440803 - Unaccounted Airmen - 3-8-1944

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

440803 - Unaccounted Airmen - 3-8-1944

From Henk's List -

EGYPT
SHIRCORE, Desmond L S (Calcutta, India) - Sgt (Pilot) - 772111 - RAFVR - Moascar War cemetery, Egypt.

UK
BELL, Joseph William - Sgt (Pilot) - 1495200 - RAFVR - Darlington North Cemetery, Durham [ But CWGC = 08/03/1944 so 8th March not 3rd August].
BURTON, Willian Thomas - Sgt (Flt/Engr) - 1609158 - RAFVR - Morden Cemetery, Surrey.
EDKINS, Samuel Joseph - LAC - 1183397 - RAFVR - Pitsea Old (St. Michael) Cemetery, Essex.
EVANS, Harold Lloyd - AC2c - 1860673 - RAFVR - Chelmsford (Writtle Road) Cemetery, Essex.
FREAK, George Leonard- LAC - 753150 - RAFVR - Mill Hill Cemetery, Middlesex.
GOODFELLOW, Thomas Tapner Anderson - F/S (Pilot) - 1531713 - RAFVR - Sunderland (Bishopwearmouth) Cemetery, Durham.
HARRIS, James - AC1c - 1313672 - RAFVR - High Bickington (St. Mary) Churchyard, Devon.
MOORE, Francis - LAC - 1114613 - RAFVR - Glasgow (Sandymount) Cemetery, Glasgow.
MORRIS, Bernard Robert - LAC - 1440676 - RAFVR - Mill Hill Cemetery, Middlesex.
SHARP, Sydney - AC1c - 951744 - RAFVR - Derby (Normanton) Cemetery, Derbyshire.
SMITH, David - AC1c - 346830 - RAF - Edinburgh Eastern Cemetery, Edinburgh.
THOMAS, Alan Darquitt - AC1c - 1453089 - RAFVR - Mill Hill Cemetery, Middlesex.
WILSON, David Cowan - AC1c - 1691487 - RAFVR - Maybole Cemetery, Ayrshire.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

Nil

Alex

[wwrsimon]

BELL 1495200 - previously mentioned on here, reported killed in Hurricane W9209 of 63 O.T.U., but as Alex points out, on March 8th:

http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...irmen-8-3-1944

Can anyone confirm the right date?

Regards

Simon

[wwrsimon]

GOODFELLOW 1531713 - killed in Wellington XIII HF127:

http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...-crashes/page2

Regards

Simon

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

EGYPT
SHIRCORE, Desmond L S (Calcutta, India) - Sgt (Pilot) - probably killed whilst flying in Hurricane IIC, KZ124 of No 71 OTU, which dived into the ground near Ismailia during an air combat practice.

UK
BURTON, Willian Thomas - Sgt (Flt/Engr) - registered in Sheffield.
EDKINS, Samuel Joseph - LAC - registered in Brentwood.
EVANS, Harold Lloyd - AC2 - possibly serving at Hendon and was probably killed when a V-1 exploded in front of a barrack block at RAF Hendon, his death being registered at Hendon.
FREAK, George Leonard- LAC - see Evans.
HARRIS, James - AC1 - see Evans.
MOORE, Francis - LAC - see Evans.
MORRIS, Bernard Robert - LAC - see Evans.
SHARP, Sydney - AC1 - see Evans.
SMITH, David - AC1 - not Eng/Wales?.
THOMAS, Alan Darquitt - AC1 - see Evans.
WILSON, David Cowan - AC1 - see Evans.

Malcolm

[pete102]

Hello,

BURTON, William Thomas - Sgt (Flt/Engr) - 1609158 - RAFVR - Morden Cemetery, Surrey.

Was aboard Halifax BB363 from 1662 HCU which crashed on 25/04/1944, Chorley has him as uninjured but Blyton ORB says he was placed on D.I. list and died on 03/08/1944 as a result of injuries sustained.

Pete

[wwrsimon]

Hello

BELL, Joseph William - Sgt (Pilot) - 1495200 - findagrave.com has a photo of his headstone, inscribed 8th March 1944:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/...hoto=119162803

EDKINS, Samuel Joseph - LAC - 1183397 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at The Retreat, Great Burstead, Essex.

SMITH, David - AC1c - 346830 - he's on the Statutory Deaths Register on the Scotland's People website, but the scan is very faint - looks like he died of pulmonary TB. I've asked for a re-scan...

Of those registered at Hendon:

EVANS, Harold Lloyd - AC2c - 1860673 - the Chelmsford Chronicle of August 11th 1944 reported that he was 'killed by enemy action in Southern England.'

HARRIS, James - AC1c - 131367 - similarly, the North Devon Journal of August 10th 1944 records that he died 'through enemy action.'

SHARP, Sydney - AC1c - 951744 - the Derby Daily Telegraph of August 7th 1944 reported his death 'by enemy action while serving in this country.'

Regards

Simon

[wwrsimon]

Hello

SMITH, David - AC1c - 346830 - the Scotland's People team have re-scanned the file. He died at 12 midnight at Glenalmond Sanatorium due to pulmonary TB, from which he had been suffering for approximately five years.

Regards

Simon