WW1 Nominal Roll - R

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 Ramage(Australia) Leslie Wilson SR - 56 Sqn not mentioned, only that he was in France 21 Jul 17 to 19 Sep 17, ceased to belong to RFC 6 Oct 17
  Lt Read Hugh Stanley Hely AH - Casualty Report lists 56Sqn as unit for incident 16 Oct 17: " Ok [B12 SE5a] o/t on landing from test flight. Lt HSH Read Ok"

SR - no mention of 56 Sqn; 41 Sqn listed at time of incident

Note: a website dedicated to 41 Sqn, http://brew.clients.ch/41sqnraf.htm, states that Lt Read served with 41 Sqn Nov - Dec 17
  2Lt Reason David Jordan SR - joined 56 Sqn 18 Aug 17, wounded and struck off strength 2 Oct 17

CC - concussion
407009 Pte
(Cook)		 Reeves Philip DS - 31 Dec 17 reported; 18 Jan 19 to Concentration Camp Candas for demobilisation
5889 Sgt
(Fitter)		 Reeves Vernon Leonard SR - embarked 7 Apr 17, returned to England 5 Mar 19 (due illness)

DS - 2 Dec 17 leave, 16 Aug 18 to 3rd Army Rest Camp, 1 Feb 19 posted to 2nd Brigade
168093 AC2
(Welder)		 Raxworthy George William DS - 22 Jan 19 to concentration camp for demobilisation
30620 2AM
(Fitter)		 Rhodes Edward DS - 1 Dec 17 struck off strength due admission to hospital
  Lt Rhys-Davids Arthur Percival Foley SR - joined 56 Sqn Mar 17, missing/killed 27 Oct 17
127531 AC2
(Batman)		 Riley Job DS - 3 Jan 18 reported, 4 Feb 19 to demobilisation camp
USAS Lt Ritter
(USA)		 Roland H CC - injured 16 May 18 during forced landing in woods due to hitting propeller during firing at ground target, unit not stated

SR - 56 Sqn not listed

AH - 56 Sqn named in 2 Casualty Reports: 16 May and 2 Jun
13889 1AM
(Fitter)		 Rix Arthur Harold DS - 7 Dec 17 admitted to 56 CCS, head cut by propellor

SR - France 7 Apr 17 to 21 Aug 19
  Lt Roberts Henry John William SR - joined 56 Sqn 3 Aug 18, missing/POW 24 Aug 18, repatriated 23 Dec 18

DS - 17 Aug 18 TD to "M Btn AA"
  1AM
(Fitter)		 Robinson E DS - 7 Jan 18 leave
24352 Cpl
(Fitter)		 Rogers Thomas DS - 18 Dec 17 leave

SR - 56 Sqn only unit listed, France 7 Apr 17 to 1 Apr 18
  2Lt Rogers Thomas Harold SR - missing/killed 27 Oct 18, date joining 56 Sqn not clear
  Capt Rogerson Harry SR - joined 56 Sqn 5 May 17, missing/POW 14 Jun 17

CC - repatriated 30 Dec 18
77503 AC1
(Driver MT)		 Rolls George Harry SR - 56 Sqn only unit listed, France 21 Apr 17 to 18 Jan 19

DS - 28 Dec 17 leave; 18 Jan 19 to Concentration Camp Candas for demobilisation
20594 Cpl
(Coppersmith)		 Rossini Philip Phillips SR - Embarked with 56 Sqn 7 Apr 17, to HE on 25 Jan 19

DS - 28 Dec 17 leave
  2Lt Ross-Soden Gordon SR - wounded 9 Aug 17
  2Lt Roy
(India)		 Indra Lal DS - 8 Dec 17 admitted to 20 CCS, shaken by forced landing; 24 Dec 17 transfer to HE

SR - 56 Sqn 27 Oct 17 to 14 Jan 18
  Lt
(Armament Officer)		 Royffe Harold Spencer DS - 24 Dec 17 reported

SR - joined 56 Sqn 20 Dec 17 (Date of Effect)
  Capt Rushworth Harold Montague SR - joined 56 Sqn 8 Aug 17, missing 18 Aug 17, POW 9 Oct 17

CC - POW and wounded, repatriated but date not given; comment added retrospectively that officials had heard from an escaped Russian prisoner that this officer had been sent to a punishment camp.