01-Aug

McCORMACK, PETER PAUL  RAF (4007954), age: 20

AC2

He was serving as a Mechanic/Assistant serving with No 30 Maintenance Unit and was killed whilst riding pillion on a motorcycle accident at West Town near Bristol.  He is buried in Ballypousta Catholic Churchyard.

01-Aug

BERRY, LEONARD  RAF (510909), age: 37

Flt Sgt

He was serving with No 30 Maintenance Unit and was killed whilst riding a motorcycle in an accident at West Town near Bristol.  He is buried in Bleadon (SS Peter and Paul) Churchyard.

01-Aug

HODGES, THOMAS HENRY  RAFVR (1440180), age: 41

LAC

He had been discharged when he died in the Park Hospital, Hither Green, from chronic pulmonary tuberculosis.  He is buried in Woolwich Cemetery.

02-Aug

MAK YEE CHEANG  RAFVR (785538), age: Unknown

AC1

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.

03-Aug

PUSEY, LIONEL LEROYD  RAFVR (725178), age: 26

AC1

He was serving at RAF White Waltham and died in the RAF Hospital Halton from essential hypertension.  He is buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery.

03-Aug

HABBITTS, BARRIE  RAFVR (2320788), age: 19

AC2

He was serving with No 15 Recruits Centre and died in the IRC Unit of the Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Hospital at Buckrell Bores, Exeter from plasmacytoma.  He is buried in Exeter  Higher Cemetery.

04-Aug

COOPER, DAVID JESSE (JIMMY)  RAFVR (3076308), age: 21

LAC

He was serving in Aden and was accidentally drowned whilst bathing in Conquest Bay on Bank Holiday Monday.  He is buried in Maala Cemetery.

05-Aug

WILLIAMS, FREDERICK GORDON  RAF (365475), age: 38

WO

He was serving at RAF Langham and died in Princess Mary RAF Hospital, Halton, Buckinghamshire, from malignant hypertension, pneumonia and cardiac failure.  He is buried in Halton (St Michael) Churchyard.

05-Aug

CONNELL, GEORGE ARTHUR  RAFVR (1101479), 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 Hull.  He is buried in Hull Eastern Cemetery.

05-Aug

FEARN, HERBERT  RAFVR (1469699), age: 45

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 is buried in Nottingham Northern Cemetery.

05-Aug

McMULLAN, The Revd. HUGH  RAF (144188), age: 57

Sqn Ldr

He had recently resigned and died at 38 Buller Road, Newton Abbot, Devonshire, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained.  He is buried in Swanage (Godlingston) Cemetery.

05-Aug

WADDELL, MARY LISTER (PEDDIE)  PMRAFNS (6143), age: 30

Sister

She was serving in the PMRAFNS and died in Cameron Hospital, Windygates, Fife, from TB.  She is buried in Ceres Cemetery.

06-Aug

INGHAM, BERNARD DFC RAF (112519), age: 27

Wg Cdr

He was serving in the UK and died at the King Edward VII Sanatorium, Midhurst, Sussex, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained.  He is buried in Eastbourne (St Mary) New Churchyard.

06-Aug

COCKEL, HIRAM STANLEY  RAFVR (1640797), age: 39

LAC

He was serving in the UK and died at 34 Braeside Road, Southampton, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained.  He is buried in Southampton (St Mary Extra) Cemetery.

07-Aug

SZEWCZYK, K PAF (P.?), age:

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 .  He is buried in Morpeth (SS Mary and James) Churchyard.

08-Aug

WEISS, NAFTALI  RAF (774261), age: Unknown

LAC

Neither the unit on which he was serving nor his cause of death has yet been ascertained.

08-Aug

PLAYER, JOHN HOWARD DSO, DFC RAF (40316), age: 36

Wg Cdr

He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito T Mk 3, HJ976 of No 139 Wing, which crashed near Wahn following a fire in the air.  He is buried in Munster Heath War Cemetery.

08-Aug

SPRINGTHORPE, ERNEST GORDON  RAF (119012), age: 25

Sqn Ldr

He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito T Mk 3, HJ976 of No 139 Wing, which crashed near Wahn following a fire in the air.  He is buried in Munster Heath War Cemetery

08-Aug

BRIDLE, HORACE STANLEY  RAF (542288), age: 30

Cpl

He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in the RAF Hospital St. Athan from pulmonary tuberculosis.  He is buried in Llantwit Major Cemetery.

