1 W.A.G.S People

Over 6,000 personnel were trained as Wireless Operators/Air Gunners and Navigators at 1 W.A.G.S Ballarat during WW2. Approximately 20% of the trainees were killed in Action or on Active Service. Each trainee has a Profile Page with the following information - Killed or Discharged, Service History and where known a 1 W.A.G.S. Course number. Many profile pages include photos and notes regarding Operations, Squadrons,Theatres of War and P.O.W Status.

138 confirmed trainees became P.O.W with 30 listed as dying in captivity.

Below are photos of 1 W.A.G.S. trainees who later served in the RAAF and were KILLED during WW2. These photos have been included to commemorate their sacrifice and service.

Included in the Individual Profiles are photos, newspaper articles and information. Where possible EXTERNAL LINKS are able to be accessed to ensure that all websites and sources are acknowledged. If there have been any accidently excluded please advise on the CONTACT US page. If we have included Photos that are others property it has been done unintentionally and we seek permission. With over 6,000 names we are continously checking and updating our data base. We thank all those who have gererously allowed access to photos and information and commend their committment and continious research. We are more than happy to share our photos and data to families and other genuine websites. Thankyou Janet Bates Website Coordinator.

  Hover curser over photos for names.

GREEN Garnham FrederickJONES Edward KennionJONES Trevor William RobertSCHELDT Vernon JohnLANDSBERG James William

The following Names in alphabetical order are of those airmen who were both Discharged and Killed.

