Michael Percival Dunkerley
Person details
| Forename(s) | Michael Percival |
|---|---|
| Surname | Dunkerley |
| Rank | Flying Officer |
| Regiment | RAFVR |
| Age | 20 |
| Death | Missing, presumed killed in action |
| Place of Death | Western Europe > France > Normandy |
| Date of Death | 09/11/1943 |
| Year of Entry | 1936 |
| House Letter | C |
| School Notes | |
| Comments | War record of 2 Squadron http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/RAF/2_wwII.html http://www.raf.mod.uk/organisation/2squadron.cfm |
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission Link | https://www.cwgc.org/find-record... |
| Unit | 2 Squadron |
| Prefect | School Prefect; Head of House |
| Military Decorations | |
| Album Number | 21 |
| Battle | |
| Previous Regiment | |
| Burial or Cemetery | France > Percy-en-Auge, Caen, Normandy |
| Citations | |
| Archives | Correspondence file in OR files in Radley Archives |
| Post School | Oxford |
| Prep School | Pinewood, Farnborough |
| Prisoner of War | |
| Radlein Obituary | March 5 1944. Missing and presumed to have lost his life in an attack over enemy objectives, Michael Percivall Dunkerley, Flg Off., R.A.F.V.R. (Cocks's, C, 1936-1941). This news brings great sorrow to his friends --and they were many; for Michael Dunkerley could not fail to win the hearts of those who had the good fortune to come into contact with such an easy, unaffected, and happy personality. From his earliest days here we was obviously going to do great things in the athletic world; and he did. He was a natural gamesplayer, with many strings to his bow, rugger and hockey perhaps being his best games. He would indeed have gone far at hockey, and had already begun to do so since leaving here; those who played with him here will remember what a brilliantly promising - and absolutely tireless - performer he was. With it all he was one of the most modest and unassuming people, immensely keen and cheerful, never too easily satisfied with himself. He rose to be a School Prefect and head of his Social, which enjoyed under him the happy regime that one would expect; he was greatly missed when he left. He went to Oxford for a time and then to the United States for his training; and it does not seem so very long ago that he was back here for all too short an evening, interesting and amusing us with an account of his experiences abroad. The old smile and the infectious chuckle were still much in evidence: these perhaps above all are the things one will always remember and connect with him, for they were so essentially typical of this very likeable person. |
| Service Number | 124424 |
| Place of Birth |