08-Aug

ALBON, ARTHUR RUPERT GEORGE  RAFVR (1223400), age: 41

Cpl

He was serving in the UK and died in St Margaret's Hospital, Stratton St Margaret, Wiltshire, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained.  He is buried in Leyton (St Mary with St Edward) Churchyard.

09-Aug

EASTWOOD, DOUGLAS EDWARD BEALE  RAFVR (1891076), age: 23

LAC

He was serving with No 128 MU and died in the British Military Hospital, Fayid from injuries sustained when he was electrocuted in the MT section at Abu Sultan.  He is buried in Fayid War Cemetery.

09-Aug

GILHAM, FREDERICK CHARLES  RAF (282667), age: 59

Sgt

He had served as Cook Instructor until being discharged in 1945 and the cause of his death has not yet been ascertained but his death was registered in Bridge.  He is buried in Whitstable Cemetery.

09-Aug

WIGHT, HENRY ROWE MC RAF (79483), age: 56

Wg Cdr

He was serving with the Air Ministry and died in Hornsey Central Hospital from the effects of the coronary thrombosis he had suffered on 26 July.  He was cremated at  Golders Green Crematorium.

09-Aug

GILES, NORMAN ALLISON  RAFVR (3057404), age: 20

Cpl

He was serving at RAF Gloucester and died in the Civil Hospital, Nottingham, from a high intestinal obstruction following adhesions to the tubercular gland.  He is buried in Carlton (Gedling) Cemetery.

10-Aug

DANIELS, FREDERICK LESTER BAGRIDGE  RAFVR (3052466), age: 21

AC1

He was serving at RAF Vavuniya and accidently drowned whilst off duty at Mount Lavinia Beach.  He is buried in Colombo (Lliveramentu) Cemetery.

10-Aug

BALL, ANTHONY GUY  RAFVR (702125), age: 29

LAC

He had been discharged on 10 April 1942, and his cause of death has not yet been ascertained but it was registered in Chatham.  He was cremated at  Charing (Kent County) Crematorium.

10-Aug

DIXON, WILLIAM JAMES  RAFVR (1523647), age: 39

LAC

He was serving in the UK died at Fazakerley Sanatorium, Liverpool, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained.  He is buried in Liverpool (West Derby) Cemetery.

11-Aug

SADLER, GEORGE ROY  RAFVR (2302731), age: 26

Cpl

He was serving at RAF Brize Norton and died in the University College Hospital, London, from cavernous sinus thrombosis.  He is buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery.

12-Aug

ROSS, DONALD  RAF (370480), age: Unknown

WO

He was serving at RAF Chigwell and died from hearty failure, his death being registered in Romford.  He is buried in Kilmuir Easter Churchyard.

13-Aug

WOODS, WALLACE  RAFVR (2233896), age: Unknown

AC1

He was serving at HQ BF Aden and died in No 7 RAF Hospital from asphyxia whilst under anaesthetic.  He is buried in Maala Cemetery.

13-Aug

McLAREN, WALTER  RAFVR (1559871), age: 49

LAC

He was serving in the UK and died at 38 Ladhope Vale, Galashiels, from cystic disease of the kidneys.  He is buried in Galashiels (Eastlands) Cemetery.

15-Aug

JONES, RAYMOND MCKENZIE  RAFVR (1105894), age: 27

Cpl

He had been serving with No 971 Sqn at some point prior to his death, the cause of which has yet to be ascertained, but his death was registered in Scunthorpe.  He was cremated at  Sheffield Crematorium.

15-Aug

BROWN, WILLIAM ALFRED  RAFVR (1108191), age: 47

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 Wallasey.  He is buried in Wallasey (Frankby) Cemetery

16-Aug

KINSHOTT, JOHN BRIAN  RAF (4002537), age: 18

AC2

He was serving with No 205 Sqn and accidentally drowned when the boat in which he was sailing overturned on Koggala Lake. Efforts to rescue him by two companions unfortunately failed.  He is buried in Colombo (Lliveramentu) Cemetery.

16-Aug

BELL, ROBERT STANLEY  RAFVR (1128149), age: 25

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 S.  He is buried in Liverpool (Allerton) Cemetery

17-Aug

HOLDER, JAMES HENRY  RAFVR (2234245), age: 20

AC2

He was serving with BPO ACFE and died in the Malaya Combined Military Hospital from uraemia.  He is buried in Kuala Lumper (Cheras Road) Civil Cemetery, Malaysia.

