Archie E Soper, Air Mechanic 1st Class, Royal Air Force, nr212318 : WW1 service medal : Also his RAF officer's service record 1918-9 both available from National Archive (the same or another Archie E Soper, [1st] Pvt, Royal Warwickshire Reg nr41345 [& 2nd] Pvt, Worcestershire Reg nr57185 source : medal card from national archives)
Archie Ernest Soper 1918-19 AIR 76/475, Royal Air Force Officers� Service Records [for sale �3.50] : [RAF created Apr 1918, 27,000 officers discharged 1919]
B C Soaper nr13249, 17 May 1918 Air Ministry: Director of Personnel: Airwomen's Records : [Beatrice Caroline Soaper b.Jan>Mar 1894 Whitechapel, Lon]
E C Soper Driver 92427; (M.T.) remustered rank A Mech 3; new rank Private 2 enlisted DW; joined 'DW'; 20 Aug 1917 pay rate 2s 0d RAF Muster Roll
Frederick Charles Soper RAF record in batch [1918-1928] AIR 79/2802/328607; National Archives
F H W Soper nr211288 an airship rigger; rank 'A Mech 1' [assistant mechanic??] ; Joined 3 Feb 1916; Air Force nominal pay rate 4s 0d Enlisted duration of war [other airship rigger Mr Small nr211287 on same day, so assume others] RAF Muster Roll
F R Soper nr211778; carpenter; rating 'A Mech 1' joined 'D.W.'; 14 Feb 1916; pay rate 4s 0d RAF Muster Roll
H Soper (Temp Lieut, R. Fus.) & to be Hon. 2nd Lieut (grade B) 1 Apr 1918; from Flight Magazine 20 Feb 1919
Mrs Helen Alberta Soper Women's RAF, Officer Candidate to be Deputy Administrator 10 Jun 1918. (London Gazette 28 Feb)
S Soper nr231903 ; labourer; rank AC1; enlisted 'D W' (or promoted) 26 Dec 1917; pay rate 1s 8d RAF Muster Roll
Royal Air Force Officers� Service Records 1918-19 [for sale �3.50] : [RAF created in Apr 1918, 27,000 officers discharged 1919] :
Pellon Soper b.15 May 1873 Farnham, Sy, a cabinet maker enlisted RAF WW1, 1818, Service nr.264971, m.Florence Amy; children Lydia b.24 Sep 1908, Eva Annie b.Sep 1903
Air Force List as at Jul 1919 [printed monthly Apr'19 the same]
Air Force List
William Joseph Soper RAF, WW1 record; Service nr.298921; 'b.15 Aug Plympton m.Sarah J' source : [William John m.Elizabeth Cook 1869]
W H Soper Royal Sussex Regt Lt & Capt & RAF Capt, received medals WO 372/18/199566; W H Soper 2Lt RFC SR, School of Instruction Reading 24 Mar 1916 under instruction Mar'16 25/img_2160
W H Soper 26 Nov 1917 on list of temporary Quartermaster & Hon. Lt. to be Hon. Captain (Gazette 7 Dec)
William Henry Soper 3 Apr 1918 on list of temp Qrmrs & Capts who resign their commissions on transfer to RAF (London Gazette 24 Jan) : [WHS (1865-?) age abt 53, a Quartermaster, King�s Own Scottish Borderers since 1884 : see biog] : William Henry, WW1 Medal card Lieut.Royal Sussex Reg & Capt Royal Air Force; National Archives.WO 372/18/199566
W G L Soper nr63782 Gen Clerk, rank A Mech 2; enlisted 'D W' 3 Mar 1917 new rank 'Clerk 2', 1 Oct'17 pay rate 2s 0d RAF Muster Roll : ['11cen ??a William G J Soper 30 postman at & b.Honiton, Dec]
After WW1
Percy Soper nr.46254, 1st AM, RAF; Home address, Pinhay, Uplyme, Honiton, Dev; on Absent Voters List1920 scan : [not linked]
Henry Soper (1883-?) flying officer 40 sailed 1st class on "Frankenfels" (India Office Line), from London to Basra, Iraq, departing 20 Mar 1923 address 9 Brunel Terrace, Saltash; Last permanent residence England; Intended future residence Mespot.; scan; from findmypast
Henry J Soper flying officer RAF floating dock, Portland; 1928 record for sale forces-war-records.co.uk
Lieut Joseph Soper Radio announcement this morning brought the sad news of the death of Lieut Joseph Soper who was killed when his airplane dropped in Lake Erie on Sunday. Lieut Soper is the one who was successful in reaching Beaver Island last winter with food for the stranded parties there during the snow storm ; 'Dispatch'? Newspaper 12 Sep 1928 source
Denis Courtney Soper certificate issued as Skilled Workman, Civil Service 2 Feb 1931 (London Gazette 6 Mar) : [b.Oct>Dec 1907 Greenwich : a Denis C Soper m.Brigid Bonar 1929 Bromley]
E E Soper, on list of airmen awarded Long Service & Good Conduct Medal [?an E E Soper private Army Service Corps WW1?] Flight Magazine 28 Oct 1937
List of WW2 Soper deaths, 29 British Records
Bomber Command Operational Losses 1939-45 from military-genealogy.org.uk">military-genealogy.org.uk
: Archie Elliott Soper 212318 b.4 Jun 1892 South Brent, Dev, civilian occupation, police constable, enrolled RAF from Navy; service from 29 Feb 1916 for duration of war, Air Mechanic I (G), Royal Navy Air Corp; Service France 12 Jul 16-23 Jul 16 & 15 Sep 16-12 Oct 17; To RAF 1 Apr 1918 (Pte?) I at Mavenfield?; Next of kin, mother Mary of Bag Park, Widecombe, Ashburton, Dev; 5ft 9�in, chest 28in, brown hair, brown eyes, fresh complexion; Transfer to RAF Reserve 18 May 1919, medical cat 'A'; deemed discharged 30 Apr 1920 scan, scan2
: A E Soper gen clerk; rank ass mech 2; enlisted 'OE' 3 Mar 1917; promoted 1 Oct'17; rate 1s RAF Muster Roll
: Cadet A E Soper nr.9514, 274 Infantry Battn attached to nr.2 School of Military Aeronautics, Oxford for instruction course with view of a commission in the Royal Flying Corps, but was returned to Aldershot depot on 7 Feb 1918 on grounds of inefficiency. Aldershot request Warwick for the unit he should be despatched to. Reply; dispatch this man to his unit, (Grad) Bn Training Reserve, Writtle, Ex his record says Arthur Ernest; 'Archie' enlisted 1917 Warwick Reg & wounded France by Nov 1918 Worcestershire Reg; Demob Jan 1920 page scan
: & also [Archie Ernest Soper (1898-1941) b & d. Newton Abbott {not killed.WW2} ('01cen age 2 at Wolborough 'with NA' : '11cen at school age 12 b.Torbay, at NA, with parents Tom 40 & Hannah 40; who m.1894, NA)]
: Archie Ernest Soper RAF record Winchester? 8 Sep 17 Pvt 274 Inf Btn; to Oxford 14 Dec 17; & to Warwick Reg 15 Feb 18 scan
: Archie Ernest Soper (1898-1941) b & d. Newton Abbott {not killed.WW2} ('01cen age 2 at Wolborough with Newton Abbot : '11cen at school age 12 b.Torbay, at Newton Abbot, Dev with parents Tom 40 & Hannah 40; who m.1894, NA)
Annie Dorothy Soaper nr13004 17 May 1918 : [Annie Dorothy Soaper b.Oct>Dec 1895 St Olave, London]
H Soaper nr5572 22 Jan 1918 : [??Harriett Brown Soaper d.Jul>Sep 1841 Ringwood, Hants]
Gladys Soper, Service number: 30766; 4 Apr 1918; record.AIR 80/225 Air Ministry: Director of Personnel: Airwomen's Records : [? a Gladys Evelyn Soper, a shorthand typist 27 Mar 1918, Service Nr G645 : A Steward 7 May 1918, her steward service nr G1651 : Women's Royal Naval Service]
: 2 Henry John Sopers b.1882; Apr>Jun Exeter, Dev & b.Jul>Sep Andover, Hants
: ?Henry J 23unm shipwright on 'HMS Hearty', Medway '11cen, b.Stoke, Devonport, Dev scan : ['01cen not obvious (a Henry J 19 seaman on royal yacht)]
- Lieut H J Soper graduation list, T.1 Apr 1918; a Technical Officer 1 Apr 1918 Air Force List Jun 1919; p.682
- H Soper 2nd Lt (Hon Lt) RAF Technical Branch, relinquishes his temporary commission 10 Mar 1919. (London Gazette 15 Apr) & Flight Magazine 28 Apr 1921
- Henry (1883-?) flying officer 40 sailed 1st class on "Frankenfels" (India Office Line), from London to Basra, Iraq, departing 20 Mar 1923 address 9 Brunel Terrace, Saltash, [Cornwall]; Last permanant residence England; Intended future residence Mespotamia; scan
- H J Soper flying officer to Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment 21 Dec 1925; from Flight Magazine 28 Jan 1926
- H J Soper Flight Officer, 'was the Officer Commanding', RAF Jul 1930 RAF web.org [Coastal?]
