01-Jun

ADAMS, WILLIAM HARNETT  RAFVR (3060307), age: 21

AC2

He was serving with No 135 Wing and was reported missing believed drowned in the Elbe whilst AWOL.  He is buried in Hanover War Cemetery.

01-Jun

DINGLEY, GORDON  RAFVR (2287183), age: 19

LAC

He was serving with No 1319 Wing, RAF Ramleh and drowned in a swimming accident at Haifa.  He is buried in Ramleh War Cemetery.

01-Jun

MITCHELL, ELIZABETH  WAAF (2043196), age: 26

LACW

01-Jun

McBRIDE, JAMES  RAFVR (4006295), age: 23

AC2

01-Jun

HOPKINS, CYRIL JAMES  RAFVR (1850231), age: 22

Sgt

He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died at the RAF Hospital, Wroughton, from pulmonary tuberculosis.  He is buried in Cheltenham Cemetery.

02-Jun

ISAAC, JOHN  RAF (553500), age: 24

Cpl

He was serving with No 59 PTC and died in a boating accident on the River Sile, Treviso.  He is buried in Padua War Cemetery.

02-Jun

AHMED KHAN SAID KHAN  IL (209), age: Unknown

Cpl

He was serving with No 1 Wing, Iraq Levies (RAF) and died in the RAF Levy Hospital, Habbaniya, from pulmonary tuberculosis.  He is commemorated on the  Habbaniya Memorial.

02-Jun

MOHAMED SAID JABBAR  IL (8772), age: Unknown

Pte

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

02-Jun

PLUMMER, JAMES  RAF (623235), age: 27

Sgt

He was serving with the ETPS and drowned after diving into the Great Ouse at Bromham.  He is buried in Cranfield (SS Peter and Paul) Churchyard.

02-Jun

REES, PHILIP JAMES  RAFVR (1830394), age: 23

LAC

He was serving in the UK and died in Rookwood hospital, Cardiff from empyema, a liver abscess and amoebic dysentery.  He is buried in Pontypridd (Glyntaff) Cemetery.

02-Jun

TURNER, ROBERT HENRY  RAF (116640), age: 36

Fg Off

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 S W.  He was cremated at  Woking (St John's) Crematorium

03-Jun

MIDDLETON, GEORGE  RAF (537079), age: 30

Flt Sgt

He had served with No 22 SFTS at some point and died in the RAF Hospital Kirkham, Preston, from bilateral pulmonary tuberculosis.  He is buried in Wallsend (Holy Cross) Cemetery.

03-Jun

McKENZIE, NORMAN ANDREW  RAF (576490), age: 24

LAC

He was serving in the UK and died in Ashludie Sanatorium, Monifieth, from pulmonary TB.  He is buried in Dundee Eastern Necropolis.

04-Jun

BLAKE, EDWARD THOMAS  RAF (350926), age: 54

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 Aylesbury.  He is buried in Wendover (St Mary) Churchyard

04-Jun

STEWART, JAMES GORDON  RAF (650034), age: 29

LAC

He had been discharged from the RAF when he died at 33 Sydenham Gardens, Belfast from pulmonary tuberculosis.  He is buried in Belfast (Dundonald) Cemetery.

04-Jun

CARTWRIGHT, ERIC  RAF (349146), age: 43

WO

He was serving with No 1 Radio School and died at RAF Cranwell from a coronary thrombosis.  He was cremated at  Stockport Crematorium.

05-Jun

SIMMONS, DAVID HENRY  RAFVR (77561), age: 54

Sqn Ldr

He died in the Carlton Hotel, Johannesburg from a heart attack.

05-Jun

SUTHERLAND, FRANCIS  RAF (518780), age: Unknown

Flt Sgt

He was serving with No 135 Wing and died from injuries sustained in an accident the previous day in the Married quarters at 18 Dr Ross Strasse, Westerland, Sylt.  He is buried in Kiel War Cemetery.

05-Jun

MURRAY, VINCENT  RAF (655319), age: Unknown

P I

He was killed whilst flying in Wellington T Mk 10, NC474 of No 201 AFS, which dived into the ground near Cottesmore after it broke up in the air.  He is buried in Preston (New Hall Lane) Cemetery

05-Jun

MORROW, ROBERT  RAF (657072), age: Unknown

Nav I

He was killed whilst flying in Wellington T Mk 10, NC474 of No 201 AFS, which dived into the ground near Cottesmore after it broke up in the air.  He is buried in Thurlby (St Germain) Churchyard

05-Jun

BARKER, DAVID JOHN  RAFVR (1852871), age: 22

Sig I

He was killed whilst flying in Wellington T Mk 10, NC474 of No 201 AFS, which dived into the ground near Cottesmore after it broke up in the air.  He is buried in Cambridge City Cemetery

06-Jun

MROWCYGNSKI, Bronislaw PAF (P.780281), age: 43

Cpl

He was serving with the Polish Resettlement Corps at Moreton-in-Marsh and was killed in a road traffic accident, no further details known.  He is buried in Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery.

