441222 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 22-12-1944

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

441222 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 22-12-1944

From Henk's List -

WAAF
UK
CHRISTIE, Elizabeth Margaret - LACW - 2074617 - WAAF - Blairgowrie Cemetery, Perthshire.

BELGIUM
CRAIK, Robert Lawrie - Sgt - 803207 - RAFVR - Oostende New Communal Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

ISRAEL
BARCROFT, Francis Leslie - F/L - 49894 - RAF - Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel & Palestine.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

UK
BANNIER, Arthur William - W/O (Nav) - 1388931 - RAFVR - North Sheen Cemetery, Surrey. [ Albemarle - V1823 - 22 HCU ].
CROMARTY, Joseph - W/O (WoP-A/G) - 1122156 - RAFVR - Whitley Bay (Hartley South) Cemetery, Northumberland.
HARTLAND, Harold Anthony - F/O (Nav) - 156566 - RAFVR - Oscott College Cemetery, Birmingham, Warwickshire.
RILEY, Francis Rio - F/L (Obs) - 120395 - RAFVR - Bentley Cemetery, Staffordshire.

Alex

[wwrsimon]

CROMARTY 1122156, HARTLAND 156566 and RILEY 120395 - I've got them noted as lost on Wellington XIII MF174 of the E.A.N.S.? Pilot was Jozef PIASECKI.

Regards

Simon

[Martyn A Critchlow]

CRAIK and CHRISTIE both DOAS in flight, unable to trace BARCROFT.

Martyn

[Martyn A Critchlow]

CHRISTIE, Elizabeth Margaret - LACW - 2074617

A notice from December 1947 in the Dundee Courier records that she died suddenly at RAF Leuchars.

Martyn

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

BELGIUM
CRAIK, Robert Lawrie - Sgt - 136 Wing.

ISRAEL
BARCROFT, Francis Leslie - F/L - RAF Petah Tigve.

UK
CHRISTIE, Elizabeth Margaret - LACW - not Eng/Wales?.
BANNIER, Arthur William - W/O (Nav) - Albemarle - V1823 - 22 HCU ].
CROMARTY, Joseph - W/O (WoP-A/G) - probably killed whilst flying in Wellington XIII, MF174 of the EANS, which flew into high ground on the Isle of Man in bad weather during a training flight.
HARTLAND, Harold Anthony - F/O (Nav) - probably killed whilst flying in Wellington XIII, MF174 of the EANS, which flew into high ground on the Isle of Man in bad weather during a training flight.
RILEY, Francis Rio - F/L (Obs) - probably killed whilst flying in Wellington XIII, MF174 of the EANS, which flew into high ground on the Isle of Man in bad weather during a training flight.

Malcolm

[craikhistory]

Hi, do you have any more details on Robert Craik please? He is my great grandfather and I am trying to find out more about what happened to him, my family were not given many details at the time. Thank you

[dennis_burke]

http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchi...l?search=craik

The best I can add is the above link showing he Died on Active Service.

This category indicates that his death was not caused by enemy direct action or a flying accident.

His listed unit of 136 Wing suggests he was a ground based servuce member. He might therefore have met with an accident such as a vehicle crash or while servicing an aircraft. Alternativly he might have died of illness.

Some of the others here might have immediate access to RAF records that might mention his passing.

[craikhistory]

Thank you, that is great. If anyone can recommend a good place to start looking myself it would be appreciated

[dennis_burke]

Contact the UK General Register Office by email or letter and request a copy of the overseas RAF deaths certificate. It ought to have a cause of death.

https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/c...contact_us.asp

[jonheyworth]

If you're still reading this 6 years later, I've just found Craik in my notes