431001 - Unaccounted Airmen & Women - 1-10-1943

[Alex Smart]

October 1943.

October 1st.
UK
AC2c. William Herbert DYER - RAFVR - 1802412 - Penmaenmawr( Dwygyfylchi) Caernarvonshire.
Sgt.(Pilot) Ivan William GEORGE - RAFVR - 1559997 - Oxford (Botley) Oxford.
Sgt. Albert Ernest HUGHES - RAF -353261 - Gosport (Ann's Hill) Hampshire.
F/Sgt (Pilot). Stanley Arthur MILLEN - RAFVR - 1332490 - Cobham(St. Mary Magdalene) Kent.
AC1. Raymond John WICKS - RAFVR - 1873392 - Dover (Buckland) Kent.
WAAF
LACW. Mary Rose CUTHBERTSON - 2097144 - Belfast City, County Antrim.
ACW2. Joan Mary LORD - 2061857 - Evesham, Worcestershire.

EGYPT
Cpl. Arthur LOWE - RAFVR - 746121 - Heliopolis, Egypt.
Sgt. Noel Albert MONDAY - RAF - 812164 - Alexandria, Egypt.

TUNISIA
F/Sgt. Reginald James RIDER - RAFVR - 1196269 - Massicault, Tunisia.

Alex

[dennis_burke]

EGYPT
Cpl. A Lowe - RAFVR - 746121 - GRO Unit listed 221 Sqn.
Sgt. N A MONDAY - RAF - 812164 - GRO units listed as 'Aboukir'

Can't find these two in Flight magazines.

TUNISIA
F/Sgt. Reginald James RIDER - RAFVR - 1196269 - GRO Unit is 889 AMES, same as two airmen Casson (DOAS) and Carreck who died on Sep 29th.
He is named as DOAS in Cas Com 325, name is scanned as "8gt, R. .1. Wider;" so that didn't help finding him.

[dennis_burke]

UK
AC2c. William Herbert DYER - RAFVR - 1802412 - Penmaenmawr( Dwygyfylchi) Caernarvonshire.
DOAS CC319, registered hereford district, Q4

Sgt.(Pilot) Ivan William GEORGE - RAFVR - 1559997 - Oxford (Botley) Oxford.
KOAS CC320, registered in Huntingdonshire North district, Q4
Henk has a note of 18 (P) AFU against him

Sgt. Albert Ernest HUGHES - RAF -353261 - Gosport (Ann's Hill) Hampshire.
DOAS CC323 scanned as "Sgt. A. E, Uugbes"
Death appears to be registered in bromley, Kent, aged 39, age 38 on CWGC

F/Sgt (Pilot). Stanley Arthur MILLEN - RAFVR - 1332490 - Cobham(St. Mary Magdalene) Kent.
KOAS CC329, death registered in Wycombe district, Bucks

AC1. Raymond John WICKS - RAFVR - 1873392 - Dover (Buckland) Kent.
DOAS CC324, death registered in Cuckfield, Sussex

WAAF
LACW. Mary Rose CUTHBERTSON - 2097144 - Belfast City, County Antrim.
may well have died in Northern Ireland, indexs are not yet availbale online.
Listed as DOAS in CC339

ACW2. Joan Mary LORD - 2061857 - Evesham, Worcestershire.
DOAS, CC 319 - Death registered in Whitchurch, district, Shropshire

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

I have the following as possibles: -

I W George - Master II, DM356 of No 7 (P) AFU) - dived into the ground after stalling in a turn on take off from Sibson at night

S A Millen - Tiger Moth II, T6387 or Magister I, T9750 of No 21 EFTS collided with each other on an overshoot at Booker

Malcolm

[Resmoroh]

Sibson cum Stibbington (Death Reg) was in Hunts North at the time. Sibson was parented by RAF Peterborough(Westwood). 7(P)AFU was based at Peterborough. I would think that Henk's 18(P)AFU may, possibly, be in error?
HTH
Peter Davies

[angelsonefive]

Corporal Arthur Lowe , 221 Sqdn ?

221 was based at Luqa 1/43 to 3/44.

I have seen 107 MU quoted for Cpl Lowe. That seems to be more likely as 107 MU was at Kasfareet.

FWIW.

[dennis_burke]

GRO overseas war deaths lists gives 221 Sqn.
As hes not aircrew he is most likely someone died from illness. Whats the source for the MU?

[angelsonefive]

Hi Dennis,

The source is www.rafweb.org Casualties 1-3 Oct. 1943.

[dennis_burke]

And no doubt Malcolm list his source on the site....
Malcolm, can you double check Lowe was with 107 MU and your source

[thorne83]

Hi all,

ACW2 Lord was serving at 83 OTU, Peplow and died after being knocked off her bicycle, by a lorry, on the Eaton-on-Tern to Ollerton Road.

Cheers,

Tom