17-Aug

COLLIER, HAROLD  RAFVR (1627597), age: 23

P II

He was serving at RAF South Cerney and died two days after an appendicitis operation at Innsworth.  He was administered an anaesthetic, and his heart stopped beating but efforts to revive him failed.  He is buried in Harrow (Eastcote Lane) Cemetery.

17-Aug

COLLINS, EDWARD GORDON MELVILLE  RAFVR (925885), age: 26

Sgt

He was serving at RAF St Eval and drowned after being carried out to sea whilst bathing at Mawgan Porth.  He is buried in Falmouth Cemetery, Cornwall.

17-Aug

COLLISON, JOHN  RAFVR (2202055), age: 22

LAC

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 Lower Darwen (St James) Churchyard.

18-Aug

CHAMBERLAIN, FREDERICK SYDNEY  RAFVR (2278175), age: 19

AC1

He was serving at RAF Mingaladon and was  killed when ex-Japanese explosives detonated in a depot near Rangoon.  He is buried in Rangoon War Cemetery.

18-Aug

BODDIE, DONALD GEORGE RAF (14129), age: 55

Gp Capt

He had served as Chief Medical Officer at HQ, Coastal Command, Northwood, until being invalided out on 25th October 1946 and died in Twickenham from the effects of his injuries sustained earlier in the war in Singapore  He was cremated at  Mortlake Crematorium.

19-Aug

BRADBEER, IVOR  RAFVR (932538), age: 34

LAC

He had been repatriated in December 1943 after spending 18 months in South Africa recuperating from an illness contracted in North Africa, eventually dying at 31 Llanover Street, Pontypridd, from pulmonary tuberculosis.  He is buried in Pontypridd (Glyntaff) Cemetery.

20-Aug

PATRICK, JAMES  RAFVR (3081982), age: 19

AC2

He was serving with No 277 MU, RAF Llandrog and drowned whilst bathing near Llandrog.  He is buried in Glasgow (Riddrie Park) Cemetery.

20-Aug

PEARSON, JAMES MCALLISTER  RAFVR (1058029), age: 26

LAC

He was serving with HQ, No 3 Group and died in Bangour Hospital, Broxburn from pulmonary tuberculosis.  He is buried in Edinburgh (Saughton) Cemetery.

20-Aug

DUNNE, DAVID  RAFVR (4006969), age: 20

AC2

He was  serving with No 57 MU, Wig Bay and was fatally injured when he slipped and was run over by a wheel of the beaching gear attached to an aircraft which was being towed from Loch Ryan along the road to its hangar.  He is buried in Portlaoighise (St Peter and Paul) Cemetery.

22-Aug

STONE, JAMES STANLEY  RAF (552009), age: 26

P1 or M Plt

He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito PR Mk 34, RG315 of No 13 Sqn, which crashed on take off from Khartoum after hitting power cables.  He is buried in Khartoum War Cemetery

22-Aug

CHADBOND, AUSTIN  RAFVR (3039702), age: Unknown

AC1

He was serving at RAF Seletar and died in the British Military Hospital in Singapore from appendicitis and peritonitis.  He is buried in Kranji War Cemetery.

22-Aug

INGHAM, JOHN  RAFVR (1450852), age: 27

Cpl

He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth and died in the Park Lea Sanatorium, Blackburn from pulmonary tuberculosis.  He is buried in Blackburn (Pleasington) Cemetery.

22-Aug

GERRISH, KENNETH WILLIAM  RAFVR (2313645), age: 19

AC2

He was undertaking a radio course at RAF Bawdsey and drowned after he was caught in a swirling current at the mouth of the River Deben during a PT session.  He is buried in Hanham (Christ Church) Churchyard.

22-Aug

REYNOLDS, JOHN EDWARD  RAFVR (2334208), age: 18

AC2

He was undertaking a radio course at RAF Bawdsey and drowned whilst attempting to rescue AC Gerrish after he had been caught in a swirling current at the mouth of the River Deben.  He is buried in Birkenhead (Landican) Cemetery.

