461003 - Unaccounted Airmen - 03-10-1946

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

461003 - Unaccounted Airmen - 03-10-1946

From Henk's List -

UK
HAGENEY, James - AC2c - 2269153 - RAFVR.
Handsworth ( St. Joseph ) Roman Catholic Churchyard, Yorkshire.
RATCHFORD, John William - Leg Air Mech(A) - FX.84307 RN
HMS Dipper. However this loss is in error as it was in 1947.

From CWGC & Geoff's Sites -

INDIA
MUHAMMAD, Maula Khan - AC1c - 43026 - RIAF.
Delhi/Karachi 1939-1945 War Memorials, India.

Alex

[wwrsimon]

Alex

UK
HAGENEY, James - AC2c - 2269153 - the National Probate Calendar records that he died at Hartford Bridge Flats, Yateley, Hampshire. Nothing in the newspapers I could find, but from the Blackbushe Airport Forum website:

Little of note was happening in October but the start of the month saw a tragic accident on the 3rd when a car knocked down and killed, AC J Hageney as he cycled in to work. There was an inquiry held on the 7th where a finding of accidental death was recorded. F/O Poland represented the Commanding Officer at the funeral in Sheffield on the 8th.

RATCHFORD, John William - Leg Air Mech(A) - FX.84307 RN - died October 3rd, 1947, registered Kensington.

Regards

Simon