440516- Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 16-5-1944

**Alex Smart** · 17th February 2014, 14:15

Hello,

440516- Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 16-5-1944

From Henk's list -

ISRAEL
HUNTER, William Jardine - Sgt - 1341579 - RAFVR - Ramleh, Israel & Palestine.
PETTIT, John Richard - Sgt(WoP) - 1809850 - RAFVR - Ramleh, Israel & Palestine.
PULLAN, Harold - F/O(Pilot) - 152542 - RAFVR - Ramleh, Israel & Palestine.
STEPHENSON, Eric Thomas - Sgt - 637887 - RAF - Ramleh, Israel & Palestine.

ITALY
MORRICE, John Bertram Davidson - F/S(NavBomb Aimer) -656087 - RAF - Naples, Italy.

UK
SMITH, William James - Cpl - 965814 - RAFVR - Bower Old, Caithness-shire.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

WAAF
ISRAEL
SZENES, Hannah (Anna/Chana) - ACW2 - 2992382 - WAAF - attd Special Operations Executive - Jerusalem Mount Hertzel, Israel & Palestine.

INDIA
SMITH, James - F/S (Pilot) - 1388428 - RAFVR - Ranchi, India.
WILDE, Phillip Anthony - Sgt(Pilot) - 1580604 - RAFVR - Kirkee, India.

UK
COLDWELL-HORSFALL, George David - F/O - 127257 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. [ Wellington X - LP155 - 12 OTU ].
DALY, Henry - Sgt - 1681855 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. [ Wellington X - LP155 - 12 OTU ].
FINNIGAN, Brian Bernard Melrose - Sgt(Air Bomber) -1803168 - RAFVR - Middleton Stoney (All Saints), Oxfordshire.
JAMES, Kenneth Thomas - Sgt - 1818259 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. [ Wellington X - LP155 - 12 OTU ].
MOYLE, Richard Henry - Sgt - 2219023 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. [ Wellington X - LP155 - 12 OTU ].
SUTCLIFFE, Donald - Sgt(WoP/A/G) - 1623937 - RAFVR - Leeds (Hunslet), Yorkshire. [ Wellington X - HF519 - 26 OTU ].
WALTERS, Norman - Sgt - 1595388 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey. [ Wellington X - LP155 - 12 OTU ].

ZIMBABWE
GOWER, William - LAC - 1262912 - RAFVR - Bulawayo (Athlone), Zimbabwe.

Alex

**wwrsimon** · 17th February 2014, 14:26

The four Israel casualties are all from 76 O.T.U.

Regards

Simon

**malcolm_raf** · 17th February 2014, 16:38

Hi

ITALY
MORRICE, John Bertram Davidson - F/S(NavBomb Aimer) - not shown in GRO Lists.

ISRAEL
SZENES, Hannah (Anna/Chana) - ACW2 - A Hungarian Jew she was recruited by the Special Operations Executive and was parachuted into Yugoslavia to help save Hungerian Jews being transported to Auschwitz. However, she was arrested as she attempted to cross the border into Hungary and despite being tortured failed to reveal details of her mission and was executed.

INDIA
SMITH, James - F/S (Pilot) - serving with 142 RSU
WILDE, Phillip Anthony - Sgt(Pilot) - killed whilst flying in Harvard IIB, FE718 of No 3 RFU, which crashed after hitting a tree at Hinganaon.

UK
SMITH, William James - Cpl - registered in Cleethorpes.
COLDWELL-HORSFALL, George David - F/O - Wellington X - LP155 - 12 OTU ].
DALY, Henry - Sgt - Wellington X - LP155 - 12 OTU ].
FINNIGAN, Brian Bernard Melrose - Sgt(Air Bomber) -registered in Banbury.
JAMES, Kenneth Thomas - Sgt - Wellington X - LP155 - 12 OTU ].
MOYLE, Richard Henry - Sgt - Wellington X - LP155 - 12 OTU ].
SUTCLIFFE, Donald - Sgt(WoP/A/G) - Wellington X - HF519 - 26 OTU ].
WALTERS, Norman - Sgt - Wellington X - LP155 - 12 OTU ].

ZIMBABWE
GOWER, William - LAC - he was serving at Bulawayo.

Malcolm

**Jagan** · 16th September 2018, 01:57

Flt Sgt James SMITH - Ranchi, 21 Ferry Control, Hurricane LB726

**wwrsimon** · 4th November 2019, 16:02

Hello

FINNIGAN, Brian Bernard Melrose - Sgt(Air Bomber) - 1803168 - the G.R.R. Form on his CWGC entry has his unit as 16 O.T.U.

Wellington BK454? See: http://www.rafcommands.com/database/...php?uniq=BK454

Regards

Simon