1942 Unaccounted Airmen Database Reconciliation

[Resmoroh]

Hello All,
This is a difficult problem! Bear in mind that when all these non-RAF air forces personnel (both Commonwealth and non-Commonwealth) were arriving UK those responsible for allocating Service Numbers were, basically and in the beginning, “making it up as they went along”. What might have been done in one place and at one time may not have been the same as in another place/time – and either/both countermanded from “On High” at some later stage?!!
As far as I was concerned the Number that appeared on my RAF F1250 (both as an Airman and an Officer) was my Official RAF Number, but I suspect that there are not many images of F1250s from those times in existence!
This would appear to be within the spheres of expertise of Jim Routledge and Malcolm Barrass? This is where they earn their corn!!!
HTH
Peter Davies

[Jagan]

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So the primary question now seems to me is who will be process the RCAF unaccounted airmen from the PDF into the DB?

Pavel

Simon, Pavel. I didn't know of the PDFs existence

I will take care of transferring the data and links

Many thanks!

[wwrsimon]

Thanks Jagan.

I came across them quite by accident. There are pdf files on that site for each year from 1939 through to 1945.

Regards

Simon

[CZ_RAF]

Thanks Jagan, pls post a note here when done and I will check the actual list once more if there will be still any other RCAF airmen to complete.
I also going to complete the Polish casualties later.
Pavel

[Jagan]

Pavel and Simon - completed 1942 Canadian deaths as much as i could

RCAF World Wide unaccounted - 28

Deaths in Canada Unaccounted - 47

Current full stats

1942 returns 21390 records, 18883 records (88.28%) have circumstances of death. 2507 records (11.72%)

[CZ_RAF]

Great Jagan, thank you.
So some more RCAF members:

Flight Sergeant Baden Powell HOBBS (R/76645)
Post-discharge death, 30.6.1942 discharged from the RCAF - physically unfit for any form of Air Force Service.
Royal Alexandra Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta
cause - carcinoma of stomach


Flight Sergeant Seth Mark THOMAS (R/92802)
Missing on transit flight Harwell-Gibraltar
Wellington HX681
R/970907 Sgt C. H. Dunn pilot
1330017 Sgt R. C. Brinkley pilot
R/109221 Sgt W. E. Foster navigator
R/91802 Sgt S. N Thomas WOP/AG
R/100116 Sgt L. S. Johnston WOP/AG


More to come soon!

[CZ_RAF]

Aircraftman 1st Class Joseph Edmund CUSACK (R/138923)
with RCAF Torbay at the time of death
Died in fire which destroyed K of C. Hostel, St. John's, Newfoundland

[CZ_RAF]

Sergeant William Henry LANGLEY (R/51315)
No. 3 TC Administrative Unit, Montreal
Sudden natural death (Accute Gastritis)

[CZ_RAF]

Leading Aircraftman Frank James BEAIRSTO (R/105915)
served with RCAF Station Trenton
Accident - struck aeroplane propellor at RCAF Station Trenton, multiple francture of skull

[CZ_RAF]

Sergeant Allan Roy EVANS (R/95117)
trade WAG
served with No. 7 (BR) Squadron, Prince Rupert, BC
Died - apparently self inflicted wounds
Gun shot wound. Head and left lower chest.