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Casualties - May 1947


01-May

STOODLEY, PETER  RAFVR (2313484), age: 24

Sgt

He was serving at RAF Fayid and died from a self inflicted gun shot wound.  He is buried in Fayid War Cemetery.

01-May

GUY, EDWARD HAROLD  RAFVR (1533115), age: 24

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 Bilston.  He is buried in Short Heath (Holy Trinity) Churchyard

02-May

GALE, JOHN EDMUND  RAFVR (1609967), age: 22

P II

He was serving with the Denmark Comms Flt and died in St Elizabeth Hospital, Copenhagen from injuries sustained at Kastrup in an accident when he was hit by a jeep, trying to avoid a collision with a big military truck.  He is buried in Copenhagen (Bispebjerg) Cemetery.

02-May

HART, KENNETH GEORGE  RAF (616449), age: 30

Flt Sgt

He was serving at RAF Chigwell at the time of his death, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained but his death was registered in Epping.  He is buried in Romford Cemetery.

02-May

WOOD, GILBERT RONALD  RAF (361664), age: 41

WO

He was serving with No 34 MU and died in the RAF Station Hospital, Kirkham, Liverpool from pulmonary tuberculosis.  He was cremated at  Plymouth City Crematorium.

02-May

NORTHARD, EDWARD  RAFVR (1697726), age: 24

Flt Sgt

He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died at home at 3 The Avenue, Hampshire Street, Kingston Upon Hull  from pulmonary tuberculosis, which he had contracted whilst a POW, having been shot down in Stirling EH996 of 90 Squadron on 19 November 1943 on a sortie to Mannheim.  He is buried in Hull Northern Cemetery.

02-May

BULL, DENNIS JAMES  RAFVR (3055146), age: 20

LAC

He was serving with No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in the Westminster Hospital, London from carcinoma of the bronchus.  He is buried in Manor Park Cemetery.

03-May

THOMAS, JAMES HENRY  RAF (370552), age: 41

WO

He was serving with the SDU, RAF West Drayton but died at home whilst on leave pending a medical discharge from a cerebral thrombosis.  He is buried in St Gluvias Church Cemetery

03-May

McINNES, DONALD MICHAEL  RAFVR (2332720), age: 18

AC2

He was serving with No 1 Recruits Centre and died in Haslar Hospital from miliary tuberculosis.  He is buried in Portsmouth (Milton) Cemetery.

03-May

YOUNG, JOHN HENRY  RAFVR (1017102), age: Unknown

Cpl

He had possibly been medically discharged when he died in Knightswood Hospital, Glasgow, from pulmonary tuberculosis.   He was cremated at  Glasgow Crematorium.

04-May

RUCK, TIMOTHY BALDWIN  RAFVR (1132980), age: 37

Sgt

He was serving with No 126 MU and died in No 154 General Hospital at Mestre from a fractured thoracic spine and paralysis sustained in a motorcycle accident near San Vito.  He is buried in Udine War Cemetery.

04-May

LYNCH, GEORGE CONWELL  RAFVR (1801077), age: 43

Sgt

He was serving at the RAF Police HQ, Staverton and died in University Hospital, London from angina pectoris.  He is buried in Glasnevin (or Prospect) Cemetery.

04-May

HAITHWAITE, ROBERT HENRY  RAFVR (1089095), age: 40

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 York.  He is buried in York Cemetery, Yorkshire

05-May

LEWIS, NORMAN DFC and Bar RAF (47820), age: Unknown

Flt Lt

He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito FB Mk 6, RS644 of No 204 AFS, which dived out of control from cloud and crashed near Cottesmore during an air test.  He was cremated at  Leicester City (Gilroes) Crematorium

05-May

HEMMING, RONALD THOMAS DFC, AFC RAFVR (201844), age: 24

Fg Off

He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito FB Mk 6, RS644 of No 204 AFS, which dived out of control from cloud and crashed near Cottesmore during an air test.  He is buried in Cottesmore (St Nicholas) Churchyard Extension

05-May

MOORE, FRANK  RAFVR (1591219), age: 22

AC2

He had been invalided out of the RAF in 1944 but the cause of his death has not yet been ascertained but it was registered in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.  He is buried in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Byker and Heaton) Cemetery.

