441108 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 8-11-1944

**Alex Smart** · 30th August 2014, 00:49

Hello,

441108 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 8-11-1944

From Henk's List -

ISRAEL
McROBERT, James Douglas - LAC - 1371955 - RAFVR - Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel & Palestine.
OKE, James Greville - LAC - 1199871 - RAFVR - Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel & Palestine.
PORTER, Thomas - LAC - 1494476 - RAFVR - Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel & Palestine.
RICHARDS, Percy - LAC - 1192751 - RAFVR - Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel & Palestine.
SMITH, Gerald O'Connell - LAC - 1256482 - RAFVR - Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel & Palestine.
SMITH, Roy - LAC - 1494523 - RAFVR - Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel & Palestine.

UK
CAMERON, John - LAC - 1345120 - RAFVR - Morar Burial Ground, Inverness-shire.
HANRAHAN, Thomas Frederick - Cpl - 1163911 - RAFVR - Mitcham (London Road) Cemetery, Surrey.
HIGGINS, Sandy Leonard - Cpl - 846785 - RAF(Auxiliary Air Force) - Barkingside Cemetery, Ilford, Essex.
INNES, George - Cpl - 575017 - RAF - Macduff (Myrus) Cemetery, Banffshire.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

WAAF
UK
EVANS, Winifred May - ACW1c - 2143847 - WAAF - Willesden New Cemetery, Middlesex. [ Henk has 09/11/1944 ].

EGYPT
PRITCHARD, Percy John - LAC - 1548672 - RAFVR - Alexandria (Chatby) Military & War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt.

UK
ALFORD, Reginald William - F/O (Nav) - 168697 - MiD - RAFVR - Bovey Tracey Cemetery, Devon. [ Mosquito B.IV - DZ632 - 1655 MTU ].
CLANCEY, Richard William - F/L (Pilot) - 104541 - RAFVR - Enfield (Lavender Hill) Cemetery, Middlesex. [ Mosquito B.IV - DZ632 - 1655 MTU ].
MITCHELL, John - AC2c - 2248611 - RAFVR - Gainsborough General Cemetery, Lincolnshire.
PICTON, Walter Charles - F/S (Flt/Engr) - 3000833 - RAFVR - Enfield (Hertford Road) Cemetery, Middlesex. [ Halifax V - LK901 - 1667 HCU ].
WILLIAMS, Bernard Ivor - Sgt (WoP-A/G) - 1853012 - RAFVR - Liskeard (St. Martin) Churchyard, Cornwall. [ Wellington X - JA343 - 27 OTU ].

Alex

**malcolm_raf** · 30th August 2014, 10:04

Hi

ISRAEL
McROBERT, James Douglas - LAC - 22 PTC.
OKE, James Greville - LAC - 22 PTC.
PORTER, Thomas - LAC - ex 22 FC, possibly 22 PTC.
RICHARDS, Percy - LAC - 22 PTC.
SMITH, Gerald O'Connell - LAC - 22 PTC.
SMITH, Roy - LAC - 22 PTC.

EGYPT
PRITCHARD, Percy John - LAC - AHQ Eastern Mediterranean.

UK
EVANS, Winifred May - ACW1 - registered in Walsall
CAMERON, John - LAC - registered in Warwick.
HANRAHAN, Thomas Frederick - Cpl - registered in Stepney.
HIGGINS, Sandy Leonard - Cpl - registered in Wandsworth.
INNES, George - Cpl - not Eng/Wales?.
ALFORD, Reginald William - F/O (Nav) - Mosquito B.IV - DZ632 - 1655 MTU ].
CLANCEY, Richard William - F/L (Pilot) - Mosquito B.IV - DZ632 - 1655 MTU ].
MITCHELL, John - AC2 - not Eng/Wales?.
PICTON, Walter Charles - F/S (Flt/Engr) - Halifax V - LK901 - 1667 HCU ].
WILLIAMS, Bernard Ivor - Sgt (WoP-A/G) - Wellington X - JA343 - 27 OTU ].

