450404 - Unaccounted Airmen - 04-04-1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

450404 - Unaccounted Airmen - 04-04-1945

From Henk's List -

GERMANY
GPR(AAC)
FAIRWEATHER, John Strang - S/Sgt - 3056208 - The Glider Pilot Regiment, A.A.C - Durnbach War Cemetery, Bayern, Germany.
HOWELL, Eric - AC1c - 1405048 - RAFVR - Reichswald Forest Cemetery, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.

JAMAICA
LESLIE, Sefton Linford (Jamaican) - AC2c - 724676 - RAFVR - Kingston (Up Park Camp) Military Cemetery, Jamaica.

UK
AY Abdullah - Air/Lt (U/T) - Turkish Air Force - Brookwood - [ killed in traffic accident ].
http://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sho...ish-Casualties
HOPKINS, George Reginald - AC1c - 904475 - RAFVR - Grove Park Cemetery, London.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

ITALY
PRITCHARD, Dennis Gordon - F/S (Pilot) - 1604063 - RAFVR - Salerno War Cemetery, Italy.

NETHERLANDS
EDGELLER, Peter Frederick - LAC - 3007916 - RAFVR - Eindhoven (Woensel) General Cemetery, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands.

REPUBLIC of IRELAND
BAYLOR, Richard Kenneth - Sgt (Nav U/T) - 1036710 - RAFVR - Castlehyde Church of Ireland Churchyard, County Cork, Republic of Ireland.

UK
FEATONBY, Horace Garth - F/L (Pilot) - 128984 - RAFVR - Redcar Cemetery, Yorkshire - [ Oxford I - L4601 - 17 FTS ].
FISHWICK, George - AC1c - 1512868 - RAFVR - Salford (Weaste) Cemetery, Lancashire - [ Oxford I - L4601 - 17 FTS ].
ROSCOE, Fred - LAC - 1018427 - RAFVR - Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Cheshire - [ Oxford I - L4601 - 17 FTS ].
TAYLOR, John Albert - F/O (Nav) - 166533 - RAFVR - Brechin Cemetery, Angus.
USHER, Kenneth frederick Leslie - P/O (Nav) - 166731 - RAFVR - West Bromwich (All Saints) Churchyard Extensions, Staffordshire.
WINSER, Benjamin Curtis - F/S (Pilot) - 575706 - RAF - Chester (Blacon) Cemetery, Cheshire.

Alex

[alclark]

I can confirm that Featonby, Fishwick and Roscoe were onboard Oxford L4601 of No.17 FTS. Featonby was on attachment from No.109 (T) OTU.

Usher, Taylor and Winser were all onboard Anson LT238 of No.7 (O)AFU, also killed was Sgt Baylor (under RoI).

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

GERMANY
HOWELL, Eric - AC1 - 5456 CA MSU.

JAMAICA
LESLIE, Sefton Linford (Jamaican) - AC2 - RAF Kingston.

ITALY
PRITCHARD, Dennis Gordon - F/S (Pilot) - 5 RFU

NETHERLANDS
EDGELLER, Peter Frederick - LAC - 121 Wing.

UK
HOPKINS, George Reginald - AC1 - registered in Dartford.

Malcolm

[jonheyworth]

UPGRADE to William Herbert Smith R 251009 , he died in hospital in Harrogate at 03:45 hours of tubercular meningitis

[cozzy711]

F/Sgt Robert DICKIE 523695 RAF - 201 Squadron died on the 4th April 1945 at the County Hospital, Enniskillen after an attack of cerebral meningitis.

[jonheyworth]

James Louis McConnell R 164426 died of enchapalitis

[jonheyworth]

Dennis Gordon Pritchard 1604063 , was killed when Spitfire PV 157 crashed when practice bombing into the sea at Valla Della Ucania at 14:15 hours. His body was recovered from the sea at San Lucido Paolo on 24 April

[jonheyworth]

Sefton Linford Leslie 724676 , attached to RAF Kingston, died in the British military hospital, Kingston at 14:50 hours of continusive hepatitis

[jonheyworth]

Peter Frederick Edgeller 3007916 , attached to Number 121 Wing , was killed in a motorcycle accident at Map Ref E. 400225 , being dead on arrival at Number 50 MFH