Sec R Grave 60
P/O	M.F. Briggs	Cookham Cemetery	Cookham
P/O/E	E. Burgoyne	St Mary’s Church	Burghfield
Sgt	E.T.G. Frith	Botley Cemetery	North Hinksey	Plot J/1 Grave 3
P/O	G.H. Maffett	Windsor Road Cemetery	Bray	Section O Grave 42
P/O	J.A.P. Studd	Holy Trinity Church	Bray	Row 8 Grave 15
Sgt	R.C. Turner	Henley Road Cemetery	Eye & Dunsden Reading	Block 4 Grave7614
BUCKS
Sgt	S.F.F. Johnson	Clivedon War Cemetery	Taplow
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
P/O	R.A.C. Aeberhardt	SS Mary & Andrew Church	Whittlesford
Sgt	H.H. Allgood	St Mary’s Churchyard	Grantchester
P/O	F.C. Harrold	St Andrews Churchyard	Cherry Hinton
F/L	D.T. Parrot	Maidstone Cemetery	Whittlesford
CHESHIRE
Sgt	Eric Welch	All Saints Church	Marple
CORNWALL
Mid Shipman	E. W. Roberts	St Merryn Church	St Merryn
DERBYSHIRE
Sgt	A. H. Gregory	Christ Church	Hulland
Sgt	W. B. Higgins	St Lawrence Churchyard	Whitwell
P/O	N. G. Wheatcroft	St James’s Church	Idridgehay
DORSET
LAC	J. P. Wyatt	Melplash	Netherbury	West Part
DUMBARTONSHIRE
F/O	W. P. Sprenger	Vale of Leven Cemetery	Bonhill
P/O	J. McGibbon	Faslane Cemetery	Rhu	Section R Grave 65
Sgt	J. Wright	New Kilpatrick Cemetery	New Kilpatrick	Section D Grave 471
DURHAM
Sgt	H.A. Boulton	Stranton Cemetery	Hartlepool	Plot 10 DivA Grave 258
Sgt	J. T. Craig	Witton-le-Wear Cemetery	Witton-le-Wear
Sgt	R. Hall	Heworth Cemetery	Felling	Grave A 74
Sgt	S. Karubin	Castletown Cemetery	Sunderland
P/O	J. Lonsdale	Durham Road Cemetery	Stockton-on-Tees
W/Cdr	D.C. Peacock	Stranton Cemetery	Hartlepool
Sgt	S. Stokoe	St Mary’s Church	Heworth	Plot F Grave 11
P/O	D. C. Winter	Harton Cemetery	South Shields
ESSEX
P/O	J. L. Bickerdike	All Saints Church	Wimbush
Sgt	J. Bignal	Romford Cemetery	Romford
P/O	H. W. A. Britton	All Saints Church	Wimbish
P/O	J.W. Broadhurst	Hornchurch Cemetery	Hornchurch	Section A Grave 1339
P/O	R. B. Dewey	Hornchurch Cemetery	Hornchurch	Section A Grave 1431
F/O	C. W. Goldsmith	Hornchurch Cemetery	Hornchurch	Section A Grave 1340
P/O	P. L. Kenner	London Road Cemetery	Brentwood	Plot L Grave 106
Sgt	G.M. Leslie	Saffron Walden Cemetery	Saffron Walden
Sgt	P. D. Lloyd	Holy Innocents	High Beech
Sgt	C. V. Meeson	Loughton Burial Ground	Loughton	Section E Grave 749
P/O	F.G. Nightingale	Saffron Walden Cemetery	Saffron Walden
Sgt	H.T. Perry	Saffron Walden Cemetery	Saffron Walden	Comp51 Grave 6
Sgt	A.L. Romanis	Saffron Walden Cemetery	Saffron Walden
P/O	R.L. Smith	Saffron Walden Cemetery	Saffron Walden
P/O	A. J. Storrie	St Leonard’s Church	Lexden, Colchester
Sgt	G. A. Whipps	St Mary’s Church	Theydon Bois
FIFE
Sub Lt	S. H. Bunch	Arbroath Western Cemetery	Arbroath
FLINTSHIRE
Sgt	R. T. Thomas	St Stephens Churchyard	Bodfari
GLAMORGAN
F/O	A. Eyre	St Cennydds Church	Llangennith
Sgt	W. G. Lewis	Mynydd Bach Congregational Chapel	Llwchwr, Swansea
P/O	R. B. Rohacek	St Hilary of Poitiers Cemetery	Killay, Swansea
GLASGOW
Sgt	C. E. P. Castle	Cathcart Cemetery	Cathcart, Glasgow
Sgt	R. H. B. Frazer	Craigton Cemetery	Craigton, Glasgow
P/O	D. W. Hogg	Eastwood Cemetery	Glasgow	Section H New Part Grave 278
Ft/Lt	A. A. McKeller	North Eastwood Cemetery	Glasgow
Sgt	N. Morrison	Eastwood Cemetery	Glasgow
GLOUCESTERSHIRE
P/O	A. G. Lewis	New Cemetery	Stroud
HAMPSHIRE
Sgt	H. H. Adair	Porchester Cemetery	Porchester	New garden post 54-55 south of ash
W/Cdr	J.S. Dewar	St John the Baptist Churchyard	North Baddesley	New part of cemetery