Name
Service No.
Status
Rank
Operations - Unit / Squadron
WHITE, Geoffrey Oswald
406338
Discharged
Flying Officer
56 PTC
WHITE, George Alfred
406706
Discharged
Flying Officer
2 AOS
WHITE, James Kevin
418035
Discharged (POW)
Warrant Officer
218 SQN
WHITE, John Alexander
419148
Discharged
Warrant Officer
9 AHU
WHITE, John Mathew
416472
Discharged
Flying Officer
99 SQN
WHITE, John Richard
436994
Discharged
Warrant Officer
20 SQN
WHITE, John Sydney
436340
Discharged
Warrant Officer
Station HQ Pearce
WHITE, Keith Edward
417919
Discharged
Warrant Officer
RAF Cranfield
WHITE, Lionel Horace Wilson
435033
Discharged
Warrant Officer
102 Sqn Cecil Plains
WHITE, Peter Berchman
419495
Killed
Pilot Officer
Air ops. Etampes France - 44 SQN
WHITE, Reginald Graham
415096
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
9 AHU
WHITE, Richard Hiden
415845
Discharged
Flying Officer
514 SQN
WHITE, Thomas Charles
419560
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Air ops. Over France target Mailly Le Camp France - 625 SQN
WHITE, Thomas George
453114
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
1 WAGS
WHITE, Vernon John
436354
Discharged
Flying Officer
25 Sqn
WHITE, William John
441736
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
HQ DPS
WHITE, William Murray
402043
Discharged (POW)
Pilot Officer
38(I) SQN
WHITE, Russell Gordon
431190
Discharged
Warrant Officer
51 SQN
WHITE, John Lincoln
442307
Discharged
Flying Officer
9 Local Air Supply Unit
WHITE, Arthur Stanley [Stan]
159895
Discharged
LAC
No. 1 Personnel Depot
WHITE-KANE , Anthony Kane
401060
Discharged (POW)
Warrant Officer
100 SQN
WHITEFORD, Charles
441487
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
55 o BAS U
WHITEFORD, Kenneth Noel
431599
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
7 OTU
WHITEHAIR, Frank Robert
433969
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
2 AOS
WHITEHEAD, John Nelson
410023
Discharged
Flying Officer
35 SQN
WHITEHILL, Maxwell Elliott
407022
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Flying battle Germany target Emden. - 49 SQN
WHITEHOUSE, Norman Clyde
440726
Discharged
Sergeant
AGS
WHITELAW, John Charles
419610
Discharged
Flying Officer
ACOC
WHITELEY, Maitland Shackson
415563
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Air ops. Target Stuttgart Germany - 466 SQN
WHITELOCK, Donald Hubert
408897
Discharged
Warrant Officer
23 SQN
WHITFIELD, Ross Albert
417026
Discharged (POW)
Warrant Officer
466 SQN
WHITFORD, Richard Owen
407657
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
4 Per Dep
WHITFORD, Thomas Samuel
430566
Discharged
Warrant Officer
36 SQN
WHITHAM, Reginald Lawrence
437183
Discharged
Flying Officer
1 AD
WHITHOUSE, Claude Gerald
442461
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
Beccles RAF
WHITLOCK, Ronald Frank
432322
Discharged
Warrant Officer
16 AHU
WHITMEE, Bazil
435256
Discharged
Warrant Officer
Amberley
WHITTAKER, Geoffrey John
438009
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
36 SQN
WHITTAKER, George Lee
439255
Discharged
Aircraftman
1 SD
WHITTARD, Percival James
416238
Killed
Sergeant
Aircraft accident Iraq - 1 MEFC
WHITTEN, Athol Maxwell
431832
Discharged
Warrant Officer
14 ACHU
WHITTENBURY, Mervyn Thomas
417920
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Air ops. over Germany target Gelsenkirchen - 460 SQN
WHITTLE, Mckay
402098
Discharged
Corporal
1 SFTSch
WHITTLESTON, Ronald George
441267
Discharged
Warrant Officer
9 ACHU
WHITTON, Walter John
406314
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
200 Flt
WHITTY, Daniel Mannix Joseph
437557
Discharged
Warrant Officer
9 ACHU
WHITTY, John Francis
401061
Discharged (POW)
Warrant Officer
100 SQN
WICKHAM, Dudleigh Harcourt
436220
Discharged
Aircraftman
34 SQN
WICKS, Brian Price
416815
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Killed in action [ Air collision] Ulceby England - 576 SQN
WICKS, William Harry Leslie
439187
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
1 WAGS
WIDDUP, Victor
415596
Discharged (POW)
Warrant Officer
460 SQN
WIGHTMAN, Kevin Frederick
417610
