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Yonge, Martin Godwin, son of Ernest Adams Yonge, of Hendon, sometime music master at the school and at Eton, and Margaret Mary, d. of James Thomas Godwin; b. 12 July 1921; adm. Sept. 1934 (R); left Dec. 1938; Sgt Observer RAFVR; trained in S. Africa May to Dec. 1941; d. of cerebro-spinal meningitis on board ship to the Middle East 22 Dec. 1941.

Martin Godwin Yonge was born at Paddington, London on the 12th of July 1921 the only son of Ernest Adams Yonge, a music master at Westminster School, and Margaret Mary (nee Godwin) Yonge of 19, Shirehall Lane, Hendon in Middlesex. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Rigaud’s from September 1934 to December 1938. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve where he trained as an Observer and rose to the rank of Sergeant.
He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial Panel 55.

Richardson, Frederick Fales, brother of Albert Butler Richardson (qv); b. 2 Aug. 1918; adm. May 1932 (R); left July 1936; Princeton Univ.; Esso Standard Oil Co. Bombay; m. 11 Dec. 1947 Piloo Rustem, d. of Rustem Khaikhusru Albless of Bombay; d. 9 July 1983.

Tasker, Theodore Henry Grant, brother of John Mellis Tasker (qv); b. 27 Apr. 1920; adm. Sept. 1933 (R); left Apr. 1938; de Havilland Aeronautical Tech. Sch. 1939-42; RNVR (A) 1942-6 (Sub-Lieut.); an aeronautical engineer, ARAeS 1946; de Havilland Aircraft Co. 1946-58; Avery Hardoll Ltd 1958-62; a civil servant 1962-84, MOD (Navy), retd 1984; m. 7 June 1947 Doreen Ellen, d. of James Frederick Davey of Swanage, Dorset; d. 10 May 2013.

Worthington, Lawrence Valentine, brother of Arthur Little Worthington (qv); b. 6 Mar. 1920; adm. Sept. 1933 (R); left July 1938; Princeton Univ.; USNR 1943-6; Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst., res. asst 1946-50, res. assoc. 1950-8, physical oceanographer 1958-63, sen. scientist 1963, chairman Dept of Physical Oceanography 1974; m. 1952 Ruth Scott, d. of R. C. Mc Guinness of Denver, Colorado; d. May 1986.

Worthington, Arthur Little, son of Bond Valentine Thomas Worthington (qv); b. 11 Nov. 1917; adm. Sept. 1930 (R); left Mar. 1936; Harvard Univ.; Field Artillery US Army in WW2 (Lieut.); manager Côte D'Azur-Monaco region First Nat. City Bank of New York; Chevalier Ordre de la Couronne (Belgium); m. 17 May 1941 Burdeene, d. of Paul Hill Irvin of Forest Hills NY; d. 8 Aug. 1983.

Wells, William Thomas, son of William Thomas Wells, professional boxer known as "Bombar­dier" Billy Wells and Ellen Kilroy; b. 9 Feb. 1915; adm. Jan. 1929 (R); left Oct. 1930.

JOYCE, SIDNEY, sixth son of Rev. James Joyce, East Burnham, Berks.; b. 19 Jan 1834; adm. 3 Jun 1847 (Rigaud's); QS 1848; elected to Christ Church, Oxford 1852, matr. 3 Jun 1852, Westminster Student 1852-65; 1st cl. Classics (Mods) 1854, 2nd cl. Lit. Hum. 1856; BA 1856; MA 1859; adm. Lincoln’s Inn 28 Apr 1860; Private Secretary to Governor of Mauritius; Assistant Master (Classics) at Westminster School 1859-60; Extra Clerk, Treasury 1860; subsequently Examiner, Education Dept. (in 1881); Roman Catholic convert; d. 3 Oct 1911.

Sinclair, John Percy, son of Percy Walter Sinclair of Cheam, Surrey, and Florence Annette, d. of Michael Hobson of Middlesbrough; b. 31 May 1920; adm. Jan. 1934 (R); left Dec. 1937; Roy. Sig­nals; d. on active service 6 Nov. 1940.

John Percy Sinclair was born at Cheam, Surrey on the 31st of May 1920 the son of Percy Walter Sinclair, a tea taster, and Florence Annette (nee Hobson) Sinclair of “Cooden”, 20, Salisbury Avenue, Cheam. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Rigaud’s from January 1934 to December 1937.
He is buried at Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Grave P 277.

Leeman, Patrick Ian, son of Percival Garmany Leeman MC MB, of Derby, and Clare Grace Ellen, d. of Robert MacGregor of Durban; b. 8 Apr. 1922; adm. Sept. 1935 (R); left Apr. 1939; Sgt Pilot RAFVR, killed in action 8 Nov. 1941.