23-Aug

GREEN, RICHARD GEOFFREY KNOWLES  AuxAF (166745), age: 27

Fg Off

He was killed whilst flying in Mosquito T Mk 3, VP350 of No 504 Sqn, which was lost in unknown circumstances.  He was cremated at  Sheffield Crematorium

23-Aug

GALE, ALBERT NOEL BEM RAFO (192353), age: 40

Fg Off

He was serving in Palestine and died in the British military Hospital at Haifa after being admitted following drowning accident at Haifa..  He is buried in Khayat Beach War Cemetery.

23-Aug

MACE, CECIL ALBERT  RAFVR (902706), age: 40

Cpl

He was serving as a Driver MT with No 274 MU and died in the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital from general peritonitis, and a perforated gastric ulcer.  He is buried in Haveringland (St Peter) Churchyard.

23-Aug

DAVIES, DAVID  RAFVR (1022218), age: 39

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 St Helens.  He is buried in St Helens Cemetery.

23-Aug

CARMICHAEL, EVORY WILLIAM  RAF (192318), age: 53

Flt Lt

He was serving at RAF Abingdon and died from chronic asthma and myocarditis, his death being registered in Wallingford.  He is buried in Wantage Cemetery.

23-Aug

FONES, GODFREY DAVID READ  RAFVR (2315861), age: 19

AC2

He was serving with No 14 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 Watford.  He is buried in Rotherfield Peppard (All Saints) New Churchyard.

24-Aug

HINKS, JOHN PIDLER  RAFVR (13195), age: 58

Sqn Ldr

He had been medically discharged from hospital to 18 Temple Drive, Nuthall, Nottinghamshire on 25 Oct 1946, and died from hypertension and epistasis.  He was cremated at  Nottingham Crematorium.

25-Aug

DONNELLY, HUGH JOSEPH  RAFVR (1553179), age: 24

AC1

He was serving in the UK and died in Belvidere Hospital, Glasgow from tuberculous meningitis.  He is buried in Glasgow (St Kentigern's) Roman Catholic Cemetery.

26-Aug

SYKLARSKI, Tadeusz Roman PAF (P.2563), age: 38

Flt Lt

He was or had been serving with No 408 ASP and died in the Infirmary Hospital, Shrewsbury from injuries sustained in a road traffic accident.  He is buried in Newark-Upon-Trent Cemetery.

26-Aug

ELLIS, EDWIN SYDNEY  RAFVR (646943), age: 28

Cpl

He was on the strength of No 1 Personnel Holding Unit, Innsworth at the time of his death, the cause of which has not yet been ascertained but his death was registered in Devon Central.  He is buried in Kenn (St Andrew) Churchyard.

26-Aug

VAUGHAN, ALBERT HENRY  RAFVR (2315939), age: 19

AC2

He was serving at RAF Boscombe Down and died in the RAF Hospital, Locking, from acute nephritis.  He is buried in Huntspill (St Peter) Churchyard.

26-Aug

27-Aug

HICKEY, WILLIAM ARFON  RAFVR (572015), age: 25

P II

He died from injuries sustained the previous day whilst flying in Tempest F Mk 2, PR781 of No 33 Sqn, which crashed in an attempted forced landing at Fassburg following an engine failure.  He is buried in Becklingen War Cemetery

27-Aug

GILDER, BRIAN WILLIAM  RAFVR (3205012), age: 22

AC1

He was serving at RAF Wattisham and died (TB?) in the Isolation Hospital, Colchester.  He is buried in Brentwood (London Road) Cemetery.

27-Aug

POZZI, WILLIAM STUART  RAFVR (3077451), age: 21

AC1

He was serving with No 44 MU and died in the City Hospital, Edinburgh from acute ascending myelitis.  He was cremated at  Edinburgh (Warriston) Crematorium.

28-Aug

MARSHALL, DENNIS  RAFVR (2321361), age: 19

AC2

He was serving with No 56 Sqn and died in No 8 RAF Hospital from cardiac failure secondary to faucal diphtheria.  He is buried in Munster Heath War Cemetery.

28-Aug

COOKE, RANDOLPH GRAHAM  RAF (45305), age: 31

Flt Lt

He was killed whilst flying in Dakota C Mk 4, KJ984 of the TCEU, which struck the ground after recovery from a spin during a single engined exercise.  He is buried in Middlesborough (Linthorpe) Cemetery

28-Aug

ROBERTS, DAVID HUGH  RAFVR (152146), age: 23

Flt Lt

He was killed whilst flying in Dakota C Mk 4, KJ984 of the TCEU, which struck the ground after recovery from a spin during a single engined exercise.  He was cremated at  Woking (St John's) Crematorium

28-Aug

McQUEEN, WILLIAM PETER WATT  RAF (526358), age: Unknown

Flt Sgt

He was serving at RAF Leuchars and died in Cameron Hospital, Windygates from polioencephalitis.  He is buried in Leuchars Cemetery.

