460325 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 25-03-1946

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

460325 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 25-03-1946

From Hank's List -

WAAF
UK
SHEWRY, Mabel Florence Ethel - ACW1c - 453647 - WAAF - Stratton St. Margaret ( Upper Stratton ) Cemetery, Wiltshire.

INDIA
ROSS, David Elliot - F/Lt(WoP/AG) - 53828 - RAFVR - 617 Sqdn - MiD - Ranchi War Cemetery, India.

IRELAND, REPUBLIC of
OATES, John Christopher - AC1c - 2211734 - RAFVR - Sligo Cemetery, County Sligo, Republic of Ireland.

UK
COOKE, Maurice William - Air Mechanic 1c - L/EX.586059 - Royal Navy - HMS. Victorious - Long Lawford ( St. John's Chapel ) Churchyard, Warwickshire.

From CWGC & Geoff's Sites -

SINGAPORE
MASSEY, Joseph - F/O - 185868 - RAFVR - 110 Sqdn - D.F.M - Kranji War Cemetery, Singapore.

UK
MULSOW, Hermann - GAF - Cannock Chase German Military Cemetery, Staffordshire.

Also lost this day was Auster V - TW447 of 43 OTU along with its pilot VIVIAN, Frank Trevor, Captain M.C - 65 Field Regiment, Royal Artillery.
Ref: " Final Landings".

Alex

[dennis_burke]

John Oates, age 27, of Old MArket St, Sligo

Took his own life by poisoning. Death registered in Sligo.
He was married and his occupation on the Irish death cert is "Royal Air Force"

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

UK
SHEWRY, Mabel Florence Ethel - ACW1 - registered in Salisbury.

INDIA
ROSS, David Elliot - F/Lt(WoP/AG) - killed in a motorcycle accident at Digri

Malcolm

[wwrsimon]

Hi

UK
COOKE, Maurice William - Air Mechanic 1c - L/EX.586059 - the Rugby Advertiser of March 29th 1946 reported the following:

Lawford Cyclist Killed
IN COLLISION WITH MOTOR CAR
How a young Long Lawford man on release leave from the Fleet Air Arm met his death while cycling a few yards from his home was described at an inquest at Rugby on Wednesday. The man, Mr. Maurice William Cook [sic] (21), a fitter, 34 Livingston Avenue, Long Lawford, died from injuries received when he was in collision with a car at mid-day on Monday. The Coroner stated that no blame was attached to the driver.
Recordinfg a verdict af 'Accidental Death' the Coroner said that [the car driver] had no chance of avoiding the collision and he attached no blame to him. He expressed sympathy with the relatives.

UK
MULSOW, Hermann - GAF - registered Northumberland West

SINGAPORE
MASSEY, Joseph - F/O - 185868 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at No. 45 British General Hospital, Singapore.

Regards

Simon

[COL BRUGGY]

Hello,

SINGAPORE.

Re: 185868 F/O Joseph MASSEY DFM RAFVR.

See: https://www.rafcommands.com/forum/sh...427#post126427

If above link won't work, see: Unaccounted Airmen thread, 24-03-1946.

Security problems!

Col.

[jonheyworth]

Mabel Florence Ethel Shewry 453647 , a medically discharged Airwoman at the time of her death, died in the Hamwood hospital Salisbury , of pulmonary tuberculosis

Mabel's death certificate was sponsored by Erik Brun of the USA in her memory