05-May

TOLCHARD, LEONARD WILLIAM  RAFVR (3083448), age: 19

AC1

He was serving at RAF Netheravon and was killed in a motor cycle accident, his death being registered in Salisbury.  He is buried in Torquay Cemetery and Extension.

05-May

RICHARDS, ROBERT WILLIAM  RAFVR (1005606), age: 42

LAC

He had been invalided out of the RAF in 1944 but the cause of his death has not yet been ascertained but it was registered in West Hartlepool.  He is buried in Hartlepool (Stranton) Cemetery.

06-May

SIEMINSKI, Waclaw PAF (P.782220), age: 33

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 Lincoln.  He is buried in Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery.

06-May

NIPOR GEWERGIS  IL (1993), age: Unknown

L/Cpl

He was serving with the Iraq Levies (RAF) at the time of his death, the cause of which has yet to be ascertained.  He is commemorated on the  Habbaniya Memorial

06-May

OSBORNE, HAROLD STANLEY MCDONALD  RAF (243932), age: 46

Flt 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 Newton Abbot.  He was cremated at  Plymouth City Crematorium

06-May

NORRIS, ANTHONY FRANK  RAFVR (4013692), age: Unknown

AC2

He was serving with No 10 School of Technical Training and died in the Military Hospital for Head Injuries, Holton, Oxfordshire, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained.  He is buried in Oxford (Botley) Cemetery.

06-May

MALCOLM, ALEXANDER ROBERT  RAF (548478), age: Unknown

Cpl

He had probably been discharged from the RAF when he died in Woodend Hospital, Aberdeen, from pulmonary TB.  He is buried in Wick Cemetery.

07-May

HARDWICK, COLIN  RAFVR (1592854), age: 21

Sig II

He was killed whilst flying in Wellington T Mk 10, RP520 of No 10 ANS, which dived into the ground in the circuit at Driffield following a failure of the elevators.  He is buried in Eston Cemetery

07-May

WALKER, VINCENT SYDNEY  RAFVR (120936), age: 27

Flt Lt

He was killed whilst flying in Wellington T Mk 10, RP520 of No 10 ANS, which dived into the ground in the circuit at Driffield following a failure of the elevators.  He is buried in Muston (St John the Baptist) Churchyard

07-May

BRYAN, ISAAC ROLAND  RAFVR (724737), age: 21

LAC

He was serving with No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in Beverley Base Hospital  from pleurisy secondary to pulmonary tuberculosis.  He is buried in Harrogate (Stonefall) Cemetery.

07-May

GAMBLES, RONALD WILLIAM  RAFVR (1868018), age: 22

Sgt

He was on the strength of No 101 PDC and died from a “ rare disease “ the cause of which does not seem to have been medically established.  He is buried in Carshalton (All Saints) Churchyard.

07-May

ARROWSMITH, LESLIE WALTER PICKFORD  RAFVR (1171384), age: 27

LAC

He had been discharged from the RAF in April 1945 as unfit for service and died in Walsall Manor Hospital from 'toxaemia from reported attack of pneumonia, provoked by advanced bronchitis of the lungs, this bronchitis being aggravated by deceased’s war service'.  He is buried in Walsall (Ryecroft) Cemetery.

08-May

PERKS, JOSEPH HENRY  AuxAF (850572), age: 53

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 Bromsgrove.  He is buried in Birmingham (Lodge Hill) Cemetery.

09-May

KEAN, DERRICK EDMUND  RAFVR (1818586), age: 22

Sgt

He was serving at RAF Wyton and died at The Memorial Hospital, Peterborough, from injuries sustained two days earlier when his motorcycle ran into a car which had run out of fuel near the Yaxley crossroads.  He is buried in Shrewsbury General Cemetery.

09-May

BRENNAN, ARTHUR PATRICK  RAF (31484), age: 46

Sqn Ldr

He was serving with HQ, No 61 Group and died in the RAF Hospital, Uxbridge following a resection of the bowel.  He is buried in Romford Cemetery.

10-May

STRATFORD, RAYMOND FRANCIS HAZEL  RAFVR (3005731), age: 22

AC1

He was serving with No 103 SP and was killed in a vehicle accident at Istres.  He is buried in Mazargues War Cemetery., Marseilles.