- Henry John Soper, Flying Officer, general duties, is placed on retired list 18 Aug 1931 Royal Air Force Notices; www.flightglobal.com 28 Aug & (London Gazette 18 Aug)
- '39cen Henry J Soper 57 widow, retired (b.9 Apr 1882) at 15 Avenue Rd, Christchurch, Hants [flying officer RAF]; with William W J Luscombe (b.29 Oct 1906) plumber (water works); Doris M Luscombe (b.11 Oct 1908) unpaid dom duties (both m) [?assume Doris nee Warren m.Oct>Dec 1930 N.Abbot, Dev]) & 4th line blacked out scan
- ?1950 ??a Henry J Soper (c1828-1950) d.Jul>Sep 1950, age 68, Andover, Hants
: Archie Ernest Soper AIR 76/475, [see below]
: Harry Soper 4 July 1892, AIR 76/475 : [not vis bmd (??a Harry b.Alderbury, WIlts Jul>Sep 1895)]
: Henry John Soper RNAS
: J A Soper, rank AM2, Royal Flying Corps 12153, Medals
: P Soper, rank AM2, Royal Flying Corps, Medals
: R E Soper AIR 76/475 : [??pure guess a Robert Edwin b.Jul>Sep 1894]
: Vivian Soper 15 Sept 1892, AIR 76/475 : [b.1892 Steyning, Sx to William m.Florence Beatrice Dudfield 1885 [see army WW1?)] : 2nd Lieut V Soper (hon Lieut) on unemployed list 4 Jul 1918-4 Jun 1919; Vivian, Dorsetshire Regt Lt. RAF Lt, medals WO 372/18/199533 source
: William Henry 4 Sept 1864, AIR 76/475 : [a William Henry Reeve Soper b.Jul>Sep 1864 (& a Wm Hy b.Apr>Jun 1864 Tiverton, Dev)]
: W E Soper AIR 76/475
: Lieut W H Soper (hon Capt) graduation list, Ad.1 Apr 1918; An administration officer 1 to 3 Apr 1918 Air Force List Jun'19; Listed Dec'19 hon Flight Lt : [?William Henry below]
: Lieut H J Soper graduation list, T.1 Apr 1918; A Technical Officer 1 Apr 1918 Air Force List Jun'19; p.682 : [?Henry John below]
: 2nd Lieut H Soper (hon Lieut) graduation list, Ad.1 Apr 1918; A Technical Officer; Listed Dec'19 pilot Officer (hon Flg Off) : [?a Harry b.1892 above]
: 2nd Lieut V Soper (hon Lieut) on unemployed list 4 Jul 1918-4 Jun 1919 : [Vivian b.1892 above]
Walter Eddy Soper nr.2892 2nd Lt Royal Aero Club; 27 Apr 1916; b.Otowa 10 Nov 1893, with photo [shown right]
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Walter Eddy Soper 2nd lieut aviator obtained flying licences (certificates) from the Royal Aero Club
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W E Soper to be Second Lieutenant (on probation), Royal Flying Corps, 27 Jan 1916 : Flight Magazine
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W E Soper, Canadian Forces, Royal Flying Corps, Wantage Hall, Reading, Berks : mentioned in Berkshire & The War Volume 2, compiled 1914-19 : wwww.its-your-history.com
: 2nd Lieut Walter Eddy Soper of Ottawa, flew briefly with 25 Sqdr in France
: 1915 ... from diary of 2nd Lieut John Bernard: Eleanor Soper gave him a box of chocolates & a pair of wristlets from Mrs Soper as he left Ottawa 8 Dec 1915: a telegraph received from one reinforcement, Soper, to meet him in London 26 Feb 1916, they staying at Cecil Hotel, dined at the Regent Palace & went to the theatre 'The Ware Case'
: 1916 1 Jan W E Soper to be P2Lt Lon Gazette; to join Reading for instr in aviation 11 Jan 16 (selected in Canada) Posting Mar 16 Special Reserve Mar 16; 2nd Lt, Special Reserve to be 19 Jun 16 Flying Officer Gazette; P2Lt confirmed in his rank 5 Jul 16 Gazette;
: 1916 ... from diary 10 Mar 1916 got telegram from Soper asking me to Reading for the weekend. Next day, with W Soper got a taxi to Wantage Hall, RFC officers residence at Reading. after lunch, played 18 holes in the rain at Sonning Golf Club. Walter took him to the station next day source
: 1916 Walter Eddy Soper 2nd Lieut RFC, Certificate taken on a Maurice Farman Biplane, at Military School, Catterick Bridge, 27 Apr 1916; 'Lorado', Rockiffe Park, Ottawa, Canada; b.10 Nov 1893, Ottawa, Canada
: 1916 Walter Soper received his wings in England 19 Jun 1916 . In the Royal Flying Corps, with which unit he saw action in the First World War. His son Sgt-Pilot Walter Y J Soper, received his wings Friday at No2 Service Training School, Uplands [Canada] age 19 almost 27 years later to the day & d.WW2 1945
: 1917 W E Soper 2nd Lt. Military Wing, Royal Flying Corps, resigns his commission. 3 Jan 1917 (London Gazette 2 Jan)
: 1918 ?a W E Soper, Ministry of Munitions 1918 [but perhaps more likely the W E Soper an ex clerk, became a trooper 1914 London]
: 1930 (a Walter E Soper an associate? member of Society of Motion Picture engineers? Ontaria 1930 source)
: 1945 son Walter Young James Soper, Flying Officer J/35275 166 (RAF) Sqdn, Royal Canadian AF; died 8 Jan 1945. Age 22; son of Walter Eddy & Norma Shaw Soper, of Ottawa, Ontario
: 'The impressive stately home, 'Marchmont', Manor Ave bought, c1932 by scion of a fabled Ottawa family, Walter Eddy Soper'; from Diplomat Magazine, Summer 2009 [scion; son or dau who's the lineal descendant]
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: William Henry Soper. 3 Apr 1918 on list of temp Qrmrs & Capts who resign their commissions on transfer to RAF (Gazette 24 Jan) : [assume WHS, age c53, a Quartermaster, King�s Own Scottish Borderers since 1884 see military]]
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: W H Soper (Special list). 3 Apr 1918. On list of Capts & Qr.Mrs. granted temp, commissions as Lts., with seniority from 1st Apr & to be Hon Capts. (Gazette 14 Feb)
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: W H Soper, Lt. (Hon Capt) transferred to the unemployed list 10 Dec 1919 (Gazette 17 Feb 1920) : [William Henry Soper temp Quartermaster 1914]
: Lieut W H Soper (hon Capt) graduation list, Ad.1 Apr 1918; An administration officer 1 to 3 Apr 1918 Air Force List Jun 1919; Listed Dec'19 hon Flight Lt :
Denis Courtney Soper appointment Probationary As Engineers, Post Office 18 Jul 1936 (London Gazette 11 Aug) : [b.Oct>Dec 1907 Greenwich] [see Denis Courtney Soper 1931]
DC Soper grade AE, Ground Controlled Interception & Fighter Direction Worth Matravers, TRE (Telecommunications Research Establishment) Mar 1942 source
DC Soper contributed to a book on radar 1947 source
Denis Courtney Soper appointment Probationary As Engineers, Post Office 18 Jul 1936 (London Gazette 11 Aug)
Denis Soper granted honory commission as Squadron Leader 20 Sep 1943 (London Gazette 8 Oct) [see Denis Courtney Soper 1931]
D C Soper Hon. Squadron Leader, Flight Officer (Commission relinquished on cessation of duty on account of ill-health) retaining his rank: 19 Oct 1943 (London Gazette 14 Apr 1944)
D C Soper (71577) Squadron Leader (honorary) Commission relinquished on cessation of duty (London Gazette 23 Nov 1945)
- Robert Louis Soper b.Jan>Mar 1908, Tynemouth, Northamptonshire (bmd)
- Edward Pitt Soper engineer/navy officer b.Portsmouth, Hants 35 at 31 ?New Rd?, Medway, Kent '11cen wife Hilda Gwendolenn Soper 25 b.London, son Robert Louis Soper 3 at Medway, Kent
- Robert Louis Soper flying officer, medical branch 1934 record for sale forces-war-records.co.uk
- R L Soper, flying officer, posted to Medical Training Depot, Halton on appointment to short service commission: BMJ Sept 1935
- R L Soper, flying officer, RAF Medical Service, appointed to Princess Mary's RAF Hospital, Halton 1 Dec 1935 : BMJ 28 Dec 1935 & Flight Magazine 19 Dec 1935
- Robert Louis Soper granted short service commission, Flying Officers on probation for 3y on active list from 2 Sep 1935 (Gazette 24 Sep)
- Robert Louis Soper , Flying Officer promoted to rank of Flight Lieutenant, Medical Branch 2 Sep 1936 (Gazette 22 Sep) :
- R S Soper 'Apparatus to be Designed for use in RAF' 1 of 5 talks at Anaesthetics Section of Royal Society of Medicine : BMJ Nov 1937 [see The Soper Laryngoscope, image on right]
- R L Soper granted permanent commission RAF Medical Corp, BMJ Sept 1938
- R L Soper, MRCS LRCP, Flight Lieutenant, Medical Branch, granted permanent commission in that rank; 2 Sep 1938 Royal Air Force Gazette; flightglobal.com
- Senior Medical Officer S/Ldr R L Soper a station appointment Kalafrana, Malta 11 Jun 1940 Malta War Diary [a seaplane center on S tip of island; Acting Squadron Leader]
- A/S/L Soper relinquishes acting rank of S/Ldr; at Kalafrana, Malta; 25 Jun 1940 Malta War Diary
- Robert Louis Soper (23270) Flight Lieutenant to be Squadron Leader (temporary). (Gazette 9 Sep 1941) :
R L Soper, MRCS, LRCP, DA. (23270) Squadron Leader (temporary) Medical Branch granted rank of Squadron Leader (war subs) 8 Jan 1943. (Gazette 25 May)
- R L Soper (23270). Flight Lt. (temp Wing Commander) to Squadron Leader. 2 Jun 1944 (Gazette 21 Jul)
- R L Soper (23270) Squadron Leader to become squadron Commander. (temp) Medical Branch 1 Jan 1944 (Gazette 18 Jan)
- R L Soper promoted from Squad Ldr to Temp Wing Commander : BMJ Nov 1946
- R L Soper, (23270) Squadron Leader Medical Branch RAF to Wing Commander 1 Oct 1946 (Gazette 11 Oct)
- Wing Comdr R L Soper senior specialist in anaesthetics RAF described his laryngoscope [picture] : BMJ Feb 1947
- Wing Comdr R L Soper MRCS LRCP, appointed Officer (Brother) Order of St John of Jerusalem : BMJ Jul 1949 R L Soper who designed The Soper Laryngoscope Blade, a surgical instrument for anaesthetists. Commercially manufactured in Oxford 1947? source, apparently still available]
- Group Captain R L Soper promoted to Air Commodore : BMJ Nov 1961
- Air Commodore Robert Louis Soper awarded CBE (military division) : BMJ June 1967
- R L Soper,FFARCS, Air Commodore, RAF, d.6 Oct 1973. Buried at St Michael Churchyard, Halton, Bucks
- Robert Louis Soper (1908-1973) Obit : d.6 Oct age 65. Son of Cpt E P Soper RN, b.15 Feb, qualified Guys 1933, Joined RAF 1935, permanent commission 1938, Sqr Ldr 1943, served Bahamas, posted RAF Hospital, Halton 1945, Fellow Faculty of Anaestatits 1948. Air Commodore 1961, CBE 1967, retired from RAF 1973. Enjoyed photography, widely traveled until ill-health restricted it. Left wife Betty & young son Julian & 2 dau from a previous marriage. BMJ Oct 1973 [scan]
WW2 1939-45
- A P Soper, Sergeant, 1944, stationed at RAF North Killingholme, (Lincs, 550sqdr's Lancasters moved there June 1944-5) : [Albert Percy Soper d.1944 age 36]
- B R Soper, Flight sergeant, 1944, RAF Great Massingham, (Norfolk) : [a heavy bomber field]
- F J Soper, Sergeant, 1940, stationed ? : [??a Francis Joseph d.Oct 1941 age 29, (but a fighter pilot?)]
