Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
01-Nov |
BOYLE, NORMAN STANLEY; RAFVR (1201991), age: 36 |
Cpl |
He was serving in the UK at the time of his death, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained. but his death was registered in Lewisham. He is buried in Lewisham (Hither Green) Cemetery. |
02-Nov |
LAIDLER, THOMAS BRUCE; RAFVR (1344496), age: 24 |
Flt Sgt |
He was serving with No 317 S & TC at the time of his death, the cause of which has yet to be ascertained. He is buried in Hamburg Cemetery. |
02-Nov |
MOHAMED AHMED; IL (3546), age: Unknown |
Pvt |
He was serving at Iraq Levies at the time of his death, the cause of which has yet to be ascertained. He is commemorated on the Habbaniya Memorial. |
02-Nov |
COSGROVE, JAMES PATRICK; RAF (546234), age: 29 |
LAC |
He was had been discharged from the RAF when he died in the UVF Hospital, Galwally from Hypostatic Pneumonia. He is buried in Belfast (Milltown) Roman Catholic Cemetery. |
02-Nov |
CARLING, MARY ARCHIBALD; WAAF (2116120), age: 26 |
LACW |
She was serving at RAF Watton but died in the Emergency Hospital, Bridge of Earn from shock following a hysterectomy and abortion. She is buried in Kinross North Burial Ground. |
02-Nov |
McNELL, WILLIAM; RAFVR (1349516), age: 40 |
LAC |
He was serving in the UK and died at 5, Paul Street, Glasgow, from cardiac failure resulting from aerterio sclerosis. He is buried in Glasgow (St Kentigern's) Roman Catholic Cemetery. |
03-Nov |
HATFIELD, ROBERT WILLIAM; RAFVR (3040477), age: 21 |
AC1 |
He was serving at RAF Juba and died in Khartoum Military Hospital from a paralytic ileus and broncho pneumonia. He is buried in Khartoum War Cemetery. |
03-Nov |
CLEVERLEY, WILLIAM GEORGE; RAFVR (1424075), age: 40 |
AC2 |
He was serving in the UK at the time of his death, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained. but his death was registered in Reading He is buried in Reading (Henley Road) Cemetery |
04-Nov |
WHITE, GEORGE HENRY; RAF (634981), age: 26 |
WO |
He was serving with No 22 PTC and died in No 5 RAF Hospital, from a gun shot wound to the chest sustained when he was shot by a sentry between the YMCA of No 22 PTC and No 2 Area orderly room, whilst returning to his tent from the YMCA. He is buried in Bandon Hill Cemetery. |
04-Nov |
ESHU BINYAMIN; IL (3542), age: Unknown |
L/Cpl |
He was serving at Iraq Levies at the time of his death, the cause of which has yet to be ascertained. He is commemorated on the Habbaniya Memorial |
04-Nov |
NERI, PETER; RAFVR (1337526), age: 23 |
LAC |
He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in Hawkmoor Sanatorium, Bovey Tracey, Devon from pulmonary tuberculosis. He is buried in Tavistock New Cemetery. |
04-Nov |
BIGNELL, MARJORIE ROSE; WAAF (469272), age: 26 |
ACW2 |
She was serving with No 6 School of Technical Training and her body was found on the railway line near West Norwood, dressed in her pyjamas. She is buried in Bandon Hill Cemetery. |
04-Nov |
KING, ANDREW; RAFVR (79849), age: 45 |
Sqn Ldr |
He was serving with the RAF Regiment Dept and died in the Westminster Hospital, London, from carcinoma of the lung, he was cremated at Golders Green Crematorium. |
04-Nov |
LODGE, GEORGE HENRY; RAFVR (905275), age: 31 |
Cpl |
He was serving in the UK at the time of his death, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained. but his death was registered in Westminster He is buried in Barking (Rippleside) Cemetery |
05-Nov |
PROCTOR, ARTHUR VINCENT; RAFVR (150674), age: 23 |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito VI, TE640 of No 45 Sqn, which failed to return from a meteorological recce sortie over the Bay of Bengal. He is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial |
05-Nov |
THOMAS, GORDON DAVID; RAFVR (1607426), age: 23 |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito VI, TE640 of No 45 Sqn, which failed to return from a meteorological recce sortie over the Bay of Bengal. He is commemorated on the Singapore Memorial |
05-Nov |
McLEA, COLIN JOSEPH JOHN; RAFVR (1453723), age: 23 |
LAC |
He was on the strength of No 101 PDC and died, cause unknown, in the Ashford County Hospital, Hanwell. He is buried in Harrow (Pinner) New Cemetery. |