11-May

SHAW, EDWARD JOHN  RAFVR (3050870), age: Unknown

Sgt

He was serving with No 51 MT Coy and died in the British Military Hospital at Fayid from pneumonia secondary to typhoid fever.  He is buried in Fayid War Cemetery.

11-May

TAYLOR, JAMES  RAFVR (1750056), age: 25

LAC

He was serving with No 261 MU and died in the RAF Station Hospital, Kirkham, Lancashire, from phistitis.  He is buried in Manchester (Philips Park) Cemetery.

11-May

MACFARLANE, JOSEPH CHAMBERS  RAFVR (2272669), age: 27

AC2

He was serving with No 24 MU and was killed in an off duty road accident at Stoke Heath.  He is buried in Glasgow (Riddrie Park) Cemetery.

12-May

YOUNG, ROY KENNETH  RAFVR (3080619), age: 20

Cpl

He was serving with No 20 EU and died in the British Military Hospital at El Ballah from typhoid fever.  He is buried in Port Said War Memorial Cemetery.

12-May

ALI, YOUSIF  RAFVR (1873001), age: 42

LAC

He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in RAF Hospital  Halton from a coronary thrombosis.  He is buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery.

12-May

MANTELL, EDITH CARMEN CLARICE  WAAF (2893), age: 32

SO

She was serving at RAF Staverton and died in the RAF Hospital, Innsworth from tubercular meningitis.  She is buried in Gloucester Old Cemetery.

12-May

MORRIS, PHILIP EDGAR  RAFVR (1375440), age: 32

Flt Sgt

He was serving in the UK and died in the Star and Garter Home, Richmond, Surrey, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained.  He was cremated at  South London Crematorium, Mitcham.

12-May

BAIRD, FRED  RAFVR (1165734), 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 Wycombe.  He is buried in High Wycombe Cemetery

13-May

BAILEY, GEOFFREY  RAFVR (1768364), age: 21

AC1

He was serving at HQ 84 Group and was accidently drowned in an off duty swimming accident in the swimming pool at Celle.  He is buried in Hanover War Cemetery.

13-May

McKEOWN, FRANK  RAFVR (1492171), age: 23

LAC

He was serving with No 7 SFTS and died, cause unknown, in the Memorial Hospital, Scunthorpe.  He is buried in Chesterfield (Spital) Cemetery.

13-May

ENGLAND, GEORGE ARTHUR  RAFVR (936383), age: 29

Cpl

He was serving in the UK and died, cause unknown, in The Sanatorium, Middelton, Yorkshire.  He is buried in Colne Valley (Slaithwaite) Cemetery.

14-May

LLOYD, THOMAS DAVID  RAFVR (2212943), age: 21

Sgt

He was serving with No 10 School of Technical Training and was killed when the RAF truck he was driving skidded on wet cobbles on Penwortham Hill, Preston and overturned, he attempted to jump out of the lorry but it overturned onto him.  He is buried in Llangattock (St Cattwg) Churchyard.

15-May

NEWTON, GEOFFREY CYRIL  RAFVR (4004602), age: 18

AC2

He was serving with No 4 School of Technical Training and died in the RAF Hospital, Halton from poliomyelitis complicated by empyema.  He is buried in Cleethorpes Cemetery

16-May

THORNTON, RONALD DENNIS  RAF (57748), age: 21

Fg Off

He was killed whilst flying in Tempest F Mk 2, PR807 of No 20 Sqn, which dived into the ground near Navgawan in India.  He is buried in Delhi War Cemetery.

16-May

CURRIE, ROBERT MACDONALD  RAF (58128), age: 20

Fg Off

He was killed whilst flying in Beaufighter TF Mk 10, RD776 of No 45 Sqn, which crashed on the approach to Negombo whilst attempting a single engined emergency landing during his first solo on type.  He is buried in Colombo (Lliveramentu) Cemetery.

16-May

EDWARDS, JOHN FREDERICK  RAFVR (1548010), age: 44

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 Liverpool South.  He is buried in Liverpool (Anfield) Cemetery.

17-May

FLORENCE, HARRY  RAFVR (2262660), age: 23

AC1

He was serving at HQ Med/ME and drowned in the Lido of the Malcolm Club in Cairo.  He is buried in Fayid War Cemetery.