Patrick Ian “Paddy” Leeman was born at Derby, Derbyshire on the 22nd of July 1922 the son of Dr. Percival Garmany Leeman MC, MB and Clare Grace Ellen (nee Macgregor) Leeman of 100, Douglas Street, Osmaston Road, Derby, later of “The Lawn”, Burton Road, Littleover in Derbyshire.
He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Rigaud’s from September 1935 to April 1939. He enlisted in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve in 1940 where he trained as a pilot and rose to the rank of Sergeant.
On the night of the 7th/8th of November 1941, Bomber Command dispatched 101 Wellingtons, 42 Whitleys, 17 Stirlings and 9 Halifaxes for an operation on Berlin. The weather forecast over the North Sea was very poor with storms, thick cloud, icing and hail. This led the commanding officer of No. 5 Group to insist that his crews be sent to Cologne instead of Berlin but his request was ignored. 73 aircraft reached Berlin where were unable to observe the results of their bombing but they reported seeing a number of fires on the outskirts of the city. The authorities in Berlin reported widespread damage with 1 industrial building, 2 railways, 30 houses and 2 public buildings being damaged or destroyed. A gasometer at Saaken was burnt out. 11 people were killed on the ground with 44 injured and 637 people were bombed out of their homes.
Patrick Leeman and his crew took off from RAF Mildenhall at 5.26pm on the 7th of November 1941 in Wellington Mk IC X9878 OJ-A for the operation. Having completed their mission they were on the return leg of their journey and were in the area of Essen when they were hit by anti aircraft fire but were able to continue. A short time later the aircraft was flying at 8,000 feet near Wesel when it was hit again, twice in the nose and in the rear turret. It was then attacked and shot down by a Messerschmitt Bf110 night fighter flown by Oberfeldwebel Wilhelm Engel of 7./NJG1. The aircraft crashed near to Isselburg at 12.47am local time with the loss of all but one of the crew. Theirs was one of an eventual 18 victories for Wilhelm Engel who survived the war.
The crew was: -
Pilot Officer Herbert Roy Crowe RCAF (Wireless Operator/Air Gunner)
Sergeant Stanley William Dane (Pilot)
Sergeant Albert Charles Arthur Davis (Observer)
Sergeant Patrick Ian Leeman (2nd Pilot)
Sergeant John Charles Pengelly (Air Gunner)
Sergeant Frederick Jenkinson (Rear Gunner) (POW No. 6439 Stalag Luft VII)
Thiers was one of twenty one aircraft which were lost during the raid.
The crew was buried at North Cemetery, Dusseldorf but their bodies were exhumed in July 1946 by No. 4 Missing, Research and Enquiry Unit, Royal Air Force and moved to their present location.
The only survivor, rear gunner Frederick Jenkinson, later reported that he managed to get out of the damaged rear turret with great difficulty after using an axe. He related that he saw no one in the fuselage and that he and William Dane were both onboard when Dane crash landed the aircraft. Dane was killed in the crash with Jenkinson being injured and taken prisoner.
Due to the heavy losses it would be another fourteen months before Bomber Command launched another raid on Berlin.
He is commemorated on the war memorial at Littleover.
He is buried at Reichswald Forest War Cemetery Joint Grave 11 B 7-8.

Bingham, Leslie Paget Birkett, son of Herbert Berkeley Fanshawe Bingham, of Hampton Wick, Middx, and Beatrice Mary, d. of William Henry Birkett of Exeter; b. 3 June 1913; adm. Sept. 1927 (R); left July 1932; Gas Light & Coke Co.; East Surrey Regt 1940-2 (Lieut.); wounded and p.o.w. MalayaJan. 1942; d. of wounds Singapore 26 Feb 1942; despatches (posth.) Aug. 1946.

Leslie Paget Birkett Bingham was born at Montreal, Canada on the 3rd of June 1913 the only son of Herbert Berkeley Fanshawe Bingham, an insurance official, and Beatrice Mary (nee Birkett) Bingham later of “Memphis”, Pharaoh’s Island, Sunbury in Middlesex. The family returned from Canada on board the SS Scandinavia and landed at Liverpool on the 26th of December 1916. He was educated at Westminster School where he was up Rigaud’s from September 1927 to July 1932 after which he went to work for the Gas, Light & Coke Co Ltd.
Following the outbreak of war he attended an Officer Cadet training Unit before being commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in the East Surrey Regiment on the 2nd of November 1940. He was posted to the 2nd Battalion of his Regiment based at Singapore where the Battalion became heavily engaged in the fighting which followed the Japanese invasion of Malaya in December 1941. After suffering heavy casualties in the first few days of the fighting the Battalion was merged with the remnants of the 1st Battalion, Royal Leicestershire Regiment on the 20th of December 1941 to form the composite British Battalion. Leslie Bingham was appointed as the Carrier Officer for the new Battalion.
At 4am on the morning of the 10th of January 1942, the British Battalion received orders to fall back to the town of Labu, to the south of Kuala Lumpur where they arrived at 11pm that night. Before they could continue their retreat the Battalion was charged with blowing up the bridge there to impede the enemy advance.
Early on the morning of the 11th of January 1942, the Battalion set out to blow up the bridge but found that the approaches to it were mined and, when the first lorry in the column was destroyed by a mine, the column halted and Leslie Bingham volunteered to make a reconnaissance to see it was safe to proceed. While doing this his carrier was blown up and he was seriously wounded. Following a further reconnaissance the bridge was successfully destroyed at 4.30am.
He was admitted to the Alexandra Hospital, Singapore where he died from his wounds six weeks later and was buried in a slit trench in the hospital grounds by Padre Chambers. His body was later exhumed and reburied in its present location.
He was Mentioned in Despatches: - “In recognition of distinguished services in Malaya in 1942”, which was announced by the War Office on the 1st of August 1946.
He is commemorated on the war memorial at Shepperton.
He is buried at Kranji War Cemetery Plot 11, Row A Grave 6.