- G H Soper, Sergeant, 1942, RAF Waddington, (Lincoln) : [a Canadian air-gunner; POW 1945 see]
- L J Soper, Sergeant, 1942, RAF East Moor, (Yorks) : [RAF 1941; RCAF 1942-5] : [LeRoy John Soper bomber gunner POW from 1943]
- R G T Soper, Flight sergeant, 1940, stationed ? : [Russell George Theophilus Soper d.1940, age 22]
- S J R Soper, Flight sergeant, 1944, RAF Mildenhall : [Sinclair Joseph Roberts Soper d.1944, age 26, a Canadian]
- T W Soper, Sergeant, 1942, RAF Wyton : [Thomas Walter Soper d.1942, age 19]
- W Y J Soper, Flying officer, 1945, RAF Kirmington : [Walter Young James Soper d.1945, age 22, a Canadian]
Combat Reports scans for sale by nationalarchives
- Flight Lieutenant Soper Squadron 15: 19 Feb 1944 [sqdn 15 not mentioned below]
- Squadron Leader Soper, Squadron 257 Dates of Combat: 15 Sept 1941 & 08 July 1941 [F J Soper]
- Sergeant Soper; Squadron 1 : Dates of Combat: 11, 12, 17 & 19 May 1940 AIR 50/1 [F J Soper]
- Sergeant Pilot F J Soper, Squadron 1 Dates of Combat: 24 Nov 1939; 2, 3 & 4 Mar 1940
Flight Sgt Soper awarded Distinguished Flying Medal : From The Times 15 July 1940 [Francis Joseph Soper (c1821-1941) below]
L.A/C. A G Soper, 905332 : on Missing List from Flight Magazine 20 June 1940
Squadron Leader Francis Joseph Soper (c1912-1941) died aged 29, 5 Oct 1941. Born c1912 to John & Minnie Soper. wife Edith Ruth Mary Soper. Home, S Kensington, Lon. On Runnymede Memorial, Panel 28, for RAF members with no known grave; [m.Edith R M Hayes 1938, Aldershot, Hants]
: F J Soper, Acting Squadron Leader, Commanding Officer, No. 257 Sqrn RAF, Photo in his Hawker Hurricane Mark IIB night fighter at Coltishal, Norfolk, after shooting down his 14th enemy aircraft. Known as "The Marshal from Budenny" because of his long moustaches, Soper reported missing in action 5 Oct 1941. source, Imperial War Museum
- An air ace, officially awarded 11.53 victories from 15 (source) : & source : &
- parents : John Soper m.Minnie Libby Jan>Mar 1902
- Jul>Sep 1912 - Francis J Soper b.Devonport reg dist (mother ne Libby - the only Soper/Libby birth);
- 1928 - Entered RAF as an aircraft apprentice (from obit) ; Graduated as apprentice from RAF Halton, Aylesbury, Bucks (in apprentice batch '19th Entry') Old Haltonians
- 12 Jan 1933 - Francis Joseph Soper LAC injured when Blackburn Iris III S1263 [flying boat, wiki] of 209 Sqn, Mount Batten, sank following collision with dockyard launch after landing, Plymouth Sound; 9 onboard, 1 drowned, 7 injured source : [& Lancashire Eve Post 13 Jan 1933 (Soper not pilot or co-pilot)]
- Jan>Mar 1938 - Francis Joseph Soper m.Edith R M Haynes (& Edith R M Soper m.Howard J W Hipkins Jul>Sep 1944) both at Aldershot
- 3 Mar 1939 - 12pm, Sgt F J Soper ( L1679 ) & F/O M H Brown ( L1843 ) of Nr1 Sqr, during reconnaissance sortie S & W of Metzshot downed a Heinkel 111, S of Forbach. 2 of the crew of 4 survived the belly landing, 1 was wounded. Soper saw them set fire to the bomber. source
- 19 May, 1 Sqr holding up German Blitzkrieg on the BEF; A probable kill to Soper. The day after, all the sqr's original 'phoney war' pilots repatriated home (in previous 10 days the sdr had 2 pilots killed, 1 POW'd & 2 hospitalised, it claimed 63 destoyed)
- 8 Sep 1939 Sgt F J Soper L1681 Sgt F G Berry, flew Hurricane L1686 with 8 others of the sqrn to France, leaving Tangmere at 11:30, landing Octeville, Le Havre 12:45.scan
- 30 Oct 1939 - P/O Richey & Sgt Soper of Nr1 Sdr took off in pursuit of a Dornier, after a fruitless 15 min search they returned to Vassincourt. It was shot down later : from Paul Richey's book 'Fighter Pilot' based on his journals
- 24 Nov 1939 Pilot Sergeant F J Soper, No.1 Sqdr : Combat Report (had encountered enemy aircraft) : Combat Reports scans for sale by nationalarchives
- Sergeant Pilot F J Soper, Squadron 1 reports on 2,3 & 4 Mar 1940 : & Sergeant Soper; Squadron 1; 11,12,17 & 19 May 1940 Combat Reports scans for sale by nationalarchives
- 2 Mar 1940 - � share of a Bf109 mear Metz, � share Do17 destroyed at S.Forbach: Soper of No 1 Sqn, 67 Fighter Wing took off on patrol 10:55 with P/O Mitchell & shot down Do17 over Metz (which crash-landed nr La-Petite-Pierre 15m NE of Sarrebourg. 3 killed, 2 crew taken prisoner). Mitchell's plane was damaged, Soper helped him select a field at F�n�trange, but he stalled on force-landing approach at 11:45 & was killed. Soper returned at 12:15. 3rd pilot Brown crash landed source
- 10 May 1940, the battle for France broke out; nr1 Sqn, Intercept, F, 6am? : F/L P R Walker, F/O P H M Richey, F/O J I Kilmartin & Sgt F J Soper share in the destruction of this Do17 'or 'Do215 near Longuyon' source : ''This day the battle for France broke out', 'There is ceaseless activity. News & information promise of momentous events', from The Squadron's record book Flight Magazine
- 11 May Soper destroyed 3 Bf10's at Mezieres 7:15pm : Flight A: Intercept, F, 5 Hurricanes scrambled at 19.15 from their Berry-au-Bac base to intercept 30 Do172s escorted by 15 Bf110s over Reims. Sqr claimed 11 Me110s destroyed nr Mezieres; FO Brown, 2, Kilmartin, 2 & Richey 2, Sgt Soper 3 & F/L Walker 2, 1 pilot downed (though Luftwaffe recorded loosing only 2). By 20 May all 5 pilots gained ace status : from 'Hurricane Aces 1939-40'
- 12 May, Soper destroyed a Bf109 & shared an unconfirmed Bf109 at Maastrict 9:40am : 8 Hurricanes of 1 Sqn escorted 5 bombers attacking bridges in the Maastricht area. Engaged 16 Bf 109 nr.Maastricht, Soper & another attacked a 109 which smoked & dived. Sopers plane damaged. All 5 bombers & 2 Hurricans destroyed. 10 German planes claimed. No. 1 Sqr's 5 Hurricane pilots (Clisby, Halahan, Lewis, Soper & Bootof), claimed to have destroyed 7 German aircraft in Maastricht area, 9.40am. 3 of these were real 'kills'. source, Photo of squadron
- 14 May 1940 Soper destroyed a Bf109 at, Sedan 3:50pm : from Fighter Command Air Combat Claims, 1939-45 google books
- 15 May 1940 Soper destroyed a Bf109, place unknown 7:35am
- 17 May 1940, Soper claimed 2 Bf10 destroyed, place unknown 9:30am (the sqr claimed 5 destroyed & 2unconf) : Soper, on patrol shot down by an Me110 of LG1; 'safe' : Hurricane Mk1, serial nrL1905, JX-H damaged beyond repair.