17-May

CHARD, WILFRED THOMAS  RAF (746805), age: 38

WO

He was in Stoke Mandeville Hospital when he died from serious injuries sustained on 7 Jan 1944 whilst flying in Beaufighter VI, ND160 of No 219 which somersaulted and crashed on take off for a test flight after the port wingtip struck a vehicle.  He is buried in Southend-on-Sea (Sutton Road) Cemetery.

17-May

REES, JOHN GRAHAM  RAFVR (2312803), age: 19

AC1

He was serving with No 32 MU and died in the RAF Hospital, St Athan from an intestinal obstruction.  He is buried in Barry (Merthyr Dyfan) Burial Ground.

17-May

SUMNER, NEVILLE HENRY  RAF (3006822), age: 22

Cpl

He was serving at RAF Compton Bassett and died in The Military Hospital, Wheatley, Oxfordshire from a cerebral abscess.  He is buried in Coventry (London Road) Cemetery.

17-May

BERRY, ALAN JOHN  RAFVR (3090514), age: 20

AC2

He was serving with No 12 School of Technical Training at the time of his death, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained but his death was registered in Swindon.  He is buried in High Wycombe Cemetery.

18-May

DAVIDSON, CYRIL EDWIN  RAFVR (1225831), age: 39

LAC

He had served with No 2829 Sqn RAF Regiment but had been medically discharged when he died from pulmonary tuberculosis, in St Andrews Hospital, London E3.  He is buried in East London Cemetery, Plaistow.

18-May

THORNEYCROFT, RONALD STANLEY  RAFVR (2222508), age: 21

Cpl

He was serving with No 59 SP and died in the Combined Military Hospital at Kamptree, Nagpur from an internal obstruction.  He is buried in Kirkee War Cemetery.

18-May

WOODCOCK, FRED  RAF (638125), age: 27

LAC

He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in The Bradley Wood Sanatorium, Huddersfield from pulmonary tuberculosis.  He is buried in Huddersfield (Lockwood) Cemetery.

18-May

BETLEJA, Wladislaw PAF (P.784271), age: 44

AC

He was serving with the Polish Resettlement Corps at Framlingham and died in No 4 Polish Hospital, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained.  He is buried in Chester (Blacon) Cemetery.

19-May

WALKER, RONALD  RAFVR (1684837), age: 24

Sgt

He was serving with No 173 SP and was killed in a motorcycle accident at Scwechat, Vienna.  He is buried in Klagenfurt War Cemetery.

19-May

TABACZYNSKI, Antoni PAF (P.784873), age: 48

Flt Sgt

He was serving at RAF Dunholme Lodge and died in the Military Hospital, Lincoln from pneumonia secondary to tuberculosis of both lungs.  He is buried in Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery.

19-May

McCOMBIE, JAMES GEORGE  RAF (108731), age: 39

Flt Lt

He was serving in the UK and died in the County Hospital, Inverurie, from a sub-arachnoid haemorrhage and pulmonary TB.  He was cremated at  Aberdeen Crematorium.

19-May

ELLIS, RONALD  RAFVR (2287169), age: 19

AC2

He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in the King Edward V Sanatorium, Godalming, from pulmonary tuberculosis.  He is buried in Camberwell New Cemetery.

20-May

SAGE, JOHN  RAFVR (1255530), age: 32

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 Romford.  He is buried in Hornchurch Cemetery

20-May

ROULSON, BERNARD  RAFVR (2267102), age: 21

AC2

He was serving at RAF Chigwell and was killed in a road traffic accident in Sheffield.  He is buried in Sheffield (City Road) Cemetery.

21-May

STREATFIELD, JULIAN HERBERT HENRY  RAFVR (3014210), age: 22

LAC

He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in the County Hospital, Orpington, Kent from malaria.  He is buried in Orpington (St Mary Cray) Cemetery.

22-May

CHLOSTA, Stanislaw PAF (P.703351), age: 41

AC

He was serving in the UK and committed suicide by hanging himself from tree near East Wretham.  A note found with his body stated 'I should like to go back to Poland, but I don't intend to die in a Russian prison. I know that I cannot stay any longer and don't intend to be in an asylum.'.  He is buried in East Wretham (St Ethelbert) Churchyard.

