Fifteen young men, lost too soon, rediscovered from a forgotten Second World War memorial in Rochester. These are stories of courage, sacrifice, and the people behind the names

Crashed into a harbour during a routine transfer, aged 24

Killed during a training accident in Canada, aged 20

Shot down by friendly fire on D-Day+1, aged 21

Torpedoed when transporting essential supplies to Gibraltar, aged 24

Probably died of wounds after capture defending the Dunkirk evacuation, aged 34

Initially reported as missing, later identified and reburied in a military cemetery, aged 24

Aircraft crashed into high ground on a delivery flight, aged 22

Crashed when aircraft got entangled in a barrage balloon cable, aged 24

Lost at sea after ship was sunk in the Bay of Bengal, aged 25