- 19 May 1940 Soper claimed an He111 damaged, place unknown at 11:30am : Sgt Francis Soper, 44678 - 'safe' after force-landed after 11.30am combat with He111 of KG27 & abandoned. Hurricane Mk1, serial nr L1925, JX-? : No1 Sqr intercepted a formation of He111's & claimed 4 destroyed : source
- 15 Jul 1940 F J Soper, Flight Sergeant (15 Jul) granted commission as Pilot Officer for duration of hostilities
- 16 Jul 1940 Francis Joseph Soper, On list of apprentices who graduated from RAF Halton; entered twice; in the '18th Entry' LG: 16 Jul 40 Pilot on 1 Sqn. & in the 19th Entry, whilst serving on 257 Sqn Old Haltonians
- 3 Oct 1940 Francis Joseph Soper 562898 (44678). Fl Sgt (15 Jul) granted commission for duration of hostilities as Pilot Officer on probation, with seniority 25 Sept (London Gazette 22 Oct) & Flight Magazine
- Jul 1941 - Francis Joseph Soper, Fl Sgt, awarded Distinguished Flying Medal; from Flight Magazine 18 Jul 1940
- 1940 - Nr1 sqr's outstanding NCO pilot was Flight Sergeant FJ Soper who claimed 13 victories over France during 1940. Later commissioned & by 1941 given command of his own squadron. He failed to return from a sortie to intercept an intruding German bomber off the Suffolk coast 5 Oct 1941, source
- 8 Jul 1941 - Flight Lieutenant F J Soper 257 Sqdr Combat Report (encountered enemy aircraft) available from National Archives
- 8 Jul 1941 - FJS agr 29 led 4 Hurricanes from RAF Cottishal to attack airfield at Bergan N.Holland, they were intercepted by Messerschmitts & 1 crashed & bur.Bergan Cemetery source
- 15 Sept 1941 - Sqr Leader Soper, 257 Sqdr Hurricane FC; a Bf109F damaged, Dutch Coast after 7am & Combat Report; Combat Reports scans for sale by nationalarchives : A Ju88 shot down 15m9 E of Happisburgh at 00:53
- Sep 1941 - S/L Francis Joseph Soper in front of a 257 Sqn Hurricane with burma lion nose art. Within a month, Soper had died; image from flickr
- 22 Sept 1941 F J Soper, DFC. (44678), Pilot Officer to be granted the rank of Flight Officer (war subs.) (London Gazette 25 Nov)
- Oct 1941 - F J Soper, 257 Sqdr, when awarded Distinguished Flying Cross; This officer has displayed the utmost keenness & determination to destroy the enemy. Flight Magazine 18 Jul 1940 & 9 Oct 1941
- 2 Oct 1941 - Acting Squadron Leader Francis Joseph Soper (44678) 257 Sq. Distinquished Flying Medal. Awarded DFC. In Sept, 'while patrolling over a convoy at dusk, he saw a Junkers 88 diving to attack. The vessels opened up with considerable anti-aircraft fire. Despite this, he flew through the barrage, pressing home his attack with the utmost determination until the enemy aircraft went down into the sea. Soper has now destroyed 14 enemy aircraft, inc 2 at night' : From The Times & London Gazette 3 Oct
- 3 Oct 1941 F J Soper (44678). Pilot Officer (probation) General Duties Branch to be Pilot Officer probation (emergency). (London Gazette 21 Oct)
- 5 Oct 1941, S/L Soper & his wingmen intercepted another Junkers Ju 88 which they claimed damaged, 30 miles NE of Happisburgh. The Ju 88 gunner fought bravely & well, hitting the Hurricane of S/L Soper : [another site says] - whilst patrolling over a convoy at dusk, Soper observed a Junkers 88 diving to attack the convoy The vessels opened up with considerable anti-aircraft fire. Despite this, Soper closed in on the attacker & flying through the barrage pressed home his attack with the utmost determination, until the enemy aircraft went down into the sea. Sqn Ldr Soper has now destroyed 14 enemy aircraft, of which two have been destroyed at night.. source : (Soper failed to return from this mission, believed shot down by return fire; source) 
- 12 Nov 1941 - reported missing in action in The Times [Listed later as having died 5 Oct 1941] 'Francis Joseph Soper previously reported missing, now presumed killed in action. Born Devonport 1912. Entered RAF as an aircraft apprentice in 1928 & won the DFM as a flight sergeant in July 1940. commissioned 3 months later & awarded the DFC Sept 1941' : from Time's obituary 26 May 1942
- 27 Nov 1941 - Act Sqn Ldr F J Soper, DFC DFM, [Distinguished Flying Cross & Medal] in list of Missing from 'Flight' Magazine : [DFC recognises acts of bravery during combat operations in the air. Instituted 1918 awarded "for gallantry during active operations against the enemy"]
Brian Soper enlisted RAF Jan 1942 after his brother died [Dennis 22, stoker, HMS Barnam, sunk d.25 Nov 1941]; rejected as pilot, offered training as wireless operator & gunner; offered Lancaster training as flight engineer 12 sd (so reserve pilot). 1st opp to Berlin 18 Nov, age 19; flight engineer, 626 Sdr; told he'd be flying tonight, but with a new crew. source : [Brian E G Soper b.Oct>Dec 1923 Wandsworth to Edward Tom Soper & Hettie M Bevan m.1922; m.Ethel Mary Marston Apr>Jun 1944 Battersea
- June Soper b.Jan>Mar 1946, Battersea, Lon (mother nee Marston)
: 1939 Mary E Marston (will m.Mr Soper 'aba 15/7/44 m' [aba=Battersea]) 14unm textile finisher (b.26 Jan 1925) at 21 Landseer St, Battersea, Lon; William B Marston b.15 Oct 1890 brewers gen labourer & Ellen Marston b.10 Oct 1894 kitchen hand scan : [m.not vis bmd]
: 1943 Sgt B E G Soper, engineer, flew 32 sorties, inc 9 on Berlin; total 188 operational flying hours; from 18 Nov 1943 to 31 May 1944, all but 1st sortee captained by Arthur Rew in 10 planes; document above; from ebay �8 Apr 2016; He describes his 1st flight, night bombing Berlin, from RAF Wickenby, not with his normal crew (of 7) here; 'our normal height, 20,000ft. On a good night we could make 23,000ft'
: 1944 Brian Edward George Soper 1603870, RAF VR, 626 Sqn (Gazette 13 Oct 1944)
: 1944 Brian Edward George Soper 1603870, RAF VR, 626 Sqn; Gazette 17 Oct 1944; appointed Seargent
: 1944 B E G Soper, sergeant, RAF VR, 626 Sq awarded Distinguished Flying Medal, from The Times 18 Oct 1944 : [RAF Bomber Command 626 Squadron flying Lancasters at Wickenby, Lincs in Oct 1944]
: 1944 Brian Edward George Soper (190359). 1603870 Warrant Officer as Pilot Officer on probation (emergency) 22 Dec 1944. (Gazette 23 Feb)
: 1945 B E G Soper 190359, 22 Jun 1945 Pilot Officer (prob) confirmed in appointment & to be Flight Officer (war subs)
Gazette 10 Jul) : ' Pilot/Flying Officer, Flight Engineer Instructor until nr.end of 1945 when I was posted to 1668 HCU Cottesmor, Rutland
: 1945 posted, FE instructor to HCCU 1662 at Blyton nr.Gainsborough, Lincs; after m.Mary moved from London to Gainsborough
: 1946 posted to Swinderby, Lincs, Mar 1946 Flight Engineer Instructor
: 2005 Brian Soper wrote his RAF reminisences in 2005; b.Oct 1923. After school, started work, doing nights with Battersea homeguard 1940. Eldest brother Dennis d.on HMS Barnham 1941; Enlisted as aircrew Jan'42. 1st sortee bombing Berlin Nov'43 as Flight Engineer in Lancaster bombers, 626 Sqr, Wickenbury, Lincs. Fiancee Mary factory worker in Battersea, agreed to m if he got through his tour of ops His 30 flight tour ended 31 May 1944 with 14d leave & phoned to arrange m; Most crew awarded DFCs. By 1946 he was a Flying Officer & Flight Engineer Instructor at Swinderby
Alfred Daniel Soper (50296) 363211 Flight Sergeant to be Acting Pilot Officer on probation (emergency) 10 Dec 1942 (London Gazette 22 Jan)
A D Soper (50296) Acting Pilot Officer (prob) to be Pilot Officer (prob) 11 Feb 1943 (London Gazette 13 Apr)
A D Soper (50296). Pilot Officer (prob) to be Flying Officer on probation (war subs) 11 Aug 1943 (London Gazette 31 Aug)
A D Soper (50296) Flight Lieutenant (Acting) mentioned in despatches by Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief: 14 Jan 1944 (London Gazette 11 Jan)
A D Soper (50296). Flying Officer to Flight Lieutenant (war sub) 1 Jul 1946. (London Gazette 13 Mar)
Alfred Daniel Soper (50296) Appointment to Commission; asFlying Officer (permanent) Technical Branch (seniority 11 Feb 1944) 1 Jul 1946 (London Gazette 12 Sep)
A D Soper (50296) promoted to substantive rank of Flight Lieutenant, Technical Branch RAF 2 Jul 1946 (seniority 10 Jun 1946) (London Gazette 27 Feb)
A D Soper Flight Lieutenant, selected for permanent commissions, Technical Branch 27 Mar 1947 : Flight Magazine
Alfred John Soper (159874) 1179306 Flight Sgt, RAF volunteer reserve, General duties branch Appointment to commission as Pilot Officer on prob. (emergency): 28 Sep 1943. 2 Oct 1943 (London Gazette 3 Dec)
A J Soper (159874). Pilot Officer (prob) confirmed. in appointment & to be Flight Officer (war subs) 2 Apr 1944 (London Gazette 25 Apr)
A J Soper (159874) 2 Oct 1945 Flight Officers to Flight Lt. (war subs) (London Gazette 30 Oct)
Arthur John Soper (337453) 1929450 Cadet to be 2nd Lt, 3 Dec 1944 (London Gazette 20 Feb)
Arthur John Soper (3374531), 2nd Lt (War Subs Capt) from emergency commission to be Capt with seniority as 13 Dec 1946 (Gazette [?�81cen an Alfred John age 4 at Pimlico]
Albert Percy Soper (1808-1944) a sergeant in RAF Volunteer Reserve, died, 14 Oct 1944 : Reichswald Forest War Cemetery, Germany. Coll Grave 29. A.7-12.
