Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
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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