450919 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 19-09-1945

[Alex Smart]

Hello,

450919 - Unaccounted Airwoman & Airmen - 19-09-1945

From Henk's List -

WAAF
UK
BONE, Megan - ACW1 - 2080522 - WAAF - Llanfabon Cemetery, Glamorganshire.

DENMARK
PICTON, Harold Christopher James - LAC - 1205466 - RAFVR - Ringe Cemetery, Denmark.

GERMANY
GRANT, Harold John - LAC - 1861427 - RAFVR - Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
HATHWAY, Jack William - Sgt - 1054471 - RAFVR - Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.
McLEOD, Ian Gardner - Cpl - 644576 - RAF - Hamburg Cemetery, Hamburg, Germany.

GREECE
HUNTER, Anthony Spearman - Sqn/Ldr (Pilot) - 66555 - 252Sqn - RAFVR - Phaleron War Cemetery, Greece.
SLADE, John William - Sqn/Ldr 101518 - D.F.C - Phaleron War Cemetery, Greece.

UK
FARMER, Raymond Cecil - Sgt - 1892009 - RAFVR - Walthamstow (Queen's Road ) Cemetery, Essex.
HAYES, Frederick Sherwin - AC2c - 1180956 - RAF - Birmingham (Witton ) Cemetery, Warwickshire.
MILNE, Alexander - LAC - 985303 - RAFVR - Glasgow Western Necropolis, Glasgow.

From CWGC & Geoff's sites -

INDIA
TAKER, Hubert - LAC - 1031098 - RAFVR - Delhi War Cemetery, India.

NETHERLANDS
BRYAN, John - LAC - 1536425 - RAFVR - Groesbeek Canadian War Cemetery, Gelderland, Netherlands.

PAKISTAN
WATTS, Edwin Charles - AC1c - 1435647 - RAFVR - Karachi War Cemetery, Pakistan.

Alex

[malcolm_raf]

Hi

GERMANY
GRANT, Harold John - LAC - 83 GDS (sic).
HATHWAY, Jack William - Sgt - 83 Group.
McLEOD, Ian Gardner - Cpl -8401 AD Wing.

GREECE
SLADE, John William - Sqn/Ldr - He was serving with No 337 Wing and was killed in a road accident at night when his jeep ran into the back of a lorry on Syngrou Avenue, Athens.

UK
BONE, Megan - ACW1 - registered in Bridgend.
FARMER, Raymond Cecil - Sgt - registered in Sleaford.
HAYES, Frederick Sherwin - AC2 - registered in Birmingham.
MILNE, Alexander - LAC - not Eng/Wales?.

INDIA
WHITTAKER, Hubert - LAC - 322 MU.

NETHERLANDS
BRYAN, John - LAC - 148 Wing.

PAKISTAN
WATTS, Edwin Charles - AC1 - 320 MU.

Malcolm

[Argus]

Hi

DENMARK
PICTON, Harold Christopher James - LAC - 1205466 - RAFVR - Ringe Cemetery, Denmark.

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On 19th September 1945 a RAF truck with 12 RAF soldiers was hit by a train, and thrown into a ditch, near the Danish village Sødinge.

Leading Aircraftman H.C.J. Picton, 1205466, died at the scene of the accident.

6 other RAF Soldiers were seriously wounded. Next day, on 20th September 1945, Leading aircraftman G.A. Harley, 543033, died at the hospital of Ringe.

Both buried at Ringe Cemetery, Denmark.

Regards

Finn Buch

[Jagan]

PAKISTAN
WATTS, Edwin Charles - AC1c - 1435647 - RAFVR - Karachi War Cemetery, Pakistan.

"died from drowning at SANDSPIT on 19/9/45. He was admitted dead to No.10 RAFGR" (320 MU, Drigh Road, Karachi)


Added Later: My CWGC Search page shows 22 names for the day
http://www.rafcommands.com/database/...ate=1945-09-19

[jonheyworth]

Hunter died in a road accident see facebook plugin comment for further details

[jonheyworth]

Milne died of tb , see facebook plugin comment for details

[jonheyworth]

Megan Bone 2080522, a waitress attached to Number 105 PDC, was admitted dangerously ill to RAF hospital St. Athan on 13th September and died of peritonitis

[jonheyworth]

Harold John Grant 1861427 and

Jack William Hathway 1054471

Were both killed in a road accident at 09:00 Hours 3.5 miles north of Glashutte

[jonheyworth]

John Bryan 1536425 , attached to Number 148 Wing , was dangerously injured in a road accident on 18 September, dying in Number 2 Canadian CCS the following day

[jonheyworth]

P/703531 Hilary Pozdal died in SSQ at RAF Dunholme Lodge of a cereberal heamorhage