- He was in 550 Squadron, they flew Lancasters for Bomber Command, from RAF North Killingholme, near Hull. It seems that 2 planes failed to return from a mission on 14 Oct. The squadron's web site is www.550sqn.theraf.co.uk.
- An enquiry was on lookupuk.com from a close relative looking for an Albert Percy Soper of about this age. Seems Albert left home in WW2, after arguing with his new mother-in-law & was not heard from again. The mention on this page [Oct'01], was the first information about him since he left
- The plane's pilot, Flight Officer A Abrams was thrown clear & survived after being shot down on raid to Duisburg; other crew F/E � Sgt Kenneth William Nettleton; A/B � F/Sgt Raynold Frank Veness; Navigator � F/Sgt John William Brown; MUG � Sgt Albert Percy Soper; Rear Gunner � F/Sgt Kenneth William Salton & W/O � Philip Leonard Brooker source
- His birth was registered Apr-Jun 1908 Southwark District, London
- A P Soper (Sergeant) , Personal Estates 1944 are held for distribution amongst the next-of-kin, �40 2s 1d (London Gazette 25 May) [see 1940]
- A P Soper, Sgt, previously reported missing, now presumably killed in action, 22 Nov 1945 Flight Magazine
- A P Soper, (Sergeant) 3rd Publication of the names of deceased officers, airmen and airwomen whose Personal Estates are held for distribution �40 2s 1d (London Gazette 6 May 1949) : (4th pub 5 May 1950)
- A P Soper Sergeant deceased airman : �40 2s 1d. Effects from 1940 held for distribution amongst the next-of-kin
(London Gazette 5 May 1950)
'Ali Soper' & 'Ginger Jones' came into my billet. 30 Sept 1941, awaiting planes at Hal-Far, Malta : from diary of Sgt.Thomas Barker 529747, 828 Squadron : my-malta.com : Soper - Davis & myself formed 'X' Flight to stand to for an emergency 14 Jun 1942 [under air attack at Malta, flying Albacores, biplane, torpedo bomber] : my-malta.com
Ben R Soper navigator & pilot (Robert) John Ware both F/Sgt's RAF Volunteer Reserve from RAF Great Massingham, nr.Kings Lynn, Norfolk. Mosquito VI-A; reg.NT172, 169 Squadron; wiki. Take-off 18:27 6 Dec 1944 & shot down. Ware said... It was a terrible night, cloudy & very bad weather, but weather was good above clouds. We carryed out high level Bomber Support patrol in Koblenz area. returning, I got hit by heavy flak at 15,000ft & was going down. Then I became victim of a night fighter. Violent evasive action led to further height loss, drop tanks jettisoned & I struggled to maintain flying speed long enough to reach the Allied front. I'd lost all power & lost height. I told my navigator to get out. I landed in a frozen field, in Belgium, nr Liege breaking my ankle. US troops found him in the morning. Ben Soper (unhurt), understood he was a pharmacist at Timothy Wight chemist after the war & they lost contact. aircrewremembrancesociety.com
- Benjamin Soper I�m searching for pictures of pilot John W Ware & navigator Benjamin Soper of 169 Mosquito Sqd. Shot down by german nightfighter nr.Aachen, night of 6-7 Dec 1944. Target was Gie�en. Plane hit by German flak over the target area : source : Ware & Soper on patrol, abandoned VI-A, NT172 [parachuted?] nr.Malmedy over allied Territory. Malmedy in allied hands
- probably all wrong, but the only Benjamin R in bmd...
: 1916 Benjamin R W Soper b.Jul>Sep 1916 Kingsbridge, Dev; mother ne Welland;
: ??only Soper/Welland m vis 22y earlier Thomas John H Soper m.Jane Welland Jan>Mar 1894, Tewkesbury, Glos (bmd) - & seems to indicate....
: ?? '11cen Thomas 39 tailor (maker) b.Sherford, Dev in 6 rooms at 15 Church St, Kingsbridge, Dev; Jane 41 {m.17y, 5 births, 3 alive} b.Teddington, Glos; Frances 16; Leonard 14 tailors apprentice both b.Gloucester; Lena 4; b.Kingsbridge scan : [not vis '01cen]
: '39cen Benjamin R W 23unm pharmacist dispenser (b.16 Jun 1916) at 18 Belvedere Rd, Exmouth, Dev; with John P Slocombe b.17 Nov 1897 housework unm; John P Slocombe b.14 Feb 1930 at school; Louisa M Slocombe b.5 Dec 1900 housework casual worker unm; Hannah E Hutt b.14 May 1905 unpaid dom duties, m.; Edwin S (Ernest) Hutt 07 Mar 1893 mechanical engineer, m.; Benjaminline 6; Doris M Ridge b.26 Dec 1903 shop ass unm scan
: 1943 Benjamin R W Soper m.Iris Sweett Oct>Dec 1943, Plymouth, Dev
: 1971 Benjamin Russell W (c1867-1940) d.Jan>Mar, Plymouth, Dev, age 73; b.9 Jun 1916
B J Soper Air Art. 4th Cl* : Fleet Air Arm, mentioned in despatches [*Air Artificer RN rating (Aircraft Maintenance : lowest grade, ranked as Petty Officer)], 24 Dec 1942 Flight Magazine
C H G Soper education officer RAF Educational Service 1937 record for sale forces-war-records.co.uk
Eric Alfred Morley Soper [written 'Sopper'] (169707). 1336279 Sgt : Pilot officer on probation (emergency) 8 Sep 1943 (London Gazette 11 Feb 1944) : [Eric b.10 Jan 15 Reading to Alfred William m.Florence L Morley m.1914; see WW1 record]
Frederick Bernard Soaper (162596). 1388267 Sergeant commission Pilot Officer on probation (emergency) : RAF Volunteer Reserve. 30 Oct 1943. (London Gazette 31 Dec)
Franklin Elmer Soper (1919-2010) on active duty in Europe WW2, a Leading Aircraftman in Royal Canadian Air Force. b.4 May on the farm, Simpson, SK; d.15 May Drumheller, AB, age 91 rootsweb
G H Soper (Englehart), Flight Lieutenant, was in a photo of a group of 12 former Ontario-born Prisoners of War on a ship back to Canada, 14 May 1945 source : [connection? - a G H Soper witnessed the will of Susanna Pike of Newfoundland, mother of Mary Legge Soper, 1931]
Geoffrey Frost Soper 365616 Flight Sergeant (46282). Pilot Officer on probation. 8 Aug 1941 (Seniority 2nd Jul 1941) (London Gazette 29 Aug) : [b.1908, St Asaph, Den Albert George (c1865-1945) m.Frances Frost 1893 Norfolk]
Henry John Thomas Soper (82895). 1 Aug 1940 granted commission for duration of hostilities as Pilot Officer on probation, Administration & Special Duties Branch (London Gazette 20 Aug)
J H Soper, W/O Royal Canadian AF, previously reported missing, now presumed killed in action; from Flight Magazine 2 May 1946 : [John Herman Soper see]
J L Sloper F/Lt, DFC & Bar bur.Haycombe, Bath; serving with Pathfinder NTO (Warboys) he'd completed tours with 101 & 156 sqds. Crashed 10 Apr 1944 nr.LLanwrtyd Wells, Breconshire; JB 471 crashed 5pm 10 Apr 1944. Broke up in air, possibly having flown into Cumulous Cloud; Sloper, the pilot in crew of 8 who died source
James Herbert Soper (1916-2012) b.9 April 1916 Hamilton, Ontario; Following Harvard, Jim in Operational Research Sec Royal Canadian AF, & on loan to RAF HQ, Coastal Command, in Britain, for 8m. Then in same section of RCAF at Eastern Air Command, Halifax to 1945 biog; later a naturalist) : [grfather Robert b.Devon; m.Elizabeth Ann Armitage bef.1875 Canada]
Joe Soper Squadron Leader, lead flying operations at Tarrant Rushton Airfield, Blanford Forum, Dor [wiki] � call sign �Cheekbone� � and known as the 'secret airfield' because of all the undercover work it did, with a team of officers, airmen & WAAF�s working from the control tower; Work commenced May 1942 & 3 runways completed in under a year; accommodation for 3,000 personnel; main runway over a mile long; Halifax & Stirling bombers & Glider Pilot Regiment based there, which sent equipment to French Resistance fighters. Its aircraft & gliders played important role on D-Day. The 1st of 6 glider-borne troops landing the 1st Allied troops in Normandy 5 Jun. The 300a site continued until 1945 source
Joseph Soper (86103) granted commission for duration of hostilities as Pilot Officer on probation, 27 Sep 1940 (London Gazette 29 Oct) (& Flight Magazine 7 Nov)