22-May

MARTIN, HERBERT ROOK DFM RAF (56127), age: 26

Fg Off

He was serving with No 330 MU and was killed in a motorcycle accident at RAF Poona.  He is buried in Kirkee War Cemetery.

23-May

HINES, RONALD ERNEST TRAVERS  RAFVR (1864065), age: Unknown

Nav II

He was killed whilst flying in Lincoln B Mk 2, RF365 of No 61 Sqn, which crashed and caught fire whilst on a night approach to Waddington in bad weather.  He is buried in Carshalton (All Saints) Churchyard

23-May

BIGGINS, BARRY  RAFVR (3101262), age: 18

AC2

He was killed whilst flying in Lincoln B Mk 2, RF365 of No 61 Sqn, which crashed and caught fire whilst on a night approach to Waddington in bad weather.  He is buried in Sheffield (Shiregreen) Cemetery

23-May

SMITH, DAUNCEY CHARLES  RAFVR (1852030), age: 22

Sgt

He was on the strength of No 101 PDC and was on demobilisation lwave when he was killed at Andover junction, Cheltenham, when his motorcycle collided with a car.  He is buried in Brimscombe Cemetery.

23-May

CAMPBELL, JAMES  RAFVR (1570624), age: 24

Nav II

He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in The Annexe, Bangour Hospital, Broxburn, from pulmonary TB, laryngitis and tubercolous enteritis.  He is buried in Cadder Cemetery.

24-May

HILL, RONALD REGINALD  RAFVR (2251371), age: 20

AC2

He was serving with No 11 Group and died in Orpington EMS Hospital from pulmonary tuberculosis.  He is buried in Farnborough (St Giles the Abbot) Churchyard.

24-May

GILLIGAN, MICHAEL JOHN (MICK)  RAFVR (2208645), age: 34

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 Liverpool N.  He is buried in Liverpool (Yew Tree) Roman Catholic Cemetery

25-May

RICHARDSON, DONALD CARR  RAFVR (2257474), age: 23

AC2

He was serving with No 21 PTC and died in Fayid Military Hospital from schizophrenic heart exertion.  He is buried in Fayid War Cemetery.

25-May

MOORE, STANLEY JOHN  RAFVR (2274559), age: 23

AC1

He was serving with No 389 MU and died in RAF Hospital, Singapore from infective hepatitis.  He is buried in Kranji War Cemetery.

25-May

KELLY, FRANCIS JOSEPH  RAF (4005704), age: Unknown

Cpl

He was serving as a driver at No 7 Recruits Centre and drowned in an accident on 25 May 1947 in the River Liffey near Butt Bridge.  He is buried in Glasnevin (or Prospect) Cemetery

25-May

CHUDLEIGH, SIDNEY JOHN  RAF (58079), age: 29

Fg Off

He was serving at HQ BC Air Japan and died in a fire in the Officers' Mess at Iwakuni.  He is buried in Yokohama War Cemetery.

25-May

MYERS, HAROLD  RAF (58781), age: 28

Plt Off

He was serving at RAF Iwakuni and died in a fire in the Officers' Mess at Iwakuni.  He is buried in Yokohama War Cemetery.

25-May

SIMISTER, DEREK  RAFVR (1589591), age: 21

Nav II

He was on the strength of No 101 PDC and was on demobilisation leave but died in Blackpool Victoria Hospital from injuries sustained a few days earlier when he was knocked down by a motor car whilst crossing Whitegate Drive, Blackpool.  He is buried in Blackpool (Carleton) Cemetery.

26-May

JACOB, GRAHAM  RAFVR (191827), age: 25

Fg Off

He was serving with No 16 MU and was found hanging from a tree in a coppice near Wheaton Aston after walked out of the RAF Hospital, Cosford two days after being admitted following a nervous collapse.  He is buried in Eastleigh Cemetery.

26-May

RODGERS, WILLIAM THOMSON  RAFVR (1373996), age: 26

LAC

He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in the City Hospital, Edinburgh, from pulmonary tuberculosis and meningeal tuberculosis.  He was cremated at  Edinburgh (Seafield) Crematorium.

27-May

WATKINS, LAURENCE DONALD  RAFVR (200504), age: 23

Flt Lt

He was serving with No 151 RU and died in No 94 British General Hospital, Hamburg from appendicitis and generalised peritonitis.  He is buried in Hanover War Cemetery.

