Rudolf Rohacek
April 1942, saw the burial of the first of the two Czech airmen at St. Hillary. The two airmen served with the 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron. The 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron was formed at Duxford, Cambridgeshire on 29 th August 1940, and was crewed with escaped Czechoslovak pilots. Initially, the squadron was equipped with Hawker Hurricane MK I. By September 1940, the squadron had moved to RAF Speke , Liverpool. It was here that it joined in the defence of Merseyside. The following March, the squadron moved to RAF Valley , Anglesey, where it began to fly convoy patrols over the Irish Sea. April, the squadron moved to RAF Jurby , Isle of Man. In May 1941, the squadron was equipped with Hawker Hurricane MK II. In July, the squadron moved to RAF Martlesham Heath , Suffolk, and again to RAF Heathfield , Ayrshire in August. In October 1941, the squadron was reequipped with Supermarine Spitfire MK IIA and again in December with Supermarine Spitfire MK VB/B. 1942, the squa