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Accidental England - 1667 Conv
WIGLEY, Harvey John
407854
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Flying battle Mediterranean Sea - 40 SQN
WIGNEY, Keith
431224
Discharged
Flying Officer
GRS Bairnsdale
WILCOX, Bertram Clarence
441521
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
Air & Ground Radio School
WILCOX, Leonard Thomas
445108
Discharged
Aircraftman
Crew Conv E Sale
WILD, Robert Christopher
436995
Discharged
Sergeant
2 Em Depot Bradfield Park
WILD, Ronald George
449848
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
Sig. Sch.
WILKEN, Charles Leslie
408448
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Flying battle Timor Sea - HQ NW/A
WILKINS, Edward George
437559
Discharged
Warrant Officer
5 OTU Williamtown
WILKINSON, John Ernest
432926
Discharged
Warrant Officer
2 AOS
WILKINSON, Leonard William
442214
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
1 WAGS
WILKINSON, Verdun Kitchener Anzac
419362
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
1 OTU E/Sale
WILKINSON, Vincent de Paul Maynard
442740
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
1 WAGS
WILKINSON, William Colvin
408431
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
1 ME ARC
WILKINSON [DFC], John Hudson [Jock]
400444
Killed
Flight Lieutenant
Killed in action flying battle NW Europe - 83 SQN
WILKS, Geoffrey Talbot
419430
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Accidental [Flying accident] North Sea - 619 SQN
WILLCOX, Mervyn Jack
409460
Discharged
Warrant Officer
RAF BHOS
WILLCOX, Ronald Francis Harry
418603
Discharged
Flying Officer
1Per Dep
WILLERS, Sydney Vernon
400185
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
7 OTU
WILLESDEN, James William
427052
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Accidental [Aircraft accident] Off North Australia Coast - 11 SQN
WILLETT, Colin Douglas
450201
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
RAAF Canb
WILLETT, Roy Gilbert
435750
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
2 AOS Mt Gambier
WILLIAMS, Albert Edward
432323
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Killed in action [Flying battle] Norway - 455 Sqn
WILLIAMS, Albert James
19060
Discharged
Sergeant
3 RSP
WILLIAMS, Allan David Gerald
441713
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
1 WAGS
WILLIAMS, Allan Leslie
416317
Discharged
Flying Officer
487 SQN RNZAF
WILLIAMS, Anthony Bensley
437026
Discharged
Warrant Officer
Beccles
WILLIAMS, Arthur Henry
427164
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Air ops. Target Nuremburg Germany - 51 SQN
WILLIAMS, Austin Alfred
443505
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
43 SQN
WILLIAMS, Bevan Godfrey Pascoe
437186
Discharged
Warrant Officer
212 SQN
WILLIAMS, Cecil Ian
436672
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
Darwin
WILLIAMS, Charles Edward
415564
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
8 SQN
WILLIAMS, Charles Henry Ray
404224
Discharged
Warrant Officer
38 SQN
WILLIAMS, Donald George
417685
Discharged
Flying Officer
1 OTU
WILLIAMS, Francis Peter
418604
Discharged
Flying Officer
53 OBU
WILLIAMS, Frederick John
428581
Discharged
Aircraftman
15 SD Oakey
WILLIAMS, Frederick Lawrence Field
427276
Discharged
Warrant Officer
TD&RC Pearce
WILLIAMS, Geoffrey Neil
409623
Discharged
Warrant Officer
7 SFTSch Deniliquin
WILLIAMS, Harold Charles
442513
Discharged
Warrant Officer
12 SQN
WILLIAMS, Harold Ernest
418714
Discharged
Flying Officer
463 SQN
WILLIAMS, Harry Baker
431427
Discharged
Warrant Officer
9 ACHU
WILLIAMS, Henry Arthur
21694
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
2 Per Dep
WILLIAMS, Henry Charles
408175
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
16 OBU
WILLIAMS, Henry Ernest
436339
Discharged
Flying Officer
9 LAS U
WILLIAMS, Jack Desmond
444652
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
111 ASRF
WILLIAMS, Jack Watson
417536
Discharged
Warrant Officer
24 SQN
WILLIAMS, John James
445409
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
Sig Sch
WILLIAMS, Justin Lionel
444584