07-Jun

STEPHENS, CHARLES REGINALD  RAF (356411), age: 49

WO

He was serving with No 4 School of Technical Training and died in the RAF Hospital, St Athan, from cardiac failure.  He is buried in Ramsgate and St Lawrence Cemetery.

07-Jun

HANNAH, JOHN VC RAF (652918), age: 25

Flt Sgt

He had been the youngest recipient of the VC when he was earned his award in 1940 but never returned to operational flying.  Suffering from deteriorating health he was eventually discharged on 10 December 1942, and died from tuberculosis in Markfield Sanatorium, Leicester.  He is buried in Birstall (St James) Churchyard.

08-Jun

HUGHES, ROBERT GEORGE  RAF (579053), age: 20

Cpl

He was serving with No 604 Sqn, RAuxAF and died at Mayday Hospital, Croydon, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained.  He is buried in Chipstead (St Margaret) Churchyard.

10-Jun

BAKER, GEOFFREY JOHN  RAFVR (993973), age: 34

Cpl

He had possibly been discharged from the RAF when he died at Wrightington Hospital, Appley Bridge, near Wigan, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained.  He is commemorated on the  Runnymede Memorial.

10-Jun

DUGHAN, J  RAFVR (1676975), age: 22

LAC

He was serving in the UK and died in The General Infirmary, Burton-on-Trent, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained.  He is buried in Swadlincote District (Church Gresley) Cemetery.

11-Jun

WASS, DENNIS WILLIAM  RAFVR (2334442), age: 18

AC2

He was serving at the SSA at Rye and died in Ashford Hospital from injuries sustained when the RAF lorry in which he was travelling (he was sitting on the tailboard against orders) was struck by a passing lorry taking POWs to work on the Rye road near Brookland.  He is buried in Lewisham (Hither Green) Cemetery.

11-Jun

STANIER, JOHN ALAN  RAFVR (163162), age: 26

Flt Lt

He was serving on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in the Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained.  He was cremated at  Oxford Crematorium.

12-Jun

DAVIES, LEONARD  RAFVR (964515), age: 26

LAC

He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died from pulmonary tuberculosis at home, Upper Alma Place, Pentre, Rhondda, having been discharged  from Maerdy Hospital two days earlier.  He is buried in Rhondda (Treorchy) Cemetery.

12-Jun

FRASER, WILLIAM  RAFVR (1829444), age: 21

AC1

He was on the strength of No 101 PDC and died at Craskie, near Cannich, when he was pinned under a motor dumper whilst emptying a load of gravel.  He is buried in Clachan Comar Roman Catholic Cemetery.

13-Jun

KELLY, PETER  RAFVR (1503278), age: 29

Cpl

He was serving with No 42 Sqn at the time of his death, the cause of which has yet to be ascertained, but his death was registered in Manchester.  He is buried in Manchester Southern Cemetery.

13-Jun

DAVIES, EDWIN  RAF (651338), age: 25

Cpl

He was serving with No 5 School of Technical Training and died in the Military Hospital, Chepstow from a spontaneous pneumo-thorax associated with pulmonary tuberculosis.  He is buried in Monmouth Church Cemetery.

15-Jun

DAVISON, CHARLES STANLEY  RAF (57790), age: 41

Flt Lt

He was serving with No 337 MU and died from congestive heart failure.  He is buried in Madras War Cemetery, Chennai.

15-Jun

COMPTON, JOHN FREDERICK  RAFVR (1151558), age: 34

LAC

He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in Papworth Village settlement, Cambridge, from pulmonary tuberculosis.  He is buried in Bedford Cemetery, Beds.

15-Jun

STEADMAN, DENIS CHARLES  RAF (541507), age: 30

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 Shrewsbury.  He is buried in Annscroft (Christ Church) Churchyard

16-Jun

WEBBER, ROY LIGHTWOOD  RAF (572797), age: 25

P II

He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito FB Mk 6, TA475 of No 36 Sqn, which was lost without a trace over the Channel.  He is commemorated on the  Runnymede Memorial

16-Jun

CLEVERSLEY, NORMAN CHARLES  RAFVR (1602831), age: 24

Nav II

He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito FB Mk 6, TA475 of No 36 Sqn, which was lost without a trace over the Channel.  He is commemorated on the  Runnymede Memorial

16-Jun

MASON, JAMES  RAFVR (181251), age: 24

Flt Lt

He was killed whilst flying in Meteor F Mk 3, EE411 of No 266 Sqn, which spun into the ground from a turn during formation flying sortie.  He is buried in Hamburg Cemetery

16-Jun

TRONCZYNSKI, Bohdan PAF (P.707423), age: 50

AC

He was serving at RAF Castle Combe and died in No 5 General Hospital at Everleigh Wiltshire, from malignant neoplasm of the pancreas, liver and stomach.