LeRoy John Soper (1922-1994) volunteer Sgt RCAF, Royal Canadian Air Force. After training, stationed England. Rear gunner in a Halifax bomber nr.BB205 of RAF's 158 squadron. Flew from East Moor to bomb Bremen, Germany 14 Sep 1943, on return attacked by German night fighter (Ludwig Becker). All 7 crewmembers parachuted [crew list]. The plane crashed 2:15am in farmland nr.Ter Idzard, Holand, were captured & taken to POW camps; Soper POW No.27058 at camp 8B/344 [nr.Lamsdorf, Silesia liberated 17 Mar 1945 by Russians source]: b.27 Aug 1922 Napa, California, US to Richard J Soper & Nancy nee Clough see. Lived in the 40�s on 4623 Adams St, Napa; 1947 on 463 Adams St; 1948 on 1540 Laurel St. Service in Korea & Vietnam wars. d.18 Dec 1994 Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado; bur.Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado source. Ren� Bosma, of The Netherlands compiling the crew's history. source : [Sqn based RAF Lissett, Yorks with Halifax B.Mk.II heavy bombers]
Patrick Francis Soper Clerical Class, 4 Mar 1939 (London Gazette 14 Apr) : [a Patrick F Soper b.Oct>Dec 1921, Kingston mother ne Logan]
Percival John Soper, Warrant Officer (362664). Greek Air Force Cross. (London Gazette 25 Dec 1942)
Robert Owen Soper b.Jul>Sep 1907, Southwark : '11cen age 3 b.Borough with George Henry 40 & Elizabeth 39 at Southwark & 6 children; m.Violet R Howard 1934, Southwark : Acting Pilot Officer (prob) : Pilot Officer (prob) 20 Feb 1942 : Flight Lt. (temp) 1 Sept 1942 : Flying Officer Equipment Branch 21 Mar 1943 : Mentioned in despatches 14 Jun 1945 : Flight Lieut 1 Nov 1947 : Flight Lieut Equip B 13 Sep 1948
Ronald William Soper, Sergeant of the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve died 10 Apr 1942, buried Southgate Cemetery, Middlesex, Section H.A. Grave 388 from Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Russell George Theophilus Soper (c1918-1940) Flight Sergeant, in an Avro Anson I of Shamrock Patrol, RAF Volunteer Reserve, 903332, 500 Sqdn, died 30 May 1940, aged 22, born abt 1918 to George Percy Soper & Edith Grace Soper, home Devonport. On Runnymede Memorial (panel 11) commemorating RAF members who died with no known grave.
Stanley Soper (109279). 1070153 Administrative & General Duties Branch To be Pilot Officer on probation (emergency) (Seniority 26 Jul 1941) (London Gazette 25 Nov)
L C Soper 'A /PO (ty)' Acting Pilot Officer, reported in list of Royal Navy, prisoners of war in The Times 22 Jul 1942
L V Soper (107321) resigned commission as Pilot Officer, Training Branch, 11 Aug 1943 (London Gazette 20 Aug)
Louis Soper (c1916-1943) leading Aircraft, RAF Volunteer Reserve died 7 May 1943, parents Arthur Soper & Amy Soper : wife Amy Soper. Home Rotherhide, London. Died Saskatchewan, Canada. Buried Moose Jaw (Rosedale) Ctry. Lot 8,Block 10,Grave 241
Flight Sergeant Terence John Soper b.Richmond, Nelson, New Zealand, 7 Jan 1922, a taxi driver; joined RNZAF May 1941; killed 11 Aug 1943, in a B-24 Liberator that attacked & sunk a U-boat : source
Flight Lieutenant Soper No. 15 Squadron Combat Report (had encountered enemy aircraft): 19 Feb 1944, scan of combat report available from nationalarchives
D S Soper Lt Col, was a 'very capable assistant' to Lt Col W H Arnold who commanded this part of the depot (US Airforce depot : stocking crew escape rubber dingies, machine guns, parachutes ext. [part of ?B.A.D.A. (Base Air Depot Area) near London] Flight Magazine 27 Apr 1944
Leonard Charles Soper, Pilot Officer, C-JL-177500,225,RN, 828 Sqn, HMS Implacabe, shot down 10 Jul 1945 (presume with Jack Rogerson, LA,JX-604478,7255, 828 Sqn, also shot down 10 Jul 1945) : [July 1945 - Part of Task Force 37; Deployed with US 3rd Fleet for RN/USN air operations on targets on Japanese home islands : In July 1945 the ship's aircraft flew over 100 sorties; 828 Sqn flew Avenger I-IIIs : fleetairarmarchive]
Lieutenant Kent H Soper, twenty-one, of Elmira, New York, was killed recently in an airplane crash at the Ontario Air Field, Ontario, California. � snippet from American rifleman pub.1945 Google Books snippet
Walter Young James Soper, Flying Officer, 166 (RAF) Sqdn, Royal Canadian AF, parents Walter Eddy & Norma Shaw: from Ottawa, Ontario, Canada : died 8 Jan 1945, Durnbach, Germany, age 22 : Durnbach War Cemetery, Bayern, Coll. Grave 4 E. 2-7 [see Soper WW2 deaths]
William Soper 37 warrent officer RAF (b.23 May 1902) at Oakleigh, Holbury Drove, New Forest, Hants; Violet Ruth Soper (m.Mr Reed) 37 unpaid dom duties (b.31 Aug 1902) ['10-6-77 cr283 so']; Daphne R Soper (m.Mr Baker) 12unm at school (b.6 May 1927) ['24-6-50 i/c een m' & '6 Apr 27 13 Feb 49'] scan : [William m.Violet R Brooker 1924, Lambeth, Lon] : [not linked RAF here]
May Soper wife RCAF Alan L R Soper 0 sailed on "Scythia" from Liverpool to Halifax, Canada, departing 24 Oct 1946 address 148 Greenall Rd, Northwich, Cheshire; & Mrs R J Soper M/L {mother in law} 463 Adam's Street, Napa, California; scan; from findmypast : [Alan Soper b.1945-6 , Cheshire West, (bmd) - only wartime m.vis WW2 May B Ovenden m.1939 but too early]
James Frederick Soper 798842
J G Soper nr28,510 Cl4 in Aug list of 12 people R.Ae.C Pilot's Certificate Issued : 'Flight' Magazine 2 Oct 1953
Percy Soper had BAC Bristol engineers assist him in British Eagle` Britannia conversion 1964 Flight Magazine
Robert Louis Soper (1908-1973) Obit : d.6 Oct age 65. Son of Cpt E P Soper RN, b.15 Feb, qualified Guys 1933, Joined RAF 1935, permanent commission 1938, Sqr Ldr 1943, served Bahamas, posted RAF Hospitalk, Halton 1945, Fellow Faculty of Anaestatits 1948. 1961 Air Commodore, CBE 1967, retired from RAF 1973. Enjoyed photography, widely travelled until ill-health restricted it. Left wife Betty & young son Julian & 2 dau from a previous marriage. BMJ Oct 1973 [scan] see biog
Brian McKenny Soper BA (1339334) as Flying Officer (short service) Education Branch 6 Aug 1947 (London Gazette 29 Aug)
B McK Soper BA (1339334) Flying Officer Promotion to Flight Lieutenant Education Branch (London Gazette 10 Sep 1848)
W L Soper (102484). Pilot Officer, commission terminated.19 Oct 1948. (London Gazette 8 Mar)
William Richard Soper, B.Sc. (500938). 19 Oct 1949 Education Branch Pilot Officer, short service (5y on the active list & 4y on the reserve http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/38765/supplements/5537 22 Nov)
Wing Comdr R L Soper MRCS LRCP, appointed Officer (Brother) Order of St John of Jerusalem : BMJ Jul 1949 R L Soper who designed The Soper Laryngoscope Blade, a surgical instrument for anaesthetists. Commercially manufactured in Oxford 1947? source, apparently still available]
S.Lt M L Soper RN ejected from Sea Hawk, FGA6 XE401/'645/LM'; 24 Nov 1960, following collision during formation change & crashed into the sea 5m off RAF Lossiemouth, Scottish coast; Both pilots picked up by SAR helicopter : source
Percy Soper, Mr, assisting British eagle's Britannia aircraft conversion; from Flight Magazine 9 Jul 1964
Brian M Soper (1920-2001) of New Church, Isle of Wight, d.20 Apr 2001 IofW, age 80, b.New Church to late William & Helen Soper m.bef1915. Attended Cambridge University. Retired late 1970s from RAF. In British Intelligence Service, WW2 source
W P C Soper, Stress Engineering department, British Aerospace, Filton House. Bristol; from Flight Magazine 12 Jul 1980
Christopher Soper Company secretary of Air Foyle [GS] 1997 : Flight Magazine : Chief Pilot Air Foyle 1993 : Director 1994