06-Nov |
BULL, MICHAEL INMAN; RAFVR (2286873), age: 19 |
AC1 |
He was serving as a Clerk (Pay) with No 51 MT Coy and died suddenly from infantile paralysis. He is buried in Heliopolis War Cemetery. |
06-Nov |
YATES, SIDNEY; RAFVR (2219453), age: 29 |
LAC |
He was serving with No 9 EU and was killed in a motorcycle accident in Marseille. He is buried in Mazargues War Cemetery., Marseilles. |
06-Nov |
HANCOCK, HOWARD ERNEST; RAFVR (1720347), age: 21 |
LAC |
He was serving at AHQ India died at the Combined Military Hospital, Coloba, Bombay, from acute poliomyelitis. He is buried in Kirkee War Cemetery. |
06-Nov |
JOHNSON, WINIFRED; WAAF (2048262), age: 36 |
LACW |
She had been medically discharged when she died in St Luke's Hospital, Middlesborough, from pulmonary tuberculosis. She is buried in North Ormsby (St Joseph's) Roman Catholic Cemetery. |
07-Nov |
ALLAN, CHARLES KING; RAFVR (203421), age: 23 |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Anson C Mk 19, TX175 of No 2 Group Communication Sqn, which crashed at Petchum in Germany after hitting two chimneys whilst low flying In bad weather on a flight from Gutersloh to the UK. He is buried in Munster Heath War Cemetery |
07-Nov |
BARKHAM, GEORGE WILLIAM HARRY; RAF (563521), age: 34 |
Flt Sgt |
He was killed whilst flying in Anson C Mk 19, TX175 of No 2 Group Communication Sqn, which crashed at Petchum in Germany after hitting two chimneys whilst low flying In bad weather on a flight from Gutersloh to the UK. He is buried in Munster Heath War Cemetery |
07-Nov |
BUTLER, JACK ALBERT; RAFVR (167805), age: 22 |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Anson C Mk 19, TX175 of No 2 Group Communication Sqn, which crashed at Petchum in Germany after hitting two chimneys whilst low flying In bad weather on a flight from Gutersloh to the UK. He is buried in Munster Heath War Cemetery |
07-Nov |
HARWOOD, MAXWELL ROY; RNZAF (415258), age: 25 |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying in Anson C Mk 19, TX175 of No 2 Group Communication Sqn, which crashed at Petchum in Germany after hitting two chimneys whilst low flying In bad weather on a flight from Gutersloh to the UK. He is buried in Munster Heath War Cemetery |
07-Nov |
MacDONALD, ALLAN; RAF (616420), age: 25 |
Cpl |
He was killed whilst flying in Anson C Mk 19, TX175 of No 2 Group Communication Sqn, which crashed at Petchum in Germany after hitting two chimneys whilst low flying In bad weather on a flight from Gutersloh to the UK. He is buried in Munster Heath War Cemetery |
07-Nov |
MOWAT, NOEL JOSEPH DSO; RNZAF (2404), age: 32 |
Sqn Ldr |
He was killed whilst flying in Anson C Mk 19, TX175 of No 2 Group Communication Sqn, which crashed at Petchum in Germany after hitting two chimneys whilst low flying In bad weather on a flight from Gutersloh to the UK. He is buried in Munster Heath War Cemetery |
07-Nov |
PINNION, ARTHUR STANLEY; RAFVR (144914), age: 29 |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Anson C Mk 19, TX175 of No 2 Group Communication Sqn, which crashed at Petchum in Germany after hitting two chimneys whilst low flying In bad weather on a flight from Gutersloh to the UK. He is buried in Munster Heath War Cemetery |
08-Nov |
WACLAWSKI, Stanislaw; PAF (P.781833), age: 37 |
Sgt |
He was serving with No 304 Sqn and died in Addenbrookes Hospital from injuries sustained at Six Mile Bottom near Cambridge on the main road from Newmarket to Cambridge in mysterious circumstance. the lorry involved disappearing shortly afterwards He is buried in Cambridge City Cemetery. |
08-Nov |
PRICE, EDWIN WILLIAM HENRY; RAF (701164), age: 28 |
LAC |
He had been discharged on 13 May 1942 as a result of wounds or injuries sustained on active service and died at 30A Cowbridge Road, Cardiff, from pulmonary tuberculosis. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial. |
08-Nov |
ARNOLD, DERRICK; RAFVR (3050069), age: 21 |
LAC |
He was serving with No 10 MTLRU and died in No 19 General Hospital from poliomyelitis and encephalitis. He is buried in Fayid War Cemetery. |
08-Nov |