Sgt	B. D. Gardner	Hollybrook Cemetery	Southampton
F/L	J.M.M. Hughes	St Denys Church Chilworth Cemetery	Chilworth
Sgt	G. E. Keel	Eastney Cemetery	Portsmouth	Section M-S wall Row 2 Grave 5
P/O	M.A. King	All Saints Churchyard	Fawley
F/O	J.R. Hardacre	All Saints Churchyard	Fawley
Sgt	W. G. Silver	Milton Cemetery	Portsmouth	Plot U Row 23A Grave 13
Sgt	L. V. Toogood	Kingstone Cemetery	Portsmouth	Plot 98 Row 1 Grave 13
S/L	E. R. Thorn	St Peter’s Churchyard	Bishops Waltham
HERTFORDSHIRE
Sgt	R. G. Crossman	Watford Cemetery	Watford
INVERNESSHIRE
F/Sgt	F.P. Burnard	Laggan	Aviemore
ISLE OF WIGHT
S/L	M. E. A. Royce	Church of St Michael	Shalfleet
Sgt	E. E. Shepperd	Binstead Cemetery	Ryde	Section D Grave 8
Sgt	J. V. Wadham	Carisbrooke Cemetery	Newport	Section A Grave 14
KENT
P/O	A. W. Clarke	Rooklands	Newchurch, Romney Marsh
Sgt	J. Dygryn	Westwell Burial Ground	Westwell
F/O	D. N. Grice	Charing Crematorium		Commemorative Panel
Sgt	F. J. Keast	Whitstable Cemetery	Whitstable	Section 4A Grave 16
P/O	a van Hov d Ertsenrijck	St Stephen’s Churchyard	Lympne	Memorial plague where original grave lay Now buried Pelouse d Honour Cem,’Evere, Brussels, Belgium
F/Sgt	E. E. Williams	Gravesend Fort Garden	Gravesend	Memorial plaque
LANARKSHIRE
Sgt	J. Arbuthnot	Wilton Cemetery	Carluke
LEICESTERSHIRE
F/O	E. M. Frisby	St Cuthbert’s Church	Great Glen
LONDON
P/O	A. R. H. Barton	St Andrews Church	Totteridge N20
F/Lt	W. J. Carr	St Paul’s Church	Mill Hill NW7
Sgt	D. E. Lloyd	St Mary’s Church	Wanstead E12
P/O	E. E. Males	New Southgate Cemetery	Brunswick Park Road N11
Sgt	A.F.C. Saunders	Wandsworth Cemetery	Wandsworth SW18 3NP	Block 32 Grave 40
MONTGOMERYSHIRE
Sgt	R. C. Hamer	Dolhasren Cemetery	Montgomeryshire
NORFOLK
P/O	N. N. Campbell	Scottow Cemetery	Scottow	ATC
F/L	C.A.E. Clarke	St Michael’s Churchyard	Geldeston
Sgt	P.A. Dale	Scottow Cemetery	Scottow	Poss ATC
Sgt	V. Brejcha	Scottow Cemetery	Scottow	ATC
Sgt	V. Gee	St Bartholomew’s Church	Hanworth, Cromer
P/O	E.M. Gunter	St Mary’s Churchyard	Aldeby
P/O	A.F. Laws	Wells-next-the-Sea Cemetery	Wells
P/O	E.R. Phillips	St Andrews Military Cemetery	Great Bircham	ATC
P/O	J.S. Priestley	St Andrews Military Cemetery	Great Bircham	ATC
P/O	N.A. Sadler	St Andrews Military Cemetery	Great Bircham	ATC
P/O	A.F. Volkes	St Andrews Military Cemetery	Great Bircham	ATC
W/CR	D. Yule	St Margaret’s Church	Old Catton, Norwich	ATC
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE
P/O	G. H. Langley	SS Pete & Paul Church	Abingdon	Grave 1300
Sgt	J. I. Johnson	Towcester Cemetery	Towcester	Row G Grave 2
NORTHUMBERLAND
Sgt	G. Atkinson	Blyth Cemetery	Blyth
P/O	H. H. Chalder	St Nicholas Cemetery	Fenham, Newcastle	Section W Grave 300
Sgt	B. E. Dye	St Peter’s New Burial Ground	Cambois
P/O	D. M. Gray	Chevington Cemetery	East Chevington
P/O	P. A. Mortimer	West Road Cemetery	Newcastle on Tyne
S/L	J. Sample	St Andrew’s Church	Bothal Ashington
NOTTINGHAMSHIRE
Sgt	D. Noble	East Retford Cemetery	East Retford	Section AK Grave 232
F/L	W. B. Royce	Mansfield Cemetery	Mansfield
OXFORDSHIRE
P/O	N. G. Bowen	Wallingford Town Cemetery	Wallingford	Section R Grave 60
RENFREWSHIRE
Sgt	J. Mc Bean Christie	Arkelston Cemetery	Arkelston	Section L Row T Grave 51
Sgt	A. G. Girdwood	Hawkshead Cemetery	Paisley	Section A Grave 2026
RADNORSHIRE
P/O	J. R. Hamar	Knighton Cemetery	Knighton	Row K Grave 9