Mark Lawrence Soper Corporal (V1001347), Royal New Zealand Air Force. awarded New Zealand Order Of Merit : New Years Honours List 2002 : New Zealand Herald : [b.14 Aug 1978 Geraldine, NZ, son of Phillip Mark Soper (b.13 Nov 1954 Blenhiem) & Annette Lillian Mary Pow; m.Temuka, NZ, from geneology.com : see grandfather Vernon Mark Soper]
53 Soper mentions in Flight Magazine www.flightglobal.com : xls
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: C H G Soper commissioned as Pilot Officer on probation 23 May 1939, 'hon rank stated', Royal Air Force Reserve, Administrative & Special Duties Branch : 'Flight' Magazine 15 June & The Times 10 June
: C H G Soper granted commission as Flight Lieutenant on probation, RAF Volunteer Reserve 15 Jun 1939 : Flight Magazine : [Cyril Hector G Soper b.Apr>Jun 1907 Exeter]
: C H G Soper Pilot Officer on probation, confirmed in his appointment & promoted to the rank of Pilot Officer, 9 Sept 1939, Flight Magazine 25 Apr 1940
: Cyril Hector Gibson Soper (73407) 9 Sep 1939 Pilot Officer on probation confirmed in his appointment & promoted to Flying Officer (London Gazette 16 Apr 1940)
: Cyril Hector Gibson Soper (73407) Pilot Officer on probation is confirmed in his appointment & promoted to the rank of Flying Officer. 30 Aug 1939. (Substituted for notification in Gazette of 16th Apr 1940) London Gazette 12 Nov 1940)
: Cyril Hector Gibson Soper (73407) F/O transferred to the Technical Branch. 11 Nov 1940 (London Gazette 28 Jan 1941)
: Flight Lt Soper (temp (73407) ) granted rank of Flight Lieutenant, (war subs) 18 Aug 1944 (London Gazette 19 Dec)
: Cyril Hector Gibson Soper (73407). Appointment to commission a new commission in the RAF. Education Branch (permanent) as Squadron Leader, Education Branch (London Gazette 23 May 1947)
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: Cyril Hector Gibson Soper (1907-?) Trinity College, class 3, Cambridge Tripos Lists (from Guardian paper, 18 Jun 1928) : 1931-1 Dec 1932 : BA Cambridge, B.Sc London, Ass Master at Archbishop Tenison's Grammer School, The Oval, SE11, since 1931; Teachers Registration Dept (from EnglishOrigins.com) : [Cyril Hector G Soper b.Exeter Dev Apr>Jun 1907] : ['11cen; age 4 at St Thomas, Dev] : [1928 Tripos Cambridge]
: '39cen Eric Alfred Morley Soper 24 police constable (b.10 Jan 1915) at 76 Church Rd, Reading, Berks; Hilda G 24 unpaid domestic duties (b.27 Dec 1914) ; & Agnes B Brooks b.26 Nov 1883 unm school mistress scan
: 1944 E A M Soper (169707) Pilot Officer (prob) confirmed. in appointment & to be Flght Officer (war subs) RAF Volunteer Reserve 8 Mar 1944 (London Gazette 23 May)
: 1945 E A M Soper (169707) Flight Officer to Flight. Lt. (war subs), 8 Sep 1945 (London Gazette 9 Oct)
: 1948 Eric Alfred Morley Soper (169707) Flight Lieutenant appointment to the reconstituted RAF Volunteer Reserve, retains rank 23 Sep 1948 (London Gazette 25 Jan 1949)
; 1949 E A M Soper nr.169707 6y commission & 4y reserve (seniority 26 Feb 1949) 5 Apr 1951 gazette.co.uk
: 1951 E A M Soper qualified service pilot nr 27,396, qualified for Royal Aero Club Aviators' Certificate, 26 Jul 1951, 5 Oct 1951 Flight Magazine
: 1951 Eric Alfred Morley Soper rank Flying Instructor; RAC Aviators' Certificate, Qualified Service Pilot; 26 Jul 1951, at RAF Feltwell, Norfolk; b.10 Jan 1915 Reading; British [card image right]
; 1953 E A M Soper (169707) General Duties Branch RAF; promotion Flying Officer to be Flight Lieutenant 19 Nov 1953 (on appointment to the reconstituted RAFVR) London Gazette 4 Dec gazette.co.uk
; 1961 E A M Soper (169707) Flight Lieut, General Duties Branch RAF Reserve; Commission relinquished, London Gazette 10 Jan 1961 gazette.co.uk
F B Soaper (162596) 30 Apr 1944 Pilot Officer. (prob) confirmed. in appts. and to be Flight Officer. (war subs) RAF Volunteer Reserve : (London Gazette 23 May)
F P Soaper, DFC (162596) Flight Officer to Flight Lt. (war subs): 30 Oct 1945 (London Gazette 20 Nov)
: G H Soper, Sergeant, on losses list, 1942, RAF Waddington [sqdr formed at RAF Waddington, Lincs, Dec 1941 wiki]
: Sgt G H Soper (air gunner) made prisoner of war, bombing Warnemunde [a Baltic port] 9 May 1942; also POW, S/L GC Cambell (pilot); other crew killed, F/Sgt.RB Peterson (navigator) & Sgt.RR Parry (WOp/AG); Their plane, a Hampden AT144PT-a of Canadian 420 Squadron, RCAF : (a twin engine Handley Page bomber wiki)
G F Soper (46282 14 Nov 1941 Pilot Officer (prob.) to be Flying Officer on probation (war subs.) (London Gazette 23 Dec)
G F Soper (46282) Pilot Officer (prob) to be Flying Officer Officer on probation (war subs), 1 Oct 1942 (London Gazette 1 Dec)
G F Soper (46282) Flight Officer to Flight Lt. (temp): 1 Jul 1944 (London Gazette
Geoffrey Frost Soper (46282). As Flight Lieutenant, Technical Branch, extended service (AMO A775/45 scheme B) 24 Jul 1947 (seniority 1 Sep 1945)
Geoffrey F Soper (46282) appointed Flight Lieut, Technical Branch 28 May 1952; Lon Gazette 16 Dec scan
Henry John Thomas Soper (82895). Flying Officer 1 Aug 1941. (London Gazette 19 Sep) : [a Henry John T Soper b.Oct>Dec 1908 Plymouth]
Henry John Thomas Soper (82895). 22 May 1941 Pilot Officers are granted the war substantive rank of Flying Officer (London Gazette 19 Sep)
H J T Soper (82895). Flight Officer to be Flight Lt (temporary) 1 Sep 1942: (London Gazette 29 Sep)
H J T Soper MBE (82895) 31 Aug 1944 Fl Lt (temp) granted the rank of Flight Lt (war subs) (London Gazette 25 Sep)
H J T Soper, MBE (82895). Retained rank of Squadron Leader: 22 May 1946. (London Gazette 2 May)
: [mistranscribed as] 'J Soper', Flight Lieutenant of 156 Squadron, Warboys, Cambridgeshire; Inside St Mary Magdalene Church on a plaque commemorating; on roll of honour [on plaque as Sloper] commemorating those who served with the sqdn. 156th a pathfinder Sqdn in nr.8 group; flying Lancaster bombers, moved to Warboys Aug 1942 to Mar 1944; wiki
Joseph Soper (86103). Pilot Officer on probation transferred to the Technical Branch 26 Mar 1941. (London Gazette 9 May)
J Soper (86103). Pilot Officer (prob) confirmed in appointment & to be Flying Officer. (war subs.) 27 Sep 1941 (London Gazette 14 Oct)
J Soper, transferred to Technical Branch, [Flt Lt? 26 Mar?] Flight Magazine, 22 May 1942
J Soper (86103) Flight Officer to be Flight Lt. (tempy) 1 Jul 1943 (London Gazette 13 Jul)
: grparents? LeRoy John Soper m.Clara Adeline Bachli 19 Oct 1907, at St Claras, Woodland Ave; father Jacob J Bachli; 2 of 4 ushers Arthur D Soper & Grant Soper, they will live 970 East Sixtieth St La Porte Herald 17 Oct source
: father? Leroy J Soper 11 & Clara Soper 32 b.Illinois; 1920 census; both with parents Jabob 61 & Anna Bachlia 61 at Chicago City Ward 7, Cook, Illinois source; 1930cen both with widow mother Anna 71
: son? LeRoy John Soper III b.19 May 1941 at Jackson Park hospital to Mr & Mrs LeRoy John Soper, weight 4lbs 3�oz; Southeast Economist, Thursday, 26 June newspaperarchive
: Sgt L J Soper/b> 1942, RAF East Moor airfield, Lincs on list of Bomber Command Operational Losses 1939-45
: May Soper wife (husband L J Soper, RCAF nr.R116639 rank W0/1) Alan L R Soper 7m sailed on "Scythia" from Liverpool to Halifax, Canada, departing 24 Oct 1946, USA Visa 6493; UK address 148 Greenall Rd, Northwich, Cheshire; & Mrs R J Soper M/L {mother in law} 463 Adam's Street, Napa, California; Canadian Wives' Bureau, Civilian Reg Dist; Military Dist, USA; scan; from findmypast : [why did family need to visit UK - extended service?.. illness?]
