How many members of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve were killed during world war 2?
As the majority of aircrew recruited during WWII were RAFVR (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve) I am trying to find out how many were killed during the war. I am an ex-member of 7006 Flt, RAFVR and have noticed that the majority of names on war memorials contain the service dedication of “RAFVR” and not “RAF”. 95% of bomber command in 1943 were RAFVR, until an order issued by the Air Command allowing the removal of the brass “VR” collar dogs for officers and the cloth “VR” badge worn by the other ranks on the shoulders above the rank markings. As bomber command was 95% VR, I want to know how many “RAF” were actually “RAFVR”.
