451011 - Unaccounted Airmen - 11-10-1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello

451011 - Unaccounted Airmen - 11-10-1945

From Henk's List -

ALGERIA
CHEERS, Alfred Edward - W/O - 1526061 - RAFVR - Dely Ibrahim War Cemetery, Algeria.

ITALY
FOSTER, Eric Kenneth - Sgt - 905488 - RAFVR - Naples War Cemetery, Italy.

UK
HOWES, Herbert - LAC - 1629374 - RAFVR - Norwich Cemetery, Norfolk.
MEAD, William Henry - LAC - 1506540 - RAFVR - Esher (Cobham) Cemetery, Surrey.
PEGLER, William Charles - LAC - 1415755 - RAFVR - Treorchy Cemetery, Glamorganshire.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

AUSTRALIA
TORR, Milton Thomas - LAC - 121505 - 32 Air Stores Park, Labuan - RAAF - Springvale War Cemetery, melbourne, Victoria, Australia - [ died from illness ].

NEW ZEALAND
CROFTS, Edward Teoreorehua - LAC - 425865 - RNZAF - Tuahiwi Chief Maori Cemetery, Waimakariri District, New Zealand.

UK
DICKS, Simon Sydney - Cpl - 1396241 - RAFVR - Brighton & Hove Jewish Cemetery, Sussex. [ Swordfish III - NF333 - ATDU ].
HEATH, William Charles Edward - AC2c - 1870917 - RAFVR - Runnymede Memorial, Surrey.

Alex

[wwrsimon]

Here are the UK ones:

HOWES, Herbert - registered Acle, Norfolk

MEAD, William Henry - registered Basingstoke

PEGLER, William Charles - registered Pontypridd

DICKS, Simon Sydney - Sturtivant's Fleet Air Arm Aircraft 1939-1945 states that Swordfish NF333 collided with Beaufighter RD750 of ATDU at low level on bombing range, lost control and dived into the Solent. F/O R. F. Holland R.A.F. injured, Cpl Dicks killed.

HEATH, William Charles Edward - the National Probate Calendar states that he died at Berkshire and Buckinghamshire Sanatorium, Henley-on-Thames.

Regards

Simon

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

ALGERIA
CHEERS, Alfred Edward - W/O - 72 SP.

ITALY
FOSTER, Eric Kenneth - Sgt - 1 Base Area.

Malcolm

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

AUSTRALIA.

121505 LAC Milton Thomas TORR RAAF.

On 11 October, 1945, LAC (DMT) Milton Thomas TORR RAAF(of No.32 Air Stores Park, Labuan), died of an unspecified illness at No.6 RAAF Hospital, Heidelberg, Victoria.

Col.