: LeRoy J Soper (1922-1994) b.27 Aug; no-known marriages; d.18 Dec, age 72, last known residence, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado ancientfaces.com
Patrick Francis Soper (171943) 1335526 Appointment to commission as Pilot Officer on prob. (emergency): 5 Jan 1944 (London Gazette 17 Mar)
P F Soper (171943) Pilot Officer (probationary) confirmed in appointment & to be Flight Officer (war subs): 3 Jul 1944. (London Gazette 18 Jul)
P F Soper (171943) 5 Jan 1946. Flight Lt (war subs) granted the rank of Squadron Leader (war subs) (London Gazette 9 Apr) [see 1944]
: Percival John Soper (362664) Warrant Officer (London Gazette 5 Jun 1942)
To be Additional Member of the Military Division of the Order of the British Empire
: P J Soper, Flight Lieutenant MBE (Military), King's Birthday Honours 18 Jun 1942 : Flight Magazine
: Percival John Soper Warrant Officer Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve. (362664). Greek Air Force Medal. (notification of 29 Dec delete reference & substitute�) (London Gazette 26 Jan 1943)
- R W Soper. Killed on active service : From The Times 5 Jun 1942
- B R W Soper Flight Sergeant RAF VR mentioned in despatches 1607026 14 June 1945 (London Gazette 8 Jun)
: 1942 R O Soper (113292) 20 Feb 1942 Acting Pilot Officer (prob) to be Pilot Officer (prob) 20 Feb 1942 (London Gazette 21 Apr)
: 1942 R O Soper (113292). Flying Officer to be Flight Lt. (temporary) 1 Sept 1942 (Gazette 17 Nov)
: 1943 R O Sopere (54414). Flying Officer (war subs) Equipment Branch 21 Mar 1943 (Gazette 28 Jan)
: 1945 R O Soper (54414) Acting Flight Lieutenant. Mentioned in despatches 14 Jun 1945 (Gazette 8 Jun)
: 1945 Robert Owen Soper (54414) notification amended for (seniority 1st Sep 1945) read (seniority 13th Mar 1948) London Gazette 3 May 1949
: 1947 R O Soper (54414) granted the substantive rank of Flight Lieutenant 1 Nov 1947 with seniority of 1 Sep 1945 (Gazette 30 Jan)
: 1948 Robert Owen Soper (54414) Notification amended.2 Nov 1948 (seniority 1 Sep 1945) read (seniority 13 Mar 1948) (Gazette 3 May)
: 1948 Robert Owen Soper (54414) as Flight Lieutenant, short service Equipment Branch 13 1948 (seniority 1 Sep 1945) (Gazette 29 Oct)
: 1955 R O Soper (54414) retirement; retaining rank of Squadron Leader 13 Sep 1955 (substituted for notification for 20 Sep 1955 p.5299, col 2) London Gazette 23 Jun 1959
: He died 30 May presumably when the RAF was trying to gain air superiority in the middle of the 9 day evacuation of the BEF from Dunkirk.; source) 
: A/C2 R G T Soper 903332 in list of 'Previously reported missing, now presumed killed in action' 'Flight' Magazine 13 Feb 1941
: Took off 29 May 15:35 hrs from Detling, [Maidstone, Kent]. Last seen on the surface of the sea in position VXWY 1357 near destroyer T61 at 18:00. other crew Pilot Irvine Wheelwright, Sgt Herbert Johnson, Frank Giles who's body was washed ashore on 30 July 1940 [& bur Ameland, a Frisian Island off Netherlands] : (a 2nd Avro from Shamrock Patrol ditched in the Channel after being shot by Me 109s 2m off Oostende, Belgium, crew saved)
- George P Soper m.Edith G Russell Oct>Dec 1916 Devonport, Dev (Soper/Russell births below)
- Russell G T Soper b.Jul>Sep 1917; Minnie E Soper b.Oct>Dec 1918; Muriel G Soper b.Jan>Mar 1920 all b.Devonport; Iris P Soper b.Jul>Sep 1922; Albert E Soper b.Apr>Jun 1924; Christopher J Soper b.Oct>Dec 1925 all Edmonton, N.Lon; Gordon J Soper b.Jul>Sep 1927; Joyce I M Soper b.Jan Mar 1929 both b.Devonport : ['81cen a George P Soper 3m b.Devonport]
S Soper (109279) Acting Pilot Officer (prob) to be Pilot Officer (prob) 17 Dec 1941 (London Gazette 23 Dec)
S Soper (109279). Pilot Officer (prob) to be Flying Officer prob (war subs), 1 Oct 1942 (Seniority 26 Sep 1942) (London Gazette 24 Nov) London Gazette 19 Sep)
Thomas Walter Soper (c1923-1942) Sergeant, RAF Volunteer Reserve died 30 May 1942, age 19 : name on Runnymead Memorial, panel 94 (for flyers with no known grave) : parents Frederick Henry William Soper & Mabel Edith of Hartley, Kent Commonwealth War Graves Commission : The Times of 21 Jun 1943 reported - previously reported missing in action, now presumed killed in action
- T W Soper, Sgt. Reported missing; from Flight Magazine 26 Nov 1942
- Stirling Mk 1 Bomber nrW7515, delivered to Nr15 Sqdn 27 Mar 42. Airborne 11pm 29 May 42 from Wyton for mining operations in the Nectarines region (Friesian Islands). Lost without trace with 8 crew. F/O F.K.Doyle; Sgt W.G.Bond; Sgt F A Morris; F/O F J Kennedy RCAF; Sgt E W McSparron; Sgt T W Soper; Sgt H Doughty KIA; Sgt W E Chambers : from lost bombers
- Sgt T W Soper previously reported missing, 'presumed killed in action' : 'Flight' Magazine 24 Jun 1943
: Frederick H W Soper m.Mabel E Miller Jan>Mar 1916 St Pancras, Lon. 4 Soper/Miller births; Dorothy L Soper b.Jan>Mar 1917; Frederick E J Soper Jul>Sep 1918 both Holborn, Lon; Mabel L Soper Oct>Dec 1919 Mile End, Lon; Thomas W Soper b.Oct>Dec 1922 St Georges East, Lon
- Estevan Airfield, Saskatchewan was a canadian training base of the RAF, opened May'42
- died of wounds or injuries received on active service. From The Times 8 July 1943 [recorded above as died 7 May] : [seems the flying school was only active '42-45 & the Mouse Jaw Cemetery have graves of 38 RAF airmen]
- The family moved to Canvey Island, Louis stayed in London. His brother Cornelius Soper also died in the navy
T J Soper Flt. Sgt. : F/O. Royal New Zealand Air Force; Previously reported missing, believed killed in action, now presumed killed in action Flight Magazine 27 Jul 1944
Sidney Soper 639278
William Thomas Soper 1351849
Men who joined in Newfoundland & served in the UK RAF in WW2 source
J G Soper, Cadet Pilot awarded Spencer Trophy for the best all round member of University of London Air Squadron (161 undergraduates) at AGM at Imperial College 21 Feb 1958; from Flight Magazine 7 Mar 1958
1911 census Robert Louis Soper 3 at 31 ?New Road?, Medway. Kent, with parents Edward Pitt Soper engineer / navy officer b.Portsmouth, Hants & Hilda Gwendolenn Soper 25 b.London : [father Edward navy engineer officer biog]
R L Soper, flying officer, posted to Medical Training Depot, Halton on appointment to short service commission: BMJ Sept 1935
R L Soper, flying officer, RAF Medical Service, posted to Princess Mary's RAF Hospital, Halton : BMJ 28 Dec 1935 : (posted to Medical Training Depot, Halton 2 Sept 1939 Flight Magazine)
Robert Louis Soper MRCS LRCP granted short tem commission as Flying Officer, Medical Branch on probation for 3 years on active list from 2 Sep 1935 (seniority backdated a year) : from London Gazette london-gazette.co.uk
Flying Officer R L Soper RAF Medical Service to be Flight Lieutenant from 2 Sept 1935 : BMJ Sep 1936
Robert Louis Soper, Flt. Lt, MRCS, LRCP, DA. Medical officer, selected for permanent commission; from Flight Magazine 11 Feb 1937
R L Soper granted permanent commission RAF Medical Corp, BMJ Sept 1938
R L Soper appointed temp Squad Ldr : BMJ June 1943
R L Soper promoted from Fl Lieut to temp wing cmdrs :BMJ Aug 1944
R L Soper promoted from Squad Ldr to Temp Wing Commander : BMJ Nov 1946
Wing Comdr R L Soper senior specialist in anaethetics RAF described his laryngoscope [picture] : BMJ Feb 1947
R L Soper MRCS LRCP, FARCS, DA mentioned Flight Magazine 11 Jul 1952 : [re air excercises in Malta?]
Group Captain R L Soper FFA RCS Consultant in Anaesthetics RAF R L Soper wrote article on The Pneumatic Balance Valve in BMJ Sept 1951
Group Captain R L Soper promoted to Air Commodore : BMJ Nov 1961
Air Commodore Robert Louis Soper MRCS LRCP FFA RCS awarded CBE (military division) : BMJ June 1967
R L Soper, CBE FFARCS, Air Commodore, RAF, died 6 Oct 1973. Buried at St. Michael Churchyard, Halton, Buckinghamshire : (Fellow of the Faculty of Anaesthetics of the Royal College of Surgeons)
