450913 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 13-09-1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

450913 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 13-09-1945

From Henk's List -

WAAF
UK
LEE, Hilda Rosina - LACW - 2029385 - WAAf - Brighton (Woodvale) Borrough Crematorium, Sussex.

EGYPT
GILES, Kenneth Arthur Robert ('Ken') - LAC - 1430913 - RAFVR - Heliopolis War Cemetery, Egypt.

UK
OLIVER, Richard Edward - Cpl - 1201421 - RAFVR - St. Pancras Cemetery, Middlesex.
SERVICE, George Henry - AC1c - 1441404 - RAFVR - Tottenham Cemetery, Middlesex.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

INDIA
ALEXANDER, William John - Sgt (Pilot) - 1133121 - RAFVR - Kirkee War Cemetery, India.

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

EGYPT
GILES, Kenneth Arthur Robert ('Ken') - LAC - ME Comm Sqn.

UK
LEE, Hilda Rosina - LACW - registered in Battle.
OLIVER, Richard Edward - Cpl - registered in Hampstead.
SERVICE, George Henry - AC1 - registered in Hendon.

INDIA
ALEXANDER, William John - Sgt (Pilot) - Poona.

Malcolm

[Jagan]

INDIA
ALEXANDER, William John - Sgt (Pilot) - Poona.

Spitfire XIV crash outside Poona airfield - believed to be structural failure.

[jonheyworth]

Hilda Rosina Lee 2029385 , who had been a cook attached to RAF East Kirkby, was admitted dangerously ill to RAF Hospital Rauceby on 16 December 1944. Her condition improved and she was downgraded to seriously ill on 25 February 1944. She was discharged from the WAAF on 3 March 1945 to the County Sanatorium, Darwell Hall, Robertsbridge, where she died of pulmonary tuberculosis

[Alex Smart]

Hello Jagan,
In regard to the loss of Sgt. ALEXANDER, 1133121, 13/9/1945.
The database shows still that he was lost in a Spitfire X, but in this thread you have it as a Mk.XIV.
He was RAFVR from Belfast.
So if RAF then was the a/c an RAF Spitfire or an Indian Air Force a/c ?
I also believe that the IAF did not use their own serial numbers until 1947, so Alexander's a/c would have worn it's RAF serial number ?
From what I found on the www, the IAF used Mk's Vc( 5 - 43-45); VII(?); VIIIc(14 - 44-48); FR XIVe(20 - 45-50).
They did use one PRXI in 47 but never a mk X?
The IAF a/c would only be of interest if Alexander was flying with an IAF Unit, but if with the RAF then we should be looking for an RAF aircraft .
So is it certain which service he was flying with at the time of his death ?
Which is correct ?
Alex

[jonheyworth]

Kenneth Arthur Robert Giles 1430913 , attached to the Middle East Communications Squadron, died of pulmonary tuberculosis