CHATER, ROY EDWARD; RAFVR (194286), age: 21 |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito NF Mk 30, NT266 of No 54 OTU, which dived into the ground near Helmsley in North Yorkshire after control was lost whilst flying in heavy cloud. He was cremated at South London Crematorium, Mitcham |
08-Nov |
HALLIFAX, NOEL DAN; RAF (33404), age: 27 |
Sqn Ldr |
He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito NF Mk 30, NT266 of No 54 OTU, which dived into the ground near Helmsley in North Yorkshire after control was lost whilst flying in heavy cloud. He is buried in Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
08-Nov |
ARMSTRONG, OSWALD ANTHONY; RAF (505492), age: 39 |
WO |
He was serving in the UK at the time of his death, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained. but his death was registered in Doncaster He is buried in Doncaster (Rose Hill) Cemetery |
08-Nov |
FOX, DENIS EVAN; RAFVR (1609042), age: 22 |
Sgt |
He was on the strength of No 100 PDC and was killed in a motor accident near Oxford when he collided with a car. A nine year passenger in the car later died from injuries he sustained at the time. He is buried in Cheltenham Cemetery. |
08-Nov |
DALY, JAMES; RAFVR (1900679), age: 22 |
AC2 |
He had been medically discharged when he died at home in Dublin from pulmonary tuberculosis and is buried in Glasnevin (or Prospect) Cemetery. |
08-Nov |
KERRIDGE, LEONARD JOHN; RAFVR (1249521), age: 41 |
LAC |
He was serving at RAF Merryfield and died in the RAF Hospital, Wroughton, from portal pyaemia. He is buried in Streatham Park Cemetery. |
09-Nov |
MILLS, STANLEY ANTONY; RAF (57550), age: 21 |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Spitfire IX, PT790 of No 92 Sqn, which flew into trees at St Gertraud in Austria whilst attempting to climb out of a valley whilst flying in cloud. He is buried in Klagenfurt War Cemetery |
09-Nov |
NORTON, PHILLIP GOUGH; RAFVR (58145), age: 19 |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito NF Mk 30, NT809 of No 54 OTU, which crashed in a steep dive from cloud near Thirsk in North Yorkshire. He is buried in Hagley Cemetery |
09-Nov |
SMITH-PEARSE, MICHAEL JAMES ALAN; RAF (58032), age: 20 |
Plt Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito NF Mk 30, NT809 of No 54 OTU, which crashed in a steep dive from cloud near Thirsk in North Yorkshire. He is buried in Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery |
09-Nov |
LONG, EDWARD WILLIAM; RAF (35065), age: 44 |
Wg Cdr |
He was serving with the BPO and died in No 5 RAF Hospital from cardiac failure. He is buried in Heliopolis War Cemetery. |
09-Nov |
COLEMAN, ELIZABETH JOYCE; WAAF (2145035), age: 23 |
ACW1 |
She was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in the Emergency Hospital Musgrave Park, Belfast from pulmonary tuberculosis. She is buried in Belfast City Cemetery. |
09-Nov |
MACMILLAN, PETER RANKINE; RAF (573062), age: 23 |
App |
He was serving in the UK and died in Edenhall Hospital, Inveresk, from bronchiectasis and cardiac failure. He is buried in Winchburgh Cemetery. |
10-Nov |
NORRIS, MATTHEW GEORGE; RAF (574771), age: Unknown |
Sgt |
He was serving at RAF Saigon and was killed in road accident. He is buried in Kranji War Cemetery. |
10-Nov |
DEMSTEADER, LOUIS; RAFVR (1492099), age: 40 |
LAC |
He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth when he died at 13 Hibbert Crescent, Manchester, from pulmonary tuberculosis and haemoptysis He is buried in Failsworth Cemetery.. |
10-Nov |
DOLDEN, KENNETH STUART; RAFVR (1318544), age: 23 |
LAC |
He was on the strength of No 101 PDC when he was shot three times at close quarters whilst he was sitting in a car with his fiancee in Epping Forest. It was though the murder was a case of mistaken identity and the killer has never been identified. He is buried in City of London Cemetery and Crematorium, Manor Park. |
10-Nov |
MAUNDER, DOUGLAS JAMES; RAFVR (1275568), age: 26 |
LAC |
He was serving in the UK at the time of his death, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained. but his death was registered in Yeovil He is buried in Martock (All Saints) Churchyard |
