450226 - Unaccounted Airmen - 26-02-1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

450226 - Unaccounted Airmen - 26-02-1945

From Henk's List -

ALGERIA
ANDERTON, Harold - P/O (Nav-Radio Op ) - 189448 - RAFVR - Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, Algeria.
HAWKEY, George Henry - P/O (Pilot) - 191097 - MiD - RAFVR - Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, Algeria.

BANGLADESH
BARKER, William James - LAC - 1398073 - RAFVR - Maynamati War Cemetery, Bangladesh.

BELGIUM
KING, Alfred - LAC - 962827 - RAFVR - Brussels Topwn Cemetery, Vlaams-Brabant, Belgium.

ITALY
BENT, Matthew - Cpl - 1409798 - RAFVR - Bari War Cemetery, Italy.

NETHERLANDS
CROOT, George William - LAC - 1482002 - RAFVR - Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

UK
EDMONDS, Leslie George Bert - Sgt (A/G) - 1891523 - RAFVR - Great Berkhamsted (St. Peter) Church Cemetery, Hertfordshire.
NEWNHAM, Leslie Aubrey - LAC - 956435 - RAFVR - Newport Cemetery, Isle of Wight.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

PAKISTAN
WIDDICOMBE, Colin - F/S - 1320568 - RAFVR - Karachi War Cemetery, Pakistan.

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

ALGERIA
ANDERTON, Harold - P/O (Nav-Radio Op ) - probably killed whilst flying in Mosquito XII, HK125 of No 155 MU, which crashed near Setif whilst carrying out low level aerobatics.
HAWKEY, George Henry - P/O (Pilot) - see Anderton.

BANGLADESH
BARKER, William James - LAC - 321 MU.

BELGIUM
KING, Alfred - LAC - 6140 SE.

ITALY
BENT, Matthew - Cpl - 54 PTC.

NETHERLANDS
CROOT, George William - LAC - 124 Wing.

UK
EDMONDS, Leslie George Bert - Sgt (A/G) - registered in Woolwich.
NEWNHAM, Leslie Aubrey - LAC - registered in St Ives.

PAKISTAN
WIDDICOMBE, Colin - F/S - 8 FU.

Malcolm

[Jagan]

WIDDICOMBE, Colin - F/S - 8 FU.

detached to 1331 Conversion Unit Risalpur, for conversion to Spitfire and Vengeance aircraft. Died of Enteric Fever on Feb 26 at the Nowshera Hospital .