Malcolm

**wwrsimon** · 30th August 2014, 10:50

INNES 575017 - registered Turriff, Aberdeen - no cause of death on the Statutory Deaths notification though.

MITCHELL 2248611 - registered at R.A.F. Wigtown, 5.00 pm. Cause of death is noted as Status Lymphaticus [as an aside, this is thought to be one of the causes of cot death in infants], due to tumour of Thymus Gland.

Regards

Simon

**Martyn A Critchlow** · 5th January 2016, 22:38

EVANS, Winifred May - ACW1c - 2143847 - murdered

MURDERED W.A.A.F.:
AIRMAN TO DIE
After a three-days hearing, I*A.C. Arthur Heys, of Colne, Lancashire, was sentenced to death at Suffolk Assizes, Bury St. Edmunds, on Wednesday, for the murder of Winifred Mary Evans, 27-years-old W.AA.F. of Harlesden, London. Mr. Justice MacNaghten described it as " a murder more savage and horrible than any in my experience."" The Jury were out 40 minutes.

Gloucester Citizen - Thursday 25 January 1945

Martyn

**wwrsimon** · 25th October 2019, 14:49

Hello

INNES, George - Cpl - 575017 - his death was reported in the Aberdeen Weekly News of November 16th 1944. He was killed when the car in which he was a rear seat passenger collided with another car. Three other men, two of who were Royal Navy Seamen in the same car as Innes, were seriously injured in the accident.

Regards

Simon

**Jagan** · 26th October 2020, 21:17

bumping up this thread.

Are we close to figuring out what event caused the death of six airmen in Israel/Palestine?
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/...ate=1944-11-08

**paulmcmillan** · 27th October 2020, 00:38

I suspect it maybe the aftermath of 6 November 1944 assignation of Lord Moyne

**Jagan** · 27th October 2020, 01:26

For Leading Aircraftman James Greville OKE (1199871) RAF , An Obituary was published

Event Type:	Obituary
Event Date:	14 Nov 1944
Event Place:	Plymouth, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original):	Plymouth, Devon, England
Event Place Note:	123-9147
Name:	James Greville Oke
Gender:	Male
Death Date:	1944
Father's Name:	Oke
Mother's Name:	Oke
Newspaper:	Western Morning News
Page Number:	1

**paulmcmillan** · 27th October 2020, 17:15

Published: Wednesday 22 November 1944
Newspaper: Western Morning News
County: Devon, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 1100 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

Mr and Mrs. Oke and daughter, of Elburton.
wish to express sincere thanks to neighbours and friends and members
Plymstock Bowling Club for their kindness and letters of sympathy during their recent sad bereavement

Sorry no details

**paulmcmillan** · 27th October 2020, 17:41

I suspect

RAIL SMASH IN PALESTINE
... RAIL SMASH IN PALESTINE Haifa, Wednesday. Four persons were killed and 40 injured when the Cairo to Haifa train ran off the rails to-day. It was one of the worst accidents of its kind in Palestine’s history. Most of the casualties were in the military of the train.—Reuter. ...

Published: Wednesday 08 November 1944
Newspaper: Birmingham Mail
County: Warwickshire, England
Type: Article | Words: 49 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine_Railways

Traffic growth
Completion of the Ferdan bridge and HBT hugely enhanced PR's strategic role. PR's annual freight traffic grew from 858,995 tons in 1940-41 to 2,194,848 tons in 1943-44.[63] The huge growth in the number of trains increased the potential for accidents. There were three head-on collisions and in 1942 six H class 4-6-0s were written off in accidents. The war effort both increased wear on equipment and reduced resources for maintenance. In November 1944 a downpour derailed an El Kantara – Haifa train, killing seven people and injuring 40.[56]

Palestine and Transjordan Administration Reports, 1918-1948:

In November 1944 the through Egypt - Palestine passenger train became derailed owing to the track having been
wasted away by a cloudburst : seven passengers were killed and 40 injured