11-Nov |
SMITH, WILLIAM ALBERT; RAFVR (196533), age: 26 |
Fg Off |
He was killed whilst flying in Meteor III, EE343 of No 263 Sqn, which was lost without a trace on a flight from Manston to Eindhoven. He is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial |
11-Nov |
SCULLION, WILLIAM; RAF (511304), age: 36 |
WO |
He was serving at RAF Saigon and died of injuries sustained the previous day in a road accident. He is buried in Kranji War Cemetery. |
11-Nov |
MacGREGOR, DONALD; RAFVR (3087919), age: 18 |
AC2 |
He was serving with No 5 Recruits Centre and died in the RAF Hospital West Kirby from cerebro spinal fever. He is buried in Chester (Blacon) Cemetery. |
12-Nov |
KORIAKOS YOKHANA; IL (3544), age: Unknown |
R/B |
He was serving at Iraq Levies at the time of his death, the cause of which has yet to be ascertained. He is commemorated on the Habbaniya Memorial |
12-Nov |
YABSLEY, JAMES ROBERT; RAFVR (903031), age: 30 |
WO |
He had probably been discharged when he died of the effects of an intestinal obstruction, his death being registered in Plymouth. He is buried in Ivybridge Cemetery. |
12-Nov |
HAGGERTY, ALEXANDER CLELLAND; RAFVR (980361), age: 26 |
Cpl |
He was on the strength of No 101 PDC and died in Glasgow Royal Infirmary due to seminoma in the lung and liver. He is buried in Kilsyth Cemetery. |
13-Nov |
HALL, THOMAS; RAFVR (2290401), age: 19 |
AC2 |
He was serving with No 2924 Sqn, RAF Regiment and accidentally shot himself with his Sten gun whilst on duty. He is buried in Ramleh War Cemetery. |
13-Nov |
HEMSLEY, FRANCIS ARTHUR; RAFVR (1694291), age: 26 |
Cpl |
He was serving with No 428 RSU and drowned off Porquerolles Island off the south east coast of France, when their boat capsized in bad weather. He is buried in Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles. |
13-Nov |
LUCAS, NORMAN CHARLES; RAFVR (1810167), age: 23 |
LAC |
He was serving with No 428 RSU and drowned off Porquerolles Island off the south east coast of France, when their boat capsized in bad weather. He is buried in Mazargues War Cemetery, Marseilles. |
13-Nov |
ENRIGHT, MICHAEL; RAFVR (1798936), age: Unknown |
Sgt |
He was serving at the Telecom Centre and died in No 5 RAF Hospital, from a ruptured spleen and collapsed right lung. sustained in an off duty motor accident on 9 November at Shacia Enb Fandur when the car in which he was a passenger was struck by another vehicle in the offside rear. He is buried in Heliopolis War Cemetery. |
14-Nov |
LEVY, COLIN RAPHAEL; RAFVR (187469), age: 21 |
Fg Off |
He was serving at RAF and was found dead at the foot of Bournemouth Cliff, a verdict of suicide being returned. He is buried in Hull Old Hebrew Congegation Cemetery. |
14-Nov |
FITZPATRICK, THOMAS MAURICE; RAFVR (3011671), age: 23 |
AC2 |
He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in the Broadgreen EMS Hospital, Liverpool from tubercular adhesions. He is buried in Liverpool (Kirkdale) Cemetery. |
14-Nov |
DEALING, ERNEST FRANCES MC; RAF (84072), age: 63 |
Flt Lt |
He was serving in the UK at the time of his death, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained. but his death was registered in Surrey Mid Eastern He is buried in Great Bookham (St Nicholas) Churchyard |
14-Nov |
WEST, ALFRED FREDERICK; RAFVR (1650024), age: 24 |
LAC |
He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in the RAF Hospital, Wroughton, from acute leukaemia, Empyema and anaemia. He is buried in Chingford Mount Cemetery. |
15-Nov |
MARTIN, CHARLES MUNRO; RAFVR (1829721), age: 22 |
Flt Sgt |
He was serving at RAF Holmsley South and died of multiple injuries sustained when he fell from the back of a vehicle at Scott's Corner near Bransgore, Hampshire. He is buried in Glasgow (Riddrie Park) Cemetery. |
15-Nov |
HOULBERG, HEATHER JOYCE; WAAF (2160316), age: 23 |
Cpl |
She was serving with No 168 MU and died from malaria. She is buried in Ramleh War Cemetery. |
15-Nov |
SZCZEPANIAK, Jan; PAF (P.707642), age: 23 |
Aircraftman 1st Class |
He was serving with the P.S.P. and died from natural causes, being buried in Morpeth (SS Mary and James) Churchyard |
15-Nov |
HELSBY, HERBERT ROY; RAFVR (1504143), age: 32 |
