Jon’s illiterate updates for Jagan

**jonheyworth** · 23rd January 2021, 15:33

UPGRADE to Frederick Bithell 1696431 attached to 55 Base, he was travelling in the rear of an RAF lorry from East Kirkby to Revensby whilst hitching a lift home for his birthday party. The driver swerved to avoid a van which pulled out of a side road right in front of him without stopping the RAF lorry hit the verge , overturning and throwing Bithell out causing him to land head first, dying instantly

**jonheyworth** · 23rd January 2021, 16:50

Robert Fields Patterson 1662933 died as a result of heat exhaustion

**Jagan** · 23rd January 2021, 19:22

All Updated to this point - 7,445 are still unaccounted. 6.08% of the airmen

**jonheyworth** · 23rd January 2021, 19:29

Anytime Jagan, thanks for adding them . 0.8 percent to 6 percent left. OK, let's see !

**jonheyworth** · 24th January 2021, 01:43

Edward Roberts 992944, attached to SHQ AT RAF Leeming, died of natural causes following a short illness

**jonheyworth** · 24th January 2021, 01:50

John Stanley Wiltshire 633996 died when he hit a stationary lorry whilst riding his motorcycle in the blackout at Thrussington crossroads

**jonheyworth** · 24th January 2021, 10:36

UPGRADE to James Ewan 1368083, on 20th September 1941, he was hitchhiking to Dundee with two other airmen. A lorry approached as they were on north water bridge near Laurencekirk and Ewan stepped into the road to stop it. The lorry braked but skidded on the wet road and hit him, badly fracturing both his legs. He was conveyed to Strathcaro hospital where he died over two months later

**malcolm_raf** · 24th January 2021, 13:43

Hi Jon

Albert James McKee 1903009, I don't think he could have been flown home as he is buried in Tunisia and there is no death registration for him in Northern Ireland?

Malcolm

**jonheyworth** · 24th January 2021, 15:36

Re Mckee, thanks malcolm, youre right, thatnks for checking, never hesitate to, id read down a line and up a line in this case , the africa repatriation came from 1323723 Phillips who is right next too him in this book. I try triple check but if I'm doing a lot of things it's something I tend to do. Most grateful