440112 - Unaccounted Airmen - 12-1-1944

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

440112 - Unaccounted Airmen - 12-1-1944

From Henk's list -

UK
COLE, Frederrick William - LAC - 1307460 - RAFVR - Morden, Surrey.
KELLY, Edward Michael - AC2c - 1900770 - RAFVR - Leicester (Gilroes), Leicestershire.
McCANN, James - LAC - 1374350 - RAFVR - Glasgow (St. Kentigern's) R c, Glasgow.
WAITE, Eric Alan - F/S (Pilot) - 1147946 - RAFVR - Stockton-On-tees (Oxbridge Lane), Durham.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

NIGERIA
COOPER, Archibald Douglas - P/O - 51512 - RAFVR - Yaba, Nigeria.

UK
MABEY, Albert John - F/O (Nav) - RAFVR - Bitterne (Holy Saviour), Hampshire.

Alex

[wwrsimon]

Re: WAITE 1147946 - DOAS, death registered Wolverhampton.

Regards

Simon

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

NIGERIA
COOPER, Archibald Douglas - P/O - serving at Apapa.

UK
COLE, Frederrick William - LAC - registered in Birmingham.
KELLY, Edward Michael - AC2 - registerd in Newton.
McCANN, James - LAC - not Eng/Wales?.
MABEY, Albert John - F/O (Nav) - possibly Beaufighter I, T5277 of No 9 (C) OTU

Malcolm

[jonny]

From the 105 OTU ORB:

"19th of January - No. 1307460 L.A.C. F. W. Cole, who died on the 12th inst., was buried at MORDEN cemetery, Surrey. The unit was represented by Flight Lieutenant S. L. West. Mrs Cole wrote appreciatively of the help given by the unit."

There is no trace in the ORB of the cause of death.

[wwrsimon]

McCANN, James - LAC - 1374350 - the Scotland's People website Statutory Deaths register states that he died as the result of a fractured spine at Erskine Hospital at 10.28 a.m. It also states that he died whilst engaged in war service.

Regards

Simon

[dennis_burke]

The following were all listed as Died on active service per Flight Casualty lists
http://ww2irishaviation.com/DOASandWAAF1944.htm

COLE, KELLY, WAITE, COOPER,

I'm not finding LAC J McCann in Flight magazine lists,


A J MABEY is listed as Killed on active service; his Grave Reg Form states 9 (C) OTU.
and confirmed here: http://www.rafcommands.com/archive/11657.php

[jonheyworth]

Eric Alan Waite 962832 , attached to Number 4 Radio School, died on leave at 2 Myrtle Grove, Wolverhampton of carbon monoxide after leaving the gas fire on in his bedroom all night with insufficient ventilation

[malcolm_raf]

Hi Jon

Eric Alan Waite 962832 , attached to No 4 Radio School, died on leave at 2 Myrtle Grove, Wolverhampton from carbon monoxide after leaving the fire on in his bedroom all night with insufficient ventilation

This is the wrong s/n, see below

WAITE, ERIC ALAN (1147946) age: 21 RAFVR

962832 was Ernest Waite, who died in Bridgnorth from broncho-pneumonia

Malcolm

[jonheyworth]

Hi Jon

Eric Alan Waite 962832 , attached to No 4 Radio School, died on leave at 2 Myrtle Grove, Wolverhampton from carbon monoxide after leaving the fire on in his bedroom all night with insufficient ventilation

This is the wrong s/n, see below

WAITE, ERIC ALAN (1147946) age: 21 RAFVR

962832 was Ernest Waite, who died in Bridgnorth from broncho-pneumonia

Malcolm

You’re spot on Malcolm . The info is accurate but I must have read down to the wrong service number when entering it . Cheers

[jonheyworth]

Leonard Albert Spinks 1298739 , attached to 2929 Squadron RAF Regiment , died at sea in transit between Masirah and Basrah of heart faliure and was buried at sea