LAC |
He was serving in the UK at the time of his death, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained. but his death was registered in Basford He is buried in Ilkeston (Park) Cemetery |
15-Nov |
JAMES, JOSEPHINE CYNTHIA MARY; WAAF (2131652), age: 22 |
LACW |
She was serving with No 75 (Signals) Wing and died in the 'West Middlesex Hospital, from severe burns after her clothing caught fire as she walked past a small fire in a grate at her home in Hounslow'. She is buried in Sandhurst (St Michael) Churchyard. |
15-Nov |
McFALLS, JAMES DFC; RAFVR (1572876), age: 26 |
WO |
He was on the strength of No 101 PDC and died in Dundee Royal Infirmary from myelitis. He is buried in Dundee (Balgay) Cemetery. |
16-Nov |
MERRITT, ALFRED WILLIAM; AuxAF (864248), age: 51 |
AC1 |
He was serving in the UK at the time of his death, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained. but his death was registered in Portsmouth He is buried in Portsmouth (Kingston) Cemetery |
16-Nov |
DUNSHEATH, WILLIAM JOHN; RAF (539671), age: 26 |
Cpl |
He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in a Hairmyres Hospital from pulmonary tuberculosis, tuberculosis of the spine and tuberculosis of the kidney. He is buried in Neilston Cemetery. |
16-Nov |
HOWE, GEORGE ARTHUR ALBERT DFC and Bar; RAFVR (169046), age: 35 |
Flt Lt |
He serving with HQ, No 91 Group and died in the RAF Hospital at Wroughton from a coronary thrombosis and a cerebral embolism. He was cremated at Blackpool (Carleton) Crematorium, Poulton-le-Flyde. |
17-Nov |
OLLIFFE, HERBERT FREDERICK WALLIS; RAFVR (3030341), age: 20 |
Sgt |
He was serving with No 2 Armoured Car Sqn, RAF Regiment and was killed when the vehicle he was travelling in detonated a mine on the outskirts of Tel Aviv. He is buried in Ramleh War Cemetery. |
17-Nov |
GRIFFITHS, THOMAS ELLIS; RAF (63393), age: 32 |
Flt Lt |
He was serving in the UK and died in St. Winifred's Hospital, Cardiff, from carcinoma of the ventriculi and a peptic ulcer for which he had undergone an operation. He is buried in Cardiff (Cathays) Cemetery. |
17-Nov |
MUIR, DAVID YOUNGER; RAFVR (990478), age: 30 |
LAC |
He was serving in the UK and died in Cowglen Military Hospital, due to disseminated sclerosis. He is buried in Glasgow Western Necropolis. |
17-Nov |
PARKER, LEONARD; RAFVR (2274630), age: 21 |
AC1 |
He was serving at RAF Cranwell at the time of his death, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained, but his death was registered in Bulmer. He is buried in Aireborough (Guiseley) Cemetery. |
19-Nov |
ADLINGTON, DENNIS ALFRED; RAFVR (1895169), age: 22 |
AC1 |
He was serving as a Wireless Operator (Ground) with No 206 SP and died in the Combined Military Hospital, Secunderabad, India, from a spinal tumour. He is buried in Madras War Cemetery, Chennai. |
19-Nov |
SPENCE, ERNEST; RAF (530381), age: 29 |
Sgt |
He was serving in the UK at the time of his death, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained. but his death was registered in Blaby He is buried in Leicester (Saffron Hill) Cemetery |
19-Nov |
ATTRILL, WILLIAM PASCALL; RAF (362817), age: 39 |
WO |
He was serving at RAF Calshot and died in the Royal South Hampshire and Southampton Hospital., from an abscessed appendix. He is buried in Blackfield Cemetery. |
20-Nov |
HANBURY, HENRY THEOBALD; RAF (52166), age: 29 |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying in York I, MW205 of No 511 Sqn, which flew into high in the Suez area of Egypt whilst low flying. He is buried in Suez War Memorial Cemetery |
20-Nov |
O'CARROLL, TIMOTHY OLIVER; RAF (55286), age: 26 |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying in York I, MW205 of No 511 Sqn, which flew into high in the Suez area of Egypt whilst low flying. He is buried in Suez War Memorial Cemetery |
20-Nov |
RYAN , GEORGE MARTIN; RNZAF (404181), age: 25 |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying in York I, MW205 of No 511 Sqn, which flew into high in the Suez area of Egypt whilst low flying. He is buried in Suez War Memorial Cemetery |
20-Nov |
