420214 - Unaccounted airman - 14-2-1942 (Far East)

**wwrsimon** · 4th October 2017, 15:25

Hello

LACW Hazel BURTON - 448518 - the Western Daily Mail of February 18th 1942 carried the following announcement:

ON ACTIVE SERVICE
BURTON - In February, in hospital, L.A.C.W. Hazel Burton, aged 20, dearly-loved daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Burton, Lakeside, Barry.

AC2 William J. WILDING - 1507304 - The Cheshire Observer of February 28th reported he following:

Death of Flt-Mechanic W. J. Wilding
The death has occurred in a military hospital of Flight Mechanic William John Wilding, R.A.F., the 20-years-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilding, 52, Prenton Place, Handbridge, Chester.

An announcement in the same paper states that he died "after a short illness."

Regards

Simon

**jonheyworth** · 10th March 2021, 13:12

James Winter 1018273, was killed in a ground accident involving a Havoc at RAF Manston

**jonheyworth** · 14th June 2021, 21:29

Hazel Burton 448518 , a telephone operator attached to RAF Pembroke Dock , died in Number 12 Casualty clearing station at Nantgaredig of heart faliure due to a combination of diptheria and pneumonia

**jonheyworth** · 9th July 2021, 20:40

Alexander Glendinnig 87519 , was lost by enemy action at sea on board SS Chang Tai with a presumed date of death

**jonheyworth** · 13th July 2021, 08:02

Edward Sumner 1128974 , was reported missing following the sinking of a ship by bombing whilst being evacuated from Singapore

**jonheyworth** · 14th July 2021, 19:01

Donald Richard Fulford 1410761 , attached to Number 10 Radio School, was admitted dangerously ill to the Woodbine House EMS Hospital, Pembroke on 12 March where he died of cellulitis and septacemia

**jonheyworth** · 21st July 2021, 22:31

Alexander Glendinnig 87515

following Malcom's comment about the name of the ship involved , i have checked further and its very possible that Malcom was correct and that the name of the ship was miss spelt . It is called several different names in different reports, such as " Chang Tee " and other such similar names as the SS Chang Tai. What is certain is that a number of RAF airmen and officers were on board and that it was attacked 3 times by Japanese bombers before finally sinking stern first . Glendenning was seriously wounded in the leg on the first attack and was given morphia and he was seen to be alive, but unconscious on deck having been placed under cover from straffing as the ship sank with him on board. I will append the names of other airmen involved in a separate post

**jonheyworth** · 22nd July 2021, 18:09

Donald Edwin Blow 1259149 ,

Frank Avis 1074066

Edward Stracey Till 60942

Hector Anthony Campbell Duff 538092 was blown overboard by a bomb explosion

All were killed when the SS Chang Tai / Tee was sunk by Japanese bombers off Pom Pong island