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
Sig. Sch.
WILLIAMS, Keith Charles
415001
Discharged
Warrant Officer
1 WAGS
WILLIAMS, Kenneth Lloyd
440792
Discharged
Sergeant
1 WAGS
WILLIAMS, Leonard Aubrey
434388
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
5 OTU
WILLIAMS, Leopold Lance
435322
Discharged
Flying Officer
24 Sqn
WILLIAMS, Leslie Clyde Carthew
438409
Discharged
Warrant Officer
Air & Ground Radio Sch.
WILLIAMS, Leslie Ernest
401088
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
TDRS Lav
WILLIAMS, Llewellyn Evelyn
408322
Discharged
Flying Officer
1 OTU
WILLIAMS, Milton Neville
417130
Discharged
Warrant Officer
9 AH Unit
WILLIAMS, Norman Dionysius
444671
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
1 WAGS
WILLIAMS, Peter James
430196
Discharged
Warrant Officer
14 ACHU
WILLIAMS, Ralph Henry
410391
Killed
Pilot Officer
Flying battle Timor Sea - 55 OB(PP)
WILLIAMS, Raymond George
417548
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Accidental England - 51 SQN HQ BASE
WILLIAMS, Maldwyn David Howell
410761
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Flying battle France target Essen - 166 SQN
WILLIAMS, Reginald Joseph
437372
Discharged
Warrant Officer
51 BASE
WILLIAMS, Robert Devon
415370
Killed
Warrant Officer
Air Ops. Middle East - 454 SQN
WILLIAMS, Robert Henry
429625
Discharged
Flying Officer
149 SQN
WILLIAMS, Ronald Joseph
416304
Discharged
Warrant Officer
W/Tel Stat Adelaide
WILLIAMS, Thomas Charles
431985
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
31 Sqn [ATTACK]
WILLIAMS, Thomas Edward
404148
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Flying battle Timor - 55 OBU
WILLIAMS, Wesley Harold
445422
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
1 WAGS
WILLIAMS, Donald Francis
48093
Discharged
Flying Officer
460 SQN
WILLIAMS [DFC], Graham Frederick
404153
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
166 Wing
WILLIAMSON, Arthur Edward
417734
Discharged
Flying Officer
ACAC
WILLIAMSON, Kenneth George
455092
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
1 WAGS
WILLIAMSON, Leslie Arthur
429757
Discharged
Flying Officer
34 Squadron [RICH]
WILLINGTON, Neil
436767
Discharged (POW)
Warrant Officer
467 SQN
WILLIS, Leonard Brand
408943
Discharged
Warrant Officer
6 SFTS
WILLIS, Percy
406511
Discharged
Flying Officer
Para T U
WILLIS, Reginald George
427625
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
55 PTC
WILLIS, Robert Alexander
415565
Discharged
Warrant Officer
2 GSU
WILLIS, Roy Allen
406543
Killed
Sergeant
Flying battle North Sea, Norwegian Coast - 48 SQN
WILLIS-JONES, Henry Richard
431650
Discharged
Warrant Officer
9 ACHU
WILLISON, Edward George
433497
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
25 SQD
WILLMOTT, Joseph Alexander
17055
Discharged
Warrant Officer
11 PD&RC
WILLMOTT, Vernon Lester
427278
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
4 AD
WILLOCK, Leslie Wallace
64561
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
36 SQN
WILLOUGHBY, Leonard Roy
119630
Discharged
Sergeant
1 WAGS
WILLS, Henry Frederick
441470
Discharged
Warrant Officer
21 OTU
WILLS, Thomas Kevin
419429
Discharged
Warrant Officer
9 ACHU
WILLS, William Ernest
429771
Discharged
Warrant Officer
14 ACHU
WILLS, William Thomas
296362
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
2 SQN
WILSON, Alan
449450
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
1 Tactical AF HQ 3 wags
WILSON, Andrew Francis
431790
Discharged
Warrant Officer
RAF Cranfield
WILSON, Bruce Darrell
444392
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
1 WAGS
WILSON, Bruce Malcolm
433970
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
Eastern Area HQ
WILSON, David Boyd
431158
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
Care & Maint U Tocumwal
WILSON, David Michael
449311
Discharged
Sch of Air Nav
WILSON, Edward Robert
431803
Discharged
Warrant Officer
14 ACHU
WILSON, Eric Lionel
439134
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
40 OBU
WILSON, Frederick Alexander
427967
Discharged
Warrant Officer
ACAC
WILSON, George Edward
419482