SINCLAIR, DOUGLAS BRUCE; RAFVR (104467), age: 31 |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying in York I, MW205 of No 511 Sqn, which flew into high in the Suez area of Egypt whilst low flying. He is buried in Suez War Memorial Cemetery |
20-Nov |
THOMAS, ALBERT EDWARD; RAFVR (1836303), age: 21 |
WO |
He was killed whilst flying in York I, MW205 of No 511 Sqn, which flew into high in the Suez area of Egypt whilst low flying. He is buried in Suez War Memorial Cemetery |
20-Nov |
THOMPSON, STEWART CARL; RAF (625238), age: 26 |
WO |
He was killed whilst flying in York I, MW205 of No 511 Sqn, which flew into high in the Suez area of Egypt whilst low flying. He is buried in Suez War Memorial Cemetery |
20-Nov |
LYE, ROBERT WILLIAM; RAFVR (3011055), age: 21 |
LAC |
He was serving in the UK and died in the RAF Hospital, Innsworth from heart failure following anaesthesia and operation for mastoid, and was contributed to by air embolism. He is buried in Bristol (Greenbank) Cemetery. |
20-Nov |
WYE, LESLIE; RAFVR (1640703), age: Unknown |
Cpl |
He was serving at RAF Coleby Grange and died in the RAF Hospital, Rauceby from Pitt’s disease of the spine. He is buried in Moddershall (All Saints) Churchyard. |
21-Nov |
GREEN, ERNEST; RAFVR (2223070), age: 23 |
Sgt |
He was serving at the Area Control Centre, Singapore and died in the British General Hospital Singapore after sustaining injuries in a major transport accident in Singapore. He is buried in Kranji War Cemetery. |
21-Nov |
JESSETT, GEORGE WILLIAM ARTHUR; RAFVR (508374), age: Unknown |
WO |
He was serving at RAF Martlesham Heath and died in the Military Hospital, Holton Park, Holton, Oxfordshire, from a cerebral neoplasm. He is buried in Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk. |
21-Nov |
BURT, EDWARD CALLEN; RAFVR (1554716), age: 40 |
LAC |
He was serving in the UK and died at 41 Taylor Street, Clydebank from carcinoma of the bronchus. He was cremated at Glasgow Crematorium. |
22-Nov |
BELLAMY, ERIC WILFRED; RAFVR (1598231), age: Unknown |
AC1 |
He was killed when Boston III, AL467 of the ATDU, hit the top deck of the bus on which he was travelling on at it approached to land at Weston-super-Mare He is buried in Hull Northern Cemetery |
22-Nov |
DAVIS, JAMES ITHEL; RAFVR (3059401), age: 20 |
AC2 |
He was killed when Boston III, AL467 of the ATDU, hit the top deck of the bus on which he was travelling on at it approached to land at Weston-super-Mare He is buried in Llandilo Fawr (St Teilo) Churchyard |
22-Nov |
FAIRWEATHER, SYDNEY GORDON; RAFVR (2291223), age: 19 |
AC1 |
He was killed when Boston III, AL467 of the ATDU, hit the top deck of the bus on which he was travelling on at it approached to land at Weston-super-Mare He is buried in Mortlake Cemetery |
22-Nov |
HALLIDAY, JAMES; RAFVR (2291411), age: 22 |
AC1 |
He was killed when Boston III, AL467 of the ATDU, hit the top deck of the bus on which he was travelling on at it approached to land at Weston-super-Mare He is buried in Dumbarton Cemetery |
22-Nov |
JACKSON, EDWARD; RAFVR (2260394), age: 26 |
AC2 |
He was killed when Boston III, AL467 of the ATDU, hit the top deck of the bus on which he was travelling on at it approached to land at Weston-super-Mare He is buried in Manchester (Gorton) Cemetery |
22-Nov |
LAWTON, ROY; RAFVR (2285878), age: 18 |
AC1 |
He was killed when Boston III, AL467 of the ATDU, hit the top deck of the bus on which he was travelling on at it approached to land at Weston-super-Mare He is buried in Bromborough (St Barnabas) Churchyard |
22-Nov |
PEARSON, ERNEST HENRY; RAFVR (2296456), age: Unknown |
AC2 |
He was killed when Boston III, AL467 of the ATDU, hit the top deck of the bus on which he was travelling on at it approached to land at Weston-super-Mare He is buried in Ewell (St Mary) Churchyard Extension |
22-Nov |
WILSON, FRANK; RAFVR (2258573), age: 22 |
AC2 |
He was killed when Boston III, AL467 of the ATDU, hit the top deck of the bus on which he was travelling on at it approached to land at Weston-super-Mare He is buried in Upperthong (St John) Churchyard |
22-Nov |
SHAW, JOHN NEVILLE; RAFVR (83133), age: 31 |
Flt Lt |
He was serving with HQ, No 21 Group and died at Westminster Hospital from leukaemia. He is buried in West Stoke (St Andrew) Churchyard. |