16-Jun

WHITE, ALBERT CARTLEDGE DFC RAF (46313), age: 26

Flt Lt

He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito T Mk 3, TV965 of No 1 FU, which crashed near Throckmorton in Worcestershire during a training flight.  He is buried in Pershore Cemetery

16-Jun

TROUSDALE, RICHARD MACKLOW DFC and Bar RNZAF (2414), age: 26

Sqn Ldr

He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito T Mk 3, TV965 of No 1 FU, which crashed near Throckmorton in Worcestershire during a training flight.  He is buried in Bath (Haycombe) Cemetery

17-Jun

REID, THOMAS ALFRED  RAFVR (1095496), age: 40

AC1

He was serving in the UK and died in North Lonsdale Hospital, Barrow-in-Furness, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained.  He is buried in Barrow-in-Furness Cemetery.

17-Jun

FAREY, ARCHIBALD BEATTY  RAF (636685), age: 27

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 Essex S W.  He is buried in Manor Park Cemetery

18-Jun

ROBSON, MAJOR  RAFVR (1224174), age: 41

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 Aylesbury.  He is buried in Bandon Hill Cemetery

18-Jun

KIDDELL, CHARLES  RAFVR (1643696), age: 33

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 Edmonton.  He is buried in or was cremated at  Islington Cemetery and Crematorium

20-Jun

SHAW, ARTHUR LEONARD  RAF (591519), age: 26

P II

He was killed whilst flying in Spitfire FR Mk 18, TP368 of No 32 Sqn, which dived out of formation and crashed near Amman whilst climbing in formation, possibly as a result of him suffering from Annoxia.  He is buried in Ramleh War Cemetery

21-Jun

HICKSON, PETER GORDON  RAFVR (1812334), age: 21

P II

He was killed whilst flying in Tempest F Mk 2, PR839 of No 16 Sqn, which dived out of cloud and crashed in Holland during a low formation flight from Germany to the UK.  He is buried in Becklingen War Cemetery

21-Jun

COUPLAND, JOHN WAUGH FRAZER  RAF (506279), age: 38

Sgt

He was serving with No 98 MU and died in Stracathro Hospital from a acute intestinal obstruction (internal hernia), a condition for which he'd previously undergone an operation in 1942.  He is buried in Dumfries (St Michael's) Cemetery.

22-Jun

OSWALD, THOMAS  RAF (237329), age: 54

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 Carlisle.  He is buried in Carlisle (Upperby) Cemetery

22-Jun

THOMPSON, CHARLES DRUMMOND  RAF (5380), age: 56

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 Lancaster.  He is buried in Tring Cemetery

22-Jun

LAMBERT, ELLEN MABEL  WAAF (2072791), age: 17

ACW2

She was serving as a Cook with No 1 School of Cookery and died in the Military Hospital for Women, Northampton from uraemia.  She is buried in Halton (St Michael) Churchyard.

23-Jun

GROVER, EDMUND FRANK DFC RAFVR (173831), age: 23

Flt Lt

He had served with No 1688 (DDT) Flight but was on medical leave when he died in the Westminster Hospital, London from lymphadenoma.  He is buried in Dover (Charlton) Cemetery.

24-Jun

WHITE, EDWARD CHARLES  RAFVR (4004763), age: 18

AC2

He was serving with No 390 MU and was accidently killed by a shot from a rifle handled by AC Giles in RAF guard room, RAF Seletar.  Giles was attempting to free the bolt of the rifle when it caught the cartridge in the magazine.  He is buried in Kranji War Cemetery.

24-Jun

McDONALD, DAVID RONALD  RAFVR (942145), 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 Holderness.  He is buried in Haltemprice (Hessle) Cemetery.

26-Jun

MAGUIRE, JOHN DOUGLAS  RAFVR (2238066), age: 25

AC1

He was serving at RAF Lindholme and died in Doncaster Royal Infirmary from tuberculosis with effusion.  He is buried in Liverpool (Ford) Roman Catholic Cemetery.