27-May

WARD, ALBERT THOMAS  RAFVR (2264915), age: 20

LAC

He was serving with BRD Worli and accidently drowned whilst swimming at Juhu Beach, Bombay.  He is buried in Kirkee War Cemetery.

27-May

LEE CHIN KIM  RAFVR (786097), age: Unknown

AC2

He was serving as a locally recruited airmen at the time of his death, the cause of which has yet to be ascertained.  He is commemorated on the  Singapore Memorial

27-May

RAWLINGS, ALFRED CHARLES  RAFVR (1896641), age: 22

Cpl

He was serving at RAF Zeltweg and died from cyanide poisoning, believed to have been self inflicted.  He is buried in Klagenfurt War Cemetery.

27-May

MAKSYMOWICZ, Jozef PAF (P.782016), age: 30

Warrant Officer

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 Bury St Edmunds.  He is buried in Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery

27-May

DEARSLEY, CYRIL BERNARD  RAFVR (3076304), age: 20

AC1

He was serving in the UK and was drowned in the River Thames near Reading when his canoe overturned.  He is buried in Bexley (St Mary) Church Cemetery.

27-May

WALLER, ERIC  RAFVR (1122932), age: 35

Cpl

He was serving in the UK and died, cause unknown in the Cameron Hospital, West Hartlepool.  He is buried in Seaton Carew (Holy Trinity) Churchyard.

28-May

HOGG, RICHARD HARKESS DSM RAFVR (984570), age: 53

LAC

He had been serving with No 927 Sqn at some point prior to his death, the cause of which has yet to be ascertained, but his death was registered in Weston super Mare.  He is buried in Clevedon (St Andrew) Churchyard.

29-May

REES, MERVYN FREDERICK  RAF (572537), age: 26

P II

He was killed whilst flying in Martinet TT Mk 1, MS838 of No 691 Sqn, which flew into a river near Chivenor whilst descending through cloud.  He is buried in Heanton Punchardon (St Augustine) Churchyard

29-May

WISHART, ALEXANDER  RAFVR (3502596), age: 18

AC2

He was serving with No 2 Recruits Centre and drowned while bathing in the mill-pool at Cardington the previous Friday.  He is buried in Newburgh Cemetery.

30-May

KITE, EDWARD JOHN  RAF (568320), age: 27

P II

He was killed whilst flying in Spitfire F Mk 14, RN219 of No 11 Sqn, which flew into sand dunes whilst carrying out a range firing exercise on the ranges at Yonago in Japan.  He is buried in Yokohama War Cemetery

30-May

JONES, PETER  RAFVR (2302152), age: Unknown

AC2

He was serving with No 2724 Sqn RAF Regiment and died in No 54 RAF Hospital from a sub arachnoid haemorrhage.  He is buried in Hanover War Cemetery.

30-May

YOKHANA TALLO  IL (1150), age: Unknown

Sgt

He was serving with No 2 Sqn, Iraq Levies (RAF) and died in the Levy Hospital, Habbaniya, from pulmonary tuberculosis.  He is commemorated on the  Habbaniya Memorial.

30-May

OWEN, THOMAS BRIAN  RAFVR (1162333), age: 27

Sgt

He was serving with No 5 School of Technical Training and died in the RAF Station Hospital, St Athan from tuberculosis.  He is buried in Laugharne (St Martin) Churchyard and Extension.

30-May

HUDSON, ERNEST  RAFVR (2307043), age: 23

AC2

He was serving with No 262 MU and died in the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital from injuries sustained when he fell from a tractor.  He is buried in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (West Road) Cemetery.

30-May

JONES, ISLWYN  RAF (572677), age: 25

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 Portsmouth.  He is buried in Portsmouth (Milton) Cemetery

30-May

RODGER, JOSEPH  RAFVR (1347344), age: 25

AC2

He was serving in the UK and died in Erskine Hospital, Bishopton, from mitral stenosis, from which he had been suffering for 11 years, and cardiac failure.  He is buried in Glasgow (St Peter's) Roman Catholic Cemetery.

31-May

CHAMPION, ALBERT GEORGE  RAF (536315), age: 29

Cpl

He was serving in the UK and died, cause unknown, at 80 Sandygate Road, Folkestone.  He is buried in Hawkinge Cemetery.

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