SHROPSHIRE
F/O	N. I. C. Francis	St Peter’s Church	Stoke Upon Tern
Sgt	O. Kestler	St Mary’s Church	Market Drayton
P/O	H. L. Whitbread	Ludlow New Cemetery	Ludlow	Section A Row 2 Grave 29A
SOMERSET
F/L	H. Speke	St Andrews Church	Dowlish Wake
Sgt	D. J. Pearcy	Yeovil Cemetery	Yeovil
SUFFOLK
Sgt	D. H. Ayers	Ipswich Cemetery	Ipswich	Section XH Grave 407
F/O	W. F. Carnaby	Newmarket Cemetery	Newmarket
Sgt	J. E. Goldsmith	All Saints Church	Sudbourne
Sgt	G. A. Steward	St Edmunds Church	Bromeswell
P/O	W. S. Williams	St Margaret’s Church	Stradishall
SURREY
F/O	P. G. Crofts	All Saints Churchyard	Tilford	SE Corner
F/L	I. D. G. Donald	All Saints Church	Tilford	SW Corner
S/L	B. Drobinski	St Teresa Aviala R C Church	Chiddingfold	Cremation Stone
S/L	A. Hess	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking
P/O	J. H. Hoare-Scott	St Mary’s Churchyard	Frensham
P/O	J.E. Hybler	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking
P/O	J. A. Jaske	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking
P/O	J. G. Lecky	All Saints Church	Tilford	South West of Church
Sgt	R. Puda	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking
F/L	L. W. Stevens	St Alban’s Churchyard	Hindhead
Sgt	J. Rechka	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking
Sgt	J. J. Brimble	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 24 Row D Grave 13
G/C	E. Cizek	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 28 Row B Grave 28
P/O	J. G. Drake	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 22 Row E Grave 2
F/O	R.L. Edwards	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 3 Row C Grave 1A
Sgt	E. J. Egan	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 24 Row D Grave 16
Sgt	J. H. M. Ellis	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 20 Row E Grave 20
P/O	E. Fechtner	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 28 Row E Grave 21
P/O	C. D. Francis	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 20 Row E Grave 18
Sgt	J. S. Gilders	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 20 Row E Grave 21
Sgt	S. J. Hobbs	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 25 Row B Grave 25
F/Sgt	J. Kominek	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 28 Row E Grave 2
F/O	P.W. Lochnan	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 30 Row F Grave 2
P/O	C. Logan	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 25 Row A Grave 24
P/O	J. M. Maly	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 20 Row B Grave 1
P/O	A. Mamedoff	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking
Sgt	M. J. Mansfield	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking
F/L	S. T. Meares	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 21 Row A Grave 24
Sgt	E. A. Mould	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 24 Row C Grave 18
F/O	O. J. Peterson	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 3 Row K Grave 1A
P/O	J. B. Ramsay	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 20 Row E Grave 19
F/O	R. Smither	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 3 Row H Grave 1
P/O	M. E. Staples	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 21 Row A Grave 20
P/O	Sterbacek	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking
P/O	B. van Mentz	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking	Plot 25 Row A Grave 9