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
2 AOSch
WILSON, Gordon Harold
406497
Killed
Leading Aircraftman
Aircraft accident Ontario, Canada - 9 SFTS
WILSON, Graham Warner
409358
Discharged
Flying Officer
14 SQN
WILSON, Henry Leslie
418769
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Flying battle Germany target Leuna Germany - 50 SQN
WILSON, Hewison Thomas
416136
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
2 OTU
WILSON, Jack Murray Clyde
410405
Killed
Pilot Officer
Flying battle Netherlands Target Hanover Germany - 100 SQN Raf
WILSON, James Alex
441562
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
Air & Ground Radio School
WILSON, John Arthur
431693
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
1 WAGS
WILSON, Kevin James
431677
Discharged
Sergeant
1 WAGS
WILSON, Lionel Adolphus
403167
Killed
Flying Officer
Flying battle Germany target Hanover - 27 Operational training unit Lichfield 51 Squadron Halifax
WILSON, Maxwell
442378
Discharged
Warrant Officer
2 AOS
WILSON, Newton George
29624
Killed
Sergeant
Flying battle Bullsbrook - 14 SQN
WILSON, Norman Keith
449324
Discharged
Sergeant
21 SQN
WILSON, Norman Paterson McKirdy
400130
Killed
Sergeant
Flying battle Crete - M/E POOL
WILSON, Raymond Henry
444367
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
36 SQN
WILSON, Raymond Morris
437188
Discharged
Flying Officer
29 AGSch
WILSON, Rex Andrew
430864
Discharged
Flight Sergeant
2 AOS
WILSON, Robert Houston
400265
Killed
Sergeant
Flying battle Libya - 55 SQN
WILSON, Ronald Allen
410265
Discharged
Warrant Officer
RAF Beccles
WILSON, Ronald Ernest
438410
Discharged
Warrant Officer
14 ACHU
WILSON, Ronald Francis
418032
Discharged
Warrant Officer
5 OTU
WILSON, Roy Douglas
428082
Discharged
Flying Officer
279 SQN
WILSON, Stanley Alan
419354
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Flying battle NW Europe - 90 SQN
WILSON, Thomas William
408899
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Flying battle Northern Territory - 1 EMBD
WILSON, William Joseph
419451
Killed
Flying Officer
Accidental New Guinea - 33 SQN
WILSON, William Robert
402211
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
71 WING HQ
WILSON, William Samson
445501
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
1 WAGS
WILSON SMITH, Spencer
416525
Discharged
Warrant Officer
1 AD Lav
WILSON [DFC], Felix Edward
400576
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
3 OTU
WILSON-ROBERTS, Haldane Miller
407609
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
2 SQN
WILTSHIRE, Cecil Ross
441891
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
Sig Sch
WILTSHIRE, John Brian
437178
Discharged
Flying Officer
9 ACHU
WILTSHIRE, William Stanley
437189
Discharged
Warrant Officer
AGSch
WINCHESTER, Bronte Minear
407109
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
21 SQN
WINDMILL, Frank
409637
Discharged (POW)
Warrant Officer
102 SQN
WINGRAVE, William John
436996
Discharged
Warrant Officer
9 ACHU
WINSPEAR OAM, Roger Brian
408126
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
100 SQN
WINTLE, Leonard
427050
Discharged
Flying Officer
AGSch
WISBY, Frederick Stanley Alfred
428285
Discharged
Warrant Officer
9 ACHU
WISE, John Neil
408494
Discharged
Warrant Officer
6 Rec Cent
WISE, Trevor Alan
408201
Discharged
Warrant Officer
1 AD
WISE, Trevor Watson
418033
Killed
Flight Sergeant
Flying battle New Guinea Keaukwa. - 55 OBU
WISHART, John James
407211
Discharged
Warrant Officer
Uxbridge
WITCOMBE, Ivan Darcy
410407
Discharged
Flying Officer
27 OTU
WITHAM, Robert James
409359
Discharged
Flight Lieutenant
3 AO Sch
WITHAM, William Douglas
404761
Killed (POW)
Sergeant
Air attack on shipping at Koepang wounded P.O.W by Japanese - 2 SQN
WITHELL, Jordan Roy Henry
419823
Discharged
Warrant Officer
Beccles
WITMITZ, Harry Hugh
437361
Discharged
Leading Aircraftman
111 MFCU
WITNISH, Keith Richard
427178
Discharged
Flying Officer
74 Base
WITTE, Henry
404149
Killed
Sergeant
Air ops from the U.K flying battle, Norwegian coast - 1 RAF Depot
WITTON, William Rex
437190
Discharged
Warrant Officer
14 ACHU

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