RAF COLLEGE CRANWELL“Cranwell Village Remembers Them”

Headstones of Cranwellians Buried at St Peter’s Church Cranwell Village

The Village Church

On a miserable November morning, a Cranwellian and his two Standard Poodle dogs set out from the Brunei Centre opposite the RAF Cranwell guardroom to visit the Cranwell Village Church, St Peter’s. He had heard that:

• During wartime, it was customary for RAF serviceman to be buried at the church closest to their squadron’s location;

• A number of Cranwellians had been buried in the Church Cemetery, including those killed during flying training at the College.

What the Cranwellian had not appreciated was that the village is home to nearly 200 graves of his fellow Cranwellians. This album pays a small tribute to each of those Cranwellians by recording the headstones found at St Peter’s Church - with apologies from Lewis and Bailey for ‘bombing’ some photos.

1910 - 1919

1920 - 1929

F21 Entry

1930 - 1939

S 30 Entry

S 37 EntryS 32 Entry

S 32 Entry

A 39 Entry

J 31 EntryS 25 Entry

1940 - 1949

Professor of English RAF College, CranwellSFTS Course 9

SFTS Course 29

SFTS Course 20 S 38 Entry SFTS Course 43

A 40 Entry

1950 - 1959

76 Entry 49 Entry

62 Entry

57 Entry 51 Entry 69 Entry 55 Entry

1960 - 1969

93 Entry

72 Entry

1970 - 1979

64 Entry

CWO

1980 - 1989

1990 - 1999

J 39 Entry See 1960s 89 EntryCollege

Commandant 1975-1978

93 Entry

2000 - 2010

79 Entry?

2010 - 2019

Commandant DCAE

128 IOT?