P/O	T. Vybral	Brookwood Cemetery	Woking
SUSSEX
P/O	A.A. Atkinson	St Mary’s Churchyard	Climping
P/O	J. Clandillon	Littlehampton Cemetery	Littlehampton
F/L	C. R. Davies	St Mary’s Churchyard	Storrington
P/O	W. M. L. Fiske	SS St Mary & Blaise Church	Boxgrove	Section F Grave 2
G/Capt	A. Ingle	Chichester Crematorium	Chichester
Sgt	G. B. Johnson	Climping Churchyard	Climping
P/O	A. C. McClure	Littlehampton Cemetery	Littlehampton
P/O	J. H. Rothwell	Poynings Cemetery	Poynings
P/O	D. A. Willans	Climping Churchyard	Climping
WARWICKSHIRE
P/O	L. G. Burton	St Peter’s Church	Harborne, Birmingham
F/L	I. J. A. Cruickshanks	Milverton Cemetery	Leamington Spa
Sgt	L. A. Garvey	Witton Cemetery	Witton	Section 56 Grave 10373
P/O	G. E. Hill	Attleborough Cemetery	Nuneaton
Sgt	O. V. Houghton	All Saints Churchyard Extension	Allesley, Coventry
Sgt	W. H. Machin	Handsworth Cemetery	Handsworth, Birmingham	Section 22 C of E Grave 12885
P/O	K. J. Marston	St James Churchyard	Stivichall, Coventry
P/O	R. F. G. Miller	St Nicholas Churchyard	Radford Semele	S.E of churchyard
P/O	P. J. C. King	St Botolph’s Churchyard	Farnborough
Sgt	R. E. Plant	St Michael’s Churchyard	Stoke, Coventry
F/Sgt	J. Proctor	St Michael’s Churchyard	Stoke, Coventry
F/O	W. P. H. Rafter	St Peter’s Church	Harborne, Birmingham
Sgt	N. M. Stanger	Bilton St Mark’s Cemetery	Rugby
WEST LOTHIAN
Sgt	H. A. C. Roden	Linlithgow Cemetery	Linlithgow
WIGTOWNSHIRE
P/O	A. L. Fowler	Glebe Cemetery	Stranraer
WILTSHIRE
F/L	G. L. Campbell	Durrington Cemetery	Durrington
Sgt	W. Szafraniek	Amesbury Cemetery	Amesbury
Sgt	T.R. Tweed	SS Mary & Melores Cemetery	Amesbury	Row 2 Grave 79
WORCESTERSHIRE
F/O	H. McD. Goodwin	St Cassian’s Church	Chaddesley Corbet	N.W. corner
S/L	D. A. Pemberton	St Eadburghs Church	Broadway, Worcs
YORKSHIRE
P/O	H. D. Atkinson	Market Weighton Cemetery	Market Weighton	Row 1R Grave 7
W/C	K. Blair	Hatfield Cemetery	Hatfield, Doncaster
Sgt	E. E. Croker	Catterick Cemetery	Catterick
Sgt	P.E. Freer	Cottingham Cemetery	Birkdale, Southport
P/O	G. N. Gaunt	Salendine Nook Baptist Chapel	Outlane, Huddersfield	Section D Grave 337
Sgt	C. Haigh	St Margaret’s Churchyard	Swinton	Section E Row D Grave 42
F/O	D. H. W. Hanson	All Saints Church	Mappleton
W/C	E. Holden	Rosehill Cemetery, Ascot Avenue	Cantley, Doncaster	Grave V 501
Sgt	J. Hopewell	Bingley Cemetery	Bingley
P/O	G. H. Holmes	Catterick Cemetery	Catterick
P/O	P. R. S. Hurst	Catterick Cemetery	Catterick	C of E Section Row M Grave 14
AC2	A. Jackson	Mexborough Cemetery	Mexborough	Section D Grave 642
Sgt	T. B. Kirk	St Oswald’s Church	East Harlsey	New part Row 2 Grave 29
Sgt	J.F. Le Conte	Boroughbridge Cemetery	Boroughbridge
S/L	J. H. B. Pearce	St John the Baptist Extension	Kirby Wharfe
Sgt	J. Pidd	St Peter’s Churchyard	Woodmansey
Sgt	W. Mason	York Cemetery	York
F/O	O. B. Morrogh-Ryan	St Cuthbert’s Church	Barton
P/O	V. Parker	Stonefall Cemetery	Harrogate
AC2	R. I. Payne	St Helen’s Church	Treeton
Sgt	J. W. Ramshore	Queensgate Cemetery	Beverley	Block 35
F/O	M. Ravenhill	City Road Cemetery	Sheffield	Section K Grave 5903
Sgt	G. E. Shepperd	Catterick Cemetery	Catterick	C of E Section Row M Grave 8
Sgt	A. J. Theasby	Norton Cemetery	Norton nr Malton
Sgt	A. A. Wilsdon	Rose Hill Cemetery	Doncaster
F/O	H. J. Woodward	Heckmondwike Cemetery	Heckmondwike	General Section L Grave 51