23-Nov |
TINDALL, PERCY; RAF (569863), age: 27 |
Sgt |
He was serving with No 1 School of Technical Training and died in an off duty accident when his motorcycle collided with an Army lorry on Farnborough Road, Farnborough. He is buried in Portsmouth (Milton) Cemetery. |
23-Nov |
HARRIS, CYRIL EDWARD JOHN; RAFVR (3038897), age: 19 |
LAC |
He was serving with No 283 Wing, RAF Beit Daras and died there from an accidental gunshot wound. He is buried in Ramleh War Cemetery. |
23-Nov |
CHELLEW, THOMAS WILLIAM GM; RAF (507533), age: 37 |
Flt Sgt |
He was serving with No 595 Sqn and died in Morriston Emergency Hospital, Swansea, from cholaemia. He is buried in Stotfold Cemetery. |
23-Nov |
BROWN, FRANK EDWARD (1821343); age 21 RAFVR |
AC2 |
He was serving in the UK and died at Glenlomond Sanatorium from Pulmonary TB. He is buried in Leslie Cemetery. |
24-Nov |
CLOSE, BRIAN ARTHUR; RAFVR (2269434), age: 18 |
AC1 |
He was serving with No 113 MU and died in No 31 General Hospital at Klagenfurt from rabies. He is buried in Klagenfurt War Cemetery. |
24-Nov |
COOPER, REGINALD HENRY; RAF (570131), age: 26 |
Sgt |
He was serving at RAF Fayid where he was found dead in the Lido and is buried in Fayid War Cemetery. |
24-Nov |
HONEYMAN, WILLIAM MURRAY; RAFVR (73601), age: 35 |
Sqn Ldr |
He was serving as a Medical Officer in the UK and died in the RAF Hospital, Ely, from a melanotic sarcoma. He is buried in Cupar New Cemetery. |
24-Nov |
BENNETT, STANLEY BERTRAM; RAF (357256), age: 40 |
Flt Sgt |
He was serving with HQ, No 12 Group and died at 19 Barnes/Borneo Street, Walsall, as a result of myocardiditis. He is buried in Walsall (Ryecroft) Cemetery. |
25-Nov |
POWELL, JAMES HARLAND; RAFVR (2204149), age: 21 |
Flt Sgt |
He was serving with No 1 Parachute Training School and died in the Radcliffe Infirmary from injuries sustained on 21 November in a road accident at Lime Kilns Corner, Middleton Stoney. He is buried in Birkenhead (Landican) Cemetery. |
25-Nov |
JOHNSTONE, JAMES NORMAN; RAFVR (1373142), age: 34 |
Cpl |
He was serving in the UK and died in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary from progressive muscular atrophy. He was cremated at Edinburgh (Warriston) Crematorium. |
26-Nov |
CHIN, ARTHUR CHARLES; RAFVR (2218604), age: 23 |
P II |
He was killed whilst flying in Spitfire XIX, PM917 of No 34 Sqn, which collided with a building on landing at Palam in India after swinging off the runway as a result of damage sustained on take off, after the undercarriage was raised prematurely. He is buried in Delhi War Cemetery |
26-Nov |
ZYCH, Jan; PAF (P.783613), age: 49 |
WO |
He was serving as an Armourer with No 308 Sqn and in the RAF Hospital at Ely from stomach cancer. He is buried in Northwood Cemetery. |
26-Nov |
HARDWICK, GEORGE NORMAN; RAFVR (1500723), age: 25 |
LAC |
He was on the strength of No 101 PDC and was on demobilisation leave when he died at The Green, Whimple, near Exeter, from a sub arachnoid haemorrhage. He is buried in Whimple (St Mary) NEW Churchyard. |
26-Nov |
BAINBRIDGE, RONALD BEM; RAF (370766), age: 40 |
Flt Sgt |
He was serving with No 262 MU and died from a pulmonary embolism, his death being registered in Ely. He is buried in Quidenham (St Andrew) Churchyard. |
27-Nov |
FOREMAN, LEONARD WILLIAM; RAF (575828), age: 24 |
Cpl |
He was serving with No 11 Sqn and died at Lake Nakano whilst sailing. He is buried in Yokohama War Cemetery. |
27-Nov |
HARDS, PETER; RAFVR (1890247), age: 21 |
AC2 |
HHe was serving with No 11 Sqn and died at Lake Nakano whilst sailing. He is buried in Yokohama War Cemetery. |
27-Nov |
KNESEVICH, DOREEN; WAAF (2994504), age: Unknown |
ACW1 |
She was serving with No 107 MU and was found dead in Building 19 when off duty, having been electrocuted with by an electric iron. She is buried in Cairo War Memorial Cemetery. |
27-Nov |
MIDDLETON, JOHN CHARLES; RAFVR (2217571), age: 22 |
LAC |
He was serving with No 2 GCC and was killed at Dulmen, Germany, in a vehicle accident. He is buried in Munster Heath War Cemetery |
27-Nov |
WATERS, JOHN LESLIE; RAFVR (1600314), age: 22 |
