440715 - Unaccounted Airmen - 15-7-1944

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

440715 - Unaccounted Airmen - 15-7-1944

From Henk's List -

UK
KITTLE, Frederick James - AC2c - 3008098 - RAFVR - Plymouth (Ford Park), Devon.
PEGG, George Robert - AC2c - 1895795 - RAFVR - Mortlake Crematorium, Surrey.
WILLIAMS, Harold Lloyd - Sgt(A/G) - 624020 - RAF - Llandudno (Great Orme's Head ), Caernarvonshire. [ Stirling III - LK565 - 1651 HCU ].
WRIGHT, James - LAC - 1553925 - RAFVR - Dundee Eastern Necropolis, Angus.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

SINGAPORE
BLAIR, Robert - W/O - 1365950 - RAFVR - Singapore Memorial, Singapore.

UK
CHEETHAM, John Cowper - F/L - 46208 - RAF - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.
DAVIE, Peter - F/O (Nav) - 170752 - RAFVR - Stirling (Mars Walk), Stirlingshire. [ Stirling III - LK565 - 1651 HCU ].
FAIRSERVICE, James Brown - Sgt (Flt/Engr) - 1691254 - RAFVR - Hamilton West - Lanarkshire. [ Stirling III - LK565 - 1651 HCU ].
HOUSTON, Stephen - Sgt(WoP-A/G) - 1111046 - RAFVR - Sutton Coldfield, Warwaickshire. [ Stirling III - LK565 - 1651 HCU ].
MORGAN, Walter John - Sgt(Nav) - 1577083 - RAFVR - Swindon (Whitworth Road), Wiltshire. [ Stirling III - LK565 - 1651 HCU ].
WILKINSON, Matthew - Sgt (A/G) - 3020214 - RAFVR - Glasgow (Eastwood), Old & New, Glasgow. [ Stirling III - LK565 - 1651 HCU ].

ZIMBABWE
BARTLETT, David Leighton - Cpl - 575585 - RAF - Bulawayo (Athlone), Zimbabwe.
CLEGG, Kenneth - F/L (Nav?Bomber) - 46795 - RAF - Bulawayo (Athlone), Zimbabwe.
MILLER, Leonard Charles - P/O(Pilot) -173749 - RAFVR - Bulawayo (Athlone), Zimbabwe.

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

SINGAPORE
BLAIR, Robert - W/O - probably killed whilst flying in Spitfire VIII, MD348 of No 21 Ferry Control, which crashed whilst attempting a forced landing near Ghanliala in Rajasthan after running out of fuel.

UK
KITTLE, Frederick James - AC2 - registered in Winchester.
PEGG, George Robert - AC2 - registered in Cheadle.
WILLIAMS, Harold Lloyd - Sgt(A/G) - Stirling III - LK565 - 1651 HCU ].
WRIGHT, James - LAC - registered in Wirral.
CHEETHAM, John Cowper - F/L - probably killed whilst flying in Beaufighter IF, X7875 of No 46 MU, which is presumed to have crashed in the sea during a test flight.
DAVIE, Peter - F/O (Nav) - Stirling III - LK565 - 1651 HCU ].
FAIRSERVICE, James Brown - Sgt (Flt/Engr) - Stirling III - LK565 - 1651 HCU ].
HOUSTON, Stephen - Sgt(WoP-A/G) - Stirling III - LK565 - 1651 HCU ].
MORGAN, Walter John - Sgt(Nav) - Stirling III - LK565 - 1651 HCU ].
WILKINSON, Matthew - Sgt (A/G) - Stirling III - LK565 - 1651 HCU ].

ZIMBABWE
BARTLETT, David Leighton - Cpl - serving at 25 SFTS.
CLEGG, Kenneth - F/L (Nav?Bomber) - serving at 27 EFTS.
MILLER, Leonard Charles - P/O(Pilot) -serving at 27 EFTS.

Malcolm

[wwrsimon]

Hello

WRIGHT, James - LAC - 1553925 - the Dundee Evening Telegraph of July 17th 1944 reported that he died in hospital in England. He had served for two and a half years in in India, before being taken ill and brought home to the UK.

Regards

Simon

[jonheyworth]

James Wright 1553925 , attached to PHU Morecombe, was admitted seriously ill to RAF Hospital West Kirby at 21:00 hours on 7 July, died there at 02:55 hours of Hodgkins disease

[jonheyworth]

Frederick Rupert Skinner 1309430 , was admitted seriously ill to RAF Hospital, Northallerton on 3 July , where he died of anaemia with his wife present at his bedside