28-Aug

WESTERN, LIONEL  RAFVR (1289988), age: 36

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 Taunton.  He is buried in Taunton (St Mary's) Cemetery

28-Aug

REED, WILLIAM HUBERT  RAF (351037), age: 52

WO

He had probably been discharged from the RAF as he died in Gifford House, Boundary Road, Worthing, a long-term care home for veterans.  He was cremated at  Brighton (Woodvale) Borough Crematorium.

29-Aug

OLIVER, GEORGE HENRY PAUL  RAFVR (1492732), age: 20

LAC

He was serving with No 255 MU and died in the RAF Hospital, Ely, from a coronary thrombosis.  He is buried in Cambridge City Cemetery.

29-Aug

BOYD, JAMES  RAFVR (1349520), age: 42

LAC

He was serving in the UK and died at 18 Bredisholm Road, Baillieston, due to Pthisis.  He is buried in Glasgow (Sandymount) Cemetery.

29-Aug

McILWHAN, EDWARD  RAFVR (4010348), age: 18

AC2

He was serving with No 243 MU and died in the Royal Infrimary, Falkirk, from multiple head injuries sustained in a road accident near Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.  He was a member of a party returning from a dance at Grangemouth, when the truck in which he were travelling collided with a railway bridge.  He is buried in Glasgow (St Peter's) Roman Catholic Cemetery.

29-Aug

OLIVER, NORMAN ORMISTON  RAFVR (4011148), age: 23

AC2

He was serving with No 243 MU and was killed in a road accident near Bonnybridge, Stirlingshire.  He was a member of a party returning from a dance at Grangemouth, when the truck in which he were travelling collided with a railway bridge.  He is buried in Grangemouth (Grandsable) Cemetery.

29-Aug

TAPLIN, CYRIL ROBERT  RAFVR (1010436), age: 29

Cpl

He was serving at RAF Horsham St Faith and died, cause unknown, in The Hospital, Warwick.  He is buried in Leamington (Whitnash Road) Cemetery.

30-Aug

McKINNEY, SAMUEL ALEXANDER  RAFVR (1795958), age: 23

P II

30-Aug

COMRIE, ARCHIBALD FINLAY  RAF (2285139), age: Unknown

LAC

30-Aug

MATHEW, CECIL GEORGE  RAFVR (70452), age: 53

Sqn Ldr

He had been medically discharged in 1943 and died at Heatherwold, Fleet, Hants from a coronary thrombosis.  He was cremated at  Woking (St John's) Crematorium.

30-Aug

RAINE, MARGARET  WAAF (2092475), age: Unknown

LACW

She was on the strength of No 9 Personnel Holing Unit (WAAF), Uxbridge and died in the Rural District Council Isolation Hospital, Sunderland, from pulmonary tuberculosis.  She is buried in Boldon Cemetery.

30-Aug

PAYNE, GEORGE OLIVER  RAF (542560), age: 41

WO

He was serving with HQ, Technical Training Command and died in the RAF Hospital, Ely from gall bladder cancer.  He is buried in Rhondda (Penrhys) Cemetery.

30-Aug

SOUTER, EUPHEMIA MCGREGOR  WAAF (2043629), age: 43

Cpl

She was serving with No 30 MU and died in the Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, from mitral stenosis and a cerebral embolism.  She is buried in North Berwick Cemetery.

31-Aug

MACARA, JOHN CAMERON  RAF (158811), age: 24

Fg Off

He was serving in the UK and died in the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary, from barbiturate poisoning and pulmonary oedema.  He is buried in Edinburgh (Warriston) Cemetery.

31-Aug

THORBURN, DAVID SKED  RAF (522191), age: 31

Cpl

He was serving in the UK and died in Noranside Sanatorium, Fern, from pulmonary TB.  He is buried in Forfar Cemetery.

31-Aug

KNIGHT, VICTOR ROBERT  RAF (354691), age: 49

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 Southampton.  He is buried in Southampton (South Stoneham) Cemetery