WW1 Nominal Roll - M

The following table was sourced from the data files available at the airhistory.org.uk - Royal Flying Corps website, Sqn Daily States (National Archives), Casualty Cards (RAF Museum) and Service Records (findmypast.co.uk).  Some names from the early 1920s have been included until an inter-war nominal roll can be created.

AD - Aircraft Depot AH - airhistory.org.uk
ASD - Aircraft Storage Depot CC - Casualty Card
CCS - Casualty Clearing Station DS - Daily States
ERS - Engine Repair Section HE - Home Establishment
HQ - Headquarters POW - Prisoner of War
RB - Record Books SR - Service Record
TD - temporary duty USAS - United States Air Service
   
Service # Rank Surname Name/Initials Remarks
  2Lt MacDonald
(Canada)
Roger Ralph SR - joined 56 Sqn 2 Nov 18, injured in accident 13 Nov, admitted to hospital 4 Dec, invalided to England 8 Dec
    MacGregor
(Canada)
Ian Carmichael SR - No mention of 56 Sqn, states he was with 60 Sqn when wounded 9 Aug 17

CC - wounded 9 Aug 17, with note that "prev. rep. No 39 Sqd should read No 56 Sqn"; wounded 22 Sep 17 whilst with 60 Sqn

  Lt Mackenzie(Canada) George Osborne DS - 21 Aug 18 posted from 2 ASD

SR - missing/killed in action 27 Aug 18

  Lt MacWilliams
(Canada)
George McKenzie AH - Casualty Report entry: "badly shaken [B7901 SE5a] Struck ground and o/t in heavy mist at 57CN31 delivering aerial post 56Sq to 82Sq. Lt GM MacWilliams badly shaken"
29518 LAC
(Carpenter)
Maley Edward DS - 1 Feb 19 posted to 2nd Brigade

SR - 56 Sqn 5 Oct 18 to 1 Feb 19, posted to 207 Sqn

  Capt
(Recording Officer)
Marson Thomas Bertrand

DS - 10 Dec 17 transferred to HE

SR - 56 Sqn 18 Jan 17 to 18 Dec 17, sent to USA

82694 2AM
(Driver MT)
Mason William Walter Allen DS - 19 Dec 17 TD to ALG

SR - posted from 56 Sqn 2 May 18

  T/Capt Maxwell Gerald Joseph Constable SR - 56 Sqn 8 Mar 17 to 21 Oct 17, died 18 Dec 59
  2Lt Maxwell William Stewart SR - joined 56 Sqn 23 Jan 18, missing/killed 27 Mar 18
  Capt Maybery Richard Aveline DS - 19 Dec 17 not returned from patrol, struck off strength

SR - joined 56 Sqn 13 Jun 17, missing/killed 19 Dec 17

92850 AC1
(Batman)
McAuley James SR - 56 Sqn 1 Apr 18 to 15 Mar 19

DS - 1 Feb 19, posted to 2nd Brigade and struck off strength

  Capt McCudden James Thomas Byford SR - 56 Sqn 15 Aug 17 to 5 Mar 18

DS - 13 Jan 18, proceeding to 11th Wing on TD

80501 AC1
(Batman)
McGurk Bernard SR - 56 Sqn only unit listed, France 19 Jul 17 to 22 Jan 19

DS - 22 Jan 19 to concentration camp for demobilisation

121820 Pte/3AM
(Cook)
McKimmie Charles Edward DS - 31 Dec 17 attached from 7th King's LR Lancers

SR - no mention of 56 Sqn, trade listed as Cook, France 17 Jul 16 to 29 Dec 17 with "K.O.R. Lancs", France 30 Dec 17 to 10 Feb 19 with RFC

  PT2Lt McPherson
(Canada)
Barclay DS - 13 Jan 18 admitted to 56 CCS, cut head and face in crash, struck off strength

SR - missing/POW 1 Apr 18, repatriated 25 Dec 18

  T/Lt Mealing Maurice Edmund SR - joined 56 Sqn 17 Oct 17, missing 24 Mar 18
  Capt Meintjes
(South Africa)
Henry SR - wounded 7 May 17
106612 2AM
(Fitter)
Melhuish Thomas William DS - 13 Jan 18 reported from HE

SR - 56 Sqn only unit listed

  Lt Melville William Beresford SR - 56 Sqn Feb 17 to 7 Jun 18, admitted to hospital 22 Jun 17
  Capt Messervy Ernest Dyce SR - joined 56 Sqn 2 Jun 17, missing 20 Jul 17, report of death in German newspaper
41633 AC2
(Fitter)
Metcalfe Charles Dixon SR - embarked 5 Apr 17, posted from 56 Sqn to HE 7 Feb 19

DS - 4 Feb 19 to demobilisation camp

  2Lt Middleton Alfred Saunders SR - died of wounds 25 Oct 18

Listed as killed in accident in historical account in first 56 Sqn Operations Record

129061 Pte 2nd
(Batman)
Miller Carl SR - posted from 56 Sqn 20 Aug 18

DS - 17 Aug 18 struck off strength on admission of hospital effective 7 Aug 18

27898 Sgt
(Driver MT)
Mills David Banbery DS - 19 Dec 17, TD to ALG; 20 Jan 19, to Concentration Camp for demobilisation

SR - 56 Sqn only unit listed, France from 7 Apr 17 to 20 Jan 19

49656 2AM
(Fitter)
Mills Wilfred James SR - 56 Sqn only unit listed, France 7 Apr 17 to 19 Feb 19
45451 Pte 1st
(Assistant Armourer)
Milton William DS - 22 Aug 18 leave

SR - 56 Sqn only unit listed, France 7 Apr 17 to 14 Jan 19, admitted to hospital Dec 18 with influenza and then to hospital in Manchester 14 Jan 19

  T/Capt Molyneux
(Canada)
Harold Arthur Sydney SR - 56 Sqn 28 Apr 18 to 21 Oct 18
  Lt Moore
(Canada)
James Gordon SR - joined 56 Sqn 27 Mar 18
  Lt Morgan Charles Elgin SR - joined 56 Sqn 28 Jan 18, admitted to hospital 15 Feb 18, invalided to England 17 Mar
  2Lt Mulroy
(South Africa)
Herbert James SR - posted to 56 Sqn 4 Apr 18 from 5 Sqn, missing/killed 18 Jun 18
  Lt Muspratt Keith Knox SR - joined 56 Sqn 14 May 17