26-Jun

ANDERSON, STANLEY  RAF (531415), age: 32

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 Scarborough.  He is buried in Scarborough (Woodlands) Cemetery

26-Jun

TOPPING, JOCELYN  WAAF (2165455), age: 20

LACW

She was serving as a Clerk/GD at RAF Horsham St Faith and died in The Hospital, Lurgan from tuberculous meningitis.  She is buried in Knocknamuckley (St Matthias) Church of Ireland Churchyard.

27-Jun

BRIDGES, HENRY GEORGE  RAFVR (1159808), age: 32

LAC

He was serving with No 2709 Sqn RAF Regiment at the time of his death, the cause of which has yet to be ascertained, but his death was registered in Bristol.  .  He is buried in Bristol (Arnos Vale) Cemetery

28-Jun

MOSS, DAVID JULIAN  RAFVR (3081887), age: Unknown

LAC

He was serving at RAF Palam and died in No 47 British General Hospital, Calcutta from myeloid leukaemia.  He is buried in Delhi War Cemetery.

28-Jun

FROUD, ALEC GODFREY  RAFVR (2349493), age: 18

AC2

He was serving with No 7 Recruits Centre at the time of his death, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained but his death was registered in Maidstone.  He is buried in Maidstone Cemetery, Kent.

28-Jun

UPSTON, JOHN ARTHUR EDWARD  RAFVR (2231025), age: 19

AC2

He was serving with the Records Office, Gloucester and died in the Radcliffe Infirmary from injuries sustained in a road accident the previous day.  He is buried in Oxford (Rose Hill) Cemetery.

28-Jun

JAMES, TERENCE  RAFVR (902172), age: 31

Cpl

He was serving with No 1 Ferry Unit and died in Gloucester Royal Infirmary from injuries sustained when his motor cycle collided head-on with a lorry on the Gloucester-Bristol road near Cambridge, Gloucestershire.  He is buried in Bristol (Canford) Cemetery.

28-Jun

McCOMBES, ALEXANDER  RAFVR (1369369), age: 32

Cpl

He was serving in the UK and  died at 133 Balornock Road [Stobhill Hospital], from pulmonary TB.  He is buried in Glasgow (Eastwood) Cemetery.

28-Jun

PATRICK, GEORGE ALFRED  RAFVR (3002311), age: 23

LAC

He was serving with No 3 GTS and died at the Emergency Hospital, Stratford-upon-Avon following an operation for a gangrenous appendix and bowel obstruction and abscess.  He was cremated at  Birmingham (Perry Bar) Crematorium.

29-Jun

SHAW, JAMES JARDINE  RAFVR (4013428), age: Unknown

AC2

He was serving with No 3 Sqn and accidently drowned in the Hanover canal.  He is buried in Hanover War Cemetery.

29-Jun

WRIGHT, FREDERICK SIDNEY  RAF (613816), age: 32

Cpl

He was serving with No 2 Radio School and was killed when he stepped in front of an undergound train at Trinity Road (Tooting Bec) station, possibly as a result of his application for a compassionate posting nearer home being rejected.  He is buried in Grantham Cemetery.

29-Jun

HODGES, JOSEPH THOMAS  RAFVR (1643078), age: 42

Cpl

He was serving with the School of Administrative Trades and died in The County Hospital, Minster, Isle of Sheppey, Kent from heart failure secondary to chronic bronchitis.  He is buried in Rochester (Strood) Cemetery.

29-Jun

STARKEY, DAVID RONALD  RAFVR (1709262), age: 22

LAC

An Armament Assistant, he was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in the RAF Hospital, Wroughton from pulmonary tuberculosis.  He is buried in Hastings Cemetery, Sussex.

29-Jun

McLAUCHLAN, WILLIAM  RAF (355063), age: 42

WO

He was serving with the OCTU, RAF Cosford and died in the RAF Hospital, Cosford from carcinoma of the colon.  He is buried in Donnington (St Cuthbert) Churchyard.

29-Jun

PENFOLD, EDWARD ARTHUR  RAFVR (1869383), age: 22

LAC

He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in the Westminster Hospital from bronchial pneumonia.  He is buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery.

30-Jun

JAMES, BETTY  WAAF (2037244), age: 21

LACW

She was serving as a Flight Mechanic (Engines) at RAF Wymeswold and died in RAF Hospital, Ely from pulmonary tuberculosis.  She is buried in Llandingat (St Dingat) Churchyard.

30-Jun

LOVIE, WALTER MCDONALD  RAFVR (1343123), age: 25

LAC

He was serving in the UK and died, cause unknown, in Aberdeen City Hospital from pulmonary TB.  He is buried in New Pitsligo Parish Churchyard.