Patrick B. Nanton

Patrick Brindon Nanton (Missing in action 4 November 1942) was a Antiguan pilot in the Royal Air Force during World War II. Son of Robert and Isabel Nanton, originating from St Johns (Antigua), Patrick Nanton performs its bomber pilot training at OTU Harwell. Once completed his pilot training, he was assigned to Squadron 38 in Wellington, Egypt, in late July 1942. Promoted Pilot Officer 27 March 1942, it disappears in combat on November 4 during a ship attack in the Aegean Sea. He was 24 years old. The crew consisted of Sergeant Earl James Haid (Pilot), Pilot Officer Patrick Bindon Nanton (Co-pilot), Sergeant Dennis Frank Wolf (Browser) and Sergeant John Brinley Williams (Gunner). His memory is honored at the Memorial of El Alamein in Egypt.

Awards

 * War Medal 1939-1945
 * 1939-1945 Star