Flt Sgt |
He was serving with No 431 ED and died in No 94 British Military Hospital, Hamburg from injuries sustained in a MT accident at Alton, Hamburg. He is buried in Hamburg Cemetery. |
27-Nov |
SAWICKI, Jozef; PAF (P.703547), age: 31 |
LAC |
He was serving with No 6317 Service Echelon and died of natural causes in hospital. He is buried in Newark-upon-Trent Cemetery |
27-Nov |
MUIR, WILLIAM EDWARD HEATH MC; RAFVR (74930), age: 51 |
Wg Cdr |
He was serving at AHQ India and died at the RAF Station Delhi, from self-inflicted gunshot wounds. He is buried in Delhi War Cemetery. |
27-Nov |
SELVEY, JOSEPH WILLIAM; RAFVR (3002793), age: 23 |
AC2 |
He was serving at RAF Medan and died from coronary infarction. He is buried in Kirkee War Cemetery. |
27-Nov |
TILLEY, RAYMOND JAMES; RAFVR (2269527), age: 20 |
AC2 |
He was serving with No 265 MU and died in Caerphilly Miner's Hospital from acute diabetes, whilst at home on leave. He is buried in Caerphilly (Penyrheol) Cemetery. |
27-Nov |
BILVERSTONE, LOUIS ALAN WALTER; RAFVR (1616004), age: 24 |
Cpl |
He was serving at RAF Feltwell and died in the RAF Hospital, Ely, from pulmonary tuberculosis. He is buried in Griston (SS Peter and Paul) Churchyard. |
28-Nov |
CLARK, DEREK ALFRED; RAFVR (1605097), age: 22 |
WO |
He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito T Mk 3, RR293 of No 16 OTU, which flew into the ground near Cottesmore whilst looking for the airfield in poor visibility. He is buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery |
28-Nov |
MacLUCAS, MALCOLM HENRY GRAHAM; RAFVR (170467), age: 25 |
Flt Lt |
He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito T Mk 3, RR293 of No 16 OTU, which flew into the ground near Cottesmore whilst looking for the airfield in poor visibility. He is buried in Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery |
28-Nov |
BENNETT, ROY CLEMENT; RAFVR (714463), age: 26 |
AC2 |
He was serving with No 246 MU and died in the RAF Hospital Halton from pleural effusion. He is buried in Oxford (Botley) Cemetery. |
28-Nov |
CURLEY, JOSEPH; RAFVR (1074705), age: 43 |
AC2 |
He was serving in the UK at the time of his death, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained. but his death was registered in Lewisham He is buried in Harrow (Eastcote Lane) Cemetery |
29-Nov |
CUMBERLEGE, PATRICIA MARY BRIDGET; WAAF (7014), age: 33 |
SO |
She was killed whilst flying in Mosquito PR Mk 34, RG199 of No 58 Sqn, which broke up over Pangbourne in Berkshire on recovering from a dive after control was lost whilst flying in a cu-nim cloud. She is buried in Benson (or Bensington) (St Helen) Churchyard Extension |
29-Nov |
DRIMMIE, GEORGE KEITH ROSS; RAF (33472), age: 27 |
Sqn Ldr |
He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito PR Mk 34, RG199 of No 58 Sqn, which broke up over Pangbourne in Berkshire on recovering from a dive after control was lost whilst flying in a cu-nim cloud. He was cremated at Oxford Crematorium |
29-Nov |
TAYLOR, ANTHONY CHARLES; RAFVR (3040757), age: 20 |
P IV |
He was killed whilst flying in Harvard T Mk 2, FT386 of No 3 SFTS, which stuck the ground in a shallow dive when no-one was actually flying the aircraft, both the pilot and the unauthorised passenger thought the other was flying the aircraft. He is buried in Moor Allerton (St John) Churchyard |
29-Nov |
MARTIN, DENNIS GEORGE; RAFVR (3032240), age: 21 |
Flt Sgt |
He was serving at RAF Kohat and died in the British Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, the cause of which has yet to be ascertained. He is buried in Rawalpindi War Cemetery. |
30-Nov |
ABTHORPE, JACK; RAFVR (1072648), age: 35 |
LAC |
He was serving in the UK at the time of his death, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained. but his death was registered in Nottingham He was cremated at Nottingham Crematorium |
30-Nov |
COX, ROBERT WILLIAM; RAFVR (1264598), age: 31 |
Sgt |
He was serving in the UK at the time of his death, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained. but his death was registered in Romford